About RPU
Customer-owned since 1895.
Customer-owned since 1895.
Assistant General Manager | Resources
Daniel E. Garcia is the Assistant General Manager, Resources for Riverside Public Utilities. His areas of responsibility currently include resource planning, strategic analytics, market operations, power generation, contracts (energy, gas and transmission), joint projects, and regulatory compliance relating to wholesale energy and transmission activities under the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, California Independent System Operator, California Energy Commission and North American Electric Reliability Corporation.
Garcia has more than 30 years of experience in the electric utilities industry. He started his utility career in 1984 as an Engineering Aide and has held various positions including System Power and Gas Dispatcher, Power Scheduler, Bulk Power Manager, and Power/Gas Procurement Manager. He joined the City of Riverside in 2007 and has served in various roles including Market Operations Manager, Interim Planning Manager and Utilities Scheduler/Trader.
Garcia Holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Management from Woodbury University.
Garcia serves on various committees of the Southern California Public Power Authority, the Intermountain Power Project, Western System Power Pool, Western Electric Coordinating Council, San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station, and the Mead-Adelanto and Mead-Phoenix Transmission projects. He is a member of the American Power Dispatchers Association.
Assistant General Manager | Energy Delivery
George Hanson was appointed the Assistant General Manager – Energy Delivery for Riverside effective January 1, 2017. Hanson has been with RPU since June 2010, and has served in a variety of roles for the utility including Engineering Manager and Electric Field Manager.
Prior to joining RPU, Hanson was the Electric Utility Manager for the City of Moreno Valley from 2007 until 2010. Hanson started his municipal career at the City of Corona, when he served as Assistant General Manager. Prior to that, Hanson worked nearly 10 years at Southern California Edison. He holds a Bachelors of Science degree from University of California Irvine and a Master of Science Degree from California State University Long Beach in Civil Engineering.
George is involved in several professional organizations and is currently a member of the Board of Directors for California Utilities Emergency Association. George is a registered Professional Engineer in California.
George has provided leadership and guidance helping RPU with multiple energy delivery related projects such as the Subtransmission Project, Casa Blanca Substation, and Riverside Transmission Reliability Project.
Assistant General Manager | Water
Todd Jorgenson has served as the Assistant General Manager - Water for Riverside Public Utilities since October 2015. Currently, he holds the position of Interim General Manager. Jorgenson has been with RPU since July 2004, and has served in a variety of roles for the utility including: Senior Engineer, Principal Engineer, Water Operations Manager, and Water Engineering Manager.
Prior to joining RPU, Jorgenson held engineering positions at the Coachella Valley Water District and at Kleinfelder, Inc., in San Diego, CA. He holds a Bachelor’s of Science and a Master of Science degree in Civil Engineering from Brigham Young University and a Master of Business Administration degree from California State University San Bernardino.
Todd is involved with several professional organizations and is currently on the governing board of the California-Nevada Section of the American Water Works Association. He is also a California Professional Engineer and holds Level 2 certification in Water Distribution and Water Treatment from the California Department of Public Health.
Todd has provided leadership and guidance to promote forward thinking initiatives such as the water system automation project, the operational database management system and the water energy management master plan.
