Project(s): Hidden Valley Lake Community Services District – Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) & Water Resource Management, and Firemain Linked Auxiliary Supply Hydraulic Energy Storage (FLASHES) Email: tbrown@civicspark.lgc.org Fellow Bio:

Thomas Brown (He/Him/His, They/Them/Theirs) grew up in the greater Sacramento, CA area, and recently graduated from the University of California, Berkeley with Bachelors in Political Science, History, and Legal Studies, with minors in Public Policy, and Political Economy. Thomas greatly enjoys learning and reading about the nexus points of political events and economic trends, and the implications these points have on individual’s lives. Thomas has specific policy interests in housing, infrastructure, LGBTQIA+ equality, and tackling climate change. For fun, Thomas likes to try locally owned coffee roasters and their vegan offerings. Thomas is excited to serve as a CivicSpark Fellow at the Hidden Valley Lake Community Service District on projects related to water resource management. Thomas will be overseeing the installation and software implementation of Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) technology in the District, as well as managing public information campaigns for the Firemain Linked Auxiliary Supply Hydraulic Energy Storage (FLASHES) project. As a separate leadership project, Thomas has founded and will lead a professional development space for the LGBTQIA+ identifying cohort, the LGBTQIA+ Caucus.