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AIA|LA City Leaders Breakfast Reception w/ Janisse Quiñones, P.E. – Chief Executive Officer and Chief Engineer, LADWP
August 29, 2025 @ 8:00 am - 9:30 am PDT
$15.00 – $25.00
AIA|LA City Leaders Breakfast Reception w/ Janisse Quiñones, P.E. – Chief Executive Officer and Chief Engineer, LADWP
2025 City Leaders Breakfast Series Presented By:
The 2025 AIA|LA City Leaders Breakfast Series allows architects & designers, and other community stakeholders to meet directly with key individuals transforming Los Angeles in a roundtable setting to discuss innovative ideas to ensure a healthy, sustainable, and economically competitive future.
Janisse Quiñones, P.E. – Chief Executive Officer and Chief Engineer, LADWP
Janisse Quiñones is the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Engineer of the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP), the nation’s largest publicly-owned water and power utility. She leads the organization of nearly 12,000 employees, delivering water and power to the four million residents of Los Angeles.
Ms. Quiñones has over 25 years of leadership experience as a senior executive in the utility and engineering industries and joined LADWP from Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E), where she first served as Senior Vice President of Gas Engineering and then as Senior Vice President of Electric Operations. In the latter, she oversaw electrical system operations and the power generation fleet, as well as the management of electrical assets that support the California Independent System Operator.
Prior to PG&E, Ms. Quiñones served as the Vice President of Gas Systems Engineering for National Grid, where she managed the engineering and design of natural gas distribution, transmission, and infrastructure projects for National Grid’s U.S. territory and oversaw various meter compliance, design, and construction projects.
Ms. Quiñones’ experience also includes serving in the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG), both full-time and in the reserves, from 2004-2025. She is a retired USCG Commander and previously served as Deputy, Planning and Incident Management. She also has held prior key leadership roles at Cobra Energy, including Vice President of Operations, responsible for the restoration and reconstruction projects of the transmission and distribution electrical systems in Puerto Rico following Hurricane Maria. She also held several leadership roles at San Diego Gas & Electric, including Director of Design, Planning, Construction, and Vegetation Management.
Ms. Quiñones was born and raised in Caguas, Puerto Rico, and attended the University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez Campus, where she graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering (Magna Cum Laude). She holds a Master of Business Administration and a Master of Advanced Studies in International Relations and is a licensed Professional Engineer in five states. She is a proud wife and mom of five and a 14-year-old puppy.
This Reception is Hosted By:
The 2025 AIA|LA City Leaders Breakfast Series: (CONFIRMED TO DATE)
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- Lori R. Gay – President & CEO, Neighborhood Housing Services of Los Angeles County = Friday, May 9 (8am)
- Laura Friedman – U.S. Congressional Representative, 30th District = Friday, August 8 (8am)
- Lourdes Castro Ramírez – President & CEO, Housing Authority of the City of Los Angeles (HACLA) = Thursday, August 21 (8am)
- Leigh Sata, Ed.D, AIA – Vice Chancellor & Chief Facilities Executive, LACCD = Friday, August 22 (8am)
- Adrin Nazarian – Councilmember, District #2, City of Los Angeles = Thursday, August 28 (9am)* *(9am, not 8am)
- Janisse Quiñones, P.E. – Chief Executive Officer and Chief Engineer, LADWP = Friday, August 29 (8am)
- Michael Baim – VP, Venue Infrastructure (VNI), Energy (NRG), and Look & Sign (LNS), LA 28 = Thursday, September 11 (8am)
- Laura Rubio-Cornejo – General Manager, LADOT = Thursday, September 18 (8am)
- Mark Gonzalez – Assemblymember, District #54, California = Friday, September 19 (8am)
- John L. Reamer, Jr. – Inspector of Public Works & Director, Bureau of Contract Administration, City of Los Angeles = Thursday, October 16 (8am)
- Sade Elharaway – Assemblymember, District #57, California = Friday, October 17 (8am)
- Ysabel Jurado – Councilmember, District #14, City of Los Angeles = Thursday, October 30 (8am)
2025 AIA|LA City Leaders Breakfast Series Presented By:
