Central Contra Costa Sanitary District
Ben Lavender currently serves as a Community Affairs Representative at the Central Contra Costa Sanitary District since September 2018. Prior experience includes a tenure at the California Academy of Sciences from June 2012 to February 2017, where Ben held positions such as Senior Manager of Teacher Professional Development, overseeing instructional coaches and supporting a significant number of teachers, and Manager of The Teacher Institute on Science and Sustainability, facilitating professional development for elementary educators. Ben's teaching experience spans from June 2006 to June 2012 at Orinda Academy as a Teacher Leader, instructing students in Life Science and Mathematics. Academic qualifications include a Master's degree in Educational Administration and Supervision from the University of California, Berkeley, a California Teaching Credential from San Francisco State University, and a Bachelor of Arts in Nature & Culture from the University of California, Davis.
Central Contra Costa Sanitary District
The Central Contra Costa Sanitary District (Central San) has been protecting public health and the environment by collecting and cleaning wastewater from the residents and businesses of central Contra Costa County since 1946. Whatever goes down their toilets and drains travels through our vast 1,500 miles of sewer system to our award winning treatment plant in Martinez, where we clean over 13 billion gallons of wastewater each year. Most of that water is safely cleaned and released into Suisun Bay. An additional 2 million gallons each day of recycled water is produced for landscape irrigation and industrial uses. Central San also operates a one of the most highly successful Household Hazardous Waste Collection Facilities in the nation and sponsors 13 pharmaceutical collection bins. Please visit our website, CentralSan.org, for more information.