Padre Dam Municipal Water District
Alexa Bertola is a seasoned communications and multimedia professional with extensive experience in journalism and public information. Currently serving as a Communications Specialist at Padre Dam Municipal Water District since September 2023, Alexa previously worked as a Public Information Officer at Caltrans District 5 from June 2022 to August 2023, where responsibilities included fielding public inquiries and acting as a media spokesperson. Prior roles include time at KSBY as a Multimedia Journalist, Fill-In Producer, Anchor, and Weather Forecaster from June 2016 to April 2022, and experience as a Multimedia Journalist for KGPE-TV/KSEE-TV. Early career highlights include positions at KIEM-TV, KFMB Stations, and KUSI Television, contributing to a range of news productions and social media management. Alexa's educational background includes a Bachelor of Arts in Literary Journalism from UC Irvine and a Certificate of Performance in Broadcast News from San Diego City College.
Padre Dam Municipal Water District
Padre Dam Municipal District is a California Special District that provides quality water, recycled water, park & recreational facilities and wastewater management services for our customers. Our service area covers 85 square miles in Santee, parts of El Cajon and Lakeside and as far east as Blossom Valley, Crest, Harbison Canyon and Alpine. We serve a population of 100,509. We are governed by a five member Board of Directors who are elected by voters for four year terms. Our public Board meetings are held on the 1st and 3rd Wednesday of every month at 3:30 pm. We are located at 9300 Fanita Parkway in Santee, next to Santee Lakes. We are proud of our award winning Park which is on 190 acres with 7 lakes. We have 300 campsites and 10 log cabins available for rent. In addition, we have an extensive day-use recreational area with picnic sites, fishing & boating. There are venues at Santee Lakes available for rent for special events.