Speakers: 2026 CAPIO Annual Conference

Anikka Abbott
Ventura County Employees' Retirement Association (VCERA)
Communications Officer

Wendy Aguilar
Sacramento Fire Department
Media & Communications Specialist

Jared Anderson
City of Santa Clarita
Communications Specialist

Tiffany Baca
Municipal Water District of Orange County
Executive Director, WEEA | Public Affairs Manager, MWDOC

Steven Baird
Las Virgenes Municipal Water District
Public Affairs Associate II

Susanne Bankhead
JPW Communications
Partner & Sr. VP

Suzanne Bartole
County of San Diego
Multimedia Designer

Michelle Bender
City of San Marcos
City Manager

Sheri Benninghoven, APR
SAE Communications
Principal

Dani Berch
Orange County Water District
Senior Communications Specialist

Olga Berdial
California JPIA
Communications Director

Christine Brainerd, APR
City of Folsom
Communications Director

Melissa Bustamonte
Western Municipal Water District
Strategic Communications Representative II

Grace Cardenas
Western Municipal Water District
Strategic Communications Manager

Marilyn Castaneda
Emergency Management Department, County of Riverside
Senior Public Information Specialist