Asbury named to head Imperial Irrigation District

Jamie Asbury, energy department manager for the Imperial Irrigation District, has been selected by the district’s board to head the agency.

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As energy department manager, Asbury directed the essential functions of the department, overseeing administration, regulatory policy, customer programs, operations, energy maintenance and generation. She has worked for the district since 2007, holding a number of positions within its energy department, general counsel’s office, and general services department.

In her new role, Asbury will be responsible for leading IID’s daily and long-term operations, implementing the policies and strategic direction of the Board of Directors, and working with federal, state, regional and local officials to carry out IID’s mission to provide water and power to communities it serves across the Imperial and Coachella Valleys of Southern California.

Her previous assignments at the district have included working as contract administration specialist on the All-American Canal Lining Project; and as IID’s transactional team leader in the $80 million acquisition of the 20-megawatt SunPeak Solar facility.

She has also been involved in advocacy at the state and federal levels, and served as a key negotiator for all energy-related contracts and purchase/sale transactions.

Asbury has been a member of the California State Bar since 2020.

“IID is an established and driving force in both the energy and water sectors on regional and national levels and it has a tremendous responsibility to serve the public good,” Asbury said in a statement. “I am excited and humbled by the opportunity to lead this organization at such an important time in its history and sincerely appreciate the board’s confidence that we can achieve IID’s goals.”