Canby Utility’s Board of Directors appointed Kari Duncan as the utility’s new general manager, effective October 28.
Kari previously served as the General Manager of the Rockwood Water People’s Utility District since January 2021, a utility that provides water to 66,000 residents in North Gresham, East Portland, and Fairview.
Kari has worked in the field of public utility management and operations for 25 years, having also worked for the City of Lake Oswego/Lake Oswego Tigard Water Partnership and the Eugene Water and Electric Board. She has managed and participated in project delivery teams for the $165 M Rockwood and Gresham Cascade Groundwater Alliance Supply Program, and the $250 M Lake Oswego-Tigard Water Partnership Supply Program.
Kari has an MPA in Public Policy and Administration from the University of Oregon, a BA in Biology and Environmental Science from Willamette University, and is a licensed Water Treatment 4 and Water Distribution 3 Operator in the State of Oregon.
Kari has served on the Leadership Committee for the Oregon Women’s Leadership Academy (OCCMA), is a past Chair of the Oregon Water Utility Council, as well as a past Association Director of the American Waterworks Association. She currently serves on the SDAO Water Committee and on the Governor’s Oregon Infrastructure Finance Authority Board. Kari and her Husband of 25 years have two teenage sons and enjoy hobby farming on their 6-acre property in Clackamas County, as well as hiking, kayaking, and skiing.