Born: East Los Angeles, CA

Represents on MWD board: San Fernando

Joined MWD board: Sept. 11, 2007

Current MWD committee appointments:

Member: Audit and Ethics Committee; Organization, Personnel and Technology Committee; Legal and Claims Committee; Communications and Legislation Committee.

Professional and community activities:

Joined Metropolitan in 2007, appointed by the mayor to represent the City of San Fernando.

Ballin was elected councilmember of the City of San Fernando in 2011. She also serves as Chair of the California Latino Water Coalition Foundation and is Board of Trustee for the Greater Los Angeles County Vector Control District.

Uniquely, before becoming a Metropolitan Water District board member, she was an employee. She retired in 2007 from her position as a principal administrative analyst, in the Facilities Management section, after 21 years of service.

Ballin also served as past president of two Metropolitan employee organizations, The Woman's Association for Equal Opportunity and the Hispanic Association, and as past vice president of the Native American Alaska Native Employees Association, and past vice president of AFSCME Local 1902, Group 12. She is a board member for the California Latino Water Coalition and is the City of San Fernando Transportation & Safety Commissioner.

She also served as a member of the Sisters of Charity in San Fernando and on the city's Christmas parade committee. Ballin graduated from the University of La Verne with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Business Administration.