Assembly Speaker Toni Atkins has appointed Aja Brown to serve as a Council member on the Delta Stewardship Council effective August 1, 2014. Brown is mayor of Compton (Los Angeles County), and a community development professional with more than ten years of experience working in urban communities. She holds a Bachelor's Degree in Public Policy, Urban Planning and Development, and a Master's Degree in Urban Planning with a concentration in Economic Development from the University of Southern California.
The seven-member Council is composed of six members serving four-year terms (four appointed by the Governor, one by the Senate and one by the Assembly) and one member who is chair of the Delta Protection Commission.
The mission of the Delta Stewardship Council is to achieve the coequal goals of providing a more reliable water supply for California, and protecting, restoring, and enhancing the Delta ecosystem in a manner that protects and enhances the unique cultural, recreational, natural resource, and agricultural values of the Delta as an evolving place.