Mohammed A. Hasan. Courtesy photo.
VENTURA — Mohammed A. Hasan, a longtime business and environmental leader in Ventura county has been elected to United Water Conservation District board.
The United Water Conservation District boundary encompasses Piru to Ventura harbor along the Santa Clara River valley, and the Oxnard coastal plain. The cities of Santa Paula, Fillmore, Oxnard and Port Hueneme and the very eastern part of the city of Ventura are part of the District. This public agency was formed nearly 70 years ago. They recently moved their main office close to N. Rose Ave. in Oxnard, at 1701 North Lombard Ave. The District diverts surface water from the Santa Clara river, manages and serves groundwater to farmers and cities. Detailed information about the District is available at unitedwater.org.
Hasan has a long history of being involved in the community. Since 1974, he has served in many nonprofit organizations in the county; he was the centennial president of the Ventura East Rotary, president of Ventura Trade Club, Consult-net and the Villa Seville HOA. He served on the boards of Tri County Easter Seals, Focus on the Masters, Ventura Youth Employment and Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, and as a committee member of Ventura Boys &Girls Club, Waterproofing Kids, and the Ventura Chamber of Commerce. He was a judge at theVentura County Science Fair, and California Migrant Education regional debate and speech tournament. Just this month, he served as a judge for college engineering of the University of Iowa virtual research open house. Hasan is the founder and instructor of free Longevity classes held in Ventura. He is a volunteer at Catholic Charities food distribution, and the Ventura County Fair. He currently serves as the vice president on the board of El Concilio FS, which serves the underserved community of farm workers and those in need of assistance for immigration and citizenship services. Hasan also serves on the board of the Ventura based environmental organization, Merito Foundation. All the local newspapers have published an article or two about his passion for contribution to the community.
Hasan is the principal engineer and owner of the civil and environmental firm Hasan Consultants in Ventura. He was an engineer with the Ventura Regional Sanitation District, and the utilities superintendent of the city of Oxnard. He earned two master’s degrees from the University of Iowa. He is a fellow of the American Society of Civil Engineers, a leadership fellow of the American Public Works Association, and a distinguished life member of the American Water Works Association. Further information about his company is available at hasanconsultants.com. Hasan has taught water science classes at the Ventura community college.
Hasan is a co-founder of OceanForesters, Inc., with offices in Ventura. OceanForesters helps coastal communities build and manage their own flexible floating fishing reefs. The complete ecosystem on the reefs restores ocean bounty and biodiversity. More information about the organization is available at OceanForesters.org. Previously, he served as the chief engineer and general manager of the bio-energy startup company, PODenergy. Here he helped develop theories for the reduction of global carbon dioxide via ocean afforestation.
Rotary International has honored him as a Paul Harris fellow. Hasan is a 46-year resident of Ventura.