Local joins utility board of directors

By Carol Cormaci

Dec. 13, 2015 8:02 PM PT

Energy industry consultant and attorney Lorraine A. Paskett, a resident of La Cañada Flintridge, has been seated as a member of the board of directors of the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, it was announced this month.

Paskett is the owner and chief executive officer of Cambridge LCF Group, a La Cañada Flintridge-based energy consulting firm formed in 2012 that focuses on climate change policies, new energy technologies and emerging markets. She also owns and manages Lavette Properties and Paskett Winery.

Paskett previously served as senior assistant general manager of sustainability programs and external affairs at the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power.

Paskett earned a law degree from the University of the Pacific’s McGeorge School of Law and received a bachelor’s degree in government from CalState Sacramento.

Carol Cormaci, carol.cormaci@latimes.com

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Carol Cormaci

Carol Cormaci is executive editor of Times Community News’ Daily Pilot in Orange County and pens the TimesOC newsletter. She is a native Southern Californian and a proud UCLA Bruin. She previously served as managing editor of three former Times Community News publications: the Glendale News-Press, Burbank Leader and La Cañada Valley Sun.