Elizabeth Fazio Hale

CEO/General Manager · Gulf Coast Authority · company speakers →

Elizabeth Fazio Hale (“Liz”) has worked at the Gulf Coast Authority (GCA) for more than five (5) years, serving as its Chief Executive Officer and General Manager for more than three (3) of those years. During her tenure with GCA, Liz has worked with her team to tackle Strategic Planning and Implementation as well as Major Master Planning for Infrastructure while continuing to treat approximately 50 MGD of wastewater for primarily industrial users at over five (5) GCA facilities across the State of Texas. Prior to joining GCA, Liz served as the Executive Director/CEO for Riverbend Water Resources District in Northeast Texas and served as the Director for Natural Resources in the Texas House of Representatives under Chairman Allan Ritter. There, she played an instrumental leadership role in the development of the State Water Infrastructure Fund and Revenue Fund for Texas (SWIFT/SWIRFT). Liz also worked on the prioritization and enactment of numerous financial, legal, environmental, conservation, and special district policy measures during her tenure with the legislature from 2001 – 2015. Elizabeth serves on the Board of Directors for the Texas Lyceum, National Association of Clean Water Agencies (NACWA), Texas Water Foundation, Texas Water Conservation Association (TWCA) Executive Committee, TWCA Risk Management Fund, Economic Alliance Houston Port Region, and Water Environment Association of Texas; and as Vice President of the Gulf Coast Industrial Development Authority, and Treasurer of the Texas Conservation Fund. Elizabeth is a dual-degree graduate of the University of Texas at Austin with a B.A. in Government and a B.S. in Communications. She holds her J.D. and LL.M. in Taxation from the University of Denver Sturm College of Law.

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