Cecilia Velasquez

As Chief Financial Officer, Velasquez is responsible for SAWS’ financial operations, as well as Customer Service and Strategic Initiatives.<br /><br />Since the beginning of her career at SAWS in 2010, Velasquez has distinguished herself within the financial and audit industries. She began as an internal auditor and rose within the audit department to become a manager before joining the finance team. In Finance, she was responsible for all of SAWS’ financial reporting, while overseeing a budget in excess of $1 billion.<br /><br />Velasquez was also instrumental in our Rate Advisory Committee (RAC) process, and most recently, played a pivotal role presenting our rates proposal to the community and SAWS Board of Trustee.<br /><br />During her time in Customer Service, SAWS was awarded an IDC Smart Cities 2025 North America Award for our ConnectH2O electronic meter program. Under her direction, the massive rollout was completed a year ahead of schedule due to implementation of new installation efficiencies.<br /><br />In addition to being a Certified Public Accountant, Velasquez is a Certified Internal Auditor, Certified Information Systems Auditor and a SANS GIAC Systems and Network Auditor. She holds a Bachelor of Business Administration degree and a Master’s in Professional Accounting degree from the University of Texas at Austin.<br /><br />She has been recognized by the San Antonio Business Journal as a “40 Under 40” honoree and is a member of Leadership San Antonio Class 46. She currently serves on the board of directors for the Children’s Bereavement Center of South Texas and Any Baby Can of San Antonio.