Islam named to water/sewer board

Published 1:36 pm Friday, January 9, 2015

Mahbubul Islam was appointed to the vacant Commissioner Position 3 by the Sammamish Plateau Water and Sewer District Board on Dec. 19. His term will expire on Dec. 31, 2015. Islam was sworn into office at the Jan. 5 board meeting.

Islam has been a career public servant in the environmental field with more than 20 years of experience in federal, state and local government. He is a manager at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 10 Headquarters in Seattle.

He has both a bachelor’s and master’s degree in chemical engineering, and has taken continuing education courses in public policy and business administration. He volunteers with several public and nonprofit organizations.

He also serves on the city of Sammamish Planning Commission and has been on the board of the Together Center and on A Regional Coalition for Housing (ARCH) Citizen Advisory Board.

He has been a resident of Sammamish and a district ratepayer since 2005. His two sons attend Skyline High School and Discovery Elementary School.