Maria Elena Giner, P.E.
General Manager
Maria Elena Giner was selected to be General Manager of the Border Environment Cooperation Commission (BECC) by its Board of Directors in October 2010. Prior to being selected to the top position for the institution, she held various positions since she began her career with the BECC in its infancy, February 1998. Much of Ms. Giner’s work at BECC has focused on adjusting, modernizing, and fine-tuning the organization in accordance with the dynamic needs of the border region including the interests of each federal administration and stakeholder communities.
Ms. Giner earned a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering from Loyola Marymount University and a Master of Business Administration from the University of Texas at El Paso. She is a registered engineer and has almost 30 years of experience in the water, wastewater, and solid waste fields. Her previous work experience in the public sector includes various civil engineering positions at the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power, Metropolitan Water District of Southern California and the consulting firm Carollo Engineers.