ReWa's Board of Commissioners elected the following officers for 2025: Emily K. DeRoberts (chair), George Fletcher (vice-chair) and Thoms H. Coker III (secretary-treasurer).
GREENVILLE, SOUTH CAROLINA—The Renewable Water Resources (ReWa) Board of Commissioners elected its officers for 2025.
Emily K. DeRoberts will chair the board; George Fletcher will serve as vice-chair; and Thomas H. Coker III will be its secretary-treasurer. ReWa’s board officers serve in their roles for one year, with a maximum of a two-year consecutive term.
“It is a privilege to serve our customers as a member of ReWa’s Board of Commissioners, and 2025 will be a special year for the utility as we celebrate our centennial,” DeRoberts said. “ReWa has played a crucial role in the vibrancy of the region, and it continues to work diligently to protect our environment while planning for the Upstate’s future.”
DeRoberts, a resident of Anderson County, has served on ReWa’s board since 2018. She’s retired from Duke Energy Corp., where she worked for more than 30 years after beginning her career as a field technician and retiring as government and community relations manager for Upstate South Carolina. She serves on the board for AnMed Health. She’s a past board chair for Upstate SC Alliance, and she served on the board for the Anderson Area Chamber of Commerce.
Fletcher is in his second stint on ReWa’s board. He first served from 2001-2016 and returned in 2019. Fletcher is a retired professional engineer who has been active in Greenville through service on the Greenville City Council and as a past chair of the Greenville Chamber of Commerce's Board of Directors. He’s launched multiple successful environmental engineering firms.
Coker, a lifelong Greenville resident, is a senior vice president of commercial banking with United Community. He has more than 20 years of experience in the banking and financial services industry. Coker has been active with numerous Greenville organizations, including the boards of Springbrook Behavioral Health System, the Better Business Bureau of the Upstate, the Greenville County Historical Society and the Warehouse Theatre.
ReWa has 11 commissioners who serve the utility’s five-county service area. Commissioners are appointed by the governor to four-year terms.
ABOUT RENEWABLE WATER RESOURCES (ReWa): Since 1925, Renewable Water Resources (ReWa) has been committed to providing high-quality wastewater treatment services to the Upstate of South Carolina while promoting a cleaner environment, protecting public health and the water quality of Upstate waterways, and developing the necessary sewer infrastructure to sustain our community and growing economy. With nine water resource recovery facilities and more than 430 miles of pipe, we serve a broad geographic area, including Greenville County and portions of Anderson, Laurens, Pickens and Spartanburg counties. Each day an estimated 44 million gallons of water passes through our trunk lines and reclamation facilities before being cleaned and returned to our area rivers and streams.