- Join NACWA
- Board of Directors
- Committees
- Member Agencies & Affiliates
- Staff Directory
- Awards Programs
- Member Spotlight
- Association Governance
Jay Bernas
General Manager
Hampton Roads Sanitation District, VA
Jay Bernas, P.E. currently serves as the General Manager for HRSD which is the regional wastewater utility serving the 1.9 million residents in eastern Virginia. He previously served as the Chief Financial Officer and Chief of Planning and Analysis. Mr. Bernas graduated from Old Dominion University in 1995 with a Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering and earned his MBA from the College of William and Mary in 2013. In 2018, he was elected to the $2.0 billion Virginia Investment Pool Board of Trustees. Appointed by the Virginia Beach City Council to serve on the Planning Commission from 2006-2013, Mr. Bernas was its Chair for the last two years of his tenure.