International Desalination Association

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Board of Directors
President
Mr. Imad Makhzoumi
1st Vice President
Mr. Teng Chye KHOO
2nd Vice President
Mr. Michel Canet
Treasurer & Editor
Ms Lisa R. Henthorne
Secretary
Mr. Lance D. Johnson
Comptroller
Mr. Randy Truby
Secretary General
Ms. Patricia A. Burke
Directors
Mr. Ahmed Al-Mudaiheem
Mr. Salah Al-Otaibi
Dr. Abdullah Al Shaikh
Dr. Abdulmajeed Ali Alawadhi
Eng. Thomas Altmann
Mr. Leon Awerbuch
Dr. Adil Bushnak
Mr. Gerard Canton
Mr. Antonio Casanas
Mr. Ghassan Ejjeh
Mr. Doug Eisberg
Dr. Nobuya Fujiwara
Dr. Emillio Gabbrielli
Mr. Humphrey Gouverneur
Mr. Ali Redha Hussain
Mr. Mohamad Jaroudi
Mr. Fady Juez
Dr. Masaru Kurihara
Ms. Shannon McCarthy
Mr. Fayyaz Muddassir Mubeen
Mr. Neil Palmer
Mr. Tom Pankratz
Mr. Larry Pelegrin
Mr. Miguel Angel Sanz
Dr. Corrado Sommariva
Mr. Freddy Soon
Mr. Isao Takekoh
Dr. P.K. Tewari
Prof. Shichang Wang


Comptroller
Mr. Randy Truby
United States - Comptroller
 
Randy Truby is Chairman Global Marketing and Sales of TORAY Membranes and has been a professional in the membrane desalination industry since 1969.  Mr. Truby has been involved in the development, application and manufacture of reverse osmosis, nanofiltration, ultrafiltration, and microfiltration membranes for over 41 years. He was a limited partner and Vice President of Aqua Media Ltd., and has served as President and CEO of Fluid Systems Corporation, and Vice President of Hydranautics/Nitto during his career.

Mr. Truby has played a major role in some of the largest membrane projects in the world. This includes the 54 MGD BWRO desalter in Yuma Arizona and the softening installations in both Plantation Florida (18 MGD) and Palm Beach County Florida (30MGD). He was responsible for manufacturing the membranes for the 42.5 MGD SWRO system at Fujairah, UAE, and the 40 MGD NF plant at Boca Raton Florida.

Randy Truby holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Biology from San Diego State University where he graduated with Honors. Mr. Truby is past President of the International Desalination Association (IDA) and is currently serving as Treasurer. He is also on the Board of Directors of the American Membrane Technology Association (AMTA). Mr. Truby is Chairman of the Board of Directors for the Affordable Desalination Collaboration (ADC). He has published over 45 technical papers on reverse osmosis, desalination and membrane technology.