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Monique Earl
I am a Sistah that stays on her toes.
October 20, 2022
I became a mom at the tender age of twenty-one. The first in my family to earn a college degree. A joyful and serendipitous encounter with my husband inspired a cross-country move from my native Los Angeles to Williamsburg, Virginia. For over twenty years, I built a career in the often-mercurial halls of City government, cultivating relationships and gaining trust at every level.
LADWP Commissioners Approve $5 Million Partnership to Work with HBCUs
March 10, 2022
The LADWP Board of Water and Power Commissioners has approved a $5 million agreement with Advancing Minorities’ Interest in Engineering (AMIE), which allows LADWP to partner with AMIE and Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) Schools of Engineering.
What LADWP Wants People to Know
November 4, 2021
Monique Earl, senior assistant general manager and chief diversity, equity and inclusion officer LADWP, highlights three of the agency’s programs launched to improve the quality of life for its customers.
What LADWP Wants People to Know
October 28, 2021
Monique Earl, senior assistant general manager and chief diversity, equity and inclusion officer LADWP, highlights three of the agency’s programs launched to improve the quality of life for its customers.
Earl Aims to Transform Lives in L.A. by Tackling Racism in Government
October 28, 2021
Monique Earl, senior assistant general manager and chief diversity, equity and inclusion officer for the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power, aims to fulfill her vision of transforming lives by “unraveling institutional racism and discrimination in our government institutions.”
LADWP Hires First-ever Chief Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Officer
July 10, 2021
As part of the ongoing initiatives to advance diversity and equity, Monique Earl has been named to lead the newly-created Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion at the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power.
Top Business Stories of 2020
December 30, 2020
Here is what happened in business in 2020.
Meet the Decision Makers: Leaders on the Move Honors Mayor Butts and LADWP Commissioner McClain-Hill
March 12, 2020
The fifth annual Upgrade LA: Meet the Decision Makers African American History Month Business Breakfast was held at the Millennium Biltmore Hotel on Thursday, February 27, 2020. Meet the Decision Makers celebrated two dynamic, high profile officials – Hon. James T. Butts, Jr., the Mayor of Inglewood and Commissioner Cynthia McClain-Hill, the Vice President of the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power Commission.
Monique Earl Named as New Executive Officer of LADOT
March 5, 2020
The new role of executive officer will serve as the general manager’s proxy including as her new designee for all discipline matters and travel authorization.
Partners Bring On-Demand ADA Options to Riders in Downtown Area
March 22, 2019
The assisted-rider community of Los Angeles will now have access to FlexLA’s affordable, on-demand ride sharing services thanks to a grant from the Los Angeles Department of Transportation (LADOT) to ButterFLi, an LA-based transportation provider for Angelinos with accessibility challenges.
Meet the Decision Makers: Leaders on the Move
February 28, 2019
This event honored L.A. County Supervisor Mark Ridley-Thomas, Metropolitan Water District Chairwoman Gloria Gray & LADOT Asst. General Manager, Monique Earl
Earl Named LADOT Assistant General Manager
June 16, 2016
In this capacity, she will oversee the department’s finance and administrative functions including preparing and managing LADOT’s $159.7 million budget