Joga Chizer had no kind of background for the clean-water industry. As an immigrant, he wanted a job. He found an opportunity in an interesting field, and he made a career of it.
He’s now the senior lab technician for the Fairfield-Suisun Sewer District in Fairfield, California, and the 2020-21 Laboratory Person of the Year, designated by the California Water Environment Association.
Clearing hurdles
It wasn’t easy getting his start in the profession. Chizer came to the United States from India in 1990 at age 25 with a master’s degree in political science. His only science courses were in high school; he immigrated
