Kent first became a director for the Friant Water Users Authority, the predecessor of the Friant Water Authority in 1998 representing Kern Tulare Water District as its President. He also serves as chair of the Board’s Executive Committee. He became a director of the Kern Tulare Water District board in 1987. As a young boy, he first irrigated on the family farm in the Modesto Irrigation District. Following graduation from Brigham Young University in 1973 with a B.S. in Accounting Kent joined the accounting firm Arthur Andersen & Co., San Jose, California Office Tax Division servicing various agricultural clients in the state and nation including the Salinas and San Joaquin Valleys. He obtained his CPA certificate in 1976. Kent joined with Marko Zaninovich, Inc., in 1977, currently serving as Director, Corporate Secretary and Chief Financial Officer. Marko Zaninovich, Inc., a fourth-generation farming family and affiliated entities farm in several Friant and state water districts.