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Ashley received a 2007 James Irvine Foundation Leadership Award for her unwavering commitment to innovative, balanced problem-solving to address a variety of critical environmental problems facing California.Prior to Sustainable Conservation, Ashley spent eight years at Smith & Hawken, a mail order and retail gardening company, where she worked in finance, new business development, inventory planning and retail merchandising. She began her career at The Nature Conservancy in program development and fundraising. In addition to her work at Sustainable Conservation and her Board service with WSN, Ashley serves on the Boards of CalTrout and the CA Water Data Consortium and on UC California’s President’s Advisory Commission on Agriculture and Natural Resources. She served on California’s State Board of Food & Agriculture from 2006 to 2022 advising Governors Schwarzenegger, Brown and Newsom and Secretaries of Agriculture Kawamura and Ross on issues of food, agriculture and natural resources. She also served on the Board of the Robert and Patricia Switzer Foundation from 2002 to 2011 (the last two years as Chair), on Stanford Business School’s Alumni Consulting Team Board from 1995 to 2002 (the last three years as Chair), and Executive Committee of the Agricultural Sustainability Institute’s External Advisory Board at UC Davis from 2008-2018. Ashley has a BA in human biology, an MA in applied economics and an MBA from Stanford University. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611edfd70ea9891b2d2d1fbe/42f6467e-49f5-4cab-bba7-c6a4606eee04/DaveOrth.png About - Make it stand out Dave Orth is the principal of David Orth Consulting LLC, which offers strategic water resource analysis and planning.. Orth has nearly 40 years of financial and management experience, serving previously as a partner at New Current Water and Land, LLC, general manager of the Kings River Conservation District, executive officer of Friant North Authority, vice president of resource management at California Valley Land Company, Inc., and in the director of finance and general manager positions at Westlands Water District. Orth sat as a member of the California Water Commission, appointed by Governor Brown in 2014, until his term expired in January, 2018. Check out his observations on SGMA implementation. Orth resides in Clarksville, TN. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611edfd70ea9891b2d2d1fbe/ef37b129-661b-417a-803c-611bdada1d89/Franco+Headshot+2024.png About - Make it stand out Debbie Franco is the CEO of the Watershed Solutions Network (WSN). WSN is a network of people committed to sustainable and equitable land and water stewardship. The Network’s curriculum builds regional collaborative capacity to coordinate efforts at the landscape-scale that is necessary to catch up with the pace of climate change. Before joining the Watershed Solutions Network, Debbie spent 10 years in the Governor’s Office of Planning and Research, ultimately serving as the Senior Advisor on Water and Rural Affairs. Debbie was known for her commitment to collaboration across agencies and between agencies and stakeholders. Debbie served on Governor Brown’s Drought Task Force as the Local Drought Liaison focusing on local government and local agency assistance and household water supply shortages. She also served on the Forest Management Task Force that spanned the Brown and Newsom administrations, leading the Rural Economic Development Steering Committee/Wood Utilization Work Group. Debbie participated in and contributed to the development of California’s historic Sustainable Groundwater Management Act. Debbie got her start in the water sector at the Environmental Justice Coalition for Water (EJCW) where she first became known as a coalition builder and collaborator. In partnership with the Planning and Conservation League, EJCW co-founded the California Water Summit, a gathering designed to build alliances across sectors on progressive water policies. The Human Right to Water bill emerged at a Summit gathering and Debbie shepherded the campaign until she joined the Governor’s Office. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611edfd70ea9891b2d2d1fbe/e55240e8-2a74-4cc0-b8f4-199d0b8ac4d5/Joy-Bonaguro-web.jpg About - Make it stand out Joy Bonaguro has spent her career working at the nexus of data, design, technology, and policy. She now works as an independent consultant using a blend of data, technology, design, and policy to help make organizations work well. 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Moisés has built strong partnerships with communities most impacted by environmental injustice, including California Native American tribes, low-income populations, and communities of color. Originally from the East Coachella Valley, bordering California’s Salton Sea, Moisés holds a Bachelor of Arts in Peace and Conflict Studies from the University of California, Berkeley, and a Master of Arts in Latin American Studies from the University of Florida. In his free time, he enjoys reading at local coffee shops, exploring the outdoors with his dog, and spending quality time with friends and family. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611edfd70ea9891b2d2d1fbe/de52e81f-89a9-4145-b781-175e4c69b972/DSC_1364+%281%29+Modified+FINAL+%281%29.JPG About - Make it stand out Norma Camacho was elected Chair of the Los Angeles Regional Water Quality Control Board (LARWQCB) in February of 2023. 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She is a 3nd year PhD student at UC Santa Cruz in Environmental Studies. Her Ph.D. thesis is: 1) Social Science: Integrating Indigenous knowledge into California Water Policy. 2) Nature Science: How spring and fall salmon in the Klamath River differ in nutrients and DNA. 3) Coastal Science and Policy: A guidebook on how non-tribal organizations can work better with tribes in California on restoration projects. In 2022, Brook received her Master's from Stanford University in Environmental Engineering, focusing on water resources and hydrology. In 2020, She graduated from Portland State University's Honors College with a degree in Civil Engineering and a minor in Political Science. Currently, Brook works part-time as a Restoration Engineer for the Yurok Tribe. Previously, she has interned for the City of Portland Bureau of Environmental Services (BES), The U.S. Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, West Yost Associates Engineering, The California Water Resource Control Board, and Save California Salmon. Brook won the 2022 Native Journalism Award Winner, UNITY 2020 25 Under 25 Recipient, a 2017 Undergraduate AIGC Student of the Year Awardee, and Gates Millennium Scholar, among others. Brook's goal is to bring together water rights and Native American knowledge through engineering, public policy, and social action. Current fights for her include undamming the Klamath River, Murdered & Missing Indigenous Women & Children (MMIWC) awareness, supporting Traditional Ecological Knowledge (TEK), and encouraging women and Natives in Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and mathematics (STEAM) fields. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611edfd70ea9891b2d2d1fbe/d23fd546-a527-4096-97ab-6481ddb820f2/Chris_Lehman.jpg About - Make it stand out Chris Lehman is currently the Deputy Director of Wastewater for the City of San Luis Obispo. After serving six years in the US Navy as a radar electrician, he began his career in water in 2010 as an Operator in Training (OIT) at the San Luis Obispo Water Resource Recovery Facility, and soon after obtained with Grade V Wastewater Treatment Plant Operator license. Chris has a passion for connecting people and ideas, with an emphasis on operational efficiency, and gets great joy out of crowdsourcing ideas that allow people and organizations to do more with less. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611edfd70ea9891b2d2d1fbe/f14fe126-84f4-4bc4-bb01-9b88dacaac62/Daniel_Spivak.jpg About - Make it stand out Daniel Spivak is an environmental planner with SWCA Environmental Consultants. His current work involves implementing the Clean Water Act and the National Environmental Policy Act. Prior to his current role, he worked for the California State Water Resources Control Board, and completed internships with the Community Water Center and the Stockholm Environment Institute. He received his B.A. in anthropology from UC Berkeley, and an MPP, with a concentration in water resources policy, from UC Irvine. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611edfd70ea9891b2d2d1fbe/bb7f160c-c3d7-433c-86c3-e07125818f25/Jessi_Snyder.jpg About - Make it stand out Jessi Snyder is Director of Community Development at Self-Help Enterprises (SHE), leading SHE's technical assistance and support program to rural community drinking water and wastewater providers. The work is inspiring and fascinating and attracts the most wonderful people to the team. Jessi lives in Visalia, CA; born and raised in Phoenix, AZ; educated in Indiana and Kenya; and dabbled in living the expat life in Malawi and Mexico. 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Justin's work on California water issues at the Farm Bureau has afforded a never-dull, front-row seat to most, if not all of California's major water resource-related issues of the last two decades including CALFED, the Bay-Delta Conservation Plan and California Water Fix processes, Delta Vision and the Delta Plan, the Bay-Delta Plan Water Quality Control Plan Update, enactment and implementation of California's Sustainable Groundwater Management Act, Proposition 1's Water Supply Investment Program, development of the California Water Resilience Portfolio, and the 2014-15 and 2021-22 droughts. Justin has participated in many stakeholder and public participation processes on behalf of the California Farm Bureau, including frequent comments and testimony, as part of Farm Bureau's water team, before the State Water Resources Control Board and California Water Commission. Justin has worked on legislative issues in coordination with Farm Bureau's Government Affairs Division, and heavily in the area of water rights, water supply and, most recently, climate-related issues. In addition, Justin is very active on flood and anadromous fish-related and ESA issues, among other water- and agriculture-related topics. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611edfd70ea9891b2d2d1fbe/8e500ab6-4604-41b1-911a-ea3bbf954388/Karlee_Liddy_1.JPG About - Make it stand out After graduating from the University of South Carolina with a B.S. in Environmental Science, Karlee Liddy volunteered with Peace Corps, Nicaragua as an Environmental Educator. She holds three years of experience monitoring and estimating populations of threatened and endangered salmonids of Central California’s coastal watersheds. After working with the NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service, Santa Cruz Laboratory, she was accepted into the Coastal Science & Policy master’s program at UC Santa Cruz. As a Repass- Rodgers Fellow, Karlee plans to inform policies that integrate groundwater recharge and regenerative management of stream-adjacent lands to ultimately protect and restore Central Valley salmonids. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611edfd70ea9891b2d2d1fbe/a0eee81d-d0f1-4389-a2d1-d7b528102c4b/Kathleen_Schaefer.png About - Make it stand out Kathleen Schaefer is a passionate advocate for replacing our nation's antiquated flood control philosophy with a modern, science-based, data-driven, integrated flood risk management philosophy that builds resilient communities. After five years of "re-potting" in grad school at UC Davis, Kathleen is looking forward to finishing her dissertation and "blooming" over the next phase of her life. When she is not practicing her data analytics skills, you can find her outdoors hiking with her husband or cooking for friends and family in her kitchen. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611edfd70ea9891b2d2d1fbe/c648bdc5-fd93-4b9f-b2b2-d605933993af/Kristine+McCaffrey_Updated+Headshot.png About - Make it stand out Kristine McCaffrey assumed the role of General Manager of the Calleguas Municipal Water District in January 2024, where her focus is implementing collaborative and ambitious approaches to improving water supply reliability in Ventura County. Kristine led the effort to develop the Water Supply Alternatives Study, the most comprehensive effort ever undertaken to identify potential opportunities in Ventura County for water resource planning, evaluating over 123 projects encompassing the entire Calleguas service area and beyond. She is currently leading the Water Resources Implementation Strategy, a collaborative regional effort to identify opportunities for projects and partnerships to improve water supply reliability for the Calleguas service area and beyond in the face of the challenges of a changing climate. She is also responsible for bringing in more than $37 million in state and federal grant funding for Calleguas projects and has led numerous successful countywide grant pursuit efforts on behalf of the Watersheds Coalition of Ventura County, resulting in tens of millions of dollars of additional funding for agencies and non-profits working in Ventura County water and land stewardship. Kristine joined Calleguas as a Project Manager in 2004 and has held various key positions, including Project Manager, Manager of Engineering, and Deputy General Manager. She has been instrumental in the implementation of the Salinity Management Pipeline, including serving as Project Manager for the Hueneme Outfall Replacement and multiple phases of the pipeline. Kristine is a registered civil engineer in California and a Grade 3 Water Treatment Plant Operator. She earned dual bachelor’s degrees in Environmental Engineering and Urban Planning from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and a master's degree in Construction Management from the University of Washington https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611edfd70ea9891b2d2d1fbe/0f4444b6-8630-464b-a97c-1be2c7116069/Lisa_Beyer.jpg About - Make it stand out Lisa Beyer, PLA, ASLA, is a landscape architect and urban planner with a long-standing commitment to elevate the role of nature in the public realm. As the Manager for Urban Water Infrastructure at the World Resources Institute, she is responsible for developing and scaling innovative governance and finance approaches to support urban water resilience with natural infrastructure. Lisa brings more than twenty years of experience designing and managing projects that advance sustainability, involve meaningful public engagement, placemaking, and long-term viability from project concept through operations and maintenance. Lisa holds dual master’s degrees in landscape architecture and city planning from the University of Pennsylvania. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611edfd70ea9891b2d2d1fbe/7341ec9e-71b8-4044-b557-1d44a7118b58/Max_Fefer.jpg About - Make it stand out Max Fefer is a water resources engineer for the East Bay Municipal Utility District. Max is a part of the Water Supply Improvements Division that focuses on innovative and resilient solutions to EBMUD's future water supply needs. Max is also the President of EBMUD's newest employee resource group (ERG), the Disability Advocacy and Rights Team, and the Vice President of EBMUD's LGBTQIA+ ERG, Raining Pride. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611edfd70ea9891b2d2d1fbe/4ebbcbc9-9178-43de-ba3f-cea59652425d/Melissa_Corona.jpg About - Make it stand out Melissa Corona is a licensed Civil Engineer in the State of California that has worked in the private and public (state and federal) sectors. She is currently a Water Resource Control Engineer at the San Diego Regional Water Quality Control Board, where she has worked for over 13 years. Her professional and academic background includes technical and regulatory experience with engineering operations and processes to achieve water quality goals in treatment plants and remediation systems. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611edfd70ea9891b2d2d1fbe/937b7655-9c7f-4e6b-a6ca-42d7f90a0417/Melissa_Gunter.JPG About - Make it stand out Melissa Gunter's life path and purpose are guided by water. She approaches her work as a Water Resource Control Engineer with the San Francisco Bay Regional Water Quality Control Board through a solution-oriented, problem-solving, collaborative lens. She is currently focusing on the intersection of water recycling, climate change, protection of surface and ground water resources, and environmental justice. She has a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering, a master’s degree in ecological engineering and systems ecology, and a graduate certificate in forest carbon science, policy, and management. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611edfd70ea9891b2d2d1fbe/a69bbe4c-cf7f-4762-8fe7-a946fd11923f/Melissa_Weymiller.jpg About - Make it stand out Melissa Weymiller is a Project Manager and the Tribal Program Manager with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District Flood Risk Management Program. The Flood Risk Management Program works with states, communities, and Tribes to reduce their flood risk through technical services and planning support. Melissa manages a diverse portfolio of projects from technical floodplain management projects to projects focused on education and outreach of flood risk, including projects from the Sacramento and San Joaquin River Valleys to the Colorado River to Navajo Nation in Arizona. She received a Master of Natural Resources with a concentration in Conservation Social Science from the University of Idaho in 2016. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611edfd70ea9891b2d2d1fbe/664449f4-655a-469b-8227-9632d1393549/Michelle_Banonis.jpg About - Make it stand out Michelle Banonis is the Manager of Strategic Affairs for the Regional Water Authority in the Sacramento metropolitan region. She has over 25 years of experience in the areas of water, engineering, ecosystems, and law. Previously, she was the Assistant Chief Deputy Director of the Department of Water Resources and the Bay-Delta Area Manager with the Bureau of Reclamation. Early in her career, she worked for Pierce County in Tacoma, Washington in the areas of regulatory compliance and habitat restoration. She holds a B.S. in Environmental Engineering from Michigan Technological University, a J.D. from Humphreys College, and is an attorney. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611edfd70ea9891b2d2d1fbe/b57fb5e4-7fdf-4aea-b6a9-353bc909b8f6/Miguel_Herna%CC%81ndez.jpg About - Make it stand out Miguel Hernández from Imperial County, CA is currently the Public Affairs Officer at the California Natural Resources Agency for the Salton Sea Management Program. He works diligently on community engagement, oversees the public information, and community outreach. Previously Miguel was part of a local community-based organization that works on environmental justice in the region, advocating for environmental health, equity, and inclusion. Miguel is the son of two Mexican parents and has lived throughout the binational community of the Imperial/Mexicali border. He enjoys spending time with his family and cooking for them on the weekends. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611edfd70ea9891b2d2d1fbe/ecbf23e5-1bd6-4759-bf35-e0c7e58c4e8d/Sergio_Vargas.jpg About - Make it stand out Sergio Vargas is Deputy Director for the Ventura County Watershed Protection District. He has over 35 years of experience in Water Resources and Land Planning. He earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering from California State University at Long Beach. He is a member and actively involved in the Floodplain Management Association. Mr. Vargas has collaborated in a variety of initiatives involving federal, state, local and none government such as the Matilija Dam Environmental Restoration Study , the California Alluvial Fan Task Force, Integrated Regional Water Management Plan, and County General Plan, Sea Level Rise and Climate Change policies. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611edfd70ea9891b2d2d1fbe/83e66f20-6dcf-4b87-90f1-bc69f09ebbc9/Suzanne_Sharkey.jpg About - Make it stand out Suzanne Sharkey is a project manager for National Water Research Institute (NWRI), a nonprofit organization that helps communities develop their drinking water supplies. NWRI assembles teams of experts that provide independent review of water projects, develop recommendations that support investment in water infrastructure and public health, and enable water resource management decisions grounded in science and best practices. Suzanne manages Panels that are reviewing potable reuse projects throughout California, including for LADWP, Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, Monterey Water, Orange County Water District, Palmdale Water District, City of San Diego, and Valley Water, among others. She also provides support to Panels that advise the State Water Board on developing potable reuse regulations. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611edfd70ea9891b2d2d1fbe/5dc640f9-65a6-41c6-897a-b719e1664208/Tara_Moran.jpg About - Make it stand out Tara Moran is the Senior Advisor for the California Water Data Consortium. She advances the Consortium’s goals of accessible and usable data for sustainable water management. Prior to joining the Consortium, Tara led the Sustainable Groundwater Program with Water in the West at Stanford University. Her research focuses on the technical requirements of sustainable water management, including data collection, sharing, and integration. Tara is particularly interested in understanding the role of data and information in water management decisions and the governance structures to support them. She was a founding partner for the Groundwater Exchange, where she remains a Board Member. Tara holds a first-class honors B.Sc. in Environmental Science and a Ph.D. in Geography with a specialization in paleoclimatic reconstructions from the University of Calgary, Canada. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611edfd70ea9891b2d2d1fbe/b9a21c74-e6fe-4618-9421-16ded2c742ad/wsn_logo_avatar.jpg About - Make it stand out Trina Cunningham is the Executive Director of the Maidu Summit Consortium based in her ancestral Mountain Maidu homelands primarily in Plumas and Lassen Counties, Northern California. Plumas County is known for its water supply to much of California. Trina has spent 25 years learning from elders, formal education in Geography and Planning, and practical experience of the optimal human relationship and responsibility to water. In a less than optimal world, time is of the essence to rebuild human relationship to nature and each other through leveraging will, skill sets, and resources affecting policy to ensure healthy lands, water, and fire balances. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611edfd70ea9891b2d2d1fbe/0bc194b9-9eea-4723-ba19-0ab4b72ca4d2/MVI_4659.MP4.02_54_01_12.Still004.jpg About - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611edfd70ea9891b2d2d1fbe/1061d91d-f05f-4a7d-baed-7ce95129e94d/Edmund+Hu.png About - Make it stand out Edmund Hung has a background in creating companies and brands with an emphasis on cultural preservation and creative design. His latest project is to restore land in the Sierra Foothills through permaculture design principles and community building. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611edfd70ea9891b2d2d1fbe/a05db1ba-74b2-42fb-bda7-7759bf5ec02c/Jazzmyn+Gegere.png About - Make it stand out Jazzmyn Gegere is of Miwuk and Paiute descent and an enrolled member of the Southern Sierra Miwuk Nation. She serves as the Tribe's Cultural Resource Preservation Department Director. Jazzmyn was previously the Treasurer for the Wahhoga Committee, working with Yosemite National Park to establish a place for tribal education, stewardship, and healing. For the past 4 years, she has served her community as Treasurer for the Tribe's Pow Wow Committee. Jazzmyn is passionate about practicing and preserving her cultural lifeways and spiritual traditions and supporting elders and youth in her community. Her knowledge and expertise have been featured in several articles and podcasts, including NPR and the National Park Service. Jazzmyn enjoys passing on cultural traditions to her three boys, spending time on the East Side of the Sierra Nevadas, and beading. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611edfd70ea9891b2d2d1fbe/0616bdbb-e39c-498c-93a6-42ae58eedf62/kayla.souza.png About - Make it stand out Kayla Souza is a dedicated water resource professional with a passion for advancing the sustainable use of natural resources and energy. With over five years of experience in environmental consulting, Kayla has worked in various roles, including forestry management, fisheries sustainability for NOAA/NMFS, and as a biologist and water resource specialist. Her broad expertise spans water quality, watershed management, and stormwater management, with a strong focus on groundwater sustainability and hydrology. Kayla holds a Master of Science in Environmental Management with a concentration in Water Resources from the University of San Francisco, where she studied from 2020 to 2022. Prior to that, she earned a Bachelor of Science in Molecular, Cell, and Developmental Biology from the University of California, Santa Cruz, in 2013. Throughout her career, Kayla has demonstrated a deep commitment to learning and developing her technical skillset. Her work reflects a dedication to both the science and practical applications of environmental management, striving to create lasting impacts on the health of water systems and the communities that depend on them. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611edfd70ea9891b2d2d1fbe/f07e1863-24ce-404d-b27d-3ef6a9517cdc/Kristan+Culbert+Headshot.jpg About - Make it stand out Kristan Culbert is an Associate Director of California River Restoration at American Rivers, where she manages urban creek and river restoration projects in the Central Valley and Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta, supports coalition-building and policy work to protect clean water, rivers, floodplains, and groundwater throughout California, and works at the nexus of environmental justice and science-based watershed management. Before joining American Rivers, Kristan managed habitat restoration projects and led environmental education programs as a biologist at Rivers & Lands Conservancy, worked on improving public access to the Santa Ana River for communities within the Inland Empire as project manager at Inland Empire Waterkeeper, and served as a seasonal scientist and technician with the National Park Service and Bureau of Land Management. Kristan received her MS in Environmental Management with specializations in Water Resources Management and Pollution Prevention and Remediation from the Bren School of Environmental Sciences and Management at UC Santa Barbara, and a BA in Earth Sciences from the University of Southern California. She was born and raised in southern California. In her free time, she loves to spend time with her partner and two cats, get lost in a good book, travel, and play in the outdoors as much as possible. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611edfd70ea9891b2d2d1fbe/ed5e8a95-cc36-4a51-8824-de8e485bfbdf/Screen+Shot+2024-04-15+at+3.48.49+PM.jpg About - Make it stand out For the past 35 years, Lawrence “Larry” K. Yee has worked locally and nationally and held leadership roles in sustainable agriculture, food systems, and California water. Appointed by Governor Jerry Brown in 2012, Yee served for 10 years as a member of the LA Regional Water Quality Control Board and the last two years as Board Chair. From 2009 to 2019, Yee served as co-founder and president of the national board of the Food Commons, a fully integrated local/regional food system model with the first prototype developed in Fresno, CA. In 1986, he was appointed director of the UC Cooperative Extension office for Ventura County. In 1993, he founded the UC Hansen Trust, a multi-million-dollar UC endowment established to sustain and benefit agriculture in Ventura County. In 1997, he established and directed the UC Hansen Agricultural Research and Education Center. In 1996, Yee interned and worked with Mr. Dee Hock, the founder and CEO Emeritus of VISA International, who was widely recognized for his brilliance in designing and creating innovative organizational structures. From 1996-2002, working with Mr. Hock, Yee assisted in developing several national organizations, including the Northwest Atlantic Marine Alliance, the Society for Organizational Learning at MIT, Community Alliances of Interdependent Agriculture in association with the Kellogg Foundation, and the National Association of Family Farms for which he served as national board chair from 2002-05. During 2003-04, Yee was appointed by the U.S. Department of Agriculture as National Program Leader for Food Marketing Systems Innovations. In 2003, he joined the Agriculture of the Middle national initiative and later served on the national coordinating committee. He has also served on the California Roots of Change, the National Food Alliance, the Los Angeles Food Policy Council, and the Ventura County Ag Futures Alliance. Yee is married to Kathy, and they have two children and three grandchildren. Larry can be found every Sunday working at the Ojai Farmers Market. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611edfd70ea9891b2d2d1fbe/f118a1d0-7ce4-4feb-8b6f-7ac240eca77f/Mia+Lopez.png About - Make it stand out Mia Lopez is the Director of Su’nan Protection, Art & Cultural Education (The SPACE), an organization dedicated to preserving, promoting, and celebrating the rich Indigenous culture of the Chumash people through education, art, and community building. With over 25 years as a Cultural Educator, Mia has worked to ensure a legacy of advocacy, collaboration, and stewardship by sharing traditional skills and perspectives. As a former Administrative Assistant at the Wishtoyo Chumash Foundation, Mia supported advocacy, litigation, and education efforts on behalf of local Indigenous people and natural cultural resources. She serves as a liaison for the Tribe with entities such as the City of Santa Barbara, the County of Ventura, NOAA, and various state and federal organizations. Mia has cultivated relationships with institutions like UC Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara City College, local schools, and parks to educate on contemporary and historical Chumash life and culture. A certified naturalist, Mia leads nature walks and speaks at events to highlight Chumash connections to the land, plants, animals, and maritime traditions. She is passionate about helping her community heal themselves and the land, fostering cultural and spiritual wellness. Mia also serves as the Board Chairwoman of the American Indian Health & Services clinic, completing the circle of care for her community by supporting physical and mental wellness. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611edfd70ea9891b2d2d1fbe/e0c0e6cc-f2c2-46c6-991a-5e623edcfa75/A.G.Kawamura.jpg About - Make it stand out A.G. Kawamura is a third generation produce grower and shipper from Orange County. From 2003 to 2010 he served as the Secretary of the California Department of Food and Agriculture. He is founding co-chair of Solutions From the Land (solutionsfromtheland.org), a national recognized non-profit that is developing innovative and sustainable climate smart collaborations for 21st century agriculture. He serves on multiple boards including the Farm Foundation Board, Western Growers Board and former Chair, and Roots of Peace Board. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611edfd70ea9891b2d2d1fbe/1638914705065-QYNPRLUPK76FLZ6RD3CZ/Abby%2BTaylor-Silva.jpg About - Make it stand out Abby Taylor-Silva is the Executive Vice President of the California Agricultural Leadership Foundation, a non-profit public benefit corporation committed to leadership training and transformational learning experiences in partnership with four California universities: Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo; Cal Poly, Pomona; California State University, Fresno; and the University of California, Davis. The foundation supports the longest continuously-operating leadership training experience of its kind in the United States, which is widely considered to be the premier program, in its niche, in the world. Taylor-Silva is a proud alumnus of the Foundation’s forty-fifth class. Prior to joining the foundation, Abby spent two decades working on behalf of growers, shippers and processors on the Central Coast of California. In her various roles with the California Strawberry Commission, Ag Against Hunger, and the Grower-Shipper Association of Central California she engaged on a variety of issues, including water supply and quality, food safety, sustainability, crop input management, community hunger solutions, and various industry-wide philanthropy endeavors. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611edfd70ea9891b2d2d1fbe/2b43e935-fa68-43c5-b92e-b690b4bea6af/Abby+Hart.jpg About - Make it stand out Abigail (Abby) Hart is a Project Director in The Nature Conservancy’s Water Program in California, focused on conservation in and around farmlands. Currently, she leads TNC’s work on harnessing changing land and water use in the San Joaquin to restore habitat for upland species while providing multiple benefits to Valley communities. For over 10 years, she has partnered with farmers, nonprofits, universities, and governments in the United States and around the world to shape solutions to the biggest challenges at the interface of agriculture and conservation. Abby received a B.S. in environmental studies from Wheaton College and a M.S. in natural resources from Cornell University. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611edfd70ea9891b2d2d1fbe/1637368489732-WEU9CL7KTUZ2G9C2PJLV/Adam%2BBorchard%2Bheadshot.jpg About - Make it stand out Adam Borchard is the Director of Government and Public Policy at the California Fresh Fruit Association, a voluntary trade association representing farmers, packers, and shippers of California table grapes and deciduous tree fruit. Adam previously served as a regulatory advocate for the Association of California Water Agencies, which represents over 450 local public water agencies across California. Adam also previously served as a board chairman and director of the Cache Creek Conservancy, a non-profit organization that works with landowners, gravel-mining companies, and Yolo County in preserving, restoring, and enhancing the Cache Creek watershed. Adam is an Eagle Scout, and his family farms in Yolo and Colusa counties. Adam earned a B.S. in environmental sciences and management from UC Davis and a J.D. from McGeorge School of Law. He is a graduate of Class 49 of the California Agricultural Leadership Program. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611edfd70ea9891b2d2d1fbe/0a85b32b-a1c5-4abb-b2fa-010872280e1f/AdrianaRenteria.jpg About - Make it stand out Adriana Renteria is currently Director for the Office of Public Participation for the CA State Water Board. Prior to this, Adriana served as the Community Water Center’s Regional Water Management Coordinator, and led CWC's work around ensuring groundwater is protected so that disadvantaged communities in the Tulare Lake Basin can have access to safe, affordable, and reliable drinking water.Adriana also coordinates the Community Water Leaders Network which is a network designed to support local elected water decision makers. Adriana received a Bachelor of Arts in Environmental Studies and Economics from UC Santa Cruz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611edfd70ea9891b2d2d1fbe/12e2167b-13e0-4191-8412-6436cda366c4/AlesandraNajera.jpg About - Make it stand out Alesandra Nájera is a Program Officer at the Water Foundation working on safe drinking water, conservation and efficiency, and Salton Sea/Colorado River initiatives. Prior to joining the Water Foundation, she was a Legislative Assistant to U.S. Senator Barbara Boxer, where she handled natural resources policy in Washington, D.C. She previously served as a Legislative Assistant to Congressman John Garamendi of California’s 3rd district. She also was a Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute STEM Graduate Fellow, where she worked on water and public lands issues in the Office of Secretary at the Department of the Interior. Alesandra received both undergraduate and Master’s degrees from Stanford University, while working as a research fellow at Joint Venture Silicon Valley. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611edfd70ea9891b2d2d1fbe/7c52413d-48c1-4db8-bd94-c1ff57ef6f6e/Alexandra+Biering.jpg About - Make it stand out Alexandra (Alex) Biering is a water policy professional with more than 16 years of experience in planning, policy analysis, legislative affairs, and facilitation. Currently, Alex is the Government Affairs and Communications Manager for Friant Water Authority. She serves in leadership roles for the Association of California Water Agencies, including as Agriculture Committee vice chair and as a State Legislative Committee member representing Region 7 (Tulare Basin). Alex is also a member of the annual California Water Policy Conference’s planning committee. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in philosophy with a second major in politics from the University of San Francisco and a Master of Public Policy from Duke University. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611edfd70ea9891b2d2d1fbe/252bfb89-8112-4bfe-96b4-fab1ea094c08/AllisonHarveyTurner.jpg About - Make it stand out Allison Harvey Turner serves as the Chief Executive Officer of the Water Foundation. She oversees the foundation’s strategy, operations, and grantmaking and leads the staff in pursuing our mission to secure clean, reliable water for people and nature. As CEO, Allison supports philanthropy’s ability to convene, experiment with new ideas, and scale investment in transformative water solutions. The Water Foundation began in 2011 as a project of the Resources Legacy Fund and launched as an independent foundation in 2017. It has granted more than $50 million to organizations and coalitions to support safe, clean water for people, restored freshwater ecosystems, and climate resilience. To complement its grantmaking and build a broader constituency for water solutions, the Water Foundation also serves as a convener, field builder, and campaign strategist. Previously, Allison was the Environment Program Director at the S. D. Bechtel, Jr. Foundation, where she directed water and land conservation strategies, including managing the California Conservation Fund. She was also on the senior management team that grew the organization from ten to thirty professionals, managed a complex endowment, and guided more than $1 billion in grantmaking over ten years. Allison serves on advisory boards for Audubon California, the Public Policy Institute of California’s Water Policy Center, Sustainable Conservation, and the Water Solutions Network. She received a Bachelor of Science Degree in Chemical Engineering from the University of California, Los Angeles. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611edfd70ea9891b2d2d1fbe/e48d6c63-06fd-43d3-8950-5699e74f017a/AlyddaMangelsdorf.jpg About - Make it stand out Alydda Mangelsdorf is the Chief of the Planning and Watershed Stewardship Division at the North Coast Regional Water Quality Control Board where she’s held a leadership role for the last 8 years. Alydda has a bachelor’s degree in Environmental Science and a master’s degree in Environmental Policy, with a focus on aquatic systems and bioregional decision making. She began her career in 1989, at U.S. EPA Region IX where she worked on wastewater discharge issues related to cities, tribes, mines, and agricultural operations. Alydda also oversaw hazardous waste cleanup on federal facilities and initiated the Region’s watershed-scale sediment assessment and erosion control planning (TMDL) efforts. She transitioned to the Water Board in 2007, where she managed and was principal investigator on multiple planning and TMDL projects prior to becoming a member of the Region’s management team. She lives in Sonoma County where she is raising two wonderful young adults, a dog, a cat, and several chickens. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611edfd70ea9891b2d2d1fbe/7636d242-95b2-4151-92b1-77921266035d/AmyMcCoy.jpg About - Make it stand out Inspired by the ways in which water shapes cultures, carves landscapes, and connects people, Amy McCoy has spent the past two decades traversing the complexities of water challenges at the intersection of governance, science, and social justice. Amy is a founding partner of AMP Insights, where she addresses vexing water challenges through the lens of research, policy, and dynamic collaborations. She also serves as the Research Lead for the Initiative on Universal Access to Clean Drinking Water for Tribal Communities and advocates for the fundamental human right to clean drinking water. She has previously worked as an ecologist with the Sonoran Institute and was a Captain and athlete in the US Air Force. She graduated with a BS in Environmental Biology from Yale University, an MA in Environmental Studies from the University of Southern California, and a PhD in Arid Lands Resource Sciences from the University of Arizona. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611edfd70ea9891b2d2d1fbe/7a81d42d-83ae-4e5f-aa02-cc8b5acae76a/AmyWitherall.jpg About - Make it stand out Amy Witherall is the Binational Program Manager for the Lower Colorado Basin Region of the Bureau of Reclamation. She was an integral part of the development and negotiation of Minute No. 319 and Minute No. 323 to the binational 1944 Treaty for Utilization of Waters of the Colorado and Tijuana Rivers and of the Rio Grande, and plays a key role in implementing both Minutes. Prior to working on binational efforts, Amy managed planning studies in partnership with Southern California stakeholders, including the Los Angeles Basin Stormwater Conservation Study. Amy received her undergraduate degrees in Natural Resource Ecology and Conservation Biology, and Spanish, from the University of Idaho, where she also minored in International Studies. She earned her Master’s degree in International Environmental Policy at the Monterey Institute of International Studies. Amy was a Presidential Management Fellow from 2007-2009. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611edfd70ea9891b2d2d1fbe/41fa315d-ada2-47d5-91ff-d86c42e3fc81/AnatoleFalagan.jpg About - Make it stand out B. Anatole Falagan’s 34-year career has been in water. As Long Beach Water’s Assistant General Manager, he oversees finance, administration, government and public affairs, and water resources. Prior to Long Beach, Anatole served 16 years with The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, the world's largest water supply agency. Prior to MWD, he worked in the private sector as an engineer in Fort Worth, Texas. Anatole is a registered Professional Engineer in California and Texas. He holds a B.S. and M.S. in Civil Engineering from Stanford, and an M.B.A. from UC Irvine. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611edfd70ea9891b2d2d1fbe/40cf11a3-b61d-4f08-9df7-4c9250147363/Angela-Pang.jpg About - Make it stand out As Coro’s Director of Program Management, Angela Pang works with the program team to deliver innovative leadership development programs, including Women in Leadership and Water Solutions Network. Angela has deep experience as a media, community relations, and event planning expert. She most recently served as the Director of Operations for the Asian Business League of San Francisco, managing the nonprofit’s efforts to engage, inspire, and connect leaders within the Asian American/Pacific Islander business community. During her time with the AsianWeek Foundation, Angela also helped organize the largest Pan-Asian celebration nationwide, the Asian Heritage Street Celebration, and coordinated the street fair’s publicity, media sponsorships, social media, and more. She is formerly a member of the San Francisco Hep B Free campaign, a citywide effort to raise awareness about the importance of screening and vaccinating all Asian and Pacific Islanders for hepatitis B. She volunteers on the Asian Pacific American Heritage Celebration Committee, which organizes San Francisco’s official celebration of Asian Pacific American Heritage Month each May. She’s a Bay Area native and holds a B.A. in English and Communication from the University of California, Davis. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611edfd70ea9891b2d2d1fbe/891d8b71-b399-491d-9b1a-d813c167897c/Ankur+Bhattacharya.jpg About - Make it stand out Ankur Bhattacharya joined Reclamation as an engineering intern, where he assisted several operations and maintenance initiatives throughout the region. After graduating, Ankur took to the field as a mechanical engineer at the Grand Coulee Dam and had the opportunity to support the overhaul of one of the world’s largest hydropower plants. In 2015, Ankur transitioned to the Division of Design and Construction and worked to maintain the region’s aging infrastructure. He later joined the Planning Division as a project manager for Title XVI—a WaterSMART grants program targeted toward developing recycled water initiatives throughout the western United States. Ankur currently works as the Regional Liaison in the Sacramento office. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611edfd70ea9891b2d2d1fbe/e643b448-49bc-4db8-9fc7-2d7b0054f6e5/Ann_Hayden.jpg About - Make it stand out Ann Hayden is the Senior Director of the Environmental Defense Fund’s (EDF) Western Water program and the California Habitat Exchange program. Ann joined EDF in 2002 to help lead its efforts to restore the San Francisco Bay Delta estuary while improving urban and agricultural water supply reliability. She leads EDF's work in California to advance incentive-based approaches that ensure adequate water is available for rivers and wetlands, improve agriculture’s resilience in the face of variable water supplies, and address the water needs of disadvantaged communities. She also works with a wide range of partners to encourage the implementation of habitat markets that can restore critical habitat and benefit the agriculture economy in California. Ann has a long history of building broad coalitions of state and federal agencies, non-profit partners, landowners, and the private sector to support the implementation of environmental markets that help increase California's healthy freshwater and terrestrial systems and improve delivery of the environmental services these habitats provide. Ann earned an M.A. in Environmental Science and Management from UC Santa Barbara, and a B.A. in Marine Biology from UC Santa Cruz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611edfd70ea9891b2d2d1fbe/d5562026-a601-45f3-8d8e-31678dece8d6/AnnWillis.png About - Make it stand out Ann Willis, PhD, is a senior staff researcher at the Center for Watershed Sciences, a Fellow of the UC Davis John Muir Institute for the Environment, and Fellow alumna of the Southwest Climate Adaptation Science Center. She focuses her research on working lands conservation, recognizing that people’s interaction with their environment is integral to large-scale stream conservation. She has worked on stream conservation issues in northern California, including the Shasta and Scott watersheds of the lower Klamath Basin, the Sacramento-San Joaquin basins, and California's Central Coast. In 2016, she was awarded a National Science Foundation Fellowship to pursue her doctoral degree in Civil and Environmental Engineering at UC Davis, which she completed in 2020. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611edfd70ea9891b2d2d1fbe/f33a0e14-3032-4fb8-98f4-2f2c7b9477e3/Arian_Aghajanzade.jpg About - Make it stand out Arian Aghajanzadeh is currently the Head of Sustainable Agriculture at Vinsight. He is formerly a water and energy researcher at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. He believes that our clean energy future will not be possible without the Agricultural sector. That is why he spends most of his time researching various ways through which farms can better manage water and energy and integrate with the rapidly decarbonizing electricity grid. Arian wants to help the World transition to sustainable energy, water, and food systems. Arian holds a Master of Chemical Engineering from Cornell University and a Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering from UC Berkeley. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611edfd70ea9891b2d2d1fbe/1638233653664-QDW9R5H2SUSLHYC1US0V/AshleyBoren.jpg About - Make it stand out Ashley has directed the strategy, growth and operations of Sustainable Conservation since 1997. Ashley received a 2007 James Irvine Foundation Leadership Award for her unwavering commitment to innovative, balanced problem-solving to address a variety of critical environmental problems facing California. Prior to Sustainable Conservation, Ashley spent eight years at Smith & Hawken, a mail order and retail gardening company, where she worked in finance, new business development, inventory planning and retail merchandising. She began her career at The Nature Conservancy in program development and fundraising. In addition to her work at Sustainable Conservation and her Board service with WSN, Ashley serves on the Boards of CalTrout and the CA Water Data Consortium and on UC California’s President’s Advisory Commission on Agriculture and Natural Resources. She served on California’s State Board of Food & Agriculture from 2006 to 2022 advising Governors Schwarzenegger, Brown and Newsom and Secretaries of Agriculture Kawamura and Ross on issues of food, agriculture and natural resources. She also served on the Board of the Robert and Patricia Switzer Foundation from 2002 to 2011 (the last two years as Chair), on Stanford Business School’s Alumni Consulting Team Board from 1995 to 2002 (the last three years as Chair), and Executive Committee of the Agricultural Sustainability Institute’s External Advisory Board at UC Davis from 2008-2018. Ashley has a BA in human biology, an MA in applied economics and an MBA from Stanford University. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611edfd70ea9891b2d2d1fbe/1ee62096-528c-40f1-975e-1a71afd5ae3c/BarryBedwell.jpg About - Make it stand out Barry Bedwell, a Class 13 alumnus of the Ag Leadership Program, has been president and CEO of the California Fresh Fruit Association since 2003. He has served in leadership positions for numerous organizations, including United Fresh Produce Association, California Association of Winegrape Growers, Fresno State Bulldog Foundation, Alliance for Food and Farming, Agricultural President’s Council and USDA’s Agricultural Technical Advisory Committee for Fruits and Vegetables. He is a well-known public speaker and has worked extensively with diverse groups and government officials. Bedwell graduated from Fresno State with a degree in business administration in 1974. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611edfd70ea9891b2d2d1fbe/a7b546a5-7207-42b2-9995-a50bc36edea3/BenDuVal.jpg About - Make it stand out Ben Duval is a third generation farmer in Tulelake, CA. He owns a farm he purchased from his grandfather, who was the original homesteader of the farm after it was reclaimed from Tule Lake. He currently works for his wife's family's farm where they grow potatoes, wheat and alfalfa. They also are currently working to add a wetland rotation to the farm. He has been active on the board of Klamath Water Users Association for several years, and is the past president. Klamath Water Users represents over 1,200 family farms and 220,000 irrigated acres on the federal Klamath Reclamation Project, supplied by the Klamath River. He was formerly president of the Modoc County Farm Bureau. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611edfd70ea9891b2d2d1fbe/6816962e-95fa-4979-ac57-c1d31c2eae3b/BrianGoldingSr.JPG About - Make it stand out Brian Golding, Sr., is a member of the Quechan Tribe of the Fort Yuma Indian Reservation, and has 25 years’ experience assisting Native American tribal governments, organizations, and people. Brian serves his Tribe as its Director of Economic Development, administering agricultural and commercial leasing, entrepreneurship, enterprise attraction, business permitting, transportation and transit program management, and infrastructure and facilities development. He works with diverse partners to restore, maintain, and enhance 380 acres comprising the Yuma East Wetlands along the Colorado River, near Yuma, AZ. Brian earned a BS degree in City & Regional Planning from Cal Poly SLO, pursued a MS degree in Community Development at UC Davis, holds a JD degree from the University of the Pacific’s McGeorge School of Law, and is admitted to the State Bar of California. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611edfd70ea9891b2d2d1fbe/6c3afe58-a1ac-4162-8f5e-69804b5aeba7/BuzzThompson.jpg About - Make it stand out Professor Buzz Thompson's research focuses on the sustainable use of water and other natural resources and on the effective design of regulatory institutions. The author of multiple books on water, the environment, and property, Professor Thompson has published articles on such diverse topics as water markets, fisheries management, biodiversity protection, land conservation, the use of economics and market tools in environmental regulation, and cognitive barriers to resource management. Thompson is chairman of the board of the Resources Legacy Fund, the Resources Legacy Fund Foundation, the American Farmland Trust, and the Stanford Habitat Conservation Board; a California trustee for The Nature Conservancy; and a board member of both the Sonoran Institute and the Santa Lucia Conservancy. He previously served as a member of the Science Advisory Board for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. In 2008, the Supreme Court appointed Thompson to serve as the special master in Montana v. Wyoming (137 Original). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611edfd70ea9891b2d2d1fbe/731d0555-2a89-4128-a930-ad34f0cfa353/CarlEvers.jpg About - Make it stand out Carl B Evers III, Director of Sustainability and VP of California Operations, is responsible for sustainability efforts as they pertain to operations and strategy at AgIS Capital. In Addition, Carl is responsible for operations on our clients' assets in California. Carl Previously served as VP of Water Resources, North America for Hancock Natural Resource Group. In that role he managed water strategy, policy and engagement of over $2 billion of farmland investments. Prior to that Carl has managed operations and development of over 40,000 acers of permanent crop properties in the US and Australia. Carl holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Agribusiness from California Polytechnic University, San Luis Obispo, along with a minor degree in Sustainable Agriculture, and is a graduate of the 2020 WEF Water Leaders program. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611edfd70ea9891b2d2d1fbe/e3491dbb-cbb7-435a-83fb-7ac609e11788/CarlosQuintero.jpg About - Make it stand out Carlos Quintero is currently the General Manager at the Sweetwater Authority in the South Bay area. Prior to his appointment at Sweetwater Authority, Carlos was the Operations Manager at the Santa Ana Watershed Project Authority where he was responsible for the operation and maintenance of the Inland Empire Brine Line, a regional brine removal system in the Santa Ana River Watershed. Carlos obtained a B.S. in Urban Studies from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and is currently a registered professional engineer with the State of California. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611edfd70ea9891b2d2d1fbe/b4a1b13f-89d2-4dcf-a248-094d5cf90db4/Carrie+Monohan.jpg About - Make it stand out Dr. Carrie Monohan, Science Director, earned her Ph.D. in Forest Resources and Hydrology in 2004 from the University of Washington. Her dissertation work addressed the relationship between water quality in agricultural streams and diminishing salmon habitat. She has been the Science Director at The Sierra Fund since 2010 where she designs and directs research to fill critical data gaps in water quality regulation, abandoned mine remediation and prioritization of conservation efforts. Dr. Monohan is also an Adjunct Professor and Lecturer at California State University at Chico where she teaches courses in the Geological and Environmental Sciences Department. Dr. Monohan supervises graduate student research in the projects that she directs at The Sierra Fund. These research efforts include: sediment and mercury loading; storm flows; meadow hydrology, abandoned mine assessment, identification of mercury and other heavy metal contamination sources. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611edfd70ea9891b2d2d1fbe/b55518f1-d421-4f98-a22e-132704580bc6/CaseyAnderson.jpg About - Make it stand out Casey Anderson is the Executive Director of Orange County Farm Bureau, a non-profit grassroots agriculture advocacy organization, where he started work in early 2017. Casey oversees multiple farmers’ markets throughout San Diego and Orange counties and communicates the interests of farmers to local, state, and federal government. Under his leadership, a year-round farm tour program was established. Prior to this he served as the Membership and Projects Manager at San Diego County Farm Bureau for 10 years. He lives with his wife and two daughters in north San Diego County. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611edfd70ea9891b2d2d1fbe/1c006bad-dda5-42a3-bfe2-6bc16d40dcfa/CelesteCantu.jpg About - Make it stand out Celeste Cantú serves in a variety of water leadership roles and writes and speaks on 21st Century western water policy and management. She currently serves on: San Diego Regional Water Quality Control Board as Chair Water Solutions Network, Design Team Water Solutions Network, Advisory Council Water Policy Center Advisory Council, Public Policy Institute of California (PPIC) Chair Water Education Foundation, Vice President The Water Foundation, Vice President UC President’s Advisory Council for Agriculture and Natural Resources Master Gardener in Riverside County. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611edfd70ea9891b2d2d1fbe/628bfcd8-ee0b-4f00-98c1-1903a6dc3b39/CharnnaGilmore.JPG About - Make it stand out Charnna Gilmore serves as the Executive Director of the Scott River Watershed Council, where she is dedicated to environmental conservation and fostering community engagement within the Scott Valley and across the Klamath River basin. Under her leadership, the Council works on key initiatives such as habitat restoration, water conservation, sustainable agriculture, and forest health. Charnna is committed to collaborative efforts, partnering with local community members, government agencies, and conservation groups to protect natural resources and enhance watershed health. She also actively contributes to the Etna Community Garden and the Scott Valley composting program, promoting local food production and community involvement. A dedicated advocate for community service, Charnna has spent the past three decades coaching youth sports, serving two terms on the school board, and currently holds the role of mayor pro tem on the Etna City Council. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611edfd70ea9891b2d2d1fbe/09e1caf2-7609-41b8-8e42-59555016aa3e/ChristinaBabbitt.jpg About - Make it stand out Christina Babbitt In her role as as Senior Manager, Global Water Advisor at Starbucks, Christina serves as the company’s lead water advisor, working across the enterprise and the industry to deliver thought leadership, overarching strategy, deep subject matter expertise and actionable guidance on topics including water, biodiversity, and sustainable agriculture. Previously, Christina was Program Manager, Sustainability and Innovation, Global Supply Chain at Starbucks, and has also served as Director, Climate Resilient Water Systems at Environmental Defense Fund, where she worked at the intersection of water, agriculture, and climate, with a focus on supporting the successful implementation of California’s Sustainable Groundwater Management Act. Christina’s past research has focused on water resources management in stressed watersheds across the western U.S., Europe, and Eastern Africa. Christina holds a PhD in Natural Resources from the University of Nebraska, Lincoln and an MBA from the University of California, Berkeley Haas School of Business. Chrisitna is a Water Solutions Network member, graduating with the Network's second cohort of water leaders. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611edfd70ea9891b2d2d1fbe/7564bbf7-cc57-4b60-83f4-849cce145ec2/240611_Tejeda_C-5x7sm.jpg About - Make it stand out Cindy Tejeda is a water resources professional and recently joined GEI’s Sacramento office where she works with a variety of clients on integrated water management and climate resilience. Ms. Tejeda has more than 25 years of experience in civil works planning and policy and is recognized as a national expert on comprehensive watershed planning and floodplain management with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE). Cindy has worked extensively with Tribes and all levels of government on integrated water resources management, policy development, program management, training development and delivery, public involvement and stakeholder engagement, and Tribal coordination, collaboration, and consultation. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611edfd70ea9891b2d2d1fbe/fbe6c818-189f-4d03-b6a3-5394656bbd33/CoriRing-Martinez.jpg About - Make it stand out Cori Ring-Martinez is currently a development specialist at GRID Alternatives. She previously served as the Sacramento Area Program Coordinator for the Environmental Justice Coalition for Water, where she worked on a community-driven creek revitalization project in South Sacramento. She holds a bachelor’s degree in Anthropology from Fordham University in New York City. She then lived in El Salvador for two years doing solidarity work with rural communities, many facing challenges to accessing basic rights like clean drinking water and maintains close ties with friends and family there. She dedicates her free time to organizing around racial and labor justice issues in Sacramento. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611edfd70ea9891b2d2d1fbe/b953e886-4308-48fd-8cd3-3cb13d23ebab/CourtneyYoungLaw.jpg About - Make it stand out As Vice President of Programs and Leadership Training at Coro, Courtney Young-Law manages the Programs Team, a dynamic group of eight people who create and deliver 14+ programs and leadership labs that engage more than 1,000 people each year. She facilitates leadership learning for the UC-Coro Systemwide Leadership Collaborative and the UC Berkeley Faculty Leadership Academy. She has developed and facilitated programs for water leaders in California, for human trafficking survivor leaders and anti-trafficking professionals, and for organizations looking to create cultures of collaboration. A native Texan, she has called San Francisco home for almost 20 years. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611edfd70ea9891b2d2d1fbe/0015ce62-def2-4385-89ec-0aeeac95d4ef/Crystal+Tulley-Cordova+%28Dine%CC%81%29_+Updated+Headshot.jpg About - Make it stand out Crystal Tulley-Cordova (Diné) is a Principal Hydrologist in the Navajo Nation Department of Water Resources – Water Management Branch. She has worked collaboratively with Navajo Nation partners on water-related research since 2013. She received a doctoral degree in Geology and an Interdisciplinary Graduate Certificate in Sustainability from the University of Utah. She has received a Master of Water Resources in Hydroscience and a Bachelor of Science in Earth and Planetary Sciences from the University of New Mexico. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611edfd70ea9891b2d2d1fbe/0ddbc8b7-35f2-4405-9511-38ee195ab809/CynthiaGuzman.jpg About - Make it stand out Cynthia Guzmán is a Principal at Estolano Advisors, an urban planning and public policy firm based in Los Angeles. Estolano Advisors works with public agencies, non-profits, philanthropies, and businesses craft innovative solutions to address complex problems. Cynthia leads a diverse portfolio of equitable sustainability, economic and workforce development projects. Through her work in strategic planning and stakeholder engagement design and implementation, she has collaborated with clients to develop programs and policies for equitable economic development, hiring and workforce training, and the growth of healthcare and technology sectors. In 2016, Cynthia was appointed to the Los Angeles Regional Water Quality Control Board by Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. The mission of the Regional Board is to preserve and enhance water quality in the Los Angeles Region for the benefit of present and future generations. Cynthia received her bachelor’s degree in English and master’s degree in Urban and Regional Planning from UCLA. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611edfd70ea9891b2d2d1fbe/bef76e2a-fea3-4f4e-944e-e1ef2f054377/DanielHartwig.jpg About - Make it stand out Daniel Hartwig is the resource manager for Woolf Enterprises, where he oversees water, energy, regulatory affairs, and capital expenditures. He is President of the Fresno County Farm Bureau, chair of the Central Region Hearing Board for the SJV Air Pollution Control District, and a member of several other boards and committees related to ag, water, and energy. He is also a partner in Hartwig Brothers Farms. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611edfd70ea9891b2d2d1fbe/dfc1afb6-75ed-451d-b507-82361f2a20b6/Danielle+Bergstrom.jpeg About - Make it stand out Danielle Bergstrom is the policy editor of the Fresnoland Lab at the Fresno Bee and the Executive Director of Fresnoland, where she writes about inequality in housing, water, and the region’s suburban sprawl. Prior to becoming a journalist, she worked as an urban policy expert at the Central Valley Community Foundation, the City of Fresno, and Oakland-based PolicyLink. Danielle has a Masters in Regional Planning from Cornell University and a B.S. in Biology from Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611edfd70ea9891b2d2d1fbe/1b9a7d02-a0eb-4710-8f70-b5f589c5311d/Darcy+Brown.png About - Make it stand out Darcy Bostic is a Research Associate at Pacific Institute. Her work focuses on improving sustainable groundwater management in California and investigates how the Human Right to Water can be better integrated into local and state water policy. Darcy holds a B.S. and M.S. in Hydrologic Sciences from the University of California, Davis. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611edfd70ea9891b2d2d1fbe/42f6467e-49f5-4cab-bba7-c6a4606eee04/DaveOrth.png About - Make it stand out Dave Orth is the principal of David Orth Consulting LLC, which offers strategic water resource analysis and planning.. Orth has nearly 40 years of financial and management experience, serving previously as a partner at New Current Water and Land, LLC, general manager of the Kings River Conservation District, executive officer of Friant North Authority, vice president of resource management at California Valley Land Company, Inc., and in the director of finance and general manager positions at Westlands Water District. Orth sat as a member of the California Water Commission, appointed by Governor Brown in 2014, until his term expired in January, 2018. Check out his observations on SGMA implementation. Orth resides in Clarksville, TN. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611edfd70ea9891b2d2d1fbe/56518dc5-6118-4b73-9610-3f88a5e2da33/DavePuglia.jpg About - Make it stand out David Puglia is president and CEO of the Western Growers. He leads the state government affairs and media communications staff on behalf of the association’s 2,500 members in California and Arizona. He and his team manage a range of legislative and regulatory issues affecting the fresh produce industry and agriculture generally. In addition, he manages Western Growers’ political action committees. Prior to joining Western Growers in 2005, he was vice president of APCO Worldwide, a global public affairs consulting firm. He previously served for seven years in the California Attorney General’s Office, first as press secretary and later as director of public affairs and communications. He has also worked on four statewide political campaigns in California. He brings this experience to the PPIC Water Policy Center Advisory Council. A native of Sacramento, he holds a bachelor’s degree from California State University, Sacramento, where he majored in government and journalism. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611edfd70ea9891b2d2d1fbe/53b376ae-35fe-4fe1-b29b-871311985182/DebbieFranco.jpg About - Make it stand out Debbie Franco, the inaugural Managing Director of the Water Solutions Network joins the network after almost ten years in the California Governor’s Office, most recently as the Senior Advisor for Water and Rural Affairs. She brings 15 years of experience in the water sector, including collaborating on the Human Right to Water, the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act, and drought response. Franco got her start in the water sector at the Environmental Justice Coalition for Water, where she ultimately served as the Policy Director. As Managing Director of the Water Solutions Network, she will coordinate and lead collaboration among network participants, the Advisory Council, and WSN partners to expand the network and its impact. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611edfd70ea9891b2d2d1fbe/33972d2c-fc1b-4910-a21f-bfab5b30751b/Denise.jpg About - Make it stand out Denise Fairchild is the inaugural President of Emerald Cities Collaborative (ECC), a national nonprofit organization based in Washington, D.C., with affiliates in major urban centers across the United States. She is charged with advancing ECC’s “high-road” mission to green our cities, build resilient local economies and ensure equity inclusion in both the process and outcomes of a new green and healthy economy. Denise is nationally recognized and respected for her 40-year successful track record and innovative programs in sustainable and community economic development, domestically and internationally. In 1995 she founded and directed the Community and Economic Development (CED) Department at Los Angeles Trade-Technical College, as well as an affiliated nonprofit community development research and technical assistance organization, CDTech. She founded the Regional Economic Development Institute (REDI), an initiative of Los Angeles Trade-Technical College, to provide inner-city residents with career and technical education for high-growth/high-demand jobs in the L.A. region, with a focus on the green economy. Denise received her B.A from Fisk University in 1972, a masters in City Planning from the University of Pennsylvania and a doctorate in urban planning from UCLA. She holds a number of academic distinctions, including serving as a senior fellow at M.I.T., U.C.L.A. and The Rockefeller Foundation Bellagio Fellowship. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611edfd70ea9891b2d2d1fbe/74c9617c-4ede-49f0-81d8-995e92281ede/DeniseSoria.jpg About - Make it stand out Denise Soria is a Water Resource Control Engineer with the Central Valley Regional Water Quality Control Board (Regional Water Board) a regulatory agency under the California Environmental Protection Agency. She has over 10 years of water quality permitting and regulatory experience working on projects such as power plants, domestic wastewater treatment, recycled water, and food processing facilities (including wineries) in the Central Valley. She routinely provides outreach to and works with disadvantaged communities, often providing translation services, and assisting the Environmental Justice Liaison with the Regional Water Board. She holds a Bachelor of Science and Master of Science in Civil Engineering from California State University, Fresno. In her spare time she likes to travel and dance. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611edfd70ea9891b2d2d1fbe/acdb01fe-8670-415b-a396-cae63103d2e2/DoreBietz.jpg About - Make it stand out Dore Bietz (Northern and Southern Me-Wuk) resides on the Tuolumne Rancheria in Central California. After receiving a degree in Landscape Architecture, Dore has worked for tribes specializing in realty, land use and environmental and natural resources protection for 25 years. As an enrolled member of the Tuolumne Band of Me-Wuk Indians, Dore understands the complexities of tribal governments and the need to foster better communication between tribes and outside agencies. Dore previously worked as the Planner and Emergency Manager for the Tuolumne Me-Wuk Tribal Council where she was involved in every aspect of community development, environmental and natural resources protection and is currently Tuolumne County’s Office of Emergency Services Coordinator. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611edfd70ea9891b2d2d1fbe/13d4fbe4-af2d-43b9-ba1e-6de88c6d8c15/DrewAtwater.jpg About - Make it stand out Drew Atwater is the Manager of Rates, Charges, and Financial Planning at Metropolitan Water District of Southern California. Drew has over ten years’ experience managing finance, water efficiency, and water resource planning functions in the water sector. He was one of the co-founders of the California Data Collaborative and works across organizations to build collaboration to put water data to best serve the public. Drew serves as the Chair of the Rate Design Subcommittee of Rates and Charges at the American Water Works Association, Division 1 private sector member for the Audit Oversight Committee for the County of Orange, and the Chair of the Steering Committee for the California Data Collaborative. He has a Bachelor of Arts in Physics from Reed College and a Masters in Science in Environmental Science focusing in Environmental Economics and Policy from the University of California at Riverside https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611edfd70ea9891b2d2d1fbe/9d6ab87a-ea89-4df2-afd6-829c6db0b781/EdgarTellezFoster.jpg About - Make it stand out Edgar Tellez Foster is the Senior Environmental Engineer at the Chino Basin Watermaster. He got his Ph.D. in Environmental and Natural Resource Economics from the University of California Riverside (2016) and a Bachelor in Economics from the National Autonomous University of Mexico (2011). His field of interests ranges from groundwater economics to optimization of natural resources use. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611edfd70ea9891b2d2d1fbe/8dab6059-8d41-43b3-8948-0ccd2708ea7d/Screenshot_20240814_193021_Gallery.jpg About - Make it stand out Eileen Takata is a Landscape Architect, Lead Planner, Watershed Program Manager and Public Involvement Specialist for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District. She led the Los Angeles River and the East San Pedro Bay Ecosystem Restoration Feasibility Studies. Nationally she facilitates conflicts and teaches stakeholder engagement, collaborative techniques, planning and leadership. Eileen’s varied experience also includes campus planning, infrastructure policy advisor for an elected official, graphic facilitator, watershed planner, landscape architect, non-profit organizational development and grant writing. She lives in an old orange grove house in Riverside with husband Rick Thomas and son Seth. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611edfd70ea9891b2d2d1fbe/9901515c-2ec9-4df2-98e9-5ded74edf3db/ElizabethNielsen.jpg About - Make it stand out Elizabeth Nielsen is Project Coordinator for the County of Siskiyou serving the Board of Supervisors, and also oversees the County's Natural Resources department. She has worked on Klamath Watershed issues for the past 10 years in various capacities, including with the Bureau of Reclamation in Klamath Falls, Oregon. She believes her work at the local government level is where she has been able to make the most difference, and looks forward to advancing progress in the Klamath River Watershed. She holds a BS in Agricultural Business from CSU Chico. She and her husband are raising two boys on their 5th generation family cattle ranch in the heart of the Shasta Valley, where they hope to remain ranching for decades to come. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611edfd70ea9891b2d2d1fbe/cdab2180-f43a-4e74-9721-2f85f04ce2c2/EllenWehr.jpg About - Make it stand out Ellen Wehr is General Counsel for the Grassland Water District in Merced County, which serves water to the Grassland Ecological Area, the largest remaining freshwater wetland complex in the western United States. She has practiced water and land-use law in Sacramento since 2007, specializing in Central Valley Project water issues. Ellen serves on the board of directors for Ducks Unlimited, Friends of the Inyo, and the Los Vaqueros Reservoir Joint Powers Authority, and is an alternate board member of the San Luis & Delta-Mendota Water Authority. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611edfd70ea9891b2d2d1fbe/9e97207b-b40b-455d-a125-3c1f08cd94ce/EmmyCattani.jpg About - Make it stand out Emmy Cattani is a fifth-generation agri-business woman from Kern County, California where she and her family grow grapes, almonds and cattle. She represents her family on the Boards of the Famoso Nut Company and Farm Breeze International and on the Investment Committee of Belltown Farms. Emmy oversees family investments in businesses and real estate, primarily focused on the agricultural sector. Emmy serves on advisory committees for the Pacific Institute, Stanford University’s Water in the West Center, Sustainable Conservation, Audubon California and the California chapter of The Nature Conservancy. She previously served on the Boards of the Sequoia Riverlands Trust and the Tejon Ranch Conservancy and on the Bureau of Land Management's Resource Advisory Council for Central California. Prior to joining her family business, Emmy was a private equity investor with The Shansby Group and VMG Partners and worked as a management consultant at Bain & Co. She received her Bachelors degree from Harvard College and an Masters in Business Administration from Stanford University. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611edfd70ea9891b2d2d1fbe/f0e310eb-d991-4c3a-8705-5af77ca29469/FeliciaMarcus.jpg About - Make it stand out Felicia Marcus is the former chair of the State Water Resources Control Board and was appointed by Governor Jerry Brown. The board manages the state’s drinking water and water quality regulation, and it implements the state’s water rights laws. Previously, she served in positions in government, the nonprofit world, and the private sector. In government, she served as the administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency Region IX in the Clinton Administration where she was known for her work in bringing unlikely allies together for environmental progress on a wide range of issues. Prior to that, she headed Los Angeles’ Department of Public Works at a time when the city went from garnering lawsuits to garnering national awards for environmental excellence. In the nonprofit world, she was the western director for the Natural Resources Defense Council and was the Executive VP/COO of the Trust for Public Land, a national nonprofit devoted to conserving land for people. She also was a private and nonprofit sector attorney in Los Angeles and has served on many nonprofit boards and advisory councils. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611edfd70ea9891b2d2d1fbe/b6e97072-09e3-4d10-b851-155657640bbb/FisayoOsibodu.jpg About - Make it stand out Fisayo Osibodu is a Water Resource Control Engineer for the San Diego Water Quality Control Board, where he has worked for 12 years focusing on permitting wastewater, water recycling projects, and indirect potable reuse projects. Fisayo holds a Bachelor's degree in Environmental Engineering and a Master's Degree in Civil Engineering (both from San Diego State University). Fisayo is also a licensed Civil Engineer in the State of California. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611edfd70ea9891b2d2d1fbe/ec3effb2-edc0-49fc-8e47-4a0bdd2794fb/FranciscoZamora-2018.jpg About - Make it stand out Francisco Zamora is a scientist and a conservationist with twenty years of experience working in natural resource management, particularly in the Delta of the Colorado River. He has extensive experience integrating community stewardship, applied science, and local values to reform water policy, conserve and restore priority areas, and build knowledge and capacity for collaboration between water managers and local leaders. He obtained his Ph.D. in Resource Geography, with a minor in natural resource economics, and a master’s degree in Marine Resource Management, both from Oregon State University, and a BS degree in Oceanography from Autonomous University of Baja California. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611edfd70ea9891b2d2d1fbe/b95c4a51-acf1-4153-8239-945892a02974/FrankRuiz.JPG About - Make it stand out Frank Ruiz joined Audubon CA in 2017 as a Director for the Salton Sea Program. He advocates for a sustainable Salton Sea that provides diverse suites of habitats for thousands of birds and controls dust to protect the health of the surrounding communities. In this role, Frank's primary goal is to develop conservation, education, and community outreach programs. Frank has vast experience working with various communities as a clergy, police chaplain, and mental health professional. He co-founded “Por La Creacion: a faith based alliance” that seeks to educate the Latino community in areas of conservation, education, and policy. He received his Sports Medicine Degree from UNAM Mexico and a Bachelor of Arts in Religion and Society along with a Masters in Religion and Psychology from La Sierra University. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611edfd70ea9891b2d2d1fbe/f7701f19-1e72-4a8d-98c5-47bb496df01f/HongLin.jpg About - Make it stand out Hong Lin is a registered professional engineer in California. She received her Ph.D. degree in Civil Engineering from Louisiana State University. Prior to joining the California Department of Water Resources (DWR), she worked on various water, wastewater and stormwater projects in consulting, private industry and local government. At DWR, she was the regional coordinator to implement the Integrated Regional Water Management (IRWM) program at DWR’s North Central Region Office. She is a core team member in developing DWR’s Sustainable Groundwater Management Program and previously served as an Executive Advisor for Deputy Director of Delta Conveyance at DWR. She is currently DWR’s Chief Financial Manager for the State Water Project. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611edfd70ea9891b2d2d1fbe/e4f0c6cc-4694-4502-baf7-aecc1bf9b131/JamesFerro.jpg About - Make it stand out James Ferro trained in law, science and policy, is a solutions-oriented strategist with experience in the academic, private, and public sectors. An effective collaborator and facilitator with strong leadership, management, public speaking, and analytical skills, he designs and implements stewardship initiatives combining science and policy with outreach, education, and advocacy at the water-energy nexus. James earned his Masters of Environmental Law and Policy degree from Vermont Law School and a B.A. in Political Science from University of Southern California. James is the practice area lead for West Yost Associates’ Energy-Climate-Reliability service offering and an Adjunct Professor at Chapman University teaching courses in water and environmental policy. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611edfd70ea9891b2d2d1fbe/ea91c01f-15da-4edb-a93e-b14347ee9fb2/Jamie+Anderson+2018.JPG About - Make it stand out Jamie Anderson Ph.D., P.E., is a senior engineer at the California Department of Water Resources. Jamie has a diverse background in managing California’s water resources with expertise in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta and climate change. Jamie has contributed to California’s global leadership in climate change by managing natural resources research for California’s Fourth Climate Change Assessment and conducting research on climate change impacts to the Delta. Jamie also helped develop the state’s sea level rise guidance. Jamie has expertise in hydrodynamics, water quality, sediment transport, ecology, numerical modeling, and environmental impact assessment. Jamie provided technical support and testimony for the Jones Tract Levee Failure trial and the Water Fix hearings. Jamie received M.S. and Ph.D. degrees from UC Davis in Civil and Environmental Engineering with a minor in Ecology and Environmental Studies. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611edfd70ea9891b2d2d1fbe/3632522f-fd49-49b6-941f-fdf80cf11889/JeffBorum.png About - Make it stand out Jeff Borum is the Director of Restoration for the East Stanislaus Resource Conservation District. In this role, he collaborates with partners as a Principal Investigator to design, implement, and coordinate state- and Central Valley-wide field trials focusing on comprehensive, systems-based approaches to land and resource management. Jeff also plays a key role in coordinating and implementing the RCD's riparian restoration projects. Born in Ventura County, Jeff has lived in Tennessee, Pennsylvania, and Texas, and ultimately returned to California where he pursued his education, earning a B.S. in Environmental Science with a minor in Physics from Humboldt State University (now Cal Poly Humboldt). Jeff was recently appointed to the Center for Land-Based Learning (CLBL) Board and currently serves on the Community Alliance with Family Farmers (CAFF) Ecological Farming Advisory Board. Additionally, he is a graduate of the California Ag Leadership Foundation Program (Class 52) as well as a Water Solutions Network Member (Cohort 4). Today, Jeff travels around the diverse state in his pop-up camper, engaging with communities interested in implementing conservation-based practices and systems. His dedication to ecological restoration and sustainable agriculture is driven by a lifelong passion for nature and a commitment to fostering resilient ecosystems of all types. Plus, he likes a good party https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611edfd70ea9891b2d2d1fbe/289aef1d-0c45-4cac-b87f-2cd81ab73fe3/Jen+Nevills_Updated+Headshot.jpg About - Make it stand out Jennifer Nevills is a Program Manager at the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California. During her more than 20 years with Metropolitan, she has developed expertise in water resources analysis, planning and policy development. In 2015, Jennifer led a multi-disciplinary team in an update of Metropolitan’s Integrated Water Resources Plan; establishing a new long-term water supply and demand management strategy for the region. In 2017, Jennifer moved to Metropolitan’s Sacramento office to work on science and policy matters related to the Bay-Delta. Prior to joining Metropolitan, Jennifer worked on endangered species issues in Washington State, and as a field biologist for the National Park Service. She holds a B.S. in Environmental Science from Huxley College of the Environment at Western Washington University.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611edfd70ea9891b2d2d1fbe/dadff41e-97a3-4f3c-88d3-2be9064a5b66/JennyTanphanich.jpg About - Make it stand out Jenny Tanphanich has led initiatives to protect water resources and human health for over a decade. She is a Resident Engineer at the Los Angeles County Sanitation Districts, focused on construction projects including the Clearwater seven-mile effluent outfall tunnel. She developed strategies for increasing sustainable use of recycled water through her previous role as a wastewater planning engineer. Prior to LACSD, Jenny focused on mitigating climate change and its environmental impacts, such as droughts and floods, globally. She conducted water evaluations for international aid and non-profit organizations, including in Thailand and India. Jenny is a California Bay Area native and holds a B.S. and M.S. in Civil & Environmental Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Stanford University, respectively. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611edfd70ea9891b2d2d1fbe/fd1a65bb-cf4c-4f64-a494-b213b75bf9cb/Joel+Metzger+_Updated+Headshot.jpg About - Make it stand out Joel Metzger is the general manager of the Utica Water and Power Authority (Utica), which is located in Angels Camp and nestled in the beautiful foothills of the Sierra Nevada mountains. His team manages 30 miles of wooden flumes, concrete-lined canals, and five reservoirs that provide water to 10,000 people in Calaveras County, along with operating two hydroelectric powerhouses. Prior to Utica, he worked at the Calaveras County Water District (CCWD) as the manager of External Affairs, Water Conservation, Legislative Advocacy, Customer Service, and Grants. Prior to CCWD, he spent six years at the Calaveras Enterprise newspaper as a reporter and editor in chief. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611edfd70ea9891b2d2d1fbe/6525923e-8e5a-4634-bb57-db37e60adf71/JohnCain.jpg About - Make it stand out John Cain is currently the Director of Conservation at River Partners. In 2017, he was honored as “Floodplain Manager of the Year” by the Floodplain Management Association. Earlier in his career he served as Restoration Ecologist at the Natural Heritage Institute and staff scientist for the Mono Lake Committee. He holds a bachelor’s degree in physical geography and a master’s degree in environmental planning from U.C. Berkeley. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611edfd70ea9891b2d2d1fbe/13a83ec8-07c4-46d3-8e8c-9dfc13bab710/JordiVasquez.jpg About - Make it stand out Jordi Vásquez is an Environmental Scientist with the California Department of Water Resources working from the South Central Region Office in Fresno for the Climate Change Program. He works to help develop and implement programs designed to increase and promote energy efficiency, water conservation, water recycling, and low impact development in order to reduce energy consumption related to water use in the State. Jordi graduated from the University of California, Santa Cruz in June 2017 with a Bachelor of Science in Earth Sciences and came to work in the water sector after consecutive internships at the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611edfd70ea9891b2d2d1fbe/a5026235-beaa-4757-9695-0caddbf60bdc/JoseCortez.jpg About - Make it stand out Jose Cortez is a graduate of Cal Poly SLO with a degree in Civil Engineering. Currently, he is a Senior Water Resource Control Engineer with the Colorado River Basin Regional Water Board. He has worked for the Regional Water Board for 19 years in various programs: TMDLs, NPDES, WDRs, Enforcement, DoD (CERCLA), and presently is the Land Disposal Unit Chief. In addition to water quality control, he has been involved in other special projects such as surface water monitoring, review and approval of IRWMP and Prop 1 funding proposals, and a collaborative effort with the local water agencies organizing a Drought Symposium. Prior to working in the water world, he worked as a field engineer with Walt Disney Imagineering on the Animal Kingdom, and later as a project manager on construction projects with a design build company. He has a great concern for the environment and is committed to working to institute change and reverse the drivers of climate change and environmental damage. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611edfd70ea9891b2d2d1fbe/906158a2-ddbe-4223-ab88-47e6e94427c8/JosephClaverie.jpg About - Make it stand out Joseph Claverie is a 4th generation farmer and hay broker from Calexico, California. He graduated in 2011 from The University of California, Davis with a Bachelor’s of Science in Managerial Economics. Since 2012, Joseph has worked as a Sales Manager for the company Ametza, LLC. He works on developing the Chinese market for the company and sources product from Canada to Argentina. In the community, he serves on the Imperial County Farm Bureau Board and is the Chair of Imperial County Young Farmers and Ranchers (YF&R). With YF&R, he created an annual fundraiser to sponsor members’ registration and hotel costs at the California State Committee. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611edfd70ea9891b2d2d1fbe/6c08a056-e40a-4d92-8873-f5ff2ef5c8e2/JoshDowell.jpg About - Make it stand out Joshua (Josh) Dowell was born and raised in Chowchilla, California on a dairy farming operation. He attended California State University, Fresno and majored in Agricultural Communications with a focus in Entrepreneurship. In his relatively young career, he has amassed a dynamic background that spans government and policy making, technology, and farming. He has worked in several major farming regions in California, with time spent in the Imperial Valley, Sacramento Valley, and his home in the Central Valley. Josh is passionate about helping farmers secure their future by developing projects and strategies that will provide reliable water sources for generations to come. In his time outside of work he is an avid podcaster and works with students involved in California FFA and Fresno State’s Entrepreneurship program. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611edfd70ea9891b2d2d1fbe/572c5904-8cb1-48a1-85e1-377b88f47709/JoyaBanerjee.jpg About - Make it stand out Joya previously worked at the S.D. Bechtel, Jr. Foundation and oversaw the Foundation’s Environment Program. Prior to joining the Foundation, Joya was an attorney at Latham & Watkins and worked for the City of New York, first with the Mayor’s Office of Operations and later with the Economic Development Division of the Law Department. Joya graduated from the University of Southern California, and she received a Juris Doctor degree from Columbia Law School. Joya currently serves on a range of advisory boards; she is a board member for the newly formed state California Water Data Consortium and the San Francisco-based 826 Valencia. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611edfd70ea9891b2d2d1fbe/f4cd46b4-8430-46e8-995d-0576f3465737/JulieRetner.JPG About - Make it stand out Julie Rentner received a MS from the University of Hawaii, Manoa with an emphasis in Tropical Agroecology and Soil Science. She completed her BS in Forestry at the University of California, Berkeley. Julie worked in environmental consulting for four years before joining River Partners in 2008 as a Restoration Ecologist based in the San Joaquin Valley. Since then, she has successfully secured over $60 million in state and federal grant funding to acquire conservation properties and implement riparian and floodplain habitat restoration. In total, she has worked to conserve over 2,000 acres and has secured funds to restore over 3,000 acres of floodplains along the San Joaquin, Tuolumne, Stanislaus. Merced, and Kern Rivers. Additionally, Julie has developed and led stakeholder processes supporting the integration of flood control and ecosystem enhancement at the regional level, resulting in the development of several on-the-ground multi-benefit projects as well as the Mid San Joaquin River Regional Flood Management Plan. She completed the California Agricultural Leadership Program in 2015. She is familiar with local government and local agency procedures and regulations, and is the President of Reclamation District 2092. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611edfd70ea9891b2d2d1fbe/36cefb40-aaff-4f0a-9129-c6b40883811b/JustinaGamboa-Arce.png About - Make it stand out Justina Gamboa-Arce is a Water Resources Planner with a professional degree in Urban and Regional Planning from the California State Polytechnic University, Pomona. Justina was born and raised in Imperial County, where she returned to practice her career after receiving her professional degree in 1996. She is currently employed by the Imperial Irrigation District, one of the largest irrigation districts in the nation. Justina has proudly dedicated her professional career to assisting numerous public agencies that serve economically disadvantaged communities, serving as a liaison between local government and regional, state and federal agencies for resources that are critical for basic needs. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611edfd70ea9891b2d2d1fbe/e417349b-bb09-46a7-8f9b-6b677a1253fd/KarenPope.jpg About - Make it stand out Karen Pope is an aquatic ecologist at the USFS Pacific Southwest Research Station based out of Redwood Sciences Lab in Arcata, CA. She received her Ph.D. in Ecology from UC Davis and M.S. in Biology from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo. Karen focuses on linking hydrological and fluvial processes with biological responses in montane ecosystems. Current research involves the effects of trespass cannabis grows on headwater stream communities, the effectiveness of meadow restoration projects in recovering process dynamics and improving conditions for aquatic biodiversity, and understanding how amphibian population dynamics are affected by aquatic restoration projects and aquatic pathogens. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611edfd70ea9891b2d2d1fbe/3ddd036e-142e-4f35-a9f9-a1d65ce9d6ba/KateMcCutcheon.jpg About - Make it stand out Kate McCutcheon was born and raised in Brawley, CA. She currently serves as Chief Financial Officer for her family's farming operation in the Imperial Valley. As a multi-generational farmer, she is passionate about continuing the company's legacy for generations to come and remaining an active supporter of the Brawley and Imperial Valley Community. She started her career in public accounting and has been in her current role for four years. Her family’s farm is over 5,000 acres and grows a variety of fresh produce items and hay commodities. Additionally, the company has a growing operation in Mexico, farming asparagus and artichokes. Kate oversees the sales of those products through the family brand, Sahara Packing Company, LLC. She holds a BS and MA of Accounting from the University of Southern California and is a licensed C.P.A. Kate is also a member of Class 49 of California Agricultural Leadership Foundation. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611edfd70ea9891b2d2d1fbe/084786ae-4bc7-4315-9257-8e59987289ff/KayWiand.jpg About - Make it stand out Kay Wiand oversees and manages more than 619,000 acres of public land as the deputy forest supervisor for the San Bernardino National Forest and portions of two national monuments. The busy, urban forest encompasses the San Bernardino, San Jacinto and parts of the San Gabriel and Santa Rosa mountain ranges, as well as the headwaters of the Santa Ana, Mojave and Whitewater river watersheds, which serve around three million people with their drinking water. In this role she facilitates federal and partnership investments across a range of multiple uses including watershed restoration, wildlife habitat conservation, recreation, and wildfire prevention and suppression. As the mother of two young children and a volunteer Cub Scout leader, Kay has a personal passion to help conserve our lands and waters for all people, and future generations, to explore and enjoy. Kay joined the Forest Service in 2005 as a Presidential Management Fellow and previously worked in Washington, D.C. as the National Budget Coordinator for the Forest Service’s Recreation, Lands and Wilderness programs. She holds a Master of Public Policy from the University of Maryland and a B.A. from Rutgers University. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611edfd70ea9891b2d2d1fbe/e1961252-3c8b-4c5a-bf95-d76c9d08dfdf/Ken+Holbrook_2019+Headshot+1.jpg About - Make it stand out He was formerly the Executive Director and a founding member of the Maidu Summit Consortium. He holds a BA in History (UC Santa Cruz), and was honored by Yale University’s Endangered Language Fund for his work with Maidu language. Ken spoke at the 2013 World Wilderness Congress, California’s Summit on Climate ’15, National Bioneers Conference ’15, and has been a regular faculty presenter at the annual Land Trust Alliance Rally, the national conference for conservation professionals. He contributed as an editor to An Ethnography and History of the Mountain Maidu People of Tásmam Kojóm (OGLE) and Upstream, Trust Lands and Power on the Feather River (MIDDLETON-MANNING). Ken also contributed to: World-Making Stories: Maidu Language and Community Renewal on a Shared California Landscape, and other works. Holbrook is an active participant in the Sierra Meadows Partnership. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611edfd70ea9891b2d2d1fbe/b0884ed7-dd82-486b-b02c-e0f3b6036ccc/LaneyWhitcanack.jpg About - Make it stand out Under Laney Whitcanack’s leadership, Coro has created more than 20 new programs and partnerships, increasing our program reach and impact across Northern California. With more than 20 years of experience as a social impact leader in the nonprofit, public, and private sectors, Laney has a rich history with Coro. She graduated from the flagship Fellows Program in Public Affairs in the 1990s and was Director of Community Programs in the early 2000s. Before returning to Coro as CEO in 2016, Laney was a founder and executive in the tech sector. She frequently speaks and writes about leadership, social impact, and value visibility. Laney lives in San Francisco with her husband, two children, and one mischievous dog. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611edfd70ea9891b2d2d1fbe/16916a57-33a0-4025-bfcd-5622da8eb1f9/LauraRamos.jpg About - Make it stand out Laura Ramos is the Interim Director of Research and Education of the California Water Institute at California State University, Fresno, managing multiple programs and overseeing marketing and operations. Her primary duty is to elevate the water IQ of the community by engaging stakeholders throughout the San Joaquin Valley -- including Fresno State faculty, staff, students, and researchers -- in the pursuit of sustainable water resource management solutions for California’s agriculture, urban, environment, and disadvantaged community interests. She has been part of the Fresno State water initiatives since 2001. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611edfd70ea9891b2d2d1fbe/d532442e-99c1-4e11-b95d-305a4ed73e4e/Lauren+Steely_+Updated+Headshot.jpg About - Make it stand out Lauren Steely is a water resources analyst and data scientist with a passion for turning data into policy. Her work focuses on the science and economics of agricultural water use in the western U.S., especially the Colorado River Basin. She received an MS from UC Santa Barbara, where she participated in the Sustainable Water Markets program at the Bren School of Environmental Science and Management. Having lived in Los Angeles since 2001, she is an avid desert canyoneer and a musician. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611edfd70ea9891b2d2d1fbe/adbf01b7-4785-4d7b-a931-f970dc83d5d9/LesterSnow.jpg About - Make it stand out Lester Snow was the founding director of the Water Foundation, where he continues to provide strategic counsel on programs, projects, and initiatives. His career has focused on innovation, collaboration and results while working on complex natural resource management matters. In 2016 he was appointed to the board of directors for the Klamath River Renewal Corporation, which will oversee various aspects of the dam decommissioning project on the Klamath. Prior to the Water Foundation, he served as Secretary of the California Natural Resources Agency and chief advisor on issues related to the state’s natural, historic, and cultural resources. He also directed the California Department of Water Resources, including operation of the California State Water Project. He has also served as executive director of CALFED, regional director for the Bureau of Reclamation, and general manager of the San Diego County Water Authority. He spent six years with the Arizona Department of Water Resources implementing Arizona’s first comprehensive groundwater management efforts. He brings this experience and expertise to the PPIC Water Policy Center Advisory Council. He holds a master’s degree in water resources administration from the University of Arizona and a bachelor’s degree from Pennsylvania State University, where he majored in in earth sciences. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611edfd70ea9891b2d2d1fbe/85b77046-d599-4e67-ab31-39ff26cddb72/F8F1A3D8-338F-40F5-B446-765E334355EC+%281%29.jpeg About - Make it stand out Maria Gallegos Herrera is a proud daughter of farmworkers, who grew up in the rural agricultural communities in the heart of California’s San Joaquin Valley. In May 2022, she was appointed by President Biden to serve as the USDA State Director of Rural Development for California. Herrera previously served Governor Gavin Newsom as the Central California Regional Director of External Affairs. Prior to joining the Governor’s Office, she held positions at Self-Help Enterprises, the Community Water Center and the California Department of Food and Agriculture. Throughout her career, Herrera has tackled water contamination and shortages, improved access to government, and worked to build resilient and sustainable communities through relationship building, community organizing, advocacy, legislation, and technical assistance. Maria also served on the California Water Commission from 2015 to 2019 and was the recipient of the 2019 Rachel’s Network Inaugural Catalyst Award. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611edfd70ea9891b2d2d1fbe/1e76b31b-43b4-4dfb-a592-10bee21be940/Marina+Perez.jpg About - Make it stand out Marina Perez is a Manager for the Office of Public Participation at the State Water Resources Control Board. As a public engagement professional, she has developed and implemented strategic outreach and engagement efforts in diverse communities focusing on water quality issues, consolidation of small public water systems, and site mitigation projects throughout the state. Previously with DTSC, Marina worked on site mitigation and hazardous waste management in Southern California. In addition, Marina was part of a multidisciplinary team with the Los Angeles Unified School District that helped construct 155 new schools to relieve overcrowding and busing. Marina is also part of the inaugural Government Alliance on Race and Equity CalEPA Capitol Cohort. Marina holds a BA from UC Santa Barbara in Psychology and a Master's in Public Administration from Cal State Northridge. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611edfd70ea9891b2d2d1fbe/fbc21215-6cec-4504-b6de-7e93430b0b43/MartaLugo.jpg About - Make it stand out As part of the senior leadership team, Marta Lugo serves as Valley' Water’s External Affairs Assistant Officer in managing and leading agency-wide External Affairs programs and initiatives that promote, raise awareness and build broad community-wide support for safe, clean water, flood protection, and environmental stewardship. She also provides strategic direction and oversees the Office of Racial Equity, Diversity and Inclusion, and the Office of Civic Engagement, whose focus is on fostering and advancing social and environmental justice and promoting equity in all policy-making, business decision making & service delivery to the public. Marta is a communications and community outreach professional with more than fifteen years of cross-discipline experience for both private and public sectors within in the fields of public water utilities, public health/ healthcare, and arts education. Marta started her career at the Santa Clara Valley Water District nearly 5 years ago overseeing the water district’s water conservation advertising campaign: Brown is the New Green. Shortly after, she was promoted to lead the recycled and purified water outreach program in which she established a public tour program for the Silicon Valley Advanced Water Purification Center. She now manages the Water Education & Volunteer program under the newly formed Office of Civic Engagement. Prior to the water district, Marta worked for the Santa Clara County Public Health Department for 9 years mostly in health communications— bringing a unique and diverse perspective from a complimentary field. A Bay Area native, she holds a B.S. in Mass Communications from San Jose State University and a Masters in Public Health. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611edfd70ea9891b2d2d1fbe/d995a8ba-7aac-4050-9958-8638a33c2056/Martha_Guzman_Aceves.jpg About - Make it stand out Martha Guzman Aceves was appointed Commissioner at the CPUC by Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. on Dec. 28, 2016. She previously served as deputy legislative affairs secretary in the Office of the Governor since 2011, focusing on natural resources, environmental protection, energy and food and agriculture. She was sustainable communities program director for the California Rural Legal Assistance Foundation from 2005 to 2011. From 2006 to 2008, she worked with Swanton Berry Farm on human resources issues including a new employee-stock ownership program. She was legislative coordinator for United Farm Workers from 1999 to 2005, working on labor and environmental issues. In 2010 she co-founded Communities for a New California, a charitable organization promoting increased civic engagement of underrepresented communities. Guzman Aceves earned a Master of Science degree in agricultural and resource economics from the University of California, Davis. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611edfd70ea9891b2d2d1fbe/fb6f6385-4b3e-4698-8303-96da2d04f26b/MarybethVergara.jpg About - Make it stand out Marybeth Vergara is a Project Analyst at the San Gabriel and Lower Los Angeles Rivers and Mountains Conservancy. She manages public grants awarded to cities and non-profits for the acquisition, planning, and development of open space for recreational opportunities and wildlife and habitat restoration. The grant funding comes from the The Water Quality, Supply, and Infrastructure Improvement Act of 2014 (Proposition 1). She is also involved with the Lower LA River Working Group, whose goal is to revitalize the Lower LA River from Vernon to Long Beach. Marybeth attended the American University in Washington, D.C and received her M.A. in Public Policy and Urban Studies. A native of South Los Angeles, Marybeth received her undergraduate degree from Occidental College in Public Policy and Environmental Studies. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611edfd70ea9891b2d2d1fbe/634bb0fa-f48a-43be-9598-1ba56522b41d/MaxOchoa.jpg About - Make it stand out Max Ochoa is the Program Coordinator with the Coachella Valley Mountains Conservancy, a California Conservancy whose mission is to protect the natural and cultural resources of the Coachella Valley. Previously, he worked with various community-based organizations as a policy advocate for farmworkers and economically disadvantaged communities facing the disproportionate cumulative impact of pollutants and other environmental stressors impacting human health and wellbeing. Max, a P’urepecha from the State of Michoacan, Mexico grew up in the Eastern Coachella Valley near the Salton Sea. He holds a bachelor of Science in Political Science and Ethnic Studies from the University of California, Berkeley, and a Master’s Degree in Public Policy from the University of California, Irvine. In his free time, he enjoys reading comics, volunteering, improving his photography skills, and exploring the outdoors. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611edfd70ea9891b2d2d1fbe/7861b791-4331-4286-86b9-4a08cb3561f5/MikeLynes+-+Feb+2019.jpg About - Make it stand out Michael Lynes has a background in conservation science and policy, with experience as a conservation biologist, planner, and advocate. He started his career as a wildlife biologist with Point Blue Conservation Science and then attended law school. He practiced law on behalf of environmental nonprofit organizations from 2004-2008. He was the Conservation Director for the Golden Gate Audubon Society until 2012, then served as its Executive Director in 2013. In 2014, he joined Audubon California as its Director of Public Policy in 2014 where he focuses on conservation and water policy and improved outdoor opportunities for Californians. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611edfd70ea9891b2d2d1fbe/8e151919-3140-4a42-aead-c389e8e1a6db/MichaelWoo.jpg About - Make it stand out Michael Woo was Dean of the College of Environmental Design at California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, for 10 years and before that. He was the first trained urban planner elected to the Los Angeles City Council (1985 – 1993). During his two terms as the Councilman representing the Hollywood area, Woo initiated the Hollywood Redevelopment Plan which set forth the 30-year legal and financial framework underlying Hollywood’s current revitalization. He also played a key role planning the route and station locations of the Metro Red Line subway connecting downtown Los Angeles and Hollywood. In the nonprofit sector, Woo co-chaired the national board of directors of Smart Growth America and the nonprofit organization which runs the Hollywood Farmers Market, the largest certified farmers market in the City of Los Angeles. Woo currently co-chairs a community effort to create a permanent memorial to the lynching of 18 Chinese in Los Angeles in 1871, the largest massacre of Chinese in California history and the largest mass killing in Los Angeles history. Woo earned a B.A. in Politics and Urban Studies from the University of California, Santa Cruz, and received his Master of City Planning degree from UC Berkeley. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611edfd70ea9891b2d2d1fbe/1d3cd4cb-e33e-4e74-b5ec-8d7233cdcc44/Michelle_Social_040.jpeg About - Make it stand out Michelle Reimers is a distinguished leader with over 18 years of experience in California’s water and energy sectors, including work with local, state, and federal agencies. Known for her progressive and collaborative approach, she founded Michelle Reimers Consulting in 2024, where she offers expertise in strategic planning, organizational optimization, emergency management, leadership development, communications, and government relations. Prior to establishing her consulting firm, Michelle served as the General Manager for Turlock Irrigation District (TID), overseeing the organization’s extensive irrigation and electricity operations across a 662-square-mile area in Central California. During her tenure, she adeptly guided TID through significant challenges, from the driest three-year period to the wettest year on record. Her innovative leadership led to the successful implementation of key projects, including the District’s second regulating reservoir, entry into the Western Energy Imbalance Market, and Project Nexus—a pioneering initiative involving solar panels over canals. Beyond her professional work, Michelle and her husband, Ted, farm almonds and walnuts while raising their two sons, Jasper (15) and Wyatt (12). Her deep connection to agriculture informs her commitment to sustainable water and energy solutions that support California’s farming communities. Michelle holds a Bachelor of Arts in Organizational Communications from California State University Stanislaus, where she graduated Magna Cum Laude. She is a Board Member for BEAM Circular and the Legacy Health Endowment Foundation. She was an inaugural member of the Water Solutions Network and a graduate of The James Irvine Foundation New Leadership Network and the San Joaquin Valley Water Collaborative Action Program. Notably, she was the eighth General Manager, the first female, and the youngest to lead the 138-year-old Turlock Irrigation District. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611edfd70ea9891b2d2d1fbe/5a93d89a-463f-4f9c-b083-744ca96e1f89/Moise%CC%81s+Moreno-Rivera.jpg About - Make it stand out Moisés Moreno-Rivera is the Government Affairs Senior Program Manager for Climate Resilience with the Trust for Public Land’s California team. Previously, he served as Deputy Secretary for Environmental Justice, Tribal Affairs, and Border Relations at the California Environmental Protection Agency, as well as Assistant Secretary for Equity and Environmental Justice at the California Natural Resources Agency—both positions appointed by the governor. His lived experiences deeply inform his commitment to tackling environmental injustice. Moisés is dedicated to advancing racial equity and environmental justice within government initiatives. His work has involved removing barriers to state funding, enhancing protections for tribal cultural and traditional uses of water, and raising public awareness of groundwater contamination. He has prioritized meaningful community engagement and improved language access, while celebrating cultural diversity in environmental stewardship. Moisés has built strong partnerships with communities most impacted by environmental injustice, including California Native American tribes, low-income populations, and communities of color. Originally from the East Coachella Valley, bordering California’s Salton Sea, Moisés holds a Bachelor of Arts in Peace and Conflict Studies from the University of California, Berkeley, and a Master of Arts in Latin American Studies from the University of Florida. In his free time, he enjoys reading at local coffee shops, exploring the outdoors with his dog, and spending quality time with friends and family. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611edfd70ea9891b2d2d1fbe/56e3e9c5-eb38-47c2-af63-16d2e35709ae/MorganCampbell.jpg About - Make it stand out Morgan Campbell is an Environmental Scientist at Provost and Pritchard Consulting Group (P&P). In her role, she collaborates with a team of policymakers, engineers, and growers to implement solutions to water quality and quantity issues in the Central Valley. Prior to P&P, Morgan was the Sustainability Coordinator for Olam, a global agro-food business. While at Olam, Morgan led the organization’s water stewardship efforts during California's historic drought. Morgan holds a Bachelor of Science in Environmental Science from the University of San Francisco and a Masters of Environmental Science and Management from the Bren School at the University of California Santa Barbara. While attending the Bren School, Morgan was also a Sustainable Water Markets Fellow. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611edfd70ea9891b2d2d1fbe/8e36f945-d7e7-447a-a44c-3a5100ef34d2/NickWobbrock.jpg About - Make it stand out Nick Wobbrock is a partner and co-founder of Blue Forest Conservation (BFC), a public benefit corporation using innovative finance to solve environmental challenges. BFC is developing the Forest Resilience Bond, a public-private financing vehicle to bring resources to protect our forests, cultural, and water resources from the challenges of climate change and large damaging fires. From 2007 to 2009 he was a water and sanitation volunteer with the U.S. Peace Corps in Honduras where he designed drinking water, sanitation, and watershed protection projects. He later worked for Doctors Without Borders in Malawi to support the sanitation infrastructure for rural HIV clinics. Nick is a licensed professional civil engineer in California. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611edfd70ea9891b2d2d1fbe/236623d1-cc39-4db4-a9de-3c0284962275/NnennaOzobia.jpg About - Make it stand out As a Senior Director of Training at Coro, Nnenna Ozobia works in partnership with the programs team to deliver innovative leadership and professional development programs. Previously, Nnenna worked at Kaiser Permanente as a top-rated facilitator and developer of executive education programs in English and Spanish for global health care leaders and, subsequently, as a patient experience advisor. For over 17 years, Nnenna has engaged in work related to diversity, equity and inclusion. She has led inclusive, clinical research, education, and outreach initiatives for the City and County of San Francisco, served as a policy director, consultant, and researcher for nonprofits focused on socio-economic access and intercultural education, and guided stakeholders through grant proposals to obtain millions in financing from international financial institutions. In addition to her bachelor’s degree in international relations from Stanford and her master’s degree in international economics from Johns Hopkins, she is a graduate of the Coro Southern California Fellows Program in Public Affairs. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611edfd70ea9891b2d2d1fbe/6e84412e-bf55-4974-a624-773c7cfe81db/DSC_1364+%281%29+Modified+FINAL+%281%29.JPG About - Make it stand out Norma Camacho was elected Chair of the Los Angeles Regional Water Quality Control Board (LARWQCB) in February of 2023. The RWQCB is responsible for the protection, preservation and enhancement of water resources in the greater Los Angeles region which includes the coastal watersheds of Los Angeles and Ventura Counties. She is also on the Board of Directors at Stillwater Sciences, a firm committed to creating a better world through science. Ms. Camacho retired as the Chief Executive Officer of the Santa Clara Valley Water District, which manages an integrated water resources system servicing Santa Clara County’s 1.9 million residents. She previously worked as the Director of the Ventura County Watershed Protection District and prior to that served in the Ventura County Executive Office as Deputy Executive Officer. Ms. Camacho holds a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering (structural) from Stanford University. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611edfd70ea9891b2d2d1fbe/0cfe378f-dd7e-4830-b956-9f79c3698809/OdinZackman.jpg About - Make it stand out Odin is the Founder and Principal of DIG IN. He is a facilitator and educator specializing in organizational and leadership development in the environmental, civic, and sustainable communities arenas. As the founder and lead facilitator for DIG IN, Odin works with individuals, organizations, and communities in California, nationally and globally supporting social change and leadership for sustainability. Odin has worked for more than two decades as an environmental advocate, educator and community organizer. Over the time he has spent working on and studying sustainability issues on a local, regional, national and global level, Odin has worked with the Sierra Club, the San Francisco Conservation Corps and the San Francisco League of Urban Gardeners in addition to consulting widely with other grassroots and national groups. Prior to working with DIG IN full-time Odin helped establish the Farm and Nature Center at the Center for Land-Based Learning in rural Winters, CA, where he developed place-based leadership education around sustainable agriculture, environmental restoration and land use and natural resources issues. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611edfd70ea9891b2d2d1fbe/953c48d7-5e3a-4e47-8a75-ad246efa5851/PaulRobins.jpg About - Make it stand out Paul Robins has worked for Resource Conservation Districts (RCD) since 1995, starting as a Project Manager for the Yolo County RCD in 1995 and continuing as the Executive Director for the RCD of Monterey County in 2008. The focus of his work has included the interactions between agriculture, water quality, and wildlife habitat, with emphasis on the potential uses of in-field and field edge vegetation for multiple resource benefits. Paul’s university training is in international agricultural development, landscape architecture and community development. Paul lives with his family in a small apple orchard outside of Watsonville, CA, with two kids mostly out of the nest. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611edfd70ea9891b2d2d1fbe/cad3d416-1dc9-4cac-b499-0f1e3fefd7fe/PedroHernandez.jpg About - Make it stand out Pedro Hernández is a policy advocate, educator, and community organizer in the Central Valley. He received his B.A. in Latin American and United States History from UC Berkeley and has an extensive teaching background including serving as the chair of Laton High School’s History department. Pedro’s local work focuses on ensuring communities from Merced to Kern County affected by water scarcity and contamination are involved in policy education, development, and implementation on a host of areas including SGMA, climate change and drought planning, short and long-term drinking water solutions, water affordability, and wastewater service provision. On the state level, Pedro led advocacy for legislation to provide safe and affordable drinking water and reliable wastewater service for rural and disadvantaged communities. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611edfd70ea9891b2d2d1fbe/abf5d438-067c-4366-8bbd-458de43f7303/PeteSilva.png About - Make it stand out Peter S. Silva is the President of Silva-Silva International, an engineering consulting company specializing in water policy and regulatory affairs. He has nearly 37 years of experience in the water and wastewater fields, and is an expert on U.S.-Mexico border affairs in these areas. He served two years as the Assistant Administrator for Water at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and six years as the Vice-Chair of the State Water Resources Control Board in California. In addition to being appointed by President Obama to the federal EPA, he was also appointed during the Clinton administration to the board of directors of the Border Environment Cooperation Commission (BECC). During his career, he has held positions at the International Boundary & Water Commission, the City of San Diego and Metropolitan Water District of Southern California. In addition to his consulting work, he is also involved in advocating for the involvement of Latinos in water policy matters at the state and national levels. He is a founding partner of Water Education for Latino Leaders (WELL) and provides assistance to the California Rural Legal Assistance as they work to expand their role in working with underserved communities. He received a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering from Cal Poly, Pomona. He is a registered Professional Engineer (California) and a Board Certified Environmental Engineer. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611edfd70ea9891b2d2d1fbe/e96c91ef-8506-4dd5-b198-c88bb4ab091a/Peter+Rietkerk.jpg About - Make it stand out Peter Rietkerk is the General Manager of the South San Joaquin Irrigation District, where he manages water resources, financial, operations, maintenance, and customer services functions supporting agricultural irrigation for 56,000 acres and municipal water to over 193,000 residents. Peter has always gravitated toward water resources, growing up on a family farm in Corcoran, CA. He holds a B.S. in BioResource and Agricultural Engineering from California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, a M.S. in Civil/Environmental Engineering from U.C. Davis, and is a licensed civil engineer. Peter has managed irrigation districts in the San Joaquin valley for over 11 years. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611edfd70ea9891b2d2d1fbe/74f628ef-953e-42a7-8478-240b171b97fe/Rafael+update+pic.jpg About - Make it stand out Rafael Villegas is a Civil Engineer with more than 22 years of experience in public infrastructure and water utilities. He is a Program Manager at the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power. Rafael actively engages in water resource policy development, strategic planning, inter-agency coordination, water rights issues and project development relating to regional recharge issues. His experience includes development and implementation of the Operation NEXT Water Supply Program, direct engagement Measure W Watershed Area Steering Committees, countywide Integrated Regional Water Management Program (IRWMP), Los Angeles River issues and development of the LA’s Stormwater Capture Master Plan. Through his experience, Rafael has developed a strong background in project delivery that includes program management, contract administration, and most importantly, consensus building. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611edfd70ea9891b2d2d1fbe/8b475ecb-6108-47a6-8012-0062e64c7f8d/ReneHenery.JPG About - Make it stand out Dr. Rene Henery is an Ecologist and Ecogeographer who holds a joint position as the California Science Director for Trout Unlimited, and part time Research Faculty for the University of Nevada, Reno, Global Water Center. Rene’s current work explores diversity and connectivity as pathways to resilient watersheds, ecosystems, and human communities in the U.S. and abroad. In his home state of California, Rene works collaboratively with NGO’s, state and federal agencies, private land owners, Universities and other interest groups to recover salmon and steelhead through science, collaboration and the reconciliation of conservation, water management and diversion, and land use. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611edfd70ea9891b2d2d1fbe/13f166c1-58f4-49ef-830b-ea2e08e2a78a/RicardoBayon.jpg About - Make it stand out Ricardo Bayon is a Founder and Partner of Encourage Capital, a new asset management firm focused on profitable and strategic investments to solve critical social and environmental problems. Encourage Capital seeks to build a community of investors, foundations, market leading companies, governments and nonprofits who are working together to address some of the world’s most challenging issues while generating financial returns for its investors. Prior to Encourage Capital, he founded the Ecosystem Marketplace and is a co-author of various books on ecosystem services. He was born in Bogota, Colombia, and is currently based in San Francisco. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611edfd70ea9891b2d2d1fbe/6f77720c-6544-43ae-9ceb-40f569b9d4c8/ReginaHirsch.png About - Make it stand out Regina is a renegade. She refuses to be bound by expectations or limitations. Her company, Watershed Progressive, is a rare entity that connects high level goals/values with boots on the ground projects. Their high level goal/value is to rehydrate watersheds. They do that one parcel at a time doing site assessments and then doing projects that improve water efficiency and hydrologic function with an eye toward the potential in aggregated activities up and down the watershed. In collaboration with Tuolumne Resources Conservation District, Watershed Progressive created the Land Resilience Partnership that enables parcel owners to understand how their local actions can contribute to a healthier watershed. Check out this project description for a project she did for the City of Ojai. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611edfd70ea9891b2d2d1fbe/2fa8e897-091d-430b-8059-21df5bd76c46/Reyn+Akiona.jpg About - Make it stand out Reyn Akiona is a San Joaquin Valley ecologist and the Executive Director and owner of the ecological services company, Valley Eco. He has spent his career implementing habitat restoration and lands management in the San Joaquin Valley of California. His focus is on building partnerships and cross-applying ecological and agronomic principles to maximize ecological benefit, impact, and sustainability of the landscape. Past work with USFWS, agriculture, and conservation nonprofits is core to his perspective on land management. He holds a BS in Biology, minor in Chemistry, and an MS in Ecology and Sustainability from California State University, Stanislaus. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611edfd70ea9891b2d2d1fbe/c08c25cc-ecbf-4a57-9e12-ad8b6ba3263e/Rogelio+Caudillo.JPEG About - Make it stand out Rogelio Caudillo is the General Manager for the Eastern Tule Groundwater Sustainability Agency (ETGSA). Rogelio’s goals as the administrator for the ETGSA is achieving groundwater sustainability in the ETGSA and the Tule Sub-basin. Born in Delano and raised in Earlimart, Rogelio is a first-generation university graduate from a farmworker family living in a rural community. He received a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from CSU Bakersfield. Prior to working for the ETGSA, Rogelio worked for the CA State Senate as a Senate Fellow in Sacramento and then as a District Representative covering Kings, Tulare, and Kern Counties. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611edfd70ea9891b2d2d1fbe/143dec94-500e-4d4a-945b-eeba4678daa4/RogerCornwell.jpg About - Make it stand out Roger Cornwell works for the Sutter Mutual Water Company and Reclamation District 1500 as their General Manager. In this capacity, Roger also serves as the General Manager for the Basin Irrigation and Drainage Authority—the Joint Powers Authority of Reclamation District 1500 and Sutter Mutual Water Company. Roger is active on a variety of boards that include Water Districts, Drainage Districts, and other water associations. A native of Esparto, Calif., Roger holds a BS in Agricultural Business from Cal Poly - San Luis Obispo. He has three grown children, including a son who is following in his footsteps and attending Cal Poly – San Luis Obispo. He loves to fish and play golf on the weekends and is an avid San Francisco Giants fan. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611edfd70ea9891b2d2d1fbe/fd2be33f-81ea-4682-8e61-6e39a4bfcb68/RyanFlaherty_WSN+pic.jpg About - Make it stand out Ryan Flaherty is the Director of Business Partnerships at Sustainable Conservation, a nonprofit organization committed to helping California thrive by bringing together business, landowners, and government to solve challenges facing land, air and water. In this position, Ryan works with industry, regulators, agencies and other stakeholders to understand and explore solutions to reduce nitrate concentrations in groundwater, with a focus on dairy manure. Prior to Sustainable Conservation, Ryan worked across sectors in the U.S. and internationally focusing on sustainable agriculture and water stewardship. Ryan holds a Bachelor of Arts from Tulane University and an International Master of Business Administration from the Moore School of Business, University of South Carolina. He is fluent in English and Spanish, and proficient in Portuguese. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611edfd70ea9891b2d2d1fbe/33086f59-da97-44c4-af27-5b193f1bdcc6/Ryan+Jensen.jpg About - Make it stand out Ryan Jensen has been working with Community Water Center since 2014, partnering with impacted and vulnerable communities in the Southern San Joaquin Valley to ensure equitable access to safe and affordable drinking water. In his current role as Senior Community Solutions Manager, he provides strategic guidance and management for advocacy and program work, including technical assistance to support a community-driven approach to the development of long-term water solutions. From 2009-2012 Ryan served as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Mexico, working as a specialist in Watershed Management, working with residents to plan community-based projects. He previously managed a 2007 project for Engineers Without Borders to develop a water supply with a community in El Salvador. Ryan holds a M.S in Watershed Science from Colorado State University. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611edfd70ea9891b2d2d1fbe/90135046-4ec5-4f6e-a7a8-4c3cd56bc5d8/sahara-huazano.jpg About - Make it stand out Sahara Huazano is the Director of Programs and Strategy for Alianza Coachella Valley. While at Alianza, Sahara has increased youth and resident influence in decision-making spaces in the Coachella Valley in issues of Environmental injustice and education equity. Sahara was born and raised in Mecca, CA, an incorporated agriculture community in the Coachella Valley. She completed her undergraduate studies in Environmental Studies at the University of California Santa Cruz in 2014. She focused her studies on the systemic challenges of rural communities through an environmental justice lens and completed a one-year research thesis, “Resort Development and Environmental Injustice: A Historical Analysis of Land Use, Race, and Class in the Coachella Valley, CA (the 1940s-1990s).” Her mission is to continue building bridges between people in her community and outside her community so they can work together to make the Coachella Valley a place for people to thrive. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611edfd70ea9891b2d2d1fbe/60ea8404-ba43-4591-b6c8-34f00c33a6c4/SammyGenshaw.jpg About - Make it stand out Sammy Genshaw is a Yurok tribal member and the director of the Ancestral Guard. The Ancestral Guard is an indigenous organizing network. Its programs combine Traditional ecological knowledge, science and values of world renewal. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611edfd70ea9891b2d2d1fbe/08bedc52-1672-4213-830e-9c7dd40544b7/Sandi+Matsumoto+_Updated+Headshot.jpg About - Make it stand out Sandi Matsumoto is the Director for The Nature Conservancy’s California Water Program. She leads a multi-disciplinary team focused on securing a resilient and sustainable water future for California. The Water Program is working to secure the wintering grounds of the Pacific Flyway, to revive healthy rivers to sustain salmon, and to advance sustainable groundwater management that ensures drinking water for people and supports nature. During her 17 years with TNC, she has worked at the nexus of water, agriculture and the environment across the state, including by launching BirdReturns and TNC’s efforts to implement the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act. A Central Valley native, she earned her B.A. from Yale University and M.B.A. from the Anderson School at UCLA. In 2017, she was appointed by Governor Brown to serve as a board member on the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta Conservancy. She also serves on the Advisory Council to the Public Policy Institute of California’s Water Policy Center and as an advisor to the emerging Environmental Leadership Initiative. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611edfd70ea9891b2d2d1fbe/9baf3d04-f0a9-4b3b-893d-e3a13117ae45/Sarafina_Maraschino.jpg About - Make it stand out Sarafina Maraschino has fifteen years of federal service comprising 6 years in the US Air Force and nine years in the Office of Counsel for the US Army Corps of Engineers, San Francisco District. She is currently serving as the District’s Tribal Liaison and developing partnerships with Indian tribes in Northern California, particularly in the Klamath Basin, for ecosystem restoration, watershed assessment, and water infrastructure. Her career path includes multiple Internet product/project manager positions during the dot-com era and many years as a singer/guitarist/songwriter in a touring rock band of some repute. She has a BS in History from UC Berkeley and a Master of Jurisprudence in Indian Law from Tulsa University School of Law. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611edfd70ea9891b2d2d1fbe/23d3d4ee-ddb5-4ccf-acde-19ff88ce8162/Scott+Sues.jpeg About - Make it stand out Scott Seus is the third generation of Seus Family Farms in Tulelake, CA. He and his wife are raising three young children on the original Seus Homestead, where they manage daily farm operations. The farm raises specialty crops such as mint teas, horseradish, garlic, and onions. Scott is a graduate of Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, Class 30 of the CA Ag Leadership foundation; he served on the board of directors of the Klamath Water Users Association, and is a current board member of the Tulelake Irrigation District and the Lava Beds Butte Valley Resource Conservation District. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611edfd70ea9891b2d2d1fbe/e0c313d9-6223-4478-99b7-89494e9565df/ScottWhite.jpg About - Make it stand out Scott White has lived in the Upper Klamath Basin since 2011, when he relocated to be the State of Oregon's Watermaster. In 2013, White successfully regulated the waters of the Klamath Basin for the first time in history upon the completion of the State's adjudication. This was the culmination of a 38-year process. In 2016, White stepped away from government work to serve as the Executive Director of the Klamath Water Users Association. In the past year, he transitioned to General Manager of the Klamath Drainage District. White was a collegiate athlete in baseball and earned a Bachelor of Science in Environmental Science from Oregon State University and Master of Business Administration from Corban University. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611edfd70ea9891b2d2d1fbe/61808b8f-3dc4-4cfb-a76a-4b694e60ec68/ShreejitaBasu.jpg About - Make it stand out Shreejita Basu, PhD, is a Water Scientist at Sustainable Northwest, a conservation nonprofit organization in Portland, Oregon. Her work is focused on collecting and analyzing data in order to protect the water quantity and quality in different watersheds in Oregon. She is working on applying spatial modelling tools to municipal drinking water source areas to identify best forest management practices and conservation opportunities. Shreejita works collaboratively with NGOs, state and federal agencies, researchers, and private landowners to find scientific solutions to complex place-based water management issues. Prior to joining Sustainable Northwest, she was a Fellow at the World Forest Institute, researching on innovative funding models for natural resources nonprofits in the Pacific Northwest . She was born and raised in India, where she completed her PhD in Water Resources from Indian Institute of Technology (IIT, Delhi). She was awarded the VLIR-UOS scholarship at University of Antwerp and Ghent University, Belgium for a program on Integrated Water Management. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611edfd70ea9891b2d2d1fbe/a9a664ff-dde5-42bc-812f-2c143d38a154/stephen.mejia.jpg About - Make it stand out Stephen Mejia-Carranza was formerly the Policy & Advocacy Manager for Friends of the Los Angeles River (FoLAR). Previously he worked as Urban Programs Coordinator at Heal the Bay working with underserved communities on water and open-space issues in the LA River and Santa Monica Bay watersheds. Stephen has spent the last five years focused on building watershed literacy, inspiring local stewardship and empowering community voices of all ages in local watershed planning efforts. He holds a B.A. from University of California, Santa Cruz in Environmental Studies. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611edfd70ea9891b2d2d1fbe/101e9a05-072d-44ee-83d8-380119875fdd/SusanaDeAnda.jpg About - Make it stand out Susana De Anda is Co-Founder and Co-Executive Director of the Community Water Center, a nonprofit environmental justice organization based in California’s San Joaquin Valley, whose mission is to act as a catalyst for community-driven water solutions through organizing, education, and advocacy. Susana is a seasoned community organizer and has received numerous awards and recognitions, including: White House Champion of Change for Climate Equity (2016); Mark Dubois Award from Friends of the River (2014); “150 Fearless Women in the World” by Newsweek Magazine (2012); “Women on Top – Top Activist” by Marie Claire magazine (2012); AOL sponsored PBS three-part series titled, Makers: Women Who Have Shaped America (2012); and “Las Fabulosas” and “Inspiring Latinas” by Powerful Latinas (2011); and the 2009 Petra Foundation Fellowship award. In addition, Jill Iscol’s book, Hearts on Fire, features a chapter on Susana De Anda and CWC (2011). Susana’s experience includes planning and organizing positions at the Center on Race, Poverty and the Environment; the County of Merced Planning Department; the Santa Barbara County Water Agency; and the Santa Barbara non-profit Community Environmental Council. Susana earned a B.A. from the University of California, Santa Barbara while completing a double major in Environmental Studies and Geography. Susana served for the past few years on the Community Funding Board of the Grassroots Fund through the Rose Foundation for Communities and the Environment and the Tulare County Water Commission, and now serves on the Board of Directors of the Tulare County United Way. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611edfd70ea9891b2d2d1fbe/618ce79f-d910-4be4-af7d-738cc365f2ed/Stuart+Drown+head+shot.jpg About - Make it stand out Tracy Delaney, PhD, RD, is the founding director of the Public Health Alliance of Southern California – a regional coalition of nine local health departments whose members have statutory responsibility for the health of 60% of California’s population. Her work advances population health and equity through multi-sector initiatives addressing policy, systems and environmental change. She has spearheaded multidisciplinary projects integrating land use and transportation, food systems, climate and water resources and community equity indicators. During her tenure at the County of San Diego, she was Principal Investigator for Centers for Disease Control’s (CDC) Communities Putting Prevention to Work grant, the nation’s largest federal obesity prevention award, and the CDC’s Community Transformation Grant. She holds a doctorate in Nutrition from University of California, Davis, and is a registered dietician and a certified Health Fitness Director with the American College of Sports Medicine. Tracy was honored with the 2014 Leadership Award by the Southern California Public Health Association. She has a voluntary Clinical Professor faculty appointment with the University of California Department of Family Medicine and Public Health. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611edfd70ea9891b2d2d1fbe/828ed8a3-a7d9-4cd6-89e1-6c325061b611/TracyDelaney.jpg About - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611edfd70ea9891b2d2d1fbe/d5240d6f-6002-4809-b8ec-51010d17ee13/VickyEspinoza_Headshot.jpg About - Make it stand out Vicky Espinoza is a Ph.D. Candidate at UC Merced, supervised by Dr. Joshua Viers. She analyzes how California’s Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA) could drive changes to the San Joaquin Valley’s agricultural lands and how these potential land-use changes could affect our farmers and the already socioeconomically vulnerable communities in the region. She is addressing a knowledge inequity gap that has persisted among underrepresented communities in the region. She is creating trilingual resources, such as the CaliWaterAg Youtube channel (www.tinyurl.com/caliwaterag), and workshops that help inform underrepresented communities and farmers about SGMA, potential impacts on agriculture, and how they can have a say in future water and land-use decisions. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611edfd70ea9891b2d2d1fbe/882a3d37-ee4d-4c02-a55c-f7a8e6569a87/WillieWhittlesey.jpg About - Make it stand out As Project Manager, Willie Whittlesey assists with many aspects of Yuba Water Agency’s (YWA) operations including hydro generation operations, FERC relicensing, flood risk reduction, strategic agreements, water rights and water supply to their member units. YWA has 400MW of hydro generation and provides agricultural water to eight irrigation districts in Yuba County, California. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611edfd70ea9891b2d2d1fbe/1638414751869-010XIP4K9UTD3Z8FRQXL/Xero%25CC%2581nimo%2BCastan%25CC%2583eda.jpg About - Make it stand out Xerónimo Castñeda is a Conservation Project Manager for Audubon California’s Working Lands program. Currently he leads Audubon’s Tricolored Blackbird conservation program, a collaborative effort to protect at-risk colonies in conflict with agricultural operations on dairy farms. Xerónimo also works to develop multi-benefit projects to enhance wetland habitat and on-farm habitat restoration throughout the Central Valley. He has over 10 years of conservation experience, including work on many different projects throughout the United States, from the entire west coast to the eastern shore of Virginia and northern Maine. He received a Masters of Natural Resource Management in Wildlife from Humboldt State University and a B.S. in Environmental Science, Technology, and Policy from California State University Monterey Bay. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611edfd70ea9891b2d2d1fbe/1298348a-70b6-4222-9e72-5ab5d1d35ea9/ZoeRodriguezdelRey.jpg About - Make it stand out As the Water Resources Manager at Coachella Valley Water District (CVWD), Zoe Rodriguez del Rey is responsible for coordinating long-term water management planning for CVWD. Before joining CVWD, Zoe’s work in the private sector focused on developing 21st century tools to support municipal water agencies to meet the challenges of managing contamination risks to public water supplies, like the 2014 Elk River chemical spill, by leveraging existing state and federal data for risk assessment and decision making. Zoe’s work in the water sector began at the City of Portland (OR) Water Bureau. 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Prior to joining the Council in 2016, Amanda served as the economic development lead for the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta Conservancy, program director for the American Land Conservancy’s Central Valley and Foothills Program, and executive director of the Mother Lode Land Trust. She has a Bachelor of Arts in international studies from Southern Oregon University and a Master of Sciences in community development from the University of California, Davis. She lives in Sacramento with her two children and enjoys hiking, backpacking, cycling, snowshoeing, swimming, and spending as much time outside as possible. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611edfd70ea9891b2d2d1fbe/c9be7ca7-91ae-48a3-b49a-81025521a661/Angel_Fernandez-Bou.png Cohort 5 - Make it stand out Angel Santiago Fernandez-Bou is a researcher at UC Merced with a background in environmental and socioeconomic systems engineering, and the current president of the nonprofit organization SocioEnvironmental and Education Network, SEEN. Serving vulnerable communities makes me prouder than any other part of my work. My work with SEEN includes children and adult education, and promoting environmental and climate justice in disadvantaged communities. My research orbits around sustainability and climate change, with a focus on the future of sustainable agriculture in California and the inclusion of vulnerable groups, including affordable technology and breaking language barriers. I have a PhD in Environmental Systems from UC Merced, a Masters in Biosystems Engineering and Water Resources from Brazil, and a degree in Agricultural Engineering from Spain, and I am trilingual in English, Portuguese, and Spanish. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611edfd70ea9891b2d2d1fbe/6d89f680-6892-4c27-b007-52c3aacc275d/Art_Castro.jpg Cohort 5 - Make it stand out Art Castro P.E. is the Manager of the Watershed Management Group for the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP), with more than 15 years of experience in water resources. He is responsible for implementing stormwater capture programs and initiatives that diversify water supplies for the City. Mr. Castro also oversees the implementation of LADWP’s Stormwater Capture Capital Improvement Program, which has implemented approximately $200M in stormwater capture projects to date. In addition, he has led multiple initiatives working across agencies with regional partnerships, whose collaborations have enabled him to build and foster productive relationships with key industry leaders. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611edfd70ea9891b2d2d1fbe/033e2ffb-885f-477f-bd57-1911e4d51539/Austin_Stevenot.jpeg Cohort 5 - Make it stand out Austin Stevenot born and raised in the California Central Valley, but my roots are deeper as I am also Northern Sierra Mewuk. I have worked in Commercial Ag, and have now found my place in River Restoration. Working for an organization dedicated to restoring rivers and rebuilding crucial habitat for many species and the benefit of people. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611edfd70ea9891b2d2d1fbe/7b177111-445b-4962-bb69-9f790071b7c7/Brook_Thompson.jpg Cohort 5 - Make it stand out Brook Thompson is a Yurok and Karuk Native American from Northern California. Currently, Brook is a master's student at Stanford University in the Environmental Engineering program, focusing on water resources and hydrology. In 2020 she graduated from Portland State University's Honors College with a degree in Civil Engineering and a minor in Political Science. Brook has been an intern for the City of Portland, Bureau of Environmental Services, the U.S. Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, West Yost Associates Engineering, Save California Salmon, and the California Water Resource Control Board. She is a a Gates Millennium Scholar, UNITY 2020 25 Under 25 Recipient, and a 2017 Undergraduate AIGC Student of the Year Awardee among other honors. Her goal is to bring together water rights and Native American knowledge through engineering, public policy, and social action. Current fights for me include undamming the Klamath River, denying the Jordan-Cove LNG pipeline, MMIW awareness, Traditional Ecological Knowledge (TEK), and supporting women and Natives in STEM fields. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611edfd70ea9891b2d2d1fbe/d23fd546-a527-4096-97ab-6481ddb820f2/Chris_Lehman.jpg Cohort 5 - Make it stand out Chris Lehman is currently the Deputy Director of Wastewater for the City of San Luis Obispo. After serving six years in the US Navy as a radar electrician, he began his career in water in 2010 as an Operator in Training (OIT) at the San Luis Obispo Water Resource Recovery Facility, and soon after obtained with Grade V Wastewater Treatment Plant Operator license. Chris has a passion for connecting people and ideas, with an emphasis on operational efficiency, and gets great joy out of crowdsourcing ideas that allow people and organizations to do more with less. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611edfd70ea9891b2d2d1fbe/f14fe126-84f4-4bc4-bb01-9b88dacaac62/Daniel_Spivak.jpg Cohort 5 - Make it stand out Daniel Spivak is an environmental planner with SWCA Environmental Consultants. His current work involves implementing the Clean Water Act and the National Environmental Policy Act. Prior to his current role, he worked for the California State Water Resources Control Board, and completed internships with the Community Water Center and the Stockholm Environment Institute. He received his B.A. in anthropology from UC Berkeley, and an MPP, with a concentration in water resources policy, from UC Irvine. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611edfd70ea9891b2d2d1fbe/4b6b6032-24d2-44e7-aab4-6108078f985b/Jennifer_McGovern.jpeg Cohort 5 - Make it stand out Jennifer McGovern is an environmental scientist with the State Water Resources Control Board, Office of Enforcement, in Sacramento where she also serves as the environmental justice liaison to a multi-agency EJ Task Force led by CalEPA . She loves her job and considers herself lucky to serve the people of California in such a meaningful way. When she’s not thinking about water and EJ, she enjoys spending time with her family, gardening, boating, and being in nature. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611edfd70ea9891b2d2d1fbe/bb7f160c-c3d7-433c-86c3-e07125818f25/Jessi_Snyder.jpg Cohort 5 - Make it stand out Jessi Snyder is Director of Community Development at Self-Help Enterprises (SHE), leading SHE's technical assistance and support program to rural community drinking water and wastewater providers. The work is inspiring and fascinating and attracts the most wonderful people to the team. Jessi lives in Visalia, CA; born and raised in Phoenix, AZ; educated in Indiana and Kenya; and dabbled in living the expat life in Malawi and Mexico. Jessi is a hiker, diver, reader, gardener, and traveler who never has vacation time left over at the end of the year. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611edfd70ea9891b2d2d1fbe/6c466560-0b85-48e2-86b3-2805db5f613c/Justin_Fredrickson.jpg Cohort 5 - Make it stand out Justin Fredrickson is a Water and Environmental Policy Analyst employed at the California Farm Bureau. The California Farm Bureau, part of a nation- and state-wide federation of affiliated State and County Farm Bureaus, is California's largest grassroots agricultural membership organization. During his 18-year tenure at the Farm Bureau, Justin has worked on a wide range of agriculture- and environment-related California water issues, primarily in the administrative and regulatory context. Justin's work on California water issues at the Farm Bureau has afforded a never-dull, front-row seat to most, if not all of California's major water resource-related issues of the last two decades including CALFED, the Bay-Delta Conservation Plan and California Water Fix processes, Delta Vision and the Delta Plan, the Bay-Delta Plan Water Quality Control Plan Update, enactment and implementation of California's Sustainable Groundwater Management Act, Proposition 1's Water Supply Investment Program, development of the California Water Resilience Portfolio, and the 2014-15 and 2021-22 droughts. Justin has participated in many stakeholder and public participation processes on behalf of the California Farm Bureau, including frequent comments and testimony, as part of Farm Bureau's water team, before the State Water Resources Control Board and California Water Commission. Justin has worked on legislative issues in coordination with Farm Bureau's Government Affairs Division, and heavily in the area of water rights, water supply and, most recently, climate-related issues. In addition, Justin is very active on flood and anadromous fish-related and ESA issues, among other water- and agriculture-related topics. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611edfd70ea9891b2d2d1fbe/3c82b0dc-010f-4126-ab34-b65dfdaf0f11/Karen_Buhr.png Cohort 5 - Make it stand out Karen Buhr has been CARCD’s Executive Director for over 10 years leading 95 RCDs in critical issues including healthy soils, diversity equity and inclusion, capacity building, and forest health. She is a collaborative leader that has built broad collaborations among RCDs, partner agencies and other organizations around critical issues. She believes in building collaborative, equitable solutions to tough environmental challenges that meet the needs of communities, ag, the environment and economics. Ms. Buhr has a Master of Science Degree from the University of MN in Natural Resource Management and a Bachelor's Degree in Environmental Studies from Macalester College. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611edfd70ea9891b2d2d1fbe/8e500ab6-4604-41b1-911a-ea3bbf954388/Karlee_Liddy_1.JPG Cohort 5 - Make it stand out After graduating from the University of South Carolina with a B.S. in Environmental Science, Karlee Liddy volunteered with Peace Corps, Nicaragua as an Environmental Educator. She holds three years of experience monitoring and estimating populations of threatened and endangered salmonids of Central California’s coastal watersheds. After working with the NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service, Santa Cruz Laboratory, she was accepted into the Coastal Science & Policy master’s program at UC Santa Cruz. As a Repass- Rodgers Fellow, Karlee plans to inform policies that integrate groundwater recharge and regenerative management of stream-adjacent lands to ultimately protect and restore Central Valley salmonids. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611edfd70ea9891b2d2d1fbe/a0eee81d-d0f1-4389-a2d1-d7b528102c4b/Kathleen_Schaefer.png Cohort 5 - Make it stand out Kathleen Schaefer is a passionate advocate for replacing our nation's antiquated flood control philosophy with a modern, science-based, data-driven, integrated flood risk management philosophy that builds resilient communities. After five years of "re-potting" in grad school at UC Davis, Kathleen is looking forward to finishing her dissertation and "blooming" over the next phase of her life. When she is not practicing her data analytics skills, you can find her outdoors hiking with her husband or cooking for friends and family in her kitchen. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611edfd70ea9891b2d2d1fbe/8858cb0a-e929-4aaa-891c-a162fd26f630/Kristine_McCaffrey.jpg Cohort 5 - Make it stand out Kristine McCaffrey has more than 25 years of experience in the water industry and is currently the Manager of Engineering at Calleguas Municipal Water District in Thousand Oaks, where she oversees a ~$30 million per year capital project budget for water infrastructure and develops and implements collaborative and ambitious approaches to improving water supply reliability in Ventura County. She has B.S. degrees in Environmental Engineering and in Planning from MIT, and a Masters in Construction Management from the University of Washington. She is a licensed Civil Engineer in California and also holds a Grade 3 Water Treatment Plant Operator certification. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611edfd70ea9891b2d2d1fbe/0f4444b6-8630-464b-a97c-1be2c7116069/Lisa_Beyer.jpg Cohort 5 - Make it stand out Lisa Beyer, PLA, ASLA, is a landscape architect and urban planner with a long-standing commitment to elevate the role of nature in the public realm. As the Manager for Urban Water Infrastructure at the World Resources Institute, she is responsible for developing and scaling innovative governance and finance approaches to support urban water resilience with natural infrastructure. Lisa brings more than twenty years of experience designing and managing projects that advance sustainability, involve meaningful public engagement, placemaking, and long-term viability from project concept through operations and maintenance. Lisa holds dual master’s degrees in landscape architecture and city planning from the University of Pennsylvania. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611edfd70ea9891b2d2d1fbe/01102bf7-ed89-4b73-9af8-fe808ec4ed8b/wsn_logo_avatar.png Cohort 5 - Make it stand out Lisa Hu (she/her) serves as Community Resilience Centers Program Analyst at the California Strategic Growth Council (SGC). As Associate Planner of Climate Equity and Resilience at the Governor’s Office of Planning & Research (OPR), she led the development of the Vulnerable Communities Platform within the Integrated Climate Adaptation and Resiliency Program (ICARP). Previously, she worked almost 5 years at The Greenlining Institute, where her policy research, advocacy, implementation, coalition-building, and leadership development focused on increasing access, investments, decision-making, and opportunities with and for frontline BIPOC communities in climate and energy issues. Lisa has previously worked with local governments, the UNDP, and nonprofits on multiple social justice issues. Lisa holds a B.A. in Geography, with minors in Environmental Studies & Political Science, and a concentration in Community & Global Health from Macalester College. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611edfd70ea9891b2d2d1fbe/d8096115-91ac-4692-86dc-9cdc829c416b/Masika_Henson.jpeg Cohort 5 - Make it stand out Masika Henson has an interdisciplinary background that touches many sectors. She specializes in climate and ecological resilience, marine and freshwater ecosystems, regional craft breweries and music. In April 2022, she joined the San Francisco Parks Alliance as Associate Director of Stewardship where she oversees a network of 80+ public space stewardship projects that are fiscally sponsored by the Alliance. Prior to that, she was a grantmaker with the 11th Hour Project supporting farmers of color and Indigenous land stewards in the U.S. Additional experience includes managing projects and communications for the Nature Conservancy’s Global Soil Science Program, grantmaking at the S.D. Bechtel, Jr. Foundation to support projects to improve California freshwater resources, and restoring and mapping the health of New York City waterways at NYC Parks. She received her Bachelor’s in Biology from UC Santa Barbara and her Master of Science in Sustainability Management from the Earth Institute at Columbia University. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611edfd70ea9891b2d2d1fbe/7341ec9e-71b8-4044-b557-1d44a7118b58/Max_Fefer.jpg Cohort 5 - Make it stand out Max Fefer is a water resources engineer for the East Bay Municipal Utility District. Max is a part of the Water Supply Improvements Division that focuses on innovative and resilient solutions to EBMUD's future water supply needs. Max is also the President of EBMUD's newest employee resource group (ERG), the Disability Advocacy and Rights Team, and the Vice President of EBMUD's LGBTQIA+ ERG, Raining Pride. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611edfd70ea9891b2d2d1fbe/4ebbcbc9-9178-43de-ba3f-cea59652425d/Melissa_Corona.jpg Cohort 5 - Make it stand out Melissa Corona is a licensed Civil Engineer in the State of California that has worked in the private and public (state and federal) sectors. She is currently a Water Resource Control Engineer at the San Diego Regional Water Quality Control Board, where she has worked for over 13 years. Her professional and academic background includes technical and regulatory experience with engineering operations and processes to achieve water quality goals in treatment plants and remediation systems. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611edfd70ea9891b2d2d1fbe/937b7655-9c7f-4e6b-a6ca-42d7f90a0417/Melissa_Gunter.JPG Cohort 5 - Make it stand out Melissa Gunter's life path and purpose are guided by water. She approaches her work as a Water Resource Control Engineer with the San Francisco Bay Regional Water Quality Control Board through a solution-oriented, problem-solving, collaborative lens. She is currently focusing on the intersection of water recycling, climate change, protection of surface and ground water resources, and environmental justice. She has a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering, a master’s degree in ecological engineering and systems ecology, and a graduate certificate in forest carbon science, policy, and management. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611edfd70ea9891b2d2d1fbe/a69bbe4c-cf7f-4762-8fe7-a946fd11923f/Melissa_Weymiller.jpg Cohort 5 - Make it stand out Melissa Weymiller is a Project Manager and the Tribal Program Manager with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District Flood Risk Management Program. The Flood Risk Management Program works with states, communities, and Tribes to reduce their flood risk through technical services and planning support. Melissa manages a diverse portfolio of projects from technical floodplain management projects to projects focused on education and outreach of flood risk, including projects from the Sacramento and San Joaquin River Valleys to the Colorado River to Navajo Nation in Arizona. She received a Master of Natural Resources with a concentration in Conservation Social Science from the University of Idaho in 2016. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611edfd70ea9891b2d2d1fbe/664449f4-655a-469b-8227-9632d1393549/Michelle_Banonis.jpg Cohort 5 - Make it stand out Michelle Banonis is the Manager of Strategic Affairs for the Regional Water Authority in the Sacramento metropolitan region. She has 23 years of experience in the areas of water, engineering, ecosystems, and law. Previously, she was the Assistant Chief Deputy Director of the Department of Water Resources and the Bay-Delta Area Manager with the Bureau of Reclamation. Early in her career, she worked for Pierce County in Tacoma, Washington in the areas of regulatory compliance and habitat restoration. She holds a B.S. in Environmental Engineering from Michigan Technological University, a J.D. from Humphreys College, and is an attorney. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611edfd70ea9891b2d2d1fbe/b57fb5e4-7fdf-4aea-b6a9-353bc909b8f6/Miguel_Herna%CC%81ndez.jpg Cohort 5 - Make it stand out Miguel Hernández from Imperial County, CA is currently the Public Affairs Officer at the California Natural Resources Agency for the Salton Sea Management Program. He works diligently on community engagement, oversees the public information, and community outreach. Previously Miguel was part of a local community-based organization that works on environmental justice in the region, advocating for environmental health, equity, and inclusion. Miguel is the son of two Mexican parents and has lived throughout the binational community of the Imperial/Mexicali border. He enjoys spending time with his family and cooking for them on the weekends. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611edfd70ea9891b2d2d1fbe/ecbf23e5-1bd6-4759-bf35-e0c7e58c4e8d/Sergio_Vargas.jpg Cohort 5 - Make it stand out Sergio Vargas is Deputy Director for the Ventura County Watershed Protection District. He has over 35 years of experience in Water Resources and Land Planning. He earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering from California State University at Long Beach. He is a member and actively involved in the Floodplain Management Association. Mr. Vargas has collaborated in a variety of initiatives involving federal, state, local and none government such as the Matilija Dam Environmental Restoration Study , the California Alluvial Fan Task Force, Integrated Regional Water Management Plan, and County General Plan, Sea Level Rise and Climate Change policies. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611edfd70ea9891b2d2d1fbe/83e66f20-6dcf-4b87-90f1-bc69f09ebbc9/Suzanne_Sharkey.jpg Cohort 5 - Make it stand out Suzanne Sharkey is a project manager and water resources scientist for National Water Research Institute, a nonprofit that helps communities develop their drinking water supplies by providing independent review of technical, scientific, and policy issues. Before moving to Southern California, she was a field scientist for environmental consulting firms in Seattle and Rhode Island and spent ten years in higher education administration at several East Coast universities. Suzanne has a Master of Environmental Science and Management from University of Road Island, an MS in Technical and Science Communication from Drexel University, and a BS in Chemistry from The College of New Jersey. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611edfd70ea9891b2d2d1fbe/5dc640f9-65a6-41c6-897a-b719e1664208/Tara_Moran.jpg Cohort 5 - Make it stand out Tara Moran is the Chief Executive Officer for the California Water Data Consortium. She advances the Consortium’s goals of accessible and usable data for sustainable water management in California. Prior to joining the Consortium, Tara led the Sustainable Groundwater Program with Water in the West at Stanford University. Tara is particularly interested in understanding the role of data and information in water management decisions and the governance structures to support them. She was a founding partner for the Groundwater Exchange, where she remains a Board Member. Tara holds a first-class honors B.Sc. in Environmental Science and a Ph.D. in Geography with a specialization in paleoclimatic reconstructions from the University of Calgary, Canada. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611edfd70ea9891b2d2d1fbe/01102bf7-ed89-4b73-9af8-fe808ec4ed8b/wsn_logo_avatar.png Cohort 5 - Make it stand out Trina Cunningham is the Executive Director of the Maidu Summit Consortium based in her ancestral Mountain Maidu homelands primarily in Plumas and Lassen Counties, Northern California. Plumas County is known for its water supply to much of California. Trina has spent 25 years learning from elders, formal education in Geography and Planning, and practical experience of the optimal human relationship and responsibility to water. In a less than optimal world, time is of the essence to rebuild human relationship to nature and each other through leveraging will, skillsets, and resources affecting policy to ensure healthy lands, water, and fire balances. https://watershedsolutions.org/watershed-framework daily 0.75 2023-12-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611edfd70ea9891b2d2d1fbe/e73c736c-e009-4bbd-9c85-24ddf981c3fc/Water+Solutions+Network+Watershed+Framework_Cover.png https://watershedsolutions.org/amanda-bohl daily 0.75 2026-01-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611edfd70ea9891b2d2d1fbe/0f84432a-5d4a-4f11-95e3-5c12311dd0ec/559008364_1143547511214801_8390369497764344808_n+%281%29.jpg Amanda Bohl https://watershedsolutions.org/angel-fernandez-bou daily 0.75 2023-01-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611edfd70ea9891b2d2d1fbe/c9be7ca7-91ae-48a3-b49a-81025521a661/Angel_Fernandez-Bou.png Angel Fernandez Bou https://watershedsolutions.org/art-castro daily 0.75 2023-01-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611edfd70ea9891b2d2d1fbe/6d89f680-6892-4c27-b007-52c3aacc275d/Art_Castro.jpg Art Castro https://watershedsolutions.org/austin-stevenot daily 0.75 2023-01-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611edfd70ea9891b2d2d1fbe/033e2ffb-885f-477f-bd57-1911e4d51539/Austin_Stevenot.jpeg Austin Stevenot https://watershedsolutions.org/brook-thompson daily 0.75 2023-01-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611edfd70ea9891b2d2d1fbe/7b177111-445b-4962-bb69-9f790071b7c7/Brook_Thompson.jpg Brook Thompson https://watershedsolutions.org/chris-lehman daily 0.75 2023-01-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611edfd70ea9891b2d2d1fbe/d23fd546-a527-4096-97ab-6481ddb820f2/Chris_Lehman.jpg Chris Lehman https://watershedsolutions.org/jessi-snyder daily 0.75 2023-01-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611edfd70ea9891b2d2d1fbe/bb7f160c-c3d7-433c-86c3-e07125818f25/Jessi_Snyder.jpg Jessi Snyder 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