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Class Rosters

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Class Rosters

Please note that job titles and affiliations are based on the year that the Water Leader participated in the program.

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Post February 16, 2021

2021 Water Leaders

  • Tamara Anderson, Water Resources Control Engineer,
    Central Coast Regional Water Quality Control Board

  • Brad Arnold, Water Resources Program Manager, Calaveras County Water District

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2020 Water Leaders
Post January 27, 2020

2020 Water Leaders

  • Stan Ali, Senior Engineer, Contra Costa Water District
  • Samantha Arthur, Working Lands Program Director, Audubon California
  • Dakari Barksdale, Associate Engineer II, West Yost Associates
  • Michael Cervantes, Senior Regional Affairs Representative, Association of California Water Agencies
  • Cory Copeland
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Post January 22, 2019

2019 Water Leaders

  • Jonathan Abelson, Water Resources Engineer-in-Training, Stantec Consulting Services, Inc.
  • Erica Bishop, Senior Water Resources Planner, GEI Consultants
  • Dominic Bruno, Assistant General Manager, River Garden Farms
  • Greg Bundesen, Water Conservation Supervisor, Sacramento Suburban Water District
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Post January 31, 2018

2018 Water Leaders

  • Kate Anderson, Senior Environmental Planner, Delta Stewardship Council ​
  • Julia Barfield, Project Manager | Dynamic Water Management Team, The Nature Conservancy
  • Michael Bernardo Jr., Special Assistant, U.S.
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Post January 5, 2017

2017 Water Leaders

  • Richard Aragon, Director of Finance/Treasurer, Rancho California Water District
  • Arturo Barajas Jr., Legislative Aide, California State Assemblymember Dr.
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Post February 12, 2016

2016 Water Leaders

  • Carlos Carrillo, Assistant Resource Specialist II, Metropolitan Water District of Southern California
  • Anna Constantino, Staff Engineer, FlowWest & Intelligent Ecosystems Institute
  • Carrie Crane, Program Coordinator, Tulare County Farm Bureau
  • Matthew Danielczyk, Restoration Project Manager,
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Post January 9, 2015

2015 Water Leaders

Ian Achimore
Senior Watershed Manager
Santa Ana Watershed Project Authority

Samantha Adams
Principal Scientist
Wildermuth Environmental, Inc.

Anna Brathwaite
Staff Attorney
Modesto Irrigation District

Jennifer Capitolo
Senior Policy Advisor
Nossaman LLP

Danielle Dolan
Project Manager, Water Programs
Local Government Commission

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Post January 1, 2014

2014 Water Leaders

Chris Alford
Associate Director
American Rivers

Eleanor Bartolomeo
Water Resources Control Engineer
State Water Resources Control Board

Amanda Bohl
Economic Development Lead
Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta Conservancy

Holly Canada
Water Resources Engineer
California Department of Water Resources

Laura Carpenter
Hydrologist
Brown and Caldwell

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Post January 1, 2013

2013 Water Leaders

Jarvis Caldwell
Aquatic Science Manager, Hydropower Services
HDR Engineering, Inc.

Shaun Horne
Watershed & Flood Control Resource Specialist
Napa County Flood Control District

Holly Jorgensen
Acting Executive Director
Sacramento River Watershed Program

Amy Kwong
Senior Engineer
West Yost Associates

Dustin La Vallee
Associate Civil Engineer
Sacramento Municipal Utility District

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Post January 1, 2012

2012 Water Leaders

Mary Akens
California Department of Water Resources

Rebecca Akroyd
Kronick Moskovitz Tiedemann & Girard

Holly Alpert
Inyo-Mono Integrated Regional Water Management Program

Leonard Ash
Alameda County Water District

Matt Brennan
Environmental Science Associates PWA

Courtney Davis
Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck, LLP

Juliette De Campos
Community Water Center

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Post January 1, 2011

2011 Water Leaders

Newsha Ajami
Science and Technology Fellow
California Council on Science & Technology

Jennifer Allen
Senior Public Information Specialist
Contra Costa Water District

Jolie-Anne Ansley
Attorney
Duane Morris LLP

Rachel Ballanti
Assistant to the Chief Deputy Director
California Department of Water Resources

Catherine Bowie
External Affairs Manager
California American Water

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Post January 1, 2010

2010 Water Leaders

Tamara Alaniz
Water Conservation Manager
Mojave Water Agency

Whitney Benzian
Director of Special Projects
City of San Diego

Kevin Booker
Principal Engineer
Sonoma County Water Agency

John Drury
Production Operator II
East Valley Water District

Anona Dutton
Water Resources Planner
Bay Area Water Supply and Conservation Agency

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Post January 1, 2009

2009 Water Leaders

Kimberly Brown
Manager
Westside Mutual Water Company

Summer Bundy
Water Resources Engineer and Project Manager
CH2M Hill

Aracely Campa
Legislative Consultant
Assemblymember Caballero

Teresa Chan
Attorney
Ellison, Schneider & Harris LLP

Allison Dvorak
Water Resource Specialist
State Water Contractors

Kari Fisher
Associate Counsel
California Farm Bureau Federation

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Post January 1, 2008

2008 Water Leaders

Lindsay Cao, P.E.
Project Manager
Las Virgenes MWD

Monique deBarruel
Associate Engineer
West Yost Associates

Alex Dufour
Water Resources Engineer
URS Corporation

Elizabeth Eagon
Environmental Engineer
San Francisco Public Utilities Commission

Ryan Fachin
Supervisor
Tejon Ranch Company

Rebecca Fitzgerald
Environmental Scientist
North Coast Regional Water Quality Control Board

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Post January 1, 2007

2007 Water Leaders

Elizabeth Betancourt
Watershed Coordinator
El Dorado Irrigation District

Jeanne Brantigan
Water Resources Engineer
CH2MHill

Erin Field
Government Affairs Analyst
Western Growers

Catherine Freeman
Senior Fiscal and Policy Analyst
Legislative Analyst Office

Jenny Gain
Water Resources Engineer
Brown and Caldwell

Carolyn Ginno
Chief of Staff
Assemblyman Mike Duvall

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Post January 1, 2006

2006 Water Leaders

Curtis Anderson
Senior Engineer
California Department of Water Resources

Viola Brooks
Executive Fellow Jr. Policy Consultant
Hoopa Valley Tribe

Heather Cooley
Research Associate
The Pacific Institute

David Eggerton
Attorney
El Dorado Irrigation District

Christian Kropf
Hydrogeologist II
Washoe County Department of Water Resources

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Post January 1, 2005

2005 Water Leaders

Elizabeth Ayres
Natural Resource Specialist
US Bureau of Reclamation

An Bartlett
Associate Civil Engineer
East Bay Municipal Utility District

Josh Bergstrom
Science Assessment Coordinator
East Bay Watershed Center

Debra Kaye
Operations and Maintenance Manager
Truckee Meadows Water Authority/CA-NV AWWA

Andrew Lloyd
Staff Attorney
Pacific Legal Foundation

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Post January 1, 2004

2004 Water Leaders

Jeffrey Brown
Staff Geologist
ENGEO Incorporated

Mike Conner
The Nature Conservancy

Aaron Ferguson
Regulatory Affairs Specialist
Northern California Water Association

Alicia Gasdick
Water Resources Specialist
Science Applications Int. Corp.

Jan Lee
Associate Civil Engineer
East Bay Municipal Utility District

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Post January 1, 2003

2003 Water Leaders

Jolene Allred
Education Specialist
Eastern Municipal Water District

Katherine S. Brophy
Water Quality Project Manager
California Water Service Company

John Chester
Utility Resource Planner
City & County of San Francisco, PUC

Emily Franciskovich
Program Assistant
California Rangeland Trust

Jennifer L. Harder
Associate Attorney
Downey, Brand, Seymour & Rohwer, LLP

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Post January 1, 2002

2002 Water Leaders

Kaylee Allen
Assistant Regional Solicitor
U.S. Department of the Interior

Kristi Arcularius
Associate
The Ferguson Group

Joseph Arlotto
Water Quality Supervisor
The Zoological Society of San Diego

Ryan S. Bezerra
Attorney
Bartkiewicz, Kronick & Shanahan

Rosario Cortes
Assistant Director of Legislation
California Department of Parks and Recreation

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