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Cohort Rosters

Overview February 7, 2014

Cohort Rosters

Please note that job titles and affiliations are based on the year that the Water Leader was accepted into the program.

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Post January 15, 2025

2025 California Water Leaders

  • Will Anderson, Project Geologist, Luhdorff & Scalmanini Consulting Engineers
  • Camila Bautista, Salton Sea & Desert Program Manager, Audubon California
  • Justin Bogda, Natural Resources Associate, Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck, LLP
  • Pacal Cornejo-Reynoso, Senior Policy and Governmental Affairs Manager, Eastern Municipal Water District
  • Grace Easterbrook, Fish Biologist, U.S. Bureau of Reclamation
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Post March 20, 2024

2024 Colorado River Water Leaders

  • Trevor Birt, Hydrologist, Interstate Stream Commission, New Mexico
  • Fernando Castro-Alvarez, Water Resources Portfolio Manager, Bureau of Reclamation, Washington, D.C.
  • Dennis Davis, Water Resources Specialist, San Diego County Water Authority, California 
  • Clarence Fullard, Water Quality Group Chief, Bureau of Reclamation, Colorado 
  • Alexander Funk, Director of Water Resources, Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership, Colorado
  • Daniel Galindo, Colorado River Manager, International Boundary & Water Commission, Mexico Section, Juarez, MX
  • Marnie Kremer, Senior Policy Manager, Western Water, National Audubon Society, Washington, D.C.
  • 2024 Colorado River Water Leaders Report
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Post January 22, 2024

2024 California Water Leaders

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  • Yamrot Amha, Senior Process Engineer, Stantec Consulting Services Inc.
  • Matt Beaman, Groundwater Regulatory Manager, Merced Irrigation District
  • Eva Bush, Environmental Program Manager, Delta Stewardship Council 
  • James Carney, Senior Planner, Zone 7 Water Agency
  • Collin Chandler, Associate Attorney, California Farm Bureau
  • Eva Dominguez, Community Development Manager, Self-Help Enterprises
  • Laura Gallegos, Senior Public Affairs Specialist, Santa Clarita Valley Water Agency
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Post January 31, 2023

2023 California Water Leaders

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  • Amanda Antonelli, Senior Environmental Planner, Rincon Consultants
  • Amanda Becker, Water Operations Modeler, Bureau of Reclamation
  • Clesi Bennett, Environmental Scientist, California Natural Resources Agency 
  • Lindsay Cederquist, Water Resource Manager, Maricopa Orchards, LLC 
  • Timothy Chow, Water Resource Control Engineer, State Water Resources Control Board 
  • Amelia Clark, Utility Specialist, San Francisco Public Utilities Commission 
  • Sean de Guzman, Manager of Snow Surveys and Water Supply Forecasting, California Department of Water Resources 
  • Kalani Durham, Project Team Leader, Santa Barbara County Water Agency 
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Post March 21, 2022

2022 Colorado River Water Leaders

  • Sarah Baker, Civil Engineer, Bureau of Reclamation, Colorado
  • Jeremy Brooks, Site Development Coordinator, Bureau of Reclamation, Nevada
  • Sarah Bucci, Director, Strategic Communications, Water Hub at Climate Nexus, Colorado 
  • Josh Cowden, Water Resources Engineer/Planner, Stantec, Colorado
  • Morgan Drake, Attorney, Washington County Water Conservancy District, Utah
  • John Brooks (JB) Hamby, Board of Directors, Division 2, Imperial Irrigation District, California
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Post January 28, 2022

2022 California Water Leaders

  • Andrea Abergel, Senior Regulatory Advocate, California Municipal Utilities Association
  • ​Jo Anna Beck, Natural Resource Specialist, Bureau of Reclamation
  • Nick Blair, Regulatory Advocate, Association of California Water Agencies
  • Scott Boyce, Research Hydrologist, U.S. Geological Survey
  • Trelawney Bullis, Manager of Water, GIS and Sustainability, AC Foods
  • Brandon Chapin, Public Participation Manager, Delta Stewardship Council
  • Austin Cho, Senior Associate, Downey Brand LLP
  • Kaitlyn Chow, Hydrologist, Yuba Water Agency 
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Post February 16, 2021

2021 California 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
  • Negin Ashoori, Water Resources Engineer, Bay Area Water Supply and Conservation Agency
  • Madeline Baker, Project Manager, Larsen Wurzel & Associates
  • ​Oliver Browne, Associate, The Brattle Group
  • Greg Buncab, Environmental Compliance Officer, Contra Costa Water District
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Post January 27, 2020

2020 Water Leaders

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, Environmental Scientist, Delta Stewardship Council
  • Liz DaBramo, Water Resources Engineer, Woodard & Curran
  • Carl Evers, Vice President, Water Resources NA, Hancock Natural Resource Group
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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
  • Daniel Constable, Senior Environmental Scientist, Delta Stewardship Council
  • DeDe Cordell, Communications Manager, Yuba Water Agency
  • Andrew Garcia, Senior Civil Engineer, San Luis & Delta-Mendota Water Authority
  • Jenifer Gee, Associate Attorney, Kronick Moskovitz Tiedemann & Girard
  • Cheyanne Harris, Staff, Civil Engineering, Brown and Caldwell
  • Julia Hart, Policy Analyst, Sierra Nevada Conservancy
  • Levi Johnson, Central Valley Project Improvement Act Project Manager, U.S. Bureau of Reclamation
  • Kevin Kasberg, Water Resources Economist, Jacobs
  • Megan Maurino, Water Conservation Specialist, Alameda County 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. Bureau of Reclamation, Lower Colorado Region
  • Ashlee Casey, Water Resources Engineer, Grade 4, GEI Consultants
  • Lisa Cuellar, Sustainable Landscaping Program Manager, California Water Efficiency Partnership
  • Jessica Diaz, Attorney, Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck
  • Christine Frey, Government & Regional Affairs Representative, Metropolitan Water District of Southern California
  • Chelsea Haines, Regulatory Advocate II, Association of California Water Agencies 
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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. Joaquin Arambula, D-Fresno (31st District)
  • Ali Barsamian, Associate, WaterSmart Software
  • Lyndsey Bloxom, Communications & Education Services Representative, The Water Replenishment District of Southern California
  • Megan Brooks, Environmental Scientist, Delta Stewardship Council
  • Ian Buck, Senior Water Resources Engineer, MWH Global
  • Heidi Chou, Associate Civil Engineer, East Bay Municipal Utility District
  • Michael Cook, Regional Director, River Partners
  • Elisabeth Esposito, Natural Resources Attorney, Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck LLP
  • Marcia Ferreira, Associate Resource Specialist, Metropolitan Water District of Southern California
  • Ana Lucia Garcia Briones, Project Manager, Environmental Defense Fund
  • Andree Johnson, Senior Water Resources Specialist, Bay Area Water Supply and Conservation Agency
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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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