Adel Hagekhalil is General Manager and Chief Executive Officer for the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, the largest wholesale drinking water agency in the country. As general manager, Hagekhalil is responsible for leading Metropolitan’s daily and long-term operations and planning to provide safe, reliable water to Southern California. Previously, he served nearly 10 years as assistant general manager of the Los Angeles’ Bureau of Sanitation, led the city’s wastewater collection system, stormwater and watershed protection program, water quality compliance, advance planning and facilities. He also helped develop the city’s 2040 One Water LA Plan, an award-winning regional watershed approach to integrate water supply, reuse, conservation, stormwater management and wastewater facilities planning.

Rick Maloy is the Water Conservation Manager at Central Utah Water Conservancy District, who works with state and local water agencies to develop water conservation strategies and drive real change. Rick has spent over 17 years working in the field of water distribution and conservation and serves as the current president of the Utah Water Conservation Forum. Rick served 10 years in the Utah Army National Guard and holds a Bachelor’s degree from the University of Utah and a Master’s degree from Utah State University.

Dawn Walker-Hughes leads customer conservation outreach for El Paso Water. She works with residential, commercial and institutional customers across the El Paso Water service area to provide conservation recommendations, offer conservation learning opportunities, and perform on-site water efficiency surveys. She brings a passion for conservation, educating and promoting a culture of conservation to ensure water sustainability for future generations. She has a B.S. in Business Administration from Columbia Southern University.

Mr. Hoffman is a native Texan and currently lives in Lockhart, Texas. He holds a BS degree in chemical engineering and an MS degree in environmental engineering and water resources, both from the University of Texas at Austin. He has over 56 years of experience. He has published widely and has worked in the USA and five other countries. He is a past Assistant Director for Planning for the Texas Water Development Board where he initiated the urban and industrial conservation and alternate water sources program in 1984. He currently serves on the Texas Water Conservation Advisory Council to the Texas Legislature, and has served on numerous code and standards committees.

He is currently president of H.W. (Bill) Hoffman & Associates, LLC. He is the recipient of the 2017 Joseph Kneidinger Green Professional of the Year award and the 2020 Alliance for Water Efficiency Water Star award. He has published widely and conducted lectures and workshops in the USA and five other countries on water efficiency and conservation is urban and industrial environments. He has worked extensively in the area of commercial, Industrial and institutional water conservation including training of future water conservation auditors. He has also written numerous articles about the subject.

Liesel Hans joined the Alliance for Water Efficiency in April 2022 as the Director of Programs. She focuses on program leadership and management, knowledge development, and fostering partnerships and collaborations, while serving a collective of amazing water conservation and efficiency organizations and professionals. She was previously the Water Conservation Manager at Fort Collins Utilities in Fort Collins, CO. Prior to this she worked at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory on energy policy, behavioral research, and the energy-water nexus. She received her PhD in Economics from Colorado State University where she focused on water and energy, utility rates, behavioral economics and was a member of the City of Fort Collins Water Board.

Justin Mattingly is with the Water Reuse Program in the Office of Water at the United States Environmental Protection Agency, where he coordinates water reuse activity across EPA, as well as the implementation of the National Water Reuse Action Plan. Justin has over 10 years of experience in the water sector working on a variety of issues in water reuse, including treatment and monitoring systems for potable reuse, risk assessment, and policy and regulatory development for different water reuse applications.

Martha retired in 2018 from her position as Assistant General Manager/Executive Manager for Policy Development at the Inland Empire Utilities Agency. During her 17 year tenure, Martha led green initiatives including water efficiency, renewable energy, green infrastructure, recycled water, and climate resiliency.

Previously, Martha served as Executive Director for the Mono Lake Committee and led the Mono Lake campaign which culminated in the landmark 1994 public trust decision to protect Mono Lake.

Martha currently serves on the boards of the Mono Lake Committee, the Community Water Center, the Sierra Fund, the Rose Foundation California Grassroots Fund, and the steering committee for Localizing California’s Waters.

Martha received her undergraduate degree in human biology from Stanford University and a master’s degree from the Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies. She has an honorary PhD in Public Policy from the John F. Kennedy University.

Tony Caligiuri is President and CEO of Colorado Open Lands (COL), Colorado’s state-wide land conservation organization, where he leads a team to protect and conserve Colorado’s most important working landscapes, rivers, and open spaces.  

Prior to joining COL, Caligiuri served as Senior Vice President for Conservation and Education at the National Wildlife Federation (NWF), America’s largest member-based conservation organization. He first joined NWF in 2008 to launch their first Mid-Atlantic Regional Center and the multi-organization Choose Clean Water Coalition, which advocates for the restoration of the Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries. Prior to joining NWF, Caligiuri served for eighteen years as Chief of Staff for U.S. Congressman Wayne T. Gilchrest of Maryland as well as extensive political and campaign management experience at the state and national levels.  

Caligiuri grew up on a farm in Southeastern Pennsylvania and is an avid hiker, birder, and lover of the outdoors. He received his B.A. in Political Science from Washington College in Chestertown, Maryland. He is married to Lynn Burris Caligiuri and has two children, with whom he resides in the foothills of Colorado.

Laura Allen is the co-founder of Greywater Action, where she educates about sustainable water solutions through trainings and online classes. She authored Greywater, Green Landscape and The Water-Wise Home: How to Capture, Conserve, and Reuse Water in Your Home and Landscape. Laura is a technical advisory committee member for the International Association of Mechanical and Plumbing Officials’ (IAPMO) Water Efficiency Standard (We-STAND), and is also a board member of the California Onsite Water Association (COWA).

Doug is a lifetime American Rainwater Catchment System Association (ARCSA) member, an Accredited Professional, and an ex-Board member of ARCSA. He is a prolific writer and his articles have appeared in The New York Times, Water Efficiency Magazine, Home Power, Taos News and Water News, among others. He is co-author of two water studies that have been widely published: “Rainwater Harvesting Industry Market Size and Trends” and “First-Ever Long-Term Water Conservation Rebate Study”. Doug is a member of several technical industry standards subcommittees for ICC, ASABE, and NSF. He is actively working with teams on updates to the NM and CO graywater codes. Doug teaches at Santa Fe Community College, is founder of HarvestH2o, KuelWater.org, and a Co-Chair of the Next Generation Water Summit.

Regina Hirsch has 20+ years of experience monitoring and implementing watershed-based Best Management Practices solutions and assessing effectiveness cumulative of non-point source pollution treatments. After catching the watershed monitoring bug at the Central Coast Regional Water Quality Board and the Morro Bay National Estuary Program, she founded Watershed Progressive, a consulting/contracting firm which focuses on sharpening tools for LID Best Management Practices aimed at rehydrating watersheds and enhancing instream flows throughout California. Since 2009, Watershed Progressive has designed, installed and monitored projects which increase resiliency and onsite sustainable water budgets through water conservation and reuse within critical wildland-urban interfaces. She has facilitated and implemented multiple training and outreach platforms with multiple organizations including Central Coast Salmon Enhancement, California Onsite Water Association, UC Masters Gardeners, California Conservation Corp, Tuolumne River Trust, local Resource Conservation Districts, as well as multiple public and private schools throughout Central California.

Hope Medina is an energy/green code consultant for Shums Coda Associates. She holds several International Code Council (ICC) certifications that she utilizes as a plan analyst, inspector, and instructor. The Colorado Chapter of ICC has a Code Development Committee for green codes and energy codes, and Hope is their Co-Chair. She has been involved with the development of the International Green Construction Code, and took the lead in the Green Code Collaboration Group which worked with stakeholders nationally on improving the 2015 International Green Construction Code (IgCC).  Hope has served on the National Green Building Standard consensus committee for several cycles. She is a past co-chair of the water efficiency task group of the National Green Building Standard. Hope is past Vice Chair of ICC’s Sustainability Membership Council. She is a member of ICC’s Sustainability, Energy, and High-Performance Code Action Committee (SEHPCAC).

Mike Collignon is the Executive Director of the Green Builder® Coalition, an organization he co-founded in 2010. He engages in national and state-level advocacy and periodically writes for Green Builder® Media. Mike is also the Chair of the WERS Development Group and the Co-Chair of the Next Generation Water Summit. Finally, he has served as the voice of Green Builder® Media’s online and in-person events from 2012–present.

Louie A. Trujillo is the current mayor of Las Vegas, New Mexico. Mayor Trujillo was born and rised in Las Vegas, New Mexico. He graduated from West Las Vegas High School in 1983 and is a proud alumunus of New Mexico Highlands University.

Mayor Trujillo earned a degree in Political Science and Mass Communications. He also earned a Masters degree in Social work from New Mexico Highlands University.

Mayor Trujillo has a 34-year career in Healthcare in the Las Vegas area and surrounding communities. He is currently employed with the New Mexico Department of Health at New Mexico Behavioral Health Institute as the Chief Accredidation Officer.

During the catastrophic wildfires that swept through Northern New Mexico, Trujillo worked alongside the City, County, State, and Federal Officials, to save the local water supply after the Gallins River shed was badly damaged in he largest forest fire in New Mexico's history. During this challenging time, he had the distinct pleasure of meeting with President Joe Biden, Nancy Pelosi, Governor Michelle Lujan-Grisham, and federal and state delegations to help secure funding needed for water infrastructure.

Glenn Schiffbauer, a native New Mexican, received his BBA from New Mexico State University and his MBA from the Robert O. Anderson School of Management at the University of New Mexico.  In 2005, he was hired as liaison and project manager for Robert Redford in New Mexico, working on a variety of projects in film, government and sustainable construction.  In October of 2012, he became the Executive Director for the newly founded Santa Fe Green Chamber of Commerce (SFGCC).  The Green Chamber has grown to 180 business members.  Mr. Schiffbauer has co-chaired the organization to co-host the Next Generation Water Summit for 6 years, a conference dedicated to water conservation that attracts speakers and attendees from around the world.  Arising from that conference came a partnership between the SFGCC and the City of Santa Fe to develop and institute the country’s only Restaurant Water Conservation Program, that will be expanding to other businesses in 2023. 

Mr. Schiffbauer has been appointed to the NM Economic Department Sustainable Economic Advisory Council.

Tommy Beaudreau returns to Interior after serving for nearly seven years at the Department during the Obama-Biden administration, including as the first director of the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Acting Assistant Secretary for Land and Minerals Management, and Chief of Staff to Secretary Sally Jewell. Deputy Secretary Beaudreau has more than a decade of experience in energy development, environmental conservation, and Tribal consultation. He was born in Colorado, raised in Alaska, and currently resides in Washington, DC with his wife and two children

Laureen holds Bachelor's and Master's degrees in architecture from the University of Illinois and is a licensed architect in Illinois & Wisconsin as well as having received approval for reciprocal licensure across the country via NCARB certification. She has also built a successful 30-year+ practice in the design and construction of commercial buildings, multi-family projects, single family homes, and interiors. Additional experience includes ratings, inspections, and certification application processing for a variety of commercial & residential properties through LEED BD+C, LEED ID+C, LEED for Homes & LEED for Homes Mid-Rise, Energy Star Homes & Energy Star Multifamily High Rise, Enterprise Green Communities, and the WERS (Water Efficiency Rating Score). Other accreditations & certifications include USGBC LEED® for Homes QAD, RESnet/HERS Energy Rater, LEED for Homes Green Rater, LEED AP BD+C, LEED AP HOMES, USGBC LEED® Faculty™, and WERS Faculty & Verifier.

Mr. McMaster has been building homes for 45 years, coming from a family that has been building since 1945.  A Master Builder with hands on experience and expertise to lead Sustainable Homes to be a National Leader in homes that run 100% off of the environment.

These homes use rainwater harvesting as their sole source of potable water. Sustainable Homes has recently completed their 127th residential rainwater system, with their 128th under construction.

A past president of the Texas Rainwater Catchment Association, Mr. McMaster has been a guest speaker at many Texas universities, renewable energy fairs, the National Irrigators Conference and other water conferences across the country.

Doug is a lifetime American Rainwater Catchment System Association (ARCSA) member, an Accredited Professional and an ex-Board member of ARCSA. He is a prolific writer and his articles have appeared in The New York Times, Water Efficiency Magazine, Home Power, Taos News and Water News, among others. He is co-author of two water studies that have been widely published: “Rainwater Harvesting Industry Market Size and Trends” and “First-Ever Long-Term Water Conservation Rebate Study”. Doug is a member of several technical industry standards subcommittees for ICC, ASABE, and NSF.  He is actively working with teams on updates to the NM and CO graywater codes.  Doug teaches at Santa Fe Community College, is founder of HarvestH2o, KuelWater.org, and a Co-Chair of the Next Generation Water Summit.

Dr. Zacariah L. Hildenbrand is the Chief Scientific Officer at Infinity Water Solutions, a role that allows him to further his unconventional research in environmental stewardship within the energy sector. With a distinguished career spanning multiple roles, he has made significant contributions to research and academia, specifically in water science and reclamation. His work spans two decades and three continents. In addition to his role at Infinity Water Solutions, Dr. Hildenbrand is a partner at Medusa Analytical and serves as a director at the Curtis Mathes Corporation (OTC:CMCZ). Prior to joining Infinity, he held the esteemed position of Research Professor at the University of Texas at El Paso in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry.

Demonstrating his leadership and commitment to responsible energy practices, Dr. Hildenbrand has served as a co-chairman for the EARTHx – Cynthia and George Mitchell Foundation's 'Responsible Shale Energy Extraction' Symposia in previous years, as well as the co-chairmanship of the prestigious 2020 Responsible Energy Acquisition Symposium. Over the decade, Dr. Hildenbrand's research has yielded impactful results, including more than 70 peer-reviewed scientific journal articles and textbook chapters, showcasing his dedication to advancing knowledge in his field. His expertise is further recognized as an editor of the influential textbook 'Advances in Chemical Pollution, Environmental Management, and Protection: Environmental Issues Concerning Hydraulic Fracturing'.

Dr. Hildenbrand resides in El Paso with his wife Gabriela and their two children, Valentina and Hughie. When he’s not running pilot programs or examining water quality constituents, you can find him virtually competing in the Tour de France or cycling The Great Pyrenees Mountains in Spain.

Christoph Lohr is IAPMO’s Vice President of Technical Services and Research.  As part of his duties he provides industry leadership through participation in strategic industry initiatives, and provide technical support to all IAPMO’s business units as needed. Christoph has over a decade of experience in designing plumbing systems and has a reputation as a results-oriented expert, particularly in the realm of balancing waterborne pathogen prevention and water sustainability. Through his concentrated focus and systems-based approach he has honed his personal and organization's strategy on possible breakthrough points. It is with this mindset that Christoph consistently looks to find long-term, holistic solutions that positively impact public health and safety of plumbing systems and improving strategy development. With this experience, Christoph shapes the industry by regularly sharing his thoughts via speaking engagements and writing. He is a distinguished graduate from the Virginia Military Institute, with a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering.

Jonah Schein is the National Program Manager for Homes & Buildings at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) WaterSense® Program. Jonah is a self-professed water nerd who has spent his career focused on water efficiency; first via desert agriculture and for the last two decades, through high performance buildings. He has overseen the technical development and implementation of the WaterSense labeled homes program since its inception. He has also led numerous efforts to better understand, and influence water use in the field. In addition to the WaterSense labeled homes program, these have included the EPA Water Score for multifamily properties as well as several standards, research reports, and papers focused on modelling, quantifying, and understanding water use. Jonah lives in Washington, DC with his wife and their dog Jilly, who can usually be heard in the background on any phone or conference call he takes while working from home. In his free time, Jonah enjoys biking, running, swimming, hiking, camping, climbing, traveling, and just about any activity that lets him play outside.

Carol Ward serves as Deputy Assistant Director of the Planning & Permitting Division of the Arizona Department of Water Resources. She is responsible for management and oversight of the Active Management Areas, Surface Water Rights and Permitting, Groundwater Permitting and Wells, and Statewide Planning. These sections comprise many of the Department’s primary planning and policy programs for the management of the State’s water supplies and multiple regulatory and permitting programs, including water conservation and drought management programs and the supply and demand assessments, as well as administrative and technical support to the Governor’s Water Policy Council.

Before joining the Department in 2019, Carol worked for 23 years for the Arizona Municipal Water Users Association (AMWUA), a non-profit association of ten municipalities in the Phoenix area working collaboratively on regional water policy and planning, where she most recently served as Assistant Director.

Carol is a former member of the Board of Directors of the Alliance for Water Efficiency, a non-profit association advancing the efficient and sustainable use of water across North America. She has participated in numerous regional and national water-related committees and workgroups throughout her career, including serving as alternate Co-Chair of the Municipal and Industrial Conservation and Reuse Workgroup of the Moving Forward Process, which identified next steps to address actions identified in the release of the Colorado River Basin Supply and Demand Study.

Martha retired in 2018 from her position as Assistant General Manager/Executive Manager for Policy Development at the Inland Empire Utilities Agency. During her 17-year tenure, she led green initiatives including water efficiency, renewable energy, green infrastructure, recycled water, and climate resiliency.

Previously, Martha served as Executive Director for the Mono Lake Committee and led the Mono Lake campaign, which culminated in the landmark 1994 public trust decision to protect Mono Lake. She currently serves on the boards of the Mono Lake Committee, the Community Water Center, the Sierra Fund, the Rose Foundation California Grassroots Fund, and the steering committee for Localizing California’s Waters.

Michael Broussard is the Environmental Health Bureau Liquid Waste Program Manager for New Mexico and has worked 14 years with NMED.  Michael served as the president and board member of the New Mexico Environmental Health Association for 3 years.  He currently serves on the SORA (State Onsite Regulator’s Association) board as the treasurer, and he is a member of the NOWRA affiliate in New Mexico.  He is also a technical committee member IAPMO and ASTM. Michael graduated from Lamar University in Beaumont Texas with a BS in Chemistry and minor in Biochemistry.  He served as an Officer in the US Army for 10 years in the Nuclear-Biological and Chemical and Quartermaster Corp’s.  Michael has worked for 20 years in the private sector quality assurance departments for General-Mills, Georgia Pacific, Exxon-Mobil, Cardinal Health and Johnson and Johnson as well as being a small business owner in the metal finishing industry and currently for an indoor air quality company for 16 years.  Michael manages the state’s regulatory program and provides technical assistance and training for the state’s environmental health professionals, homeowners, realtors, and installers.

Paula Kehoe is the Director of Water Resources with the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission (SFPUC). She is responsible for diversifying San Francisco’s local water supply portfolio through the development and implementation of conservation, groundwater, and recycled water programs. Paula spearheaded the landmark legislation allowing for the collection, treatment, and use of alternate water sources in buildings and districts within San Francisco. Previously, she worked as the Assistant to the General Manager of the SFPUC and supported the utility’s $4.8 billion capital improvement program designed to rebuild and repair the third largest water delivery system in California. As Public Education Director for the SFPUC’s Water Pollution Prevention Program, Paula received six state and national awards. Paula holds a BA from the University of Colorado, Boulder and a MS from the University of San Francisco.

Cathy Newby is Navajo of the Bitter Water Clan and Water’s Edge Clan. She grew up on the Navajo Nation in Tohatchi, New Mexico. She currently lives in Albuquerque with her family. She has been with PNM for 19 years and currently serves as Director of Tribal Government and Customer Engagement. Cathy oversees tribal customer engagement and actively shapes energy policy, creates a culture of early engagement and inclusion, and works through constructive ROW negotiations with 18 of the 23 sovereign nations in New Mexico.

Cathy serves as Board Chair for the NB3 Foundation. She also serves as a board member for the PNM Resources Foundation and Leadership New Mexico. In January, Cathy joined the board for Navajo Tribal Utility Authority, an enterprise of the Navajo Nation.

Michelle Maddaus is a registered civil engineer in California and has a wide variety of work experience in the water resources field. Michelle has been Project Manager for dozens of water conservation plans since 2003. Michelle has been Project Manager for dozens of water conservation plans, water supply assessments, and demand forecasts including conservation savings analysis and climate change. Some of the plans completed in the past few years include those for the Bay Area Water Supply and Conservation Agency (BAWSCA) representing 27 water agencies in Northern California; Liberty Utilities, Elsinore Valley Municipal Water District, the City of Santa Barbara, and Walnut Valley Water District, all in Southern California; and the City of Bend in Oregon. In April 2021, the water conservation plan for Alameda County Water District was successfully completed and adopted by the Board and includes new innovative technologies such as Advanced Meter Infrastructure (AMI). In addition, Michelle has been fully engaged in the recent “Making Water Conservation a California Way of Life” legislation process, having provided a 7-part webinar series in 2021 at the request of the San Diego County Water Authority.

Michelle has a B.S. in Civil and Environmental Engineering and a Master’s in Business Administration (M.B.A.) from UC Davis

Amanda is the Senior Manager of Workforce Education and Training at Richard Heath and Associates. She has been developing programs for workforce training for the energy and water efficiency industry for over 12 years. She is on the Boards of the Building Performance Institute, Energy OutWest and IREC.

Mike Collignon is the Executive Director of the Green Builder® Coalition, an organization he co-founded in 2010. He engages in national and state-level advocacy and periodically writes for Green Builder® Media. Mike is also the Chair of the WERS Development Group and the Co-Chair of the Next Generation Water Summit. Finally, he has served as the voice of Green Builder® Media’s online and in-person events from 2012–present.

Laureen holds Bachelor's and Master's degrees in architecture from the University of Illinois and is a licensed architect in Illinois & Wisconsin as well as having received approval for reciprocal licensure across the country via NCARB certification. She has also built a successful 30-year+ practice in the design and construction of commercial buildings, multi-family projects, single family homes, and interiors. Additional experience includes ratings, inspections, and certification application processing for a variety of commercial & residential properties through LEED BD+C, LEED ID+C, LEED for Homes & LEED for Homes Mid-Rise, Energy Star Homes & Energy Star Multifamily High Rise, Enterprise Green Communities, and the WERS (Water Efficiency Rating Score). Other accreditations & certifications include USGBC LEED® for Homes QAD, RESnet/HERS Energy Rater, LEED for Homes Green Rater, LEED AP BD+C, LEED AP HOMES, USGBC LEED® Faculty™, and WERS Faculty & Verifier.

Glenn Schiffbauer, a native New Mexican, received his BBA from New Mexico State University and his MBA from the Robert O. Anderson School of Management at the University of New Mexico.  In 2005 he was hired as liaison and project manager for Robert Redford in New Mexico working on a variety of projects in film, government and sustainable construction.  In October of 2012 he became the Executive Director for the newly founded Santa Fe Green Chamber of Commerce (SFGCC).  The Green Chamber has grown to 180 business members.  Mr. Schiffbauer has co-chaired the organization to co-host the Next Generation Water Summit for 6 years, a conference dedicated to water conservation that attracts speakers and attendees from around the world.  Arising from that conference came a partnership between the SFGCC and the City of Santa Fe to develop and institute the country’s only Restaurant Water Conservation Program, that will be expanding to other businesses in 2023. 

Mr. Schiffbauer has been appointed to the NM Economic Department Sustainable Economic Advisory Council.

Doug is a lifetime American Rainwater Catchment System Association (ARCSA) member, an Accredited Professional and an ex-Board member of ARCSA. He is a prolific writer and his articles have appeared in The New York Times, Water Efficiency Magazine, Home Power, Taos News and Water News, among others. He is co-author of two water studies that have been widely published: “Rainwater Harvesting Industry Market Size and Trends” and “First-Ever Long-Term Water Conservation Rebate Study”. Doug is a member of several technical industry standards subcommittees for ICC, ASABE, and NSF.  He is actively working with teams on updates to the NM and CO graywater codes.  Doug teaches at Santa Fe Community College, is founder of HarvestH2o, KuelWater.org, and a Co-Chair of the Next Generation Water Summit.

Mike Collignon is the Executive Director of the Green Builder® Coalition, an organization he co-founded in 2010. He engages in national and state-level advocacy and periodically writes for Green Builder® Media. Mike is also the Chair of the WERS Development Group and the Co-Chair of the Next Generation Water Summit. Finally, he has served as the voice of Green Builder® Media’s online and in-person events from 2012–present.

Patrick McCarthy is the Water Policy Officer at the Thornburg Foundation. Trained as a scientist, he has worked for the last twenty years at the intersection of ecological science, water governance, and community capacity-building. Before joining the Thornburg Foundation, Patrick worked with water managers and community leaders across the U.S. Southwest and in southern Africa on evidence-based solutions for water resources policy, planning, and management. In his work with grantees and partners, Patrick aspires to help create a New Mexico in which healthy watersheds provide clean, abundant, and equitable water to communities and ecosystems. Patrick holds a master’s degree in ecology and a bachelor’s degree in anthropology/zoology and has been awarded fellowships by the Switzer Foundation and the American Association for the Advancement of Science.

Liz Stefanics is serving in her 3^rd four-year term as a NM State Senator.  Her district is primarily rural and covers parts of 6 counties.  She served 2 four-year terms as a Santa Fe County Commissioner.  She has experience in state government at the Human Services Department, the Risk Management Division, and the Health Policy Commission, as well nonprofit management and in higher education teaching.

Carol is serving in her second term on the Santa Fe City Council.  Her maternal roots span generations in the Mora Valley of New Mexico.  She has degrees from Colorado College, the Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs at the University of Texas in Austin, and the University of New Mexico Law School. 

For over thirty years, Carol has worked as a public policy consultant on water, environment, and sustainability issues.  She has been active in the Santa Fe community serving on many non-profit boards.

Born and raised in New Mexico, Congresswoman Melanie Stansbury leads with determination and compassion. She has dedicated her career to finding solutions to water issues, poverty, and climate change — representing New Mexico in the Legislature and now in Congress. She is a champion of efforts to address hunger, food, and water insecurity, conservation and climate change, and economic development and recovery. Stansbury worked in communities across the state as a STEM educator, researcher on land and water issues, and served as a former staffer in the U.S. Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources and the White House Office of Management and Budget. As the Congresswoman from New Mexico’s 1st Congressional District, she is working hard to lift up the voices of our communities and tackle our biggest challenges—from economic development, to food and water security, to climate change.

Stacy Timmons is an Associate Director of Hydrogeology programs at the state geologic survey – the New Mexico Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources, in Socorro, New Mexico. With nearly 20 years of experience collecting a wide range of water data working to build an understanding of the state’s complex hydrogeology, in 2019, Stacy began leading the implementation of the multi-agency Water Data Act. This is a statute that works to improve management, sharing and integration of the state’s water data from multiple agencies and organizations

Christine Y. Chavez has a background in water rights administration and energy & water conservation program management in the state of New Mexico. Christine is the Water Conservation Manager for the City of Santa Fe and is a certified Energy Auditor with the Building Performance Institute, Certified Landscape Irrigation Auditor with the Irrigation Association and Qualified Water Efficient Landscaper through EPA WaterSense. She is a graduate of New Mexico State University (B.S. in Environmental Science and M.S. in Biology).

Reese Baker, owner and founder of The RainCatcher Inc., is a certified permaculture designer who has been involved with green building, organic farming, water harvesting, erosion control, ecological restoration and permaculture in the Santa Fe area for over 18 years. He currently owns The RainCatcher Inc. based out of Santa Fe, NM. He holds a B.S. in Biology/Botany from The University of New Mexico and is currently pursuing a Ph.D in Biology at The University of New Mexico with focus on the bioremediation of stormwater. He has also taught classes on water harvesting, permaculture, and erosion control at Ecoversity, Plants of the Southwest, Santa Fe Preparatory School, Quivira Coalition, Earthworks Institute, Arboretum Tome, Permaculture Institute, Santa Fe Botanical Gardens, and Santa Fe Community College.

Mary Ann Dickinson is the founder of Dickinson Associates, a small consulting firm. She is also the past President and CEO of the Alliance for Water Efficiency, which she helped found in 2007.  She retired as CEO in March 2021 and serves (as needed) as a Technical Advisor to the Alliance staff. Mary Ann has over 50 years of experience, having worked at the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, the South Central Connecticut Regional Water Authority, and the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection. A graduate of the University of Connecticut with a degree in environmental planning, Mary Ann has authored numerous publications on water conservation, land use planning, and natural resources management, and has co-produced two films which have aired on public television and community cable stations. Mary Ann is currently the Co-Chair of the Water and Planning Network for the American Planning Association.

Mike Collignon is the Executive Director of the Green Builder® Coalition, an organization he co-founded in 2010. He engages in national and state-level advocacy and periodically writes for Green Builder® Media. Mike is also the Chair of the WERS Development Group and the Co-Chair of the Next Generation Water Summit. Finally, he has served as the voice of Green Builder® Media’s online and in-person events from 2012–present.

Joshua Harmon currently works in the Energy & Sustainability section
of Shums Coda Associates’ Colorado Division. He is active in the International Code Council – serves as a Governing Committee member for the Sustainability Membership Council, where he facilitates the social media and advocacy efforts; and chairs the joint ICC/RESNET Water and Energy Remote Virtual Inspection standard development committee. As past President and Trustee for the Ohio Code Enforcement Officials Association from 2005-2017, he has dedicated much of his 20+ year career in public service to advancing local code enforcement
agencies and advocating best practices through continuing education and public engagement.

Dustin Glist is a Technical Advisor for the Sustainable Construction Products Division of Airlite Plastics Co.  Mr. Glist has been in the stormwater management products industry for nearly 25 years specializing in permeable pavers with experience in modular underground detention systems and drainage & erosion control systems.