Water Resources

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David Brown

1992 Fellow
David received an MS degree in Hydrology and Hydrogeology from the University of Nevada, Reno where he studied watershed nutrient cycling processes affecting the pollution of Lake Tahoe. He recently completed a doctoral program focusing on...
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Christine Gardiner

1994 Fellow
Christine and her husband John Gardiner run a small watershed consulting service called WaterCycle Inc. They've provided watershed assessments, stormwater planning and urban/ habitat enhancement since 2000. They combine John's civil...
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Katrina Schneider

1999 Fellow
Katrina began her work with California water issues in 1994 as a water resources analyst at the Environmental Defense Fund. Following a series of storms in the winter of 1996-1997, Katrina served as the principle coordinator of a new EDF...
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Dipti Vaghela

2008 Fellow
Dipti Vaghela focuses on decentralized renewable energy solutions for marginalized, rural communities. Since 2006, in Odisha and other regions of indigenous India, Dipti's dual role as a researcher and practitioner has helped to synergize...
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Tim Ramirez

1995 Fellow
Tim joined the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission (SFPUC) in October 2005 to lead its new Division of Natural Resources within the Water Enterprise. Created in July 2005, the new Division is responsible for integrating environmental...
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Sasha Gennet

2006 Fellow
Sasha is the Ecoregional Ecologist at The Nature Conservancy for the Central coast of California, a region stretching from the Bay Area to Santa Barbara, and from the ocean to the Central Valley. Sasha obtained her doctorate from the...
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Rob Moir

1996 Fellow
Rob Moir, PhD, directs the Ocean River Institute. “Ocean river” is a term used by Homer and Rachel Carson to describe the connectedness of the natural world. It symbolizes the folly in attempting to separate ocean, river and watershed...
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Rebecca Lave

2003 Fellow
Rebecca Lave is an Associate Professor in Geography at Indiana University. Her research takes a critical physical geography approach, combining political economy, science and technology studies, and fluvial geomorphology to focus on the...
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Jim Downing

2003 Fellow
Jim was previously the Executive Editor of California Agriculture, the peer-reviewed journal of the University of California Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources. He has worked in natural resource management for 20 years as a...
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Betsy Herbert

2001 Fellow
California native, forest protection advocate, advanced degrees in anthropology and environmental studies, published author in forest management for drinking water protection.