Water Leaders Alumni
Below is a list of all Water Leaders Alumni and their current employers.
2020
Noah Greenberg | SWCA Environmental Consultants |
Scott Griebling | St. Vrain and Left Hand Water Conservancy District |
Fay Hartman | American Rivers |
Katie Helm | City of Fountain |
Bethany Howell | Rio Grande Watershed Conservation & Education Initiative |
Marina Kopytkovskiy | Parker Water and Sanitation District |
Jojo La | Colorado Water Conservation Board |
Morgan Lynch | Mile High Flood District |
Daniel Omasta | Colorado Trout Unlimited |
Carrie Padgett | Harris Water Engineering, Inc. |
Jordan Parman | Metro Wastewater Reclamation District |
Kate Ryan | Colorado Water Trust |
Jeff Stahla | Northern Water |
Neil Stewart | Stantec |
Andrew Straub-Heidke | City of Greeley |
Sarah Wheeler | Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment |
2019
Matt Becker | Colorado Legislative Council |
Ann Bunting | Town of Crestone |
Audrey Butler | Boulder County Parks & Open Space |
Sonja Chavez | Upper Gunnison River Water Conservancy District |
Cary Denison | Trout Unlimited |
Joe Donnelly | Northern Water |
Alicia DuPree | City of Aurora |
Jonathan Hernandez | Northern Water |
Michelle Johnson | Martin and Wood Water Consultants |
Holly Loff | Eagle River Watershed Council |
Jason Marks | Denver Water |
Catherine Moravec | Colorado Springs Utilities |
John Ott | James Ranch |
Jen Petrzelka | City of Greeley |
Julie Tinetti | Centennial Water and Sanitation District |
Mike Willcox | EOG Resources |
2018
Frank Alfone | Mt. Werner Water and Sanitation District |
Corey Beaugh | Colorado Division of Water Resources |
Blake Beyea | Water Quality Control Division—CDPHE |
Hunter Causey | Colorado River Water Conservation District |
Allegra da Silva | Brown and Caldwell |
Kimberly Gortz | Colorado Springs Utilities |
Kate Greenberg | Colorado Department of Agriculture |
Brendon Langenhuizen | Colorado River Water Conservation District |
Mark Mitisek | Leonard Rice Engineers |
Nathan Elder | Denver Water |
Katherine Morris | Grand County |
Jill Ozarski | Walton Family Foundation |
Kent Pflager | Morgan County Quality Water District |
Rachel Theler | National Association of Conservation Districts |
Rob Viehl | Colorado Water Conservation Board |
Esther Vincent | Northern Water |
2017
Josh Baile | CDM Smith |
Jackie Brown | Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association |
Devon Buckels | The Water Connection |
Logan Burba | Element Water Consulting |
Michelle DeLaria | Water Quality Control Division |
Sarah Dominick | Hazen and Sawyer |
Alexander Funk | Colorado Water Conservation Board |
Heather Justus | Town of Castle Rock |
Christopher Kurtz | Jacobs |
Josh Nims | City of Westminster |
Leann Noga | Southeastern Colorado Water Conservancy District |
Jessica Olson | Left Hand Watershed Center |
Emma Reesor | Rio Grande Headwaters Restoration Project |
Scott Schreiber | Wright Water Engineers |
Troy Wineland | Colorado Division of Water Resources |
2016
Ryan Christianson | U.S. Bureau of Reclamation |
Shannon Hatch | U.S. Bureau of Reclamation |
Korey Kadrmas | Colorado Division of Water Resources |
Andrew Kirsch | Eagle River Water and Sanitation District |
April Long | City of Aspen |
Bill McCormick | Colorado Division of Water Resources |
Julie McKay | formerly of Boulder County |
Katy Neusteter | American Rivers |
Trisha Oeth | Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment |
Jessica Pault-Atiase | City of Boulder Attorney’s Office |
Jayla Poppleton | Water Education Colorado |
Kelly Romero-Heaney | City of Steamboat Springs |
Kevin Terry | Trout Unlimited |
Edward Tolen | La Plata Archuleta Water District |
Meg White | The Nature Conservancy |
Scott Winter | Colorado Springs Utilities |
2015
Tammy Allen | CDPHE Water Quality Control Division |
Erik Anglund | Anadarko Petroleum |
Laura Belanger | Western Resource Advocates |
Matt Bond | Denver Water |
Sean Cronin | St. Vrain and Left Hand Water Conservancy District |
Jordan Dimick | SGM |
Heather Dutton | San Luis Valley Water Conservancy District |
Angie Fowler | SGM |
Hillary Hamann | University of Denver |
Ben McConahey | formerly of Hydro Venture Partners |
Kevin Niles | Stratmoor Hills Water & Sanitation Districts |
Susan Ryan | Colorado Water Division 5 |
Stephanie Scott | Water Education Colorado |
David Skuodas | Urban Drainage and Flood Control District |
Kristina Wynne | Bishop-Brogden Associates |
2014
Jason Carey | RiverRestoration.Org |
Adam Cwiklin | Town of Fraser |
Aaron Derwingson | The Nature Conservancy |
Julia Gallucci | Colorado Springs Utilities |
James Henderson | 711 Ranch |
Dawn Jewell | City of Aurora |
Laurna Kaatz | Denver Water |
Aimee Konowal | CDPHE Water Quality Control Division |
Steve Malers | Open Water Foundation |
Maria Pastore | Colorado Springs Utilities |
Klint Reedy | Jacobs Engineering Group |
Gigi Richard | Fort Lewis College |
Jennifer Shanahan | City of Fort Collins |
Enrique Triana | RTI International |
James VanShaar | U.S. Bureau of Reclamation |
2013
Heather Beasley | Pinery Water and Wastewater District |
Drew Beckwith | City of Westminster |
Jenny Bishop | Colorado Springs Utilities |
Sean Chambers | City of Greeley Water |
Kelly Close | Leonard Rice Engineers, Inc. |
Brian Epstein | formerly of Colorado Water Conservation Board |
Nathan Fey | Colorado Office of Outdoor Recreation Industry |
David Graf | Colorado Parks and Wildlife |
Katie Knoll | Denver Water |
Brian Murphy | Colorado State University |
Sarah Parmar | Colorado Open Lands |
Kim Lennberg | Alba Watershed Consulting |
Travis Robinson | Colorado Division of Water Resources |
Zachary Smith | Colorado Water Trust |
Dana Strongin | formerly of Denver Water |
2012
Matt Brown | Confluence Water Consulting |
David Colvin | Leonard Rice Engineers |
Alice Conovitz | formerly of Integral Consulting |
Patricia DeChristopher | Non-GMO Project |
Mat deGraaf | Pagosa Area Water & Sanitation District |
Nicole Garrimone-Campagna | Garfield & Hecht |
Diane Johnson | Eagle River Water & Sanitation District |
Greg Johnson | Colorado Water Conservation Board |
Ken Kehmeier | Ksqrdfish Aquatics LLC |
Scott Lorenz | Colorado Springs Utilities |
Kristin Maharg Suarez | Community Soil Foundation |
Erin Minks | Rio Grande National Forest |
Courtney Black | Intera |
Seth Turner | Headwaters Corporation |
Patrick Wells | Colorado Springs Utilities |
2010
James Eklund | Squire Patton Boggs |
Eric Hecox | Shea Properties |
Abigail Ortega | Colorado Springs Utilities |
Andrew Funchess | Colorado Springs Utilities |
Heath Kuntz | Adaptive Resources, Inc. |
Erin Messner | City and County of Broomfield |
Andrew Todd | US EPA |
Richard Belt | Xcel Energy |
Mark Detsky | Dietze and Davis |
Tim Murrell | Whitworth Water District |
Daniel Niemela | Bishop Brogden Associates |
Carlie Ronca | Bureau of Rec. East Colorado Area Office |
Luke Shawcross | Northern Water |
Sarah Smith | Northern Water |
Jennifer Stark | FireWise Council of Southwest Colorado |
Britta Strother | JMT |
2008
Tara Schutter | Tessara Water, LLC |
Laurel Stadjuhar | West Sage Water |
Mark McClusky | CDM Smith |
Kim Hutton | City of Boulder |
Nicole Seltzer | The River Network |
Rob White | Colorado State Parks, Ark Headwaters Rec Area |
Amy Beatie | Colorado Attorney General’s Office |
Curran Trick | Keller Law |
Daria Giron | EnerCon |
Steve Lundt | Metro Wastewater Reclamation District |
Ken Neubecker | Western Rivers Institute |
CJ McLeral | Retired from US Bureau of Reclamation |
2007
Jeffrey Bandy | Denver Water |
Craig Ullmann | Applegate Group Inc |
Matthew Lindburg | Brown and Caldwell |
Richard Marsicek | Denver Water |
Richard Vidmar | City of Aurora |
Scott Hummer | Colorado Division of Water Resources |
Beorn Courtney | Element Water Consulting, Inc. |
Kate Muldoon | Riverside Technology Inc |
David Frommell | Sherman and Howard |
2006
Alan Ward | Board of Water Works of Pueblo |
Richard Raines | Tri-District Water Resources |
Greg Dewey | Northern Water |
Emily Hunt | City of Thornton |
Jeff Crane | Crane Associates, LLC |
Jacob Bornstein | Wellstone Collaborative Strategies |
Kenny Smith | Dolores Water Conservancy District |
Mark Shively | Douglas County Water Resource Authority |
Mary Presecan | Leonard Rice Engineers |
Amy Johnson | City of Fort Collins |
John Carney | Orton Family Foundation |
Tom Iseman | The Nature Conservancy |
Mike Wilde | Middle Colorado Watershed Partnership |
Sasha Charney | Art as Artifact |