Dr. Laurel Larsen is an Associate Professor at UC Berkeley with appointments in the Departments of Geography and Civil and Environmental Engineering and a Senior Fellow at the Berkeley Institute for Data Science. For 2020-2024, she is serving a term as the Delta Lead Scientist, a US Geological Survey position housed within the Delta Stewardship Council […] Read more
Dr. Agarwal’s work focuses on development of tools to improve data usability, accessibility, and sharing in the eco-sciences. She leads several teams developing advanced cyber infrastructure to support collaborative data analysis and stewardship. Read more
Christina Babbitt manages the California Groundwater Program at Environmental Defense Fund, where she is working to advance water trading policy in California and scale replicable groundwater sustainability projects across California’s Central Valley. In these efforts, Christina focuses on building partnerships among NGOs, agencies, water districts, and agricultural partners in ways that enhance collective impact. Read more
Joy Bonaguro has spent her career working at the nexus of data, technology, design and policy. Joy was recently appointed as Chief Data Officer of the State of California with an overarching goal to improve government use of data. Read more
E. Joaquin Esquivel was appointed to the State Water Resources Control Board by Governor Jerry Brown in March 2017 and designated by Governor Gavin Newsom as Chair in February 2019. Read more
Nick Martorano has worked at the State Water Resources Control Board for over thirteen years. Nick is an environmental program manager within the Office of Information, Management, and Analysis as the Director of the California Water Quality Monitoring Council (Council). Read more
Susan Tatayon is Chair of the Delta Stewardship Council, first appointed by Governor Brown in 2014 and reappointed in 2018. The council elected Susan to serve as full-time Chair effective January 2019. Read more