Dr. Steve Culberson fancies himself an estuarine ecologist with an emphasis in tidal marsh biogeomorphology. His interests in hydrodynamics, the spatial orientation of habitat features, and systems ecology led him to study the physical underpinnings of the biological interactions and processes that are ecosystems. Formerly the Interagency Ecological Program’s (IEP) lead scientist, a Fisheries Biologist […] Read more
Ben McMahan leads the climate services portfolio and team at the Office of Land Use and Climate Innovation (LCI), as part of the Integrated Climate Adaptation and Resilience Program (ICARP). A key focus for his team is to streamline access to climate data and adaptation tools, translating complex information to guide decision-making, and helping to […] Read more
Katie Regan serves as the State Data Services Manager within the California Department of Technology (CDT). CDT’s Data Services team includes geospatial services and is dedicated to sustainable and accessible data sharing, elevating data management standards, leading various centers of excellence, and providing support to strategic data initiatives. Read more
Newsha K. Ajami is the Chief Strategic Development Officer for Research in the Earth and Environmental Sciences Area (EESA) at the Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. Read more
Greg is a Deputy Director at the California State Water Resources Control Board of the Office of Information Management and Analysis for six years. Prior to this appointment Greg served as the statewide Storm Water Program Manager for about seven years. In his 30 years at this organization Greg has worked in many different program […] Read more
Eddie Ocampo is the Program Director of the Community Sustainability Department, at Self-Enterprises, with expertise in organizing and collaborating with rural communities and schools to identify water and wastewater systems’ needs and solutions, community income survey development and implementation, septic system, and groundwater survey implementation, housing survey implementation, preparation of loan and grant applications for […] Read more
Mike works at the intersection of water, governance, and human systems, with a particular focus on helping people work together across difference, scale, and institutional boundaries. As a social scientist and facilitator, he is most engaged by work that requires judgment, trust, and patience—where progress depends as much on shared understanding and timing as on […] Read more
Drew currently works as a Principal at BB&A which serves the energy, water, wastewater and transportation industries. Drew brings 15 years of public sector experience as a public sector executive and consultant. Read more
Martha Davis retired in late 2017 from her position as Assistant General Manager/Executive Manager for Policy Development at the Inland Empire Utilities Agency (IEUA), a municipal water water district serving 850,000 people in western San Bernardino County. During her 17 year tenure, Ms. Davis led many of the Agency’s award-winning planning and green programs including […] Read more
David Harris serves as the Enterprise Data Manager for the California Natural Resources Agency Data Center where he supports cross-departmental teams in the development of data management and decision support systems. As part of these duties he’s provided consultation and systems development services to the team implementing the Open and Transparent Water Data Act, AB1755. […] Read more