2010 AWRA Board of Directors

Ari Michelsen
PRESIDENT

Dr. Ari M. Michelsen is Director of the Texas A&M University Research Center at El Paso and Professor of Agricultural Economics. His responsibilities include leadership and administration of the Center's research programs which are focused on scientific and policy advances in water resources management. Prior to joining Texas A&M he was at Washington State University, Associate Director of the Water Research Center at the University of Wyoming, and Senior Associate, RCG/Hagler, Bailly Inc., consulting on natural resources pricing and valuation of regulatory impacts for government agencies and industry. Michelsen has a Ph.D. in Agricultural and Resource Economics and a Master's Degree in Economics from Colorado State University and a B.S. in Conservation and Resource Management from the University of Maryland.

Michelsen's research in water resources is nationally and internationally recognized. This includes studies on the effectiveness of water conservation programs, water markets and pricing, impacts of endangered species water acquisition programs and development of integrated river basin scale support systems for water management and policy analysis in the U.S. and China. He has authored or co-authored more than 100 publications. In addition to his service to the A&M community and AWRA, he is Past-President of the Universities Council on Water Resources and has served on numerous local, regional, and national boards and committees in the water resources sector.

Michelsen has been an active member of AWRA for 19 years. He served as AWRA Conference Co-chair in 2001, chartered the University of Wyoming AWRA Student Chapter, publishes in JAWRA and IMPACT and is a reviewer for JAWRA, and consistently presents and participates in AWRA conferences including both National Water Policy Dialogs. He is a strong advocate of multidisciplinary water resources management, research, and education and a proponent of government, university, and private partnerships. If elected, Michelsen will bring his experience, enthusiasm, and dedication to AWRA in areas such as developing and accomplishing AWRA's Strategic Plan objectives, furthering the building of a strong multidisciplinary community of experienced professionals, leveraging AWRA strength with other organizations, awards to recognize outstanding multidisciplinary efforts in water resources, and increasing the stewardship and visibility of AWRA in national and internationally important issues in water management.

Michael E. Campana
PRESIDENT-ELECT

Since June 2006 Michael E. Campana has been Director of the Institute for Water and Watersheds and Professor of Geosciences at Oregon State University. Prior to that he was the Albert and Mary Jane Black Professor of Hydrogeology and Director of the Water Resources Program at the University of New Mexico, and a research hydrologist at the Desert Research Institute/adjunct professor at the University of Nevada- Reno. His interests include hydrophilanthropy, water resources in developing countries, transboundary water resources issues, and regional hydrogeology.

Campana has taught a wide variety of courses, ranging from The Culture of Water to Watershed Management to Groundwater Hydraulics, and developed curricula in hydrogeology, water resources, and environmental science. He has supervised the work of 67 graduate students and authored/co-authored 70 reports and journal articles. His domestic work currently focuses on Western USA water management issues; his international work is primarily in Nicaragua, Honduras, Panama, Kazakhstan, and the South Caucasus, where he directs South Caucasus River Monitoring, a six-country project.

Campana was a Fulbright Scholar to Belize in 1996 and a Visiting Scientist at the Research Institute for Groundwater (Egypt) in Fall 1995 and the IAEA (Vienna) in Fall 2002. He served on several National Research Council committees and currently serves on the Sustainable Oceans, Coasts and Waterways Advisory Committee of the Heinz Center and the NRC Committee on Hydrology, Ecology, and Fishes of the Klamath River Basin. He served on the boards of: NGWA (four years; VP for two years); AGWSE (nine years; Secretary, Chair, Past Chair); UCOWR (two years); and AIH (two years; VP of Academic Affairs). Dr. Campana is founder and President/Treasurer of the Ann Campana Judge Foundation (www.acjfoundation. org), a 501(c)(3) charitable foundation that funds and undertakes projects related to water, health, and sanitation in developing countries. He maintains the WaterWired blog (aquadoc.typepad.com/waterwired/) and The Oregon Water List (TOWL) listserv. He earned his BS in geology from the College of William and Mary and his MS and PhD degrees in hydrology with a mathematics minor from the University of Arizona. Campana has been a member of AWRA for 10 years. He chaired AWRA's 2001 Annual Conference and also chairs the 2007 Annual Conference. Michael has advised student chapters at the University of New Mexico and Oregon State University, and served as President and Vice President of the New Mexico section.

Jerry Sehlke
PAST PRESIDENT

Jerry Sehlke is an Advisory Scientist/Engineer at the Idaho National Laboratory (INL). Jerry has a BS in Biology and a MS in Entomology from Washington State Univ. and a MS in Hydrology from the Univ. of Idaho. His professional focus is working with interdisciplinary teams developing integrated programs to address large-scale environmental issues. He is especially interested in the development of natural/water resources laws and policies, the integration of laws and policies with science, and the development and implementation of sound water resources management programs.

Jerry has 20 years experience as a program manager and individual contributor for regulatory compliance, environmental restoration, water resources policy and planning, ground water monitoring and protection, and watershed management programs. He is presently INL's Principle Investigator (PI) for developing a NASA Solutions Network to better integrate and utilize NASA space platforms and tools in water resources decision-making processes. Jerry is a Co-PI for the U.S. Department of Energy's National Laboratories Energy~Water Nexus team that seeks to better understand the relationship between water resources availability and use and the generation and use of energy in the U.S., and to manage these interactions while minimizing environmental impacts. In addition, he is collaborating with the Pacific Northwest National Lab., Oregon State Univ., and several Pacific Northwest Water Resources Research Institutes to develop a Joint Northwest Water Institute.

Jerry has been an active member of AWRA since 1994. He has presented papers at numerous conferences and he participated on a number of AWRA Technical Committees. Recently he chaired the AWRA Conference on Adaptive Management and he is a member of the conference committee for the 2007 AWRA annual conference. He is active in numerous other water resources organizations; for example he is the Chair of the Environmental and Water Resources Institute's "Laws and Institutions Committee" and chairs a task committee developing guidelines for Integrated Water Resources Management programs. He is editing the upcoming issue of UCOWR's Journal of Contemporary Water Research & Education on energy and water resources. Also, he has been active in and provides technical assistance to a number of state, regional, and national water-related programs, agencies, and organizations. In addition, he recently completed a Congressional Fellowship where he provided technical and policy advice to Congress on energy, water, and natural resources issues.

Robert Moresi
SECRETARY/TREASURER

Bob Moresi has been a Tampa resident off and on since 1953. He attended college in Tampa at the University of South Florida where he graduated with Bachelor degrees in Natural Science and in Geology. He attended the University of South Florida for another two years, pursuing dual Masters degrees in Hydrogeology, and in Water Resources Engineering. He began his professional career at the Southwest Florida Water Management District in 1974. While at the University, he joined the American Water Resources Association as a student in 1973, and has remained an active member ever since.

After almost five years and assisting in the development of their initial regulatory program, Bob moved to the St. Johns River Water Management District for almost another five years. While at the St. Johns River Water Management District, he was heavily involved in their water resources studies and regulatory development. While employed there, he was the Assistant Director of Water Resources, and the Director of the Regulatory Department. Bob also spent a year as Director, Water Use Regulation Division, South Florida Water Management District, in charge of water use permitting district-wide. When not working for the water management districts, Bob has worked as a consultant, providing senior level hydrologic, geologic, environmental, and engineering services. He has worked as a consultant, mostly in Florida, for 17 years.

Bob's experience with the Florida Section of AWRA includes 36 years as a member, fulfilling all Board of Director functions. As a member of the National Association for approximately 36 years, he has participated on many Committees, most notably the Conference Planning, Education, and By-Laws. He has been active in all of the Florida National Conferences, and was Conference General Chair for the National Conference in Ft. Lauderdale in 1996. Bob was part of the Planning Committee for the 2002 Coastal Water Resources Specialty Conference held in New Orleans. He was a member of the Board of Directors for five years, and was President of AWRA in 2004.

Rafael Frias III
DIRECTOR

Rafael Frias is a project manager/client service manager with the global water business of Black & Veatch Corporation. In this role, he specializes in the management of water resources projects, including water supply, water treatment and stormwater planning and design. Rafael also has experience in incorporating sustainability principles into project designs and in developing sustainable water planning technologies for the management of watersheds, ecosystems, water scarcity and wet-weather conditions. He earned a master’s degree in civil and environmental engineering from the University of Kansas in 2002 and a bachelor’s degree in biological engineering from Louisiana State University in 1997. Rafael has been an active member and a strong advocate of AWRA since shortly after joining Black & Veatch in 1999. He has presented and moderated at numerous AWRA conferences, assisted with the review of abstracts, and served as committee member for the 2006 AWRA Wetlands Restoration Dialogue in Fort Lauderdale and the 2008 AWRA National Conference in New Orleans. He is also an active member in the American Water Works Association and the Water Environment Federation, for which he has published papers and delivered presentations on comprehensive water resources issues, including sustainable water planning, surface water management, water treatment technologies, and aquifer storage and recovery. In 2006, Rafael received AWRA’s A. Ivan Johnson Outstanding Young Professional Award. In 2007, he was recognized by Public Works Magazine on the 2007 Trendsetters List for his efforts as a professional engineer in the field of water resources. Along with his national involvement, Rafael has been a strong local supporter of the Florida Section of AWRA, for which he serves as membership services coordinator. His duties in this role include supporting and maintaining the yearly membership of more than 500 members and assisting with the growth of the organization. A client-oriented professional, Rafael puts a priority on young AWRA members – the building blocks of the organization – and brings problem solving skills with innovation, integrity, perspective and trust. He believes that developing the talent and potential of young members for the future is a top priority for AWRA, and by working toward developing the management skills of these young members, their actions within the industry will provide for the future advancement of water resources management and research. He supports yearly conferences provided by AWRA, which represent opportunities to engage young professionals and provide water resources mentoring.

Martha Corrozi Narvaez
DIRECTOR

Martha Corrozi Narvaez is a Watershed Analyst with the Institute for Public Administration's Water Resources Agency (IPA-WRA) at the University of Delaware. Martha has been an active member of AWRA for over seven years. Her membership began when she was a graduate student at the University of Delaware and has continued through her professional career.

As a Watershed Analyst with the University of Delaware's IPA-WRA, Martha is responsible for providing regional watershed technical, policy, education, and research support to state and local governments; University of Delaware staff, students, and faculty; and nonprofit organizations in Delaware and the Delaware Valley. Prior to joining the University of Delaware's IPA-WRA Martha was employed by the Chesapeake Research Consortium at the Chesapeake Bay Program Office in Annapolis, Maryland, the Public Works Department in the City of Wilmington, Delaware, and the Conservancy of Southwest Florida in Naples, Florida. In these jobs she worked on local, regional, and federal watershed management topics including: NPDES permitting; CSO programs; grant applications; oversight and coordination of federal, state, local, and nonprofit organizations; and research related to reducing the nutrient pollutant loads in the Chesapeake Bay. Martha received her Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in Biology from Lehigh University and her Master of Public Administration (M.P.A.) degree from the University of Delaware where she specialized in watershed management.

Martha was the Charter President of the Delaware Section of AWRA (DE AWRA), is a DE AWRA board member, and has served on several national and local AWRA conference committees. Martha believes it is very important to market the Association to both students and young professionals in order to ensure the participation and leadership of young and energetic water resourceprofessionals now and into the future. Martha believes it is also critical for AWRA to create a consistent and direct connection between the national chapter and the state sections as well as encouraging informal regional groups. The multi-disciplinary nature of AWRA is an attribute and major strength and AWRA's role in connecting students and professionals from diverse water resource disciplines benefits everyone involved. Fostering collaboration on water resource projects and research is a critical role of AWRA and should continue to be fostered through national and regional AWRA conferences, forums, and other modes of communication.

Because of the benefits and opportunities AWRA has provided, Martha is enthusiastic and excited about the opportunity to serve on the AWRA Board of Directors. The benefits she has received and the opportunities she has been given through her association with AWRA, both nationally and locally, have helped shape her professional career and she would like others to share this same experience.

Karl Williard
DIRECTOR

Since 1999, Karl W.J. Williard has been an Assistant and Associate Professor of Forest Hydrology at Southern Illinois University Carbondale (SIUC). He received a B.A. in Biology from Lehigh University, an M.S. in Environmental Pollution Control from Penn State University, and a Ph.D. in Forest Hydrology from Penn State University. Karl teaches courses in Watershed Management and Forest Hydrology and directs a graduate research program involving M.S. students and Research Scientists. His research interests include nitrogen and phosphorus dynamics in riparian buffers; the impacts of forest road construction, recreational trail use, and military training on erosion and sedimentation; and the water quality impacts of invasive plants.

Karl has been an active participant and leader in all three levels of AWRA. He has been a national member since 1995, a Pennsylvania and Illinois State Section member, a Lehigh University and Penn State student chapter member, and is the charter advisor of the SIUC student chapter. Karl has served as President of the Penn State Student Chapter and the Illinois State Section. He was Technical Program Chair for the 2007 AWRA Annual Conference and serves as an Associate Editor of Ecohydrology for the Journal of the American Water Resources Association (JAWRA).

Karl is interested in continuing to enhance the value of membership in AWRA. In particular, he would like to provide strategic guidance and support for two of AWRA's primary products: the annual conference and the flagship publication, JAWRA. He believes the national organization should continue to foster and nourish relationships with student chapters and state sections. Karl feels the student chapters are an important training ground for future water resource professionals and leaders. Overall, AWRA needs to focus on their market niche as the interdisciplinary home for all things water resources. Through all of his experiences with AWRA, he has found that the best aspect of the organization is the genuineness of the people involved. There is a true sense of community among the membership. He challenges us to get that message out to prospective members, so they can experience it first hand.

Carol Collier
DIRECTOR

Carol Collier's background is in aquatic biology and regional planning. She has experience in the private sector, state government, and currently with an interstate/federal commission.

Carol has served as Executive Director, Delaware River Basin Commission (DRBC) in West Trenton, New Jersey, since 1998. She was Executive Director of Pennsylvania's 21st Century Environment Commission. Before that she served as Regional Director of the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (PADEP) Southeast Region. For 19 years, she was with BCM Environmental Engineers, Inc., Plymouth Meeting, Pennsylvania, beginning as a student intern and becoming Vice President of Enviromental Planning, Science and Risk.

Carol received a B.A. in biology from Smith College and a Masters in Regional Planning from the University of Pennsylvania. In addition she is a Professional Planner licensed in the State of New Jersey, American Institute of Certified Planners (AICP). She is a member of her township's environmental protection advisory board. She teaches graduate environmental management courses at the University of Pennsylvania, and has testified before the House of Representatives and the Pennsylvania Legislature. In 2004 she was a member of a nine person U.S./ China/Japan team to assist the Peoples Republic of China with river basin management. She also participated in a Pinchot Institute Board event on water management and sustainable forest practice in the rain forests of Ecuador. In 2007 she was awarded AWRA's Mary H. Marsh Medal for Exemplary Contributions to the Protection and Wise Use of the Nation's Water Resources.

Carol believes AWRA is the one organization that is really trying to integrate all aspects of water management. She believes in the AWRA mission and personally wants to forward the science (and art) of integrated water resources management. She strongly believes that proper management of water resources is the key to our economic and environmental future.

Kenneth Carper
DIRECTOR

Kenneth Carper has 30 years of experience as a water resources consulting engineer; he spent the first 20 years of his career in Florida and the last 10 years in North Carolina. As Vice President and Director of Watershed Services for WK Dickson and Co., Inc., a top 500 ENR consulting engineering firm with corporate offices in Charlotte, North Carolina, Ken oversees watershed projects throughout the Southeastern United States. He resides in Raleigh, North Carolina. Growing up in Cocoa, Florida, Ken's lifelong interest in water quality began as result of his passion for surfing. He has a B.S. in Environmental Engineering from the University of Central Florida in Orlando and a MBA from Florida Metropolitan University. Ken is a registered professional engineer (PE) in Florida and North Carolina, a Certified Floodplain Manager (CFM), and a Certified Professional in Stormwater Quality (CPSWQ). A Board Member with the North Carolina State Chapter of the AWRA (NCWRA) for the last eight years, Ken has served as President twice and is the current Past President. His leadership within the organization during his first term as President saw the chapter's membership grow from approximately 100 to 200 members. Ken has been an active participant in North Carolina Water Resources Institute (WRRI) and has been called upon to judge student contests held at their annual conferences on numerous occasions. AWRA's multidisciplinary approach to water quality and quantity concerns attracted Ken to the organization. He views AWRA as one of only a few organizations that seems to take pride and a sense of accomplishment at providing opportunities for those with varied technical, professional, and academic backgrounds to come together to collaborate, debate, and implement strategies and solutions that advance water resources management and research. Today’s water resources issues and challenges are more pronounced and complex than ever before, and require the effective teamwork that AWRA’s approach facilitates to solve.

C. Mark Dunning
DIRECTOR

Mark Dunning is currently a senior project manager with CDM Federal Programs, responsible for providing support to federal agencies in water resources planning, strategic planning, and socioeconomic evaluation and assessment. Prior to joining CDM, Mark served in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for more than 30 years. As Chief of Future Directions in the agency’s civil works directorate he led the development and implementation of the Corps’ civil works strategic plan that first established integrated water resources management as an agency priority. He also led the Corps’ involvement with AWRA in planning and conducting the highly successful and influential National Water Policy Dialogues in 2002 and 2005 and served as a consultant to AWRA for the third policy dialogue held in 2007. Mark also led a partnership with the Universities Council on Water Resources to create a masters degree program in water resources planning for the Corps of Engineers and received the 2003 “Friend of UCOWR” award for this achievement. Mark holds a Ph.D. in sociology from Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri, and is also a graduate of the Federal Executive Institute in Charlottesville, Virginia. Mark is active in the AWRA National Capital Region section and is currently the section’s vice president and program committee chair. He has been active in AWRA for nine years. He is committed to AWRA’s mission of advancing water resources education, management, and research and to the strong interdisciplinary environment of “communication, conversation, and connections” that the AWRA culture promotes. Mark believes that the AWRA national policy dialogues have had a significant positive influence on the quality and direction of debate about the nation’s water resources.