Leadership


AWRA is the primary multidisciplinary association for information exchange, professional development, and education about water resources and related issues. Our vision is to be recognized as the pre-eminent multidisciplinary association for information exchange, professional development, and education about water resources and related issues: to be recognized as a unique, natural connector and convener of disciplines, professionals, and organizations–bringing the industry together.

We work together. We learn together. We solve problems together.

Board of Directors

Shahjabin Alam (Juni)

President, Elected November 2025/Term 2026-2027
GHD
King of Prussia, PA

Bangshuai Han

President-Elect, Elected November 2025 / Term 2026-2027
Ball State University
Muncie, IN

John W. Balay

Secretary, Elected November 2025 / Term 2026-2028
Susquehanna River Basin Commission
Harrisburg, PA

Felix Kristanovich

Treasurer, Elected October 2024 / Term 2025-2027
Ramboll
Anchorage, AK

Rabia Ahmed

Past President, Term 2026-2027
Greene Economics LLC
Lynnwood, WA

Steven Burian

Director, Elected October 2024 / Term 2025-2027
University of Alabama, NOAA Cooperative Institute for Research to Operations in Hydrology, and the Alabama Water Institute
Tuscaloosa, AL

Kate Ely

Director, Re-elected November 2023 / Term 2024-2026
Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation
Pendleton, OR

Jenna Mandell-Rice

Director, Elected November 2025, Term 2026-2028
Van Ness Feldman
Seattle, WA

Katherine Moore Powell

Director, Elected November 2023 / Term 2024-2026
Lynker/The Field Museum
Fort Collins, CO

Teresa Thornton

Director, Elected October 2024 / Term 2025-2027
Get Wet! Groundwater Education Program
Stuart, FL

Wuhuan Zhang

Director, Elected November 2025, Term 2026-2028
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Champaign and Urbana, IL

Staff

Aaron Salzberg

Chief Executive Officer
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Ariel Wise

Events Manager
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Tiffany Park

Membership Services Manager
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Megan Balkovic

Marketing Consultant
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Loobana Sheerin (Ms.)

JAWRA, Editorial Assistant
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Krysia Wazny McClain

IMPACT, Managing Editor
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Editor

Dr. Momcilo Markus

Editor-In-Chief, JAWRA
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WHAT CAN MEMBERSHIP DO FOR YOU?

If you actively engage in our community, your career and organization will benefit. We offer multiple opportunities for engagement via conferences, social media, webinars, committees and publications.

AMERICAN WATER RESOURCES ASSOCIATION
1440 W. Taylor Street, #447 | Chicago, IL 60607
P: (540) 687-8390 | F: (540) 687-8395

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