Maureen Gannon is Chief Environmental Officer for PNM, a vertically-integrated electric utility, headquartered in Albuquerque, New Mexico, that serves about 800,000 customers in New Mexico and Texas. She is responsible for developing and implementing PNM’s sustainable business strategy and the overall management of PNM’s environmental commitments. Maureen manages corporate environmental policy and implementation and environmental compliance of air, waste and water emissions at electric generation facilities and transmission/distribution facilities. She also oversees PNM’s Environmental Management System performance. Maureen serves as PNM’s
primary environmental contact with federal, regional, state, and local
agencies, as well as other utilities, business organizations and environmental
and other stakeholders and represents the company on environmental policy
boards and forums.

Maureen has 26 years of electric utility experience. She is currently PNM Resources’ representative on the Edison Electric Institute’s Environmental
Excellence Advisory Committee and serves on the Electric Power Research Institute’s Energy and Environment Executive Committee and Advisory Council. Maureen is also a board member of the ARCA Foundation. She holds an M.B.A. from the University of Phoenix and a B.S. in Chemical Engineering from New Mexico State University.

Mike is the Water Resources Manager for the Public Service Company of New Mexico, New Mexico’s largest electric utility. His focus is to ensure a sustainable supply of water for PNM’s generating facilities that require water for cooling. Mike is very proud that PNM uses 33% less fresh water to generate a megawatt hour of electricity today than it did in 2002.

Now in his 24th year with PNM, Mike has worked in Economic Development, Generation Asset Development and now in Water Resource Management. Prior to that he did a tour of duty with the U.S. Navy, graduated from New Mexico State University, and worked for IBM.

Glenn Schiffbauer, Executive Director of the Santa Fe Chapter of the New Mexico Green Chamber of Commerce, is a native New Mexican. He received his BBA from New Mexico State University and his MBA from the Robert O. Anderson School of Management at the University of New Mexico. After 16 years in management at renowned Rancho Encantado, he started two small businesses in Santa Fe. He also worked with his wife Kim as a consultant for businesses statewide in both marketing and public affairs. In 2005, he became a liaison and project manager for Robert Redford in New Mexico working on a variety of projects from film to governmental to green construction. In October 2012, he became Executive Director for the newly founded Santa Fe Chapter of the New Mexico Green Chamber of Commerce. Glenn is also a Co-Chair of the Next Generation Water Summit.

Charles Bohlig has been with East Bay Municipal Utility District since 2004 where he currently is the Supervisor of Water Conservation. In this role, he creates and implements their incentive programs, administers their transformation into an informational services group, and directs their water budget program. He is also the District’s lead on implanting the State’s Long Term Framework water conservation plan. While at EBMUD, he has co-authored two, 10-year Water Conservation Master Plans, three Urban Water Management Plans, as well as forecasting water conservation’s savings in the 2050 District’s Demand Forecast. Before joining EBMUD, Charles was an Energy Analyst for Pacific Gas & Electric Company. He has over 25 years of experience in water and energy resource management and currently serves on the Board of California Water Efficiency Partnership (CalWEP).

Brad Coffey leads Water Resource Management at the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California. In this role, his team plans for the region’s water supply, manages imported and local water supply programs, advances conservation, and prepares for drought and a changing climate. Brad has more than 30 years of experience in improving the quality and reliability of the Southern California’s water supply.

Glenn Schiffbauer, Executive Director of the Santa Fe Chapter of the New Mexico Green Chamber of Commerce, is a native New Mexican. He received his BBA from New Mexico State University and his MBA from the Robert O. Anderson School of Management at the University of New Mexico. After 16 years in management at renowned Rancho Encantado, he started two small businesses in Santa Fe. He also worked with his wife Kim as a consultant for businesses statewide in both marketing and public affairs. In 2005, he became a liaison and project manager for Robert Redford in New Mexico working on a variety of projects from film to governmental to green construction. In October 2012, he became Executive Director for the newly founded Santa Fe Chapter of the New Mexico Green Chamber of Commerce. Glenn is also a Co-Chair of the Next Generation Water Summit.

Alan Hook is a Water Resources Coordinator within the Water Resources & Conservation section of City of Santa Fe Water. Alan previously received his Bachelor’s Degree in Environmental Studies from Warren Wilson College, NC. Alan has worked for the City of Santa Fe for fifteen years providing water resources planning, project management, hydrologic analysis, growth management, policy legislation and education & outreach.  In addition, Alan is the project manager for the Santa Fe Municipal Watershed Program representing the City of Santa Fe in partnership with the U.S. Forest Service to protect the Santa Fe municipal watershed from wildfire impacts. Alan is directly involved with cannabis related businesses that are within the city limits to be compliant with the NM State code for recreational cannabis production, manufacturing or retail sales.

Ben Lewinger is a public affairs professional with a history of working on projects that have moved New Mexico forward. He is currently the executive director of the New Mexico Cannabis Chamber of Commerce, a membership organization representing producers, manufacturers, testing facilities, and cannabis-adjacent businesses across NM, dedicated to the responsible growth of the cannabis industry.

Brian Schmidt has been with the Portland Cement Association (PCA) since 2011. He has a degree in political science and economics from Carthage College and an MBA from the Lake Forest Graduate School of Management.

Brian is responsible for forecasting and analysis of the Pacific and Mountain regions of the U.S. at PCA, as well as industry advocacy including energy & environmental issues.

Brian Richter has been a global leader in water science and conservation for more than 30 years. He is the president of Sustainable Waters, a global organization focused on water scarcity challenges, where he promotes sustainable water use and management with governments, corporations,
universities, and local communities. He previously served as Director of the Global Water Program of The Nature Conservancy, an international conservation
organization. Brian has consulted on more than 170 water projects worldwide. He
serves as a water advisor to some of the world’s largest corporations,
investment banks, and the United Nations, and has testified before the U.S. Congress on multiple occasions. He teaches Water Sustainability at the
University of Virginia.

Brian has developed scientific tools and methods to support river protection and restoration efforts, including the Indicators
of Hydrologic Alteration software used by water managers and
scientists worldwide.

He has published
many scientific papers on the importance of ecologically sustainable water management in international journals. He co-authored a book with Sandra Postel
entitled Rivers for Life: Managing Water for People and Nature. His
latest book, Chasing Water: A Guide for Moving from Scarcity to
Sustainability, has now been published in five languages.

Mike Collignon is the Executive Director of the Green Builder® Coalition, an organization he co-founded in 2010. He engages in national and state-level advocacy and publishes regular content for Green Builder® Media. Mike is also the Chair of the WERS Development Group and the Co-Chair of the Next Generation Water Summit. Finally, he has served as the voice of Green Builder® Media’s online and in-person events from 2012–present.

Jonah Schein is the National Program Coordinator for Homes & Buildings at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) WaterSense® Program. He has overseen the technical development and implementation of the WaterSense Homes specification and certification system since their inception. He is also responsible for efforts to expand the WaterSense program’s reach in the multi-family and commercial sectors through analytics, modeling, and benchmarking.

Prior to joining EPA in 2008, Mr. Schein served as the Director of Outreach for Earth Day Network (EDN) where he was responsible for a number of initiatives to promote water efficiency through green building strategies in the United States and Middle East. Mr. Schein holds Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science degrees from Indiana University as well as a Master of Science in Environmental Science from the Johns Hopkins University.

Rolston St. Hilaire is a professor and department head in the Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences at New Mexico State University. He teaches courses in landscape horticulture and environmental stress physiology. He holds a Ph.D. from Iowa State University. Dr. St. Hilaire’s research focuses on plant stress physiology, the development of tools that promote efficient water use in residential landscapes, and mapping and categorizing land cover in urban ecosystems. He is the author of the book “Landscape Plants for the Lower Rio Grande Valley” and has published over 126 papers in scientific journals and in the popular press. He has won awards for both his teaching and research and is the originator of the Mesa Glow™ bigtooth maple tree.

Patti Aaron is the Bureau of Reclamation’s Public Affairs Officer for its Lower Colorado Basin Region, which encompasses Southern Nevada, Southern California, and Arizona. She works with the media; stakeholders; federal, state, and local agencies; tribes; non-governmental groups; and other citizen organizations. Aaron has been with Reclamation for 20 years. She spent the first several years of her career working as a restoration biologist in Arizona, California, and Nevada. She then transitioned to working on Western water policy and public affairs programs in Washington, DC, for 10 years. She returned to the region in her current capacity in 2018. She holds a Bachelor of Science in Environmental Studies with an emphasis in Communications from the University of Nevada – Las Vegas.

Glenn Schiffbauer, Executive Director of the Santa Fe Chapter of the New Mexico Green Chamber of Commerce, is a native New Mexican. He received his BBA from New Mexico State University and his MBA from the Robert O. Anderson School of Management at the University of New Mexico. After 16 years in management at renowned Rancho Encantado, he started two small businesses in Santa Fe. He also worked with his wife Kim as a consultant for businesses statewide in both marketing and public affairs. In 2005, he became a liaison and project manager for Robert Redford in New Mexico working on a variety of projects from film to governmental to green construction. In October 2012, he became Executive Director for the newly founded Santa Fe Chapter of the New Mexico Green Chamber of Commerce. Glenn is also a Co-Chair of the Next Generation Water Summit.

Matt is a licensed civil and structural engineer and is currently the Vice-President of Real Estate Development Operations at Thomas Properties in Santa Fe where he identifies, analyzes, and designs all real estate development opportunities of Thomas Properties and its subsidiaries.  Matt has over 33 years of experience in real estate development, land use planning and engineering in Santa Fe and other parts of New Mexico.  Prior to joining Thomas Properties, Matt worked in the public sector where he was the City of Santa Fe’s longest serving Land Use Director and where he also served as the city’s first Asset Development Director, establishing the city’s first office to oversee the city’s real estate assets.  In his time at the city Matt also authored or co-authored over 35 pieces of land use-related legislation including the Midtown Local Innovation Corridor (Midtown LINC) District and the Airport Road Overlay District, and co-authored the NM Senate Bill 10, which revised the state’s Condominium Act.  Matt formerly served as Chairman of the Santa Fe Planning Commission and on numerous other city land use committees. He currently serves as the building construction practices member of the city’s Water Conservation Committee and the vice-chair of the Capital Improvements Advisory Committee.

Matt holds a B.S. degree from the University of Connecticut School of Engineering and a M.S. from Columbia University’s Graduate School of Architecture, Preservation & Planning.

Ryan Kim is CEO of Phyn, the company bringing intelligent water solutions to market that help people protect their homes, conserve water and save money. Ryan brings over 20 years of technology leadership experience and engineering expertise to Phyn. Prior to Phyn, Ryan served as the vice president of engineering at Belkin, responsible for hardware, firmware, software, quality, and program management. During his tenure at Belkin, Ryan led the vision, architecture and development of the WeMo platform, one of the most recognized and widely adopted brands in the Smart Home category. Before joining Belkin, Ryan served as CTO of Intelliverse, an intelligent IVR platform and automated voice services company that provides services to Fortune 500 companies including Bank of America and AT&T. Ryan graduated from the University of California, Los Angeles with a degree in Computer Science and Electrical Engineering. He is also the author of dozens of patents in and around the IoT space.

Sebastian is a mechanical engineer and owner at Everydrop Technologies, a small start-up focused on water conservation and affordable metering through the use of vortex technology.  Graduating with his masters in mechanical engineering in 2018, he has a track record of developing quality products for the tech industry over the past 4 years. It is his belief that water saving products are
critical to the sustaining of communities across the West and Midwest as droughts continue to affect the nation. With this belief, Everydrop Technologies has a product that is reliable, accurate, and uniquely accessible to people interested in saving their water and making better decisions about how much they consume on a day-to-day basis.

Janice Gould has spent the past fifteen years
dedicating her time and passion to irrigation. She has become a strong advocate for water conservation and improving water management and sustainability to
preserve the environment and create a livable planet. Her main focus has been in developing and distributing a disruptive irrigation technology through her company, Responsive Drip Irrigation, LLC (RDI).  RDI is a US- based company that has its main office in Bradenton, Florida and is currently working on projects in California
and other water-stressed states in the western United States. Working with the Abu Dhabi Investment Office, Jan has also established a manufacturing and distribution facility in the Khalifa Industrial Zone Abu Dhabi.

Currently, she is collaborating with the Abu Dhabi Agricultural & Food Safety Authority, along with AgTech companies that offer innovative solutions to
launch RDI’s Global Sustainability Center in Abu Dhabi, which is focused on the research and development for best practices in agriculture.

Robert Glennon is a Regents Professor and Morris K. Udall Professor of Law and Public Policy in the James E. Rogers College of Law at the University of Arizona. He received a J.D. from Boston College Law School and an M.A. and Ph.D. in American History from Brandeis University. He is a member of the bars of Arizona and Massachusetts. The recipient of two National Science Foundation grants, Glennon serves as an advisor to governments, corporations, think tanks, law firms, and NGOs looking to solve serious challenges around water sustainability and planning.

Kim O’Cain is President of O’Cain Consulting, a water conservation consulting firm in Santa Monica, CA with over twenty years of experience developing and implementing water conservation and efficiency programs, policies, and outreach for public agencies and businesses. Before starting her consulting firm in 2017, she managed the City of Santa Monica’s water conservation unit including the adoption and enforcement of green building and water neutrality ordinances and drought management. Kim is also an Adjunct Professor at Santa Monica College teaching Sustainable Systems and Technology courses and on the APA Water and Planning Network Steering Committee.

Mr. Burke became the CEO and President of the Alliance for Water Efficiency on March 22, 2021. Ron spent the first twenty years of his career working on environmental policy and programs as an Environmental Scientist for the U.S.  EPA, the Environmental Health Director and Deputy Executive Director for the American Lung Association of Metropolitan Chicago, the Associate Director for the Illinois EPA, and Midwest Office Director for the Union of Concerned Scientists. More recently, he was Executive Director of the Chicago-based Active Transportation Alliance for nine years. Mr. Burke earned an M.S. from Washington University’s Department of Engineering and Policy and did his undergraduate work in life sciences at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign.

Born and raised in New Mexico, Congresswoman Melanie Stansbury leads with determination and compassion. She has dedicated her career to finding solutions to water issues, poverty, and climate change — representing New Mexico in the Legislature and now in Congress. She is a champion of efforts to address hunger, food, and water insecurity, conservation and climate change, and economic development and recovery. Stansbury worked in communities across the state as a STEM educator, researcher on land and water issues, and served as a former staffer in the U.S. Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources and the White House Office of Management and Budget. As the Congresswoman from New Mexico’s 1st Congressional District, she is working hard to lift up the voices of our communities and tackle our biggest challenges—from economic development, to food and water security, to climate change.

Congresswoman Teresa Leger Fernández represents New Mexico’s 3rd Congressional District. In Washington, she holds a leadership role with the Congressional Hispanic Caucus as Freshman Representative. Congresswoman Leger Fernández serves as chair of the Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States for the 117th Congress. She has also been appointed to the House Committee on Education and Labor, the House Committee on Natural Resources, and the Committee on House Administration.

She is a 17th generation Northern New Mexican. Before coming to Congress, Leger Fernández worked as an attorney and advocate, and won important legal battles to advance voting rights, promote tribal sovereignty, and protect our environment and acequia waters. She has helped secure nearly a billion dollars for, and then helped build, schools, rural health clinics, broadband, businesses, affordable housing and critical infrastructure for New Mexico. Leger Fernández was also a Clinton and Obama presidential appointee and worked as a White House Fellow on housing issues and as Vice-Chair of the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation.

Carol Romero-Wirth is serving her first term as a Santa Fe City Councilor.

Carol’s New Mexico roots go back generations from Mora, New Mexico. She grew up in Colorado and graduated from Colorado College with a bachelor’s degree in Political Science. Carol holds a master’s degree in Public Policy from the Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs at the University of Texas in Austin. Her law degree is from the University of New Mexico. She was admitted to the New Mexico Bar in 1998.
Over the last thirty years Carol’s work has focused in public policy, government and politics. She served as a commissioner on the City Charter Review Commission, was the first associate director at Think New Mexico, and she has also worked as a public policy consultant on water, environment and sustainability projects. In addition, she worked for the New Mexico Legislature as a bill drafter and professional staff at the Legislative Council Service.

Reese Baker, owner and founder of The RainCatcher Inc., is a certified permaculture designer who has been involved with green building, organic farming, water harvesting, erosion control, ecological restoration and permaculture in the Santa Fe area for over 18 years. He currently owns The RainCatcher Inc. based out of Santa Fe, NM. He holds a B.S. in Biology/Botany from The University of New Mexico and is currently pursuing a Ph.D in Biology at The University of New Mexico with focus on the bioremediation of stormwater. He has also taught classes on water harvesting, permaculture, and erosion control at Ecoversity, Plants of the Southwest, Santa Fe Preparatory School, Quivira Coalition, Earthworks Institute, Arboretum Tome, Permaculture Institute, Santa Fe Botanical Gardens, and Santa Fe Community College.

Amanda Hatherly is the Director for the Center of Excellence for Green Building and Energy Efficiency and New Mexico Energy$mart Academy at Santa Fe Community College. She teaches courses from the Building Performance Institute, the Residential Energy Services Network (RESNET) and the National Center for HealthyHousing and is the Principle Investigator for a National Science Foundation grant developing serious games related to building science. She also teaches a graduate course on Environmental Health for Boston Architecture College. She has a graduate degree in Educational Technology focusing on adult online course design.

Doug is a lifetime American Rainwater Catchment System Association (ARCSA) member, an Accredited Professional and an ex-Board member of ARCSA. He is a prolific writer and his articles have appeared in The New York Times, Water Efficiency Magazine, Home Power, Taos News and Water News, among others. He also has a regular monthly column in the Santa Fe New Mexican. He is co-author of two water studies that have been widely published: “Rainwater Harvesting Industry Market Size and Trends” and “First-Ever Long-Term Water Conservation Rebate Study”. Doug is also a Co-Chair of the Next Generation Water Summit.

Steve is the Founder of EverGreen Building Solutions, LLC, which provides green building services including building science consulting, Home Energy Rating System analysis, Santa Fe green code compliance, Sustainable Building Tax Credit application assistance and LEED compliance assistance. Steve is a RESNET/HERS and Green Rater, LEED Green Rater, Passive House Institute PHIUS+Rater, National Green Building Standard Green Verifier, Water Efficiency Rating Score (WERS) Verifier, EPA WaterSense Inspector, Energy Star Partner and DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Partner. Steve has a Bachelor of Science in Business with a minor in Engineering, Magna cum Laude, from the University of Colorado and a Masters of Business Administration from New York University.

Doug is a lifetime American Rainwater Catchment System Association (ARCSA) member, an Accredited Professional and an ex-Board member of ARCSA. He is a prolific writer and his articles have appeared in The New York Times, Water Efficiency Magazine, Home Power, Taos News and Water News, among others. He also has a regular monthly column in the Santa Fe New Mexican. He is co-author of two water studies that have been widely published: “Rainwater Harvesting Industry Market Size and Trends” and “First-Ever Long-Term Water Conservation Rebate Study”. Doug is also a Co-Chair of the Next Generation Water Summit.

Laura Allen is the co-founder of Greywater Action, where she educates about sustainable water solutions through trainings and online classes. She authored Greywater, Green Landscape and The Water-Wise Home: How to Capture, Conserve, and Reuse Water in Your Home and Landscape. Laura is a technical advisory committee member for the International Association of Mechanical and Plumbing Officials’ (IAPMO) Water Efficiency Standard (WE-Stand), and is also a board member of the California Onsite Water Association (COWA).

Charlie Alcorn is a Program Manager and Educator with Watershed Management Group where he works with programs based in Tucson and Phoenix Metropolitan. As an educator with WMG he leads educational workshop installations for low-cost rainwater and greywater harvesting systems, is an instructor for their water harvesting certification course, and has given online presentations on water harvesting and sustainable living in arid and semi-arid cities. Charlie graduated with a degree in Physics from Dickinson College in Carlisle, Pennsylvania. He has worked in communications and as an educator at environmental nonprofits and in the
wastewater and biosolids industry. In 2016, Charlie moved to Tucson, Arizona where he received a certificate for Water Policy from the University of Arizona. He is a certified water harvesting design practitioner with Watershed Management Group.

Lindsay Rogers is a Water Policy Analyst for
Western Resource Advocates, where she develops and advocates for sustainable
water management policies and programs at the state and local levels, and
provides technical expertise to build climate resilient, equitable, and vibrant
communities. Much of this work is focused on the intersection of water and land
use planning with the goal of supporting communities to grow as water
efficiently as possible. Previously, she was the Colorado Basin Program Manager
at WaterNow Alliance, working directly with municipal water decision-makers to
advance sustainable water policies. Lindsay serves on the Board of Colorado
WaterWise and as the organization's Educational Events Chair, on the City of
Edgewater’s Sustainability Board as the Land & Water Chair, and is a member
of the Colorado Water & Land Use Planning Alliance. She is a 2021 graduate
of Water Education Colorado’s Water Leaders Program and is certified as a
Qualified Water Efficiency Landscaper.

Zane Marshall is the Director of the Water Resources Department of the Southern Nevada Water Authority (SNWA), where he has worked for the past 26 years. A Las Vegas native, Zane leads six divisions that oversee the management of water, land and environmental resources, and the implementation of environmental restoration and compliance, conservation, climate change and sustainability programs.

Zane has a Bachelor of Arts in Environmental Studies, and a Master of Arts in Science in Biology and Statistics from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. He is also a 2014 graduate of the Kenan-Flagler Business School’s Water and Waste Water Leadership Center.

Mark Stratford serves as General Counsel for the Jordan Valley Water Conservancy District. Prior to working for Jordan Valley, he was Deputy City Attorney for Ogden City, Utah. He worked for Ogden from 2007 to 2021 where he provided legal review for a broad range of land use issues, participated in the Utah Land Use Task Force and advised both the city planning department and the Ogden City Planning Commission. Before working for Ogden City, Mark was an assistant attorney general representing the Utah State Engineer in water rights general adjudication cases throughout the state. Mark has been a member of the Utah Water Task Force since 2009 and represents the Utah League of Cities and Towns on the Utah Watersheds Council. He was a member of the State Water Plan Advisory Committee, which assisted the Utah Division of Water Resources with the preparation of the 2021 Water Resources Plan. Mark was also a member of the HCR10 workgroup, which provided a range of suggestions on how to stabilize water levels in Great Salt Lake and served on the Governor’s Water Strategy Advisory Team in 2017. Mark graduated from Brigham Young University where he received his bachelor’s degree in History. He received his Juris Doctor degree from the University of Utah S.J. Quinney School of Law in 1995.

Laureen holds Bachelor's and Master's degrees in architecture from the University of Illinois and is a licensed architect in Illinois & Wisconsin as well as having received approval for reciprocal licensure across the country via NCARB certification. She has also built a successful 30-year+ practice in the design and construction of commercial buildings, multi-family projects, single family homes, and interiors. Additional experience includes ratings, inspections, and certification application processing for a variety of commercial & residential properties through LEED BD+C, LEED ID+C, LEED for Homes & LEED for Homes Mid-Rise, Energy Star Homes & Energy Star Multifamily High Rise, Enterprise Green Communities, and the WERS (Water Efficiency Rating Score). Other accreditations & certifications include USGBC LEED® for Homes QAD, RESnet/HERS Energy Rater, LEED for Homes Green Rater, LEED AP BD+C, LEED AP HOMES, USGBC LEED® Faculty™, and WERS Faculty & Verifier.

Mr. Blissard holds a Bachelor's degree from Arkansas State University and has built a long, successful career in the education industry. While an educator, he completed renovations and provided part-time construction services over a period of 15 years.

In 2010, his focus shifted to the construction industry full-time and included training with accreditation in multiple green building certification programs. As a BPI Building Analyst, RESNET Field Inspector and WERS Candidate, many of his projects have focused on multi-family certifications which includes water systems inspections and testing.

In 2000, David Crawford put his 22 years of experience in healthcare consulting, marketing, sales, and residential/commercial construction into a new company he named Rain Water System, Inc. His vision was to form a company that would address rainwater conservation and management as well as sustainable water applications and practices. Today that company—now known as Rainwater Management Solutions—provides design, consulting, and engineering solutions for rainwater and stormwater management to commercial and residential developers, engineering and architectural firms, and professionals in the agricultural field. To date, the Salem, Virginia-based company has designed and/or installed thousands of rainwater systems across North America. David is the current President of the American Rainwater Catchment Systems Association C-6 Trade association (ARCSA) and Chairmen of the board of the C-3 Foundation and is an ARCSA Accredited Professional. David was involved in writing Virginia’s first Rainwater Harvesting Manual used as an educational tool for many. He was also involved in writing the ARCSA Rainwater Harvesting Manual.

Carlos A. Bustos, is the Water Conservation Program Manager for the Albuquerque Bernalillo County Water Utility Authority, with over 15 years of experience in the water resource field. Carlos has a unique mix of experience in water resource management, water efficiency and landscape best management practices. He is certified for public water system water level 2 operator and a qualified water efficient landscaper. His professional interests include efficient landscaping irrigation practices, unlocking the potential of personnel, system organization, building teams, and program implementation. Carlos holds degrees from the University of Puerto Rico in Economic Management and a Master’s Degree on Environmental Science focusing on urban planning and management of natural resources..

Doug is a lifetime American Rainwater Catchment System Association (ARCSA) member, an Accredited Professional and an ex-Board member of ARCSA. He is a prolific writer and his articles have appeared in The New York Times, Water Efficiency Magazine, Home Power, Taos News and Water News, among others. He also has a regular monthly column in the Santa Fe New Mexican. He is co-author of two water studies that have been widely published: “Rainwater Harvesting Industry Market Size and Trends” and “First-Ever Long-Term Water Conservation Rebate Study”. Doug is also a Co-Chair of the Next Generation Water Summit.

Doug is a lifetime American Rainwater Catchment System Association (ARCSA) member, an Accredited Professional and an ex-Board member of ARCSA. He is a prolific writer and his articles have appeared in The New York Times, Water Efficiency Magazine, Home Power, Taos News and Water News, among others. He also has a regular monthly column in the Santa Fe New Mexican. He is co-author of two water studies that have been widely published: “Rainwater Harvesting Industry Market Size and Trends” and “First-Ever Long-Term Water Conservation Rebate Study”. Doug is also a Co-Chair of the Next Generation Water Summit.

Glenn Schiffbauer, Executive Director of the Santa Fe Chapter of the New Mexico Green Chamber of Commerce, is a native New Mexican. He received his BBA from New Mexico State University and his MBA from the Robert O. Anderson School of Management at the University of New Mexico. After 16 years in management at renowned Rancho Encantado, he started two small businesses in Santa Fe. He also worked with his wife Kim as a consultant for businesses statewide in both marketing and public affairs. In 2005, he became a liaison and project manager for Robert Redford in New Mexico working on a variety of projects from film to governmental to green construction. In October 2012, he became Executive Director for the newly founded Santa Fe Chapter of the New Mexico Green Chamber of Commerce. Glenn is also a Co-Chair of the Next Generation Water Summit.

Mike Collignon is the Executive Director of the Green Builder® Coalition, an organization he co-founded in 2010. He engages in national and state-level advocacy and publishes regular content for Green Builder® Media. Mike is also the Chair of the WERS Development Group and the Co-Chair of the Next Generation Water Summit. Finally, he has served as the voice of Green Builder® Media’s online and in-person events from 2012–present.

Theresa is a native New Mexican born and raised in Santa Fe, and her farming, ranching and native family roots date to New Mexico Spanish and Pueblo settlements. She has over 25 years of dedicated experience working as a social entrepreneur,  home builder and as a science advocate to improve and sustain the natural, cultural, and built environment for future generations. She has expertise in public policy at the local, state, and federal level at the intersection of air, water, climate, electricity, and resiliency. She is currently a Civic Engagement and Policy Manager at New Mexico First, a nonpartisan catalyst for positive change by conducting independent research, engaging New Mexicans in policy, and enabling action. She formally served as a climate and energy outreach consultant to the Union of Concerned Scientists. In her role she worked in partnership to use independent science, analysis, and effective advocacy to create practical solutions to make New Mexico resilient and
sustainable. She holds a bachelor’s degree from the University of New Mexico and a masters of sustainability degree from Arizona State University with a concentration in water resources.

Glenn Schiffbauer, Executive Director of the Santa Fe Chapter of the New Mexico Green Chamber of Commerce, is a native New Mexican. He received his BBA from New Mexico State University and his MBA from the Robert O. Anderson School of Management at the University of New Mexico. After 16 years in management at renowned Rancho Encantado, he started two small businesses in Santa Fe. He also worked with his wife Kim as a consultant for businesses statewide in both marketing and public affairs. In 2005, he became a liaison and project manager for Robert Redford in New Mexico working on a variety of projects from film to governmental to green construction. In October 2012, he became Executive Director for the newly founded Santa Fe Chapter of the New Mexico Green Chamber of Commerce. Glenn is also a Co-Chair of the Next Generation Water Summit.

Carol Romero-Wirth is serving her first term as a Santa Fe City Councilor. Carol’s New Mexico roots go back generations from Mora, New Mexico. She grew up in Colorado and graduated from Colorado College with a bachelor’s degree in Political Science. Carol holds a master’s degree in Public Policy from the Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs at the University of Texas in Austin. Her law degree is from the University of New Mexico. She was admitted to the New Mexico Bar in 1998. Over the last thirty years Carol’s work has focused in public policy, government and politics. She served as a commissioner on the City Charter Review Commission, was the first associate director at Think New Mexico, and she has also worked as a public policy consultant on water, environment and sustainability projects. In addition, she worked for the New Mexico Legislature as a bill drafter and professional staff at the Legislative Council Service.

Christine Y. Chavez has a background in water rights administration and energy & water conservation program management in the state of New Mexico. Christine is the Water Conservation Manager for the City of Santa Fe and is a certified Energy Auditor with the Building Performance Institute, Certified Landscape Irrigation Auditor with the Irrigation Association and Qualified Water Efficient Landscaper through EPA WaterSense. She is a graduate of New Mexico State University (B.S. in Environmental Science and M.S. in Biology).

Jesse Roach P.E. Ph.D. is Director of City of Santa Fe Water, a position he has held since July 2019.  At City of Santa Fe Water, Jesse has led a strategic planning effort, led development of a long range water resources planning process, and provided leadership in support of new water resources development.  Jesse’s technical areas of expertise include municipal operations and demand, potential climate change impacts on water resources, surface water – groundwater dynamics, and agricultural operations and demand. Jesse was the technical lead on an assessment of potential climate change impacts to water resources, and possible resulting changes to water operations in the Upper Rio Grande basin (http://www.usbr.gov/WaterSMART/wcra/reports/urgia.html), and a contributor to technical evaluation of water utility scale adaptation to potential hydrologic impacts of climate change in Santa Fe (https://www.usbr.gov/watersmart/bsp/docs/finalreport/SantaFe/Santa-Fe-Basin-Final.pdf). Jesse holds Bachelor and Master’s degrees in Civil and Environmental Engineering from Stanford, and a Ph.D. from the University of Arizona in Hydrology and Water Resources.

Christine Y. Chavez has a background in water rights administration and energy & water conservation program management in the state of New Mexico. Christine is the Water Conservation Manager for the City of Santa Fe and is a certified Energy Auditor with the Building Performance Institute, Certified Landscape Irrigation Auditor with the Irrigation Association and Qualified Water Efficient Landscaper through EPA WaterSense. She is a graduate of New Mexico State University (B.S. in Environmental Science and M.S. in Biology).

Stacy Timmons is an Associate Director of Hydrogeology programs at the state geologic survey – the New Mexico Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources, in Socorro at New Mexico Tech. As a hydrogeologist working with and managing the Aquifer Mapping Program for the last 16 years, Stacy has worked around the state on hydrologic and geologic research topics. Her work has ranged from collecting water quality and quantity data, mapping aquifers, and helping to build an
understanding of the state’s complex hydrogeology.  In 2019, Stacy also began leading the implementation of the Water Data Act, a statute that works to improve management, sharing and integration of the state’s water data from multiple agencies and organizations.

Kim O’Cain is President of O’Cain Consulting, a water conservation consulting firm in Santa Monica, CA with over twenty years of experience developing and implementing
water conservation and efficiency programs, policies, and outreach for public agencies and businesses. Before starting her consulting firm in 2017, she managed the City of Santa Monica’s water conservation unit including the adoption and enforcement of green building and water neutrality ordinances and
drought management. Kim is also an Adjunct Professor at Santa Monica College teaching Sustainable Systems and Technology courses and she serves on the APA Water and Planning Network Steering Committee.

Mike Collignon is the Executive Director of the Green Builder® Coalition, an organization he co-founded in 2010. He engages in national and state-level advocacy and publishes regular content for Green Builder® Media. Mike is also the Chair of the WERS Development Group and the Co-Chair of the Next Generation Water Summit. Finally, he has served as the voice of Green Builder® Media’s online and in-person events from 2012–present.

Hope Medina is an energy/green code consultant for Shums Coda Associates. She holds several International Code Council (ICC) certifications that she utilizes as a plan analyst, inspector, and instructor. The Colorado Chapter of ICC has a Code Development Committee for green codes and energy codes, and Hope is their Co-Chair. She has been involved with the development of the International Green Construction Code, and took the lead in the Green Code Collaboration Group which worked with stakeholders nationally on improving the 2015 International Green Construction Code (IgCC).  Hope has served on the National Green Building Standard consensus committee for several cycles. She is a past co-chair of the water efficiency task group of the National Green Building Standard. Hope is past Vice Chair of ICC’s Sustainability Membership Council. She is a member of ICC’s Sustainability, Energy, and High-Performance Code Action Committee (SEHPCAC).

Mike Collignon is the Executive Director of the Green Builder® Coalition, an organization he co-founded in 2010. He engages in national and state-level advocacy and publishes regular content for Green Builder® Media. Mike is also the Chair of the WERS Development Group and the Co-Chair of the Next Generation Water Summit. Finally, he has served as the voice of Green Builder® Media’s online and in-person events from 2012–present.

Christoph Lohr is IAPMO’s Vice President of Strategic
Initiatives.  As part of his duties he provides industry leadership through participation in strategic industry
initiatives, and provide technical support to all IAPMO’s business units as needed. He has over a decade of experience in designing plumbing systems for healthcare, laboratory, hospitality, sports, and university projects. He has spoken at numerous conferences and has written over 50 articles and blog posts on a variety of topics including water, energy, legionella, medical gas, strategy, and leadership.  Christoph's professional activities in the industry extend into multiple volunteer positions, of which he has also assumed leadership roles setting strategy and direction for teams. He is a distinguished graduate from the Virginia Military Institute, with a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering.

Mike Collignon is the Executive Director of the Green Builder® Coalition, an organization he co-founded in 2010. He engages in national and state-level advocacy and publishes regular content for Green Builder® Media. Mike is also the Chair of the WERS Development Group and the Co-Chair of the Next Generation Water Summit. Finally, he has served as the voice of Green Builder® Media’s online and in-person events from 2012–present.

Daniel Cole is Sr. Director of Technical Services at International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials (IAPMO). He was a licensed Journeyman Plumber in the State of Illinois and is currently a member of the American Society of Plumbing Engineers (ASPE). He received the ASPE Scientific Achievement Award in 2018. He has published several articles on Hunter’s curve and the fixture unit methodology. His research focus is on the plumbing investigations performed at the National Bureau of Standards (now NIST) with a particular interest in the work of Roy B. Hunter. He also has a focus on promoting water efficiency standards for the built environment.

Jesse Roach P.E. Ph.D. is Director of City of Santa Fe Water, a position he has held since July 2019.  At City of Santa Fe Water, Jesse has led a strategic planning effort, led development of a long range water resources planning process, and provided leadership in support of new water resources development.  Jesse’s technical areas of expertise include municipal operations and demand, potential climate change impacts on water resources, surface water – groundwater dynamics, and agricultural operations and demand. Jesse was the technical lead on an assessment of potential climate change impacts to water resources, and possible resulting changes to water operations in the Upper Rio Grande basin (http://www.usbr.gov/WaterSMART/wcra/reports/urgia.html), and a contributor to technical evaluation of water utility scale adaptation to potential hydrologic impacts of climate change in Santa Fe (https://www.usbr.gov/watersmart/bsp/docs/finalreport/SantaFe/Santa-Fe-Basin-Final.pdf).

Jesse holds Bachelor and Master’s degrees in Civil and Environmental Engineering from Stanford, and a Ph.D. from the University of Arizona in Hydrology and Water Resources.

Laney Brown is currently the Vice President of Sustainability at AVANGRID. In this role, she leads the ESG+F strategy and coordination supporting AVANGRID’s aspiration to be the leading energy company in the US. She has experience in both regulated and unregulated energy including, most recently, leading the start-up of a new retail renewable energy business as well as leading efforts to develop Future Utility strategy. Laney served on the US Department of Energy's Electricity Advisor Committee (EAC) for 5 years. Laney has a double MBA with a focus on the Global Energy Industry from the University of Strathclyde in Scotland and the Universidad Pontificas Comillas in Madrid, Spain.

Adam Cernea Clark is a senior manager in environment and natural resources at Pattern Energy. At Pattern, Adam’s work focuses on large-scale wind projects and high-voltage transmission lines and deals with complex permitting challenges relating to public lands, species permitting, state regulatory processes, and stakeholder relations. Adam also contributes to Pattern’s participation in environmental policy at the state and national level. Adam received a Bachelors in Arts in English from Kenyon College as well as a Juris Doctor from Northeastern University School of Law and a Masters in Environmental Law and Policy from Vermont Law School and is a non-practicing member of the New York Bar.

Amanda Hatherly is the Director for the Center of Excellence for Green Building and Energy Efficiency and New Mexico Energy$mart Academy at Santa Fe Community College. She teaches courses from the Building Performance Institute, the Residential Energy Services Network (RESNET) and the National Center for HealthyHousing and is the Principle Investigator for a National Science Foundation grant developing serious games related to building science. She also teaches a graduate course on Environmental Health for Boston Architecture College. She has a graduate degree in Educational Technology focusing on adult online course design.

Mike Collignon is the Executive Director of the Green Builder® Coalition, an organization he co-founded in 2010. He engages in national and state-level advocacy and publishes regular content for Green Builder® Media. Mike is also the Chair of the WERS Development Group and the Co-Chair of the Next Generation Water Summit. Finally, he has served as the voice of Green Builder® Media’s online and in-person events from 2012–present.

Laureen holds Bachelor's and Master's degrees in architecture from the University of Illinois and is a licensed architect in Illinois & Wisconsin as well as having received approval for reciprocal licensure across the country via NCARB certification. She has also built a successful 30-year+ practice in the design and construction of commercial buildings, multi-family projects, single family homes, and interiors. Additional experience includes ratings, inspections, and certification application processing for a variety of commercial & residential properties through LEED BD+C, LEED ID+C, LEED for Homes & LEED for Homes Mid-Rise, Energy Star Homes & Energy Star Multifamily High Rise, Enterprise Green Communities, and the WERS (Water Efficiency Rating Score). Other accreditations & certifications include USGBC LEED® for Homes QAD, RESnet/HERS Energy Rater, LEED for Homes Green Rater, LEED AP BD+C, LEED AP HOMES, USGBC LEED® Faculty™, and WERS Faculty & Verifier.