Say hello to David Palumbo!
Say hello to David Palumbo! He is one of the panelists for the “U.S. – Mexico Panel” at the 2025 CRWUA Conference December 16-18, 2025 at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas. David Palumbo is the Bureau of Reclamation’s Deputy Commissioner of Operations. In that role he has leadership accountability for the environmentally and economically sound delivery […]
Say hello to Jack Schmidt!
Say hello to Jack Schmidt! He is one of the speakers for the “Near-Term Analysis of Colorado River Basin Storage” session at the 2025 CRWUA Conference December 16-18, 2025 at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas. Jack Schmidt is Director of the Center for Colorado River Studies at Utah State University, and Janet Quinney Lawson Chair […]
Say hello to Katharine Jacobs!
Say hello to Katharine Jacobs! She is one of the panelists for the “Science & Innovation to Support Sound Management” session at the 2025 CRWUA Conference December 16-19, 2025 at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas. Kathy Jacobs is a professor of Environmental Science at the University of Arizona and Director of the Center for Climate […]
Say hello to Faith Kearns!
Say hello to Faith Kearns! She is the moderator for the “Science & Innovation to Support Sound Management” session at the 2025 CRWUA Conference December 16-18, 2025 at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas. She is the Director of Research Communications for the Arizona Water Innovation Initiative at Arizona State University. Kearns is a scientist and science communication […]
Say hello to Alexandra Davis!
Say hello to Alexandra Davis! She is part of the “Advancing Solutions for Water Scarcity” panel at the 2025 CRWUA Conference December 16-18, 2025 at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas. She is an experienced leader in water resources with a demonstrated history of working in and with State Local and Federal government, NGOs, and other water […]
Say hello to Bill Hasencamp!
Say hello to Bill Hasencamp! He is moderating the panel “Advancing Solutions for Water Scarcity” at the 2025 CRWUA Conference December 16-18, 2025 at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas. Bill Hasencamp is the Manager of Colorado River Resources for the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, where he develops and implements water supply and storage […]
Say hello to Samantha Barncastle!
Say hello to Samantha Barncastle! She is one of the panelists for the “Navigating Rapid Policy Changes” session at the 2025 CRWUA Conference, December 16-18, 2025 at Caesar’s Palace in Las Vegas. Samantha (Sam) Barncastle is the Executive Director of the Family Farm Alliance. She is an attorney from New Mexico with over 17 years of […]
Say hello to Gregory J. Walch, Esq.!
Say hello to Gregory J. Walch, Esq.! Gregory (Greg) Walch was named General Counsel to the Southern Nevada Water Authority (SNWA) and Las Vegas Valley Water District (LVVWD) on May 2, 2012. He works closely with colleagues in the federal government and Colorado River basin states on various Colorado River flexibility and sustainability issues. Mr. […]
Say hello to Aubrey Bettencourt!
Say hello to Aubrey Bettencourt! She is one of the speakers for the “Dispelling Water Management Misconceptions” session at the 2025 CRWUA Conference December 16-18, 2025 at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas. She serves as Chief of the Natural Resource Conservation Service (NRCS). Aubrey most recently served as the Global Director of Government Relations and External […]
Say hello to Shannon Mullane!
Say hello to Shannon Mullane! She is one of the speakers for the “Dispelling Water Management Misconceptions” session at the 2025 CRWUA Conference at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas. She writes about the Colorado River Basin and Western water issues for The Colorado Sun. She frequently covers water news related to Western tribes, Western Slope […]