Meet The Team

Board Members

Cástulo R. Estrada

Director, Coachella Valley Water District

Tony Estremera

Director, Santa Clara Valley Water District

Victor Griego

President & Founder, WELL

Leticia Gonzalez

Supervisor, County of Madera

Debra Lucero

Former Supervisor, County of Butte

Miguel Angel Luna

President, Urban Semillas & Director, The Metropolitan Water District of Southern CA

Diana Mahmud

Former Councilmember, City of South Pasadena

Irais Lopez-Ortega

Councilmember, City of Calistoga

Gary Serrato

Former General Manager, Fresno Irrigation District

Advisory Council

Anecita Agustinez

Tribal Policy Advisor, Department of Water Resources

Sally Flowers

Former Councilmember, City of Artesia, and UnTapped Graduate Class of 2018

Ryanna Fossum

Community Water Planner, Stantec and Former WELL Program Manager

Dr. Adrian Hightower

Sustainability and Resilience Manager, The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California

Jonathan Parfrey

Executive Director, Climate Resolve

Zoe Rodriguez del Rey

Water Resources Manager, Coachella Valley

vANESSA vELASCO

Senior Environmental Specialist, California Department of Water Resources

Advisors

Dr. Jose Pablo Ortiz Partida

Science and Curriculum Advisor

Jake Waxman

Leadership Development Advisor

Miya Cain

Leadership Development Advisor

Marc Grossman

Communications Advisor

Staff

Paul C. Hernandez

Executive Director

Giselle Gándara

Civic and Political Engagement Manager

lAURA Juarez

Workforce Development Engagement Manager

Marissa Stanley

Program Manager

dR. SAMUEL sANDOVAL SOLIS

Policy and Curriculum Advisor

Brandon Herrera

CivicSpark Fellow

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