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Esther Vincent, P.E, Co-Chair
Water Quality Manager and Water Conservation Coordinator,
Northern Colorado Water Conservancy District
evincent@ncwcd.org
Esther is the Water Quality Manager with the Northern Colorado Water Conservancy District in Berthoud, Colorado. She completed her Masters degree in Civil Engineering in 1999 from the National Superior School of Hydraulics and Mechanics of Grenoble, France and is a registered Professional Engineer in the State of Colorado. She has been with Northern Water since 1999 where she started as an intern working on water resources planning and forecasting. Her responsibilities then expanded to the areas of water quality and water conservation. She now manages the District's water quality program and leads its water conservation team. Esther is also on the board of the Grand County Water Information Network and the Big Thompson Watershed Forum. Esther was born and grew up in Paris, France and went to college in the French Alps where she became an avid skier. She lives in Old Town Fort Collins with her son Liam.
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Lyle Whitney, Co-Chair
Water Conservation Supervisor
Aurora Water
gwhitney@auroragov.org
Lyle Whitney works at the City of Aurora's Water Conservation Division. Lyle received his Bachelor of Science from Gettysburg College in Environmental Studies. After Gettysburg, he went on to get a Master of Forestry and a Master of Environmental Management at Duke University. After Duke University, Gamaliel went on to work in the land conservation field, first with Alabama Land Trust, Inc. for five and a half years, and then with Tax Credit Connection, Inc. in Colorado for a year. He has continued his conservation efforts, expanding from land to water in 2008 coming to work for the City of Aurora's Water Conservation Division and continues to consult for Tax Credit Connection, Inc. Lyle enjoys rock climbing and bouldering in his free time.
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Ruth Quade, Co-Secretary
Water Conservation Coordinator
City of Greeley
ruth.quade@greeleygov.com
Ruth is a Colorado native and received her Bachelors degree from the University of Northern Colorado in Biology with an emphasis in Environmental Studies. She has worked as the Water Conservation Coordinator for the City of Greeley since 1997. In this role, Ruth survived the drought of 2002. Working with landscape professionals, she revised the watering restrictions that had been in place since 1907 from a demand management tool to more closely match the landscape's needs. Ruth's passion has always been the landscape aspect of conservation. Before coming to the city, she managed a local greenhouse and garden center and has been a volunteer with the Colorado State University Extension Master Gardener program since 1994 and chair of RMSAWWA Conservation Committee for since 2005.
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Drew Beckwith, Co-Secretary
Water Policy Manager
Western Resource Advocates
dbeckwith@westernresources.org
As WRA's water policy manager, Drew works closely with water utilities, state officials, and partner organizations around the region to find sustainable ways to meet human water needs. Drew helps utilities craft progressive water conservation plans, provides comments on national and state water-related legislation, and researches pertinent water resource topics, such as the interplay of land use and water demands. Prior to WRA, Drew worked at SAIC as a water resources specialist and provided water supply reliability planning services to various utilities in Southern California. Drew also worked at the University of California Cooperative Extension in Ventura and helped agricultural growers reduce nutrient and pesticide loading into local waterways. Drew holds a Master of Environmental Science and Management degree from the Bren School of Environmental Science and Management at the University of California at Santa Barbara, and a Bachelor of Arts degree in Geology from Colorado College.
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Frank Kinder, Co-Treasurer
Senior Conservation Specialist
Colorado Springs Utilities
FKinder@CSU.ORG
Frank Kinder is a Senior Conservation Specialist for the Water Services Division of Colorado Springs Utilities. His responsibilities include commercial indoor water conservation programs and rebates, and serving on local boards and committees. Prior expertise includes sustainability planning for the US Army at Fort Carson in Colorado Springs, implementing broad sustainable solutions such as energy and water conservation, land use planning, green building construction, providing education and outreach, and implementing an ISO 14001 compliant Environmental Management System. He has organized, hosted, managed and presented at conferences, including the yearly Southern Colorado Sustainability Conference. He has a master's degree in Applied Geography with emphasis in Sustainable Development from the University of Colorado and an undergraduate in Finance and Information Technology.
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Sarah Fleury, Co-Treasurer
Water Conservation Officer
Eagle River Water and Sanitation
sfleury@erwsd.org
Sarah has a bachelors degree in Environmental Science from the University of California Berkeley and began her career at
Eagle Riverand Sanitation District in 2003 as a water treatment operator. Her experience as an operator gave her the inspiration to educate her community about the importance of water conservation. She became the District's Water Conservation Officer in 2007. In this role she oversees a range of water conservation programs. In her free time In her spare time, Sarah loves playing ice hockey and going on bike rides in the mountains.
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Dan Stellar
Water Division Director
Center for Resource Conservation
dstellar@conservationcenter.org
Dan's biography will be added to the web site very soon.
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Dave Merritt
Director
Colorado Water Conservation District
David.Merritt@hdrinc.com
Dave received his undergraduate and graduate degrees in Earth Sciences from Dartmouth College, where he first became interested in the Colorado River Basin when researching the circulation patterns in Lake Powell After a stint with the Corps of Engineers in Vicksburg (modeling reservoir water quality dynamics), and another period with the USBR (working on the Colorado River Salinity Control Program), Dave and his family settled in Glenwood Springs, working with the Colorado River Water Conservation District, where Dave currently serves on the Board. He has been Mayor Pro Tem of the City of Glenwood Springs, President of Colorado Water Congress, Chair of the Colorado Basin Roundtable, and on the Executive Board of the Colorado Municipal League. Dave is a registered Professional Engineer in Colorado, a Diplomat from the
American Academy of Water Resource Engineering, and a grandfather of four.
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Alyssa Quinn
Water Conservation Officer
Platte Canyon Water and Sanitation District
alquinn@plattecanyon.org
Alyssa is a Colorado native and has been at Platte Canyon Water and Sanitation District for 11 years. Her duties range from selling water and sewer tap permits to running the Districts Asset Management program. For the past 7 years she has been in charge of the conservation program where some of her projects include working with the Jefferson County School District and the Learning to Be Water Wise program and running numerous Xeriscape classes. She also works closely with Denver Water and is currently the Chairperson of the Distributor Conservation Committee. Alyssa also is a member of the RMSAWWA Conservation Committee and the Colorado Water Utility Council. In her spare time she loves being with her husband and two little boys.
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Cindy Moe
Industrial Water Conservation Engineer
Denver Water
cindy.moe@denverwater.org
Cindy has a Bachelors of Science Degree in Engineering from the Colorado School of Mines as well as a Master of Science Degree in Civil Engineering from the University of Colorado at Denver. Her responsibilities include managing the Commercial, Industrial and Institutional Incentive Performance Contracting Program in which customers are offered financial incentives to install water conservation technologies.
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Stu Feinglas
Water Resource Analyst
City of Westminster
sfeingla@cityofwestminster.us
Stu has been working with utilities and customers in both energy and water efficiency since 1981. Stu's work within the resource conservation field has taken him from New England to Florida and finally Colorado. Since 2001, He has been at the City of Westminster developing and implementing water conservation programs and policy. Stu also manages Westminster's tap fee process.
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Lucas Mouttet
Water Conservation Coordinator
Fort Collins Utilities
lmouttet@fcgov.com
Lucas has worked in the fields of environmental education, horticulture, customer service, and facility management over the past 10 years. Starting in Water Conservation for Fort Collins Utilities in 2011, he is excited to merge many experiences into his passion for western water (both in solid and liquid form!), and to be able to work with the great businesses and residents of Fort Collins.
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Laura Wing
Water Conservation Administrator
City of Thornton
laura.wing@cityofthornton.net
Laura earned a B.S. in Biochemistry at the University of Vermont and moved to Colorado in 1989. She has 18 years experience working for water utilities in water quality, water rights and water conservation. As a water resources analyst for the City of Thornton, Laura implements water conservation programs such as water efficiency incentives, public outreach, annual 5th Grade Water Festival, and irrigation system inspections.
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Kim Frick
Water Resource Specialist
Clear Water Solutions, Inc.
kim@clearwatercolorado.com
Kim has been a water resource consultant in the Denver Area for the past 9 years and has developed a wide range of contacts with municipalities, attorneys and water districts. Within the last couple of years her efforts have focused on water conservation. Kim's educational background is in Geology where she received a B.S. at Kansas State University and a M.S. at Colorado State University. Kim enjoys getting outdoors- hiking, biking and running. Not to mention that she has logged in some serious hours gardening in her new yard.
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Russ Sands
City of Boulder
sandsr@bouldercolorado.gov
Russ Sands works for the City of Boulder in Water Quality & Environmental services assisting with the development of the Water Conservation, Backflow Prevention and Drinking Water Programs. Russ has worked in the water industry and related fields since 1998. Russ is actively involved with the state on regulatory issues and educational opportunities. In 2009, Russ became a member of Colorado WaterWise and continues to work on both the Annual Event Planning and ICI Subcommittees.
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