MSSC Membership & Minutes
Member Agency Representatives

Lanaya Voelz Alexander
Assistant General Manager, Planning, Engineering, and Construction
Eastern Municipal Water District
2270 Trumble Road
Perris, CA 92572-8300
alexandl@emwd.org
951-928-3777 ext. 4561

Ernesto (Ernie) Avila, P.E.
Vice President, Division 3
Contra Costa Water District
P.O. Box H2O
Concord, CA 94520
eavila@ccwater.com
925-688-8000

Brandon Bernard
Operations Manager of Water and Wastewater
Security Water and Sanitation Districts
231 Security Blvd
Colorado Springs, CO 80911
b.bernard@securitywsd.com
719-392-3475 Office
719-464-2051 Cell

Jeff Biggs
Principal Management Consultant &
Associate Vice President
Carollo
One South Church Avenue
Suite 1820
Tucson, AZ 85701
jbiggs@carollo.com
520-245-1006 Cell

Buddy Boysen
Process Team Leader – Water
Garver
College Station, TX
808 Wood Bridge Circle
Sugar Land, TX 77498
REBoysen@GarverUSA.com
832-564-5801

Andrew Burns
Water Resources Manager
Southern Nevada Water Authority
100 City Parkway, Suite 700
Las Vegas, NV 89106
andrew.burns@snwa.com
702-862-3772

Eric Dole, PE, PSAP
Water and Energy Practice Builder
Kimley-Horn
6200 South Syracuse Way, Suite 300
Greenwood Village, CO, 80111

Zachary Dorsey
Director of Programs & Strategic Operations
WateReuse Association
610 Madison Street, Suite 101
Box 621
Alexandria, VA 22314
zdorsey@watereuse.org
571-445-5503

Glenn Farrel
Executive Director
CalDesal
808 R ST STE 209
Sacramento, CA 95811
glennf@caldesal.org
916-216-1747

Robert A. Fowlie, PE, BCEE
Vice President | Client Account Manager – New Mexico
Jacobs
3721 Rutledge Road NE, Suite B-1
Albuquerque, NM 87109
Robert.Fowlie@jacobs.com
505-548-0661

Peter Fox
Professor of Environmental Engineering, School of Sustainable Engineering and the Built Environment
Arizona State University
1151 S Forest Ave
Tempe, AZ 85287-3005
Peter.Fox@asu.edu
480-965-1734

Kyle Frazier
Executive Director
Texas Desalination Association
807 Brazos Street, Suite 802
Austin, TX 78701
jkf1@fastmail.com
512-322-0404

Rachel Gray
Planning and Water Resources Manager
Santa Ana Watershed Project Authority
11615 Sterling Ave.
Riverside, CA 92503-4979
RGray@sawpa.gov
951-354-4242

Lucas Hale
District Manager
Widefield Water & Sanitation District
8495 Fontaine Blvd
Colorado Springs, CO 80925
lucas@wwsdonline.com
719-390-7111 Ext. 108

Damian Higham
Senior Planner
Denver Water
1600 W. 12th Ave.
Denver, CO 80203
Damian.Higham@denverwater.org
303-628-6537

Mike Hightower
Program Director
New Mexico Produced Water Research Consortium
New Mexico State University
P.O Box 30001, MSC ENG NM
Las Cruces, NM 88003
mmhightower@q.com
505-859-1563

Chad Lapora
Water Administrator, Source Water Division
Tucson Water
P.O Box 30001, MSC ENG NM
Las Cruces, NM 88003
chad.lapora@tucsonaz.gov
520-837-2435

Karl Longley
Senior Engineer
California Water Institute
&
Professor Emeritus,
Lyles College of Engineering
California State University, Fresno
6014 N. Cedar Ave.
Fresno, CA 93710
karll@mail.fresnostate.edu
559-278-2066

Erika Mancha
Manager
Innovative Water Technologies, Texas Water Development Board
1700 Congress Avenue
Austin, TX 78701
erika.mancha@twdb.texas.gov
512-463-7932

Robert McCandless
Membrane Technology Specialist
Brown and Caldwell
2 N Central Ave,
Suite 1600
Phoenix, AZ 85004
rmccandless@brwncald.com
602-567-3804

Scott Miller
Water Resource Analyst, Water Resources Management
APS
400 North 5th Street M.S. 9303
Phoenix, AZ 85004
scott.miller@aps.com
602-250-5371 Phone
602-702-5061 Mobile

Julie Minton
Director of Strategic Initiatives
The Water Research Foundation
1199 N. Fairfax St., Suite 900
Alexandria, VA 22314
jminton@waterrf.org
571-699-0023 Phone
301-922-7860 Mobile

Orestes Morfin
Vice President
Multi-State Salinity Coalition
&
Planning Analyst
Central Arizona Project
PO Box 43020
Phoenix, AZ 85080
omorfin@cap-az.com
623-869-2368

Joe Olsen, P.E.
General Manager
Metro Domestic Water Improvement District
6265 N. La Canada Drive
Tucson, AZ 85704
jolsen@metrowater.com
520-575-8100

Kevin O’Toole
Senior Planner
Orange County Water District
18700 Ward Street
Fountain Valley, CA 92708
kotoole@ocwd.com
714-378-8248

Yuliana Porras-Mendoza
Integrated Water Practice Lead
Jacobs
6312 S. Fiddlers Green Circle
Suite 300N
Greenwood Village, CO 80111
yuliana.porrasmendoza@jacobs.com
720-286-2000

Scott Reinert
President
Multi-State Salinity Coalition
&
Water Resources Manager
El Paso Water
1154 Hawkins Boulevard
El Paso, TX 79925-6436
sreinert@epwu.org
915-594-5500

Rob Renner, PE, BCEE
Chief Executive Officer
Renner Consulting
1865 S Grant Street
Denver, Colorado 80210
r.renner@comcast.net
303-914-5142

Rezaur Rahman, Ph.D., P.E.
Principal Engineer, Water Resources
Scottsdale Water
9379 E San Salvador Drive
Scottsdale, AZ 85258
rrahman@scottsdaleaz.gov
480-312-5636

Philip Richards, P.E.
Secretary/Treasurer
Multi-State Salinity Coalition
&
Manager, Water Resource Management
Arizona Public Service
400 N. 5th St., MS 9424
Phoenix, AZ 85004
philip.richards@aps.com
602-250-4778

Bryan Schmerber, PE
Engineering Supervisor
South Platte Renew
2900 S. Platte River Drive
Englewood, CO 80110
bschmerber@englewoodco.gov
303-762-2655 Office
720-525-1566 Cell

Tim Skarupa
Senior Manager, Watershed Management
SRP
P.O. Box 52025
Phoenix, AZ 85072-2025
Tim.Skarupa@srpnet.com
602-236-2374

Warren Teitz
Manager, Resource Development Team
Metropolitan Water District of Southern California
700 North Alameda Street
Los Angeles, CA 90012
wteitz@mwdh2o.com
213-217-7418

Jim Watrus
Senior Hydrologist
Southern Nevada Water Authority
100 City Parkway, Suite 700
Las Vegas, NV 89106
jim.watrus@snwa.com
702-822-3312

Wally Wilson
Water Resources Manager
Metro Water District
6265 N. La Cañada Drive
Tucson, AZ 85704
wwuksib@metrowater.com
520-575-8100

Pei Xu
Associate Professor, Department of Civil Engineering
New Mexico State University
3035 S. Espina Street
Box 30001, MSC-3CE
Las Cruces NM 88003-8001
pxu@nmsu.edu
575-646-5870

Brandon C. Yallaly, P.E.
Vice President
Carollo
2795 Mitchell Drive
Walnut Creek, California 94598
byallaly@carollo.com
208-376-2288

Andrea Zimmer, P.E.
Associate
Hazen and Sawyer
4035 Ridge Top Road, Suite 500
Fairfax, VA 22030
azimmer@hazenandsawyer.com
916-894-8102 (direct)
650-387-7919 (cell)

Joseph B. Zoba
General Manager
Yucaipa Valley Water District
12770 Second Street
Yucaipa, CA 92399
jzoba@yvwd.us
909-797-5119, x 2
Affiliate Member

Malynda Cappelle, PhD
Facility Manager
Brackish Groundwater National Desalination Research Facility
Bureau of Reclamation
500 Lavelle Rd.
Alamogordo, NM 88310
mcappelle@usbr.gov
575-443-6540
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