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

Freddy Alvarez
Vice President of Engineering and Construction
Global Water Resources
21410 N 19th Avenue, Suite 220
Phoenix, AZ 85027
freddy.alvarez@gwresources.com
480-360-7775

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

John Balliew
President & CEO
El Paso Water
1154 Hawkins Boulevard
El Paso, TX 79925-6436
jeballiew@epwu.org
915-594-5500

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

Charles Ester
Director, Water Supply
Salt River Project
PO Box 52025, MS PAB103
Phoenix, AZ 85072
Charlie.Ester@srpnet.com
602-359-4093 Cell
602-236-2587 Office

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

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

Robert E. Mace, PhD, PG
Chief Water Policy Officer
Meadows Center for Water and the Environment
Texas State University
601 University Drive
San Marcos, TX 78666

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
One Water Practice Leader
Garver
One Denver Technology Center
5251 DTC Parkway, Suite 405
Greenwood Village, CO 80111-2749
YEMendoza@GarverUSA.com
720-244-4518

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

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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2019
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2018
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2016
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2015
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2014
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2013
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2012
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2011
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2010
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2009
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