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Science and Technology Program Steering Team:
Fiscal Year 2005

The Science and Technology Program Steering Team consists of representatives from other agencies, Reclamation management, stakeholder organizations, and academia. The representatives represent the broad spectrum of Western water and water-related issues and perspectives. The Steering Team guides program priorities, practices, and the direction our R&D efforts toward achieving maximum benefit for Reclamation projects and our water users. The Steering Team also helps avoid duplication and cultivate collaboration.


The 2004 Steering team priorities (pdf))

Michael Gabaldon (chair)
Director, Policy, Management, and Technical Services
Bureau of Reclamation
Denver, CO

Karl Wirkus (voting member)
Regional Manager, Resource & Technical Services
Pacific Northwest Region
Bureau of Reclamation
Boise, ID

Maryanne Bach
Director, Research & Development
Bureau of Reclamation
Denver, CO

Deanna Miller (voting member)
Manager, Resource Management Office
Lower Colorado Region
Bureau of Reclamation
Boulder City, NV
Dr. Robert Ward (voting member)
Director, Colorado Water Resources
Research Institute
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, CO
Richard Lasson (voting member)
Chief, Program Management Group
Upper Colorado Region
Bureau of Reclamation
Salt Lake City, UT

Eric Wilkinson (voting member)
Manager, Northern Colorado Water
Conservancy District
Loveland, CO

Donna Tegelman (voting member)
Regional Resources Manager
Mid-Pacific Region
Bureau of Reclamation
Sacramento, CA

Don Carlson (alternate)
Northern Colorado Water
Conservancy District
Loveland, CO

Dennis Breitzman (voting member)
Area Manager, Dakotas Area Office
Great Plains Region
Bureau of Reclamation
Billings, MT
Bill VanDerveer (voting member)
Western Coalition of Arid States
Washington, DC
Rick Martin (voting member)
Special Assistant to the Director
Office of Policy
Bureau of Reclamation
Denver, CO
Thomas Casadevall (voting member)
Regional Director Central Region
US Geological Survey
Denver, CO
Dale Heermann (voting member)
Agricultural Engineer Research Leader
USDA - Agricultural Research Service
Fort Collins, CO
Randy Olsen (alternate)
Central Region
US Geological Survey
Denver, CO
Michael Roluti (voting member)
Director, Technical Service Center
Bureau of Reclamation
Denver, CO

Allison Shipp (alternate)
Science Coordinator, USGS Western Region
Klamath Falls, OR

Bill Karsell (alternate)
Technical Service Center
Bureau of Reclamation
Denver, CO

Konstantine Georgakakos (voting member)
Director
Hydrologic Research Center
San Diego, CA

John Smart (voting member)
Dam Safety Officer
Bureau of Reclamation
Denver, CO
Theresa Carpenter (alternate)
Hydrologic Research Center
San Diego, CA
Noel Gollehon (voting member)
Research Economist
Economic Research Service
US Department of Agriculture
Washington, DC

Jennifer Pitt (voting member)
Senior Research Analyst
Ecosystem Restoration Program
Boulder, CO

Avra Morgan (voting member)
Office of Program and Policy Services
Bureau of Reclamation
Denver, CO

Tom Davis (voting member)
District Manager
Carlsbad Irrigation District
Carlsbad, NM

Chuck Hennig (voting member)
Research Coordinator
Bureau of Reclamation
Denver, CO