APW Advisory Council

The Advisory Council is committed, not only to sustaining the Arizona Project WET program, but growing it.  All Council members have participated (both as individuals and as agencies) in some aspect of the APW program since 2001. Since the first strategic plan put in place by the Advisory Council in 2004, the APW program has grown both in scope and numbers served. As experts in the field of water resource management and conservation, Advisory Council members believe that the APW program is the most comprehensive, effective water education available.  APW is a vital component of the represented organizations’ efforts to achieve long-term water sustainability in Arizona, by educating students about the importance of wise water management and conservation.

Ellen Ryan

Ellen Ryan has worked with the City of Flagstaff for 14 years. Prior experience in the Environmental Services Division focused on resource conservation with regard to recycling and composting. Her recent transition to the position of Water Conservation Manager brings new challenges and the opportunity to assist the Flagstaff community in understanding the importance of water conservation.

Marjie Risk

Marjie Risk is the Statewide Water Conservation Coordinator for the Arizona Department of Water Resources. She is an appointed member of the American Water Works Association (AWWA) Standards Council and also serves on AWWA’s Water Conservation Division Board of Trustees. She has 20 years of experience with the agency in water rights administration, regulatory programs and water conservation. Risk obtained a B. S. degree in Environmental Resources from Arizona State University in 1983 and a Master’s Degree in Agribusiness in 1985.

Joaquim Delgado

Joaquim Delgado is a hydrologist by training and a “teacher wannabe” by choice. He feels privileged to have coordinated Tucson Water’s Outreach Program for the past eight years. Joaquim considers the opportunity of fostering a greater stewardship of water in the desert with kids from “K to Gray” to be priceless.

Born and raised in the Cape Verde Islands (West Africa), he returned to his homeland upon graduation. After two years managing the construction of several water and sanitation facilities sponsored; by UNICEF, he was recruited to manage four Peace Corps programs in Cape Verde. During his four-year tenure as Associate Director for Programming, he managed hundreds of Volunteers serving this tiny African Nation. Upon returning to the US in the mid-nineties, he first served as an AmeriCorps Member and later as AmeriCorps Project Coordinator for an IBM-sponsored initiative that provided computers to at-risk youth attending the Alternative Education Program for Tucson Unified School District. Joaquim was then hired as a Graduate Assistant for Water Education for Arizona Project WET. This two-year assignment paved the way for his dream job with Tucson Water.

Marc Campbell

Marc Campbell is a Water Planning Analyst at Salt River Project (SRP). SRP is the largest raw water provider in the Phoenix metropolitan area and the nation’s third largest public power utility, delivering one million acre-feet of water annually and serving more than 900,000 electric customers. Marc holds undergraduate and graduate degrees in History and enjoys college football, scuba diving, reading, and spending time with his family.

Mary Lu Nunley

Mary Lu Nunley is the Public Information Specialist for Phoenix’s Water Conservation Office. She joined the office after serving as Community Outreach Specialist at a nonprofit agency in Tucson. She holds a bachelors degree in journalism form the University of Arizona. Mary Lu has more than 20 years of experience in community outreach as a staff member for the Office of the Governor and Congressman Jim Kolbe.

John Rasmussen

John Rasmussen is the Coordinator of the Yavapai County Water Advisory Committee (WAC). Prior to joining the WAC, John worked as the hydrologist for the Klamath Basin Reclamation Project in southern Oregon and northern California. John has a MS in geophysics from the University of Oregon and a BA in geology from Whitman College. He has taught geology at an Oregon Community College. He is a registered geologist in Oregon and has worked as a consultant in the environmental, hydrologic, geophysical and geotechnical fields. John realizes that water is a keystone issue of our time and is privileged by the opportunity to work with so many dedicated people in order to fulfill a core mission of wise long-term water resources management, communication and collaboration.

Crystal Thompson

Crystal Thompson was hired by Central Arizona Project in 1996 and is responsible for Community Relations programs and projects including public events, facility tours, public presentations, education, grants, sponsorships and the web site. Prior to CAP, Crystal worked for The Mirage in Las Vegas, NV as the Assistant Manager of Communications and Services. She has a bachelor's in communications from Pepperdine University and a master's of business administration from Arizona State University.

Lynne Fisher

 

Jack Eliot

Dr. Elliot, born in Spokane, Washington, has seven sisters and a brother. He received his Ph. D. from Ohio State University where he worked at the National Center for Research in Vocational Education. Dr. Elliot has been with the Department of Agricultural Education at the University of Arizona since 1992. His research title is: A Comparison Among Students on High Stakes Tests: Arizona Agriculture in Classroom Academic Achievement Study. This new multi-state research project, W-1006, was formed in 2006. The study incorporates the latest in brain-based research which supports the notion that retention of content is at the highest levels when taught in natural settings or environments. Comparing results among several states is the focus of the study.