SWI Advisory Committee

The SWI Advisory Committee is comprised of nationally recognized stormwater experts to guide the work of the SWI. The committee’s tasks include the identification and implementation of SWI activities, products, and services.

These experts will provide insights and leadership in addressing stormwater management and help direct the SWI’s focus in pioneering both new and sustainable efforts for stormwater management that will accelerate water quality conservation, environmental restoration, and other overarching community priorities in the U.S. and beyond.

  • Chair – Scott Taylor, P.E., D.WRE – Michael Baker International and National Municipal Stormwater Alliance
  • Vice-Chair – Kimberly L. Grove, P.E. – Baltimore City Department of Public Works
  • Past-Chair – Fernando Pasquel – Arcadis
  • Robert C. Backman – AbTech Industries Inc.
  • Kevin Boesch – Logan Simpson
  • Chein-Chi Chang, Ph.D., P.E.
    • WEF Watershed Management Committee Appointment
  • Karlee Copeland – Fairfax County, VA
  • Brian Currier, P.E. – Office of Water Programs at Sacramento State
  • Andrew Erickson, Ph.D., P.E. – St. Anthony Falls Laboratory, University of Minnesota
  • Carol L. Hufnagel, P.E. – Tetra Tech
    • WEF Program Committee Appointment
  • Charlie Jewell – Boston Water & Sewer Commission
  • Andrew Kleis – City of San Diego, CA
  • Virginia Roach, P.E. – CDM Smith
    • WEF Stormwater Committee Appointment
  • Greg Williams, Ph.D., P.E. – StormTrap
  • Kurt Woolford, P.E. – Lake County Stormwater Management Commission, IL

Past Advisory Committee Chair

  • Fernando Pasquel – Arcadis (2019 – 2021)
  • Sandra Ralston – Consensus LLC (2016 – 2019)

Past Advisory Committee Members

  • Anil Tangirala, P.E. – MS Consultants, Inc. (2019 – 2021)
  • Wesley Sydnor – Louisville & Jefferson County Metropolitan Sewer District (2019 – 2021)
  • John Sullivan, P.E. – Boston Water & Sewer Commission (2018 – 2021)
  • Daniel Lillis – Public Works Department, City of Kearney, NE (2018 – 2021)
  • Hamidreza (Kasra) Kazemi, Ph.D., P.E. – University of Louisville (2018 – 2021)
  • Vaikko P. Allen II – Contech Engineered Solutions, LLC (2018 – 2021)
  • William Sheriff, P.E. – Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago, IL (2016 – 2020)
  • John Kosco, P.E. – U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (2018 – 2020)
  • Douglas C. Howie, P.E. – Washington State Department of Ecology (2016 – 2020)
  • Jason Heath, P.E., BCEE – WEF Watershed Management Committee Appointment (2019 – 2020)
  • James Gibson Jr. – Sanitation District No. 1 of Northern Kentucky (2016 – 2020)
  • Heather Harris, P.E. – WEF Stormwater Committee Appointment (2017 – 2019)
  • Robert Traver, Ph.D., P.E., D.WRE – Villanova University (2016 – 2018)
  • Amy Siebert, P.E. – Town of Greenwich, CT (2016 – 2018)
  • James Lenhart, P.E., D.WRE – Contech Engineered Solutions, LLC (2016 – 2018)
  • Amber Clayton – City of Portland Environmental Services, OR (2016 – 2018)
  • Katherine Baer – River Network (2016 – 2018)
  • Michael Beezhold, CPM – WEF Stormwater Committee Appointment (2016 – 2017)