Leadership

2024-2025 NWC OFFICERS

Chair of the Board

Chair of the Board

Andrew Sinclair

Director, Government Affairs

Port of Virginia

Vice Chair

Julie Minerva

Partner

Carpi & Clay

First Vice President of the NWC

First Vice President

Timothy D. Feather, Ph.D.

Vice President, CDM Federal Programs

CDM Smith

Second Vice President

Chris Collins

Director, Waterways,
Office of Multimodal Commerce,
Louisiana Department of
Transportation & Development

Third Vice President

Mitch Mays

Secretary and Administrator
Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterways Development Authority

Secretary & Counsel

Steven A. Burns

Partner, Balch & Bingham LLP

Representing Alabama Power Company

Treasurer of the NWC

Treasurer

Linda Christie

Government Relations Director

Tarrant Regional Water District

2024-2025 EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

  • Geoff Bowman, Vice President, Van Scoyoc Associates
  • Tom Chapman, Senior Project Manager, HDR
  • Sean Duffy, Executive Director, Big River Coalition
  • Vincent Gin, Deputy Operating Officer, Water Supply Division, Valley Water
  • Kristin Meira, Director of Government Affairs, American Cruise Lines
  • Brad Pickel, Executive Director, Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway Association
  • Robert Sinkler, Chief Operating Officer, Streamside Systems, Inc., representing Upper Mississippi, Illinois, Missouri Rivers Association (UMIMRA)
  • Cam Spencer, Director of Government Relations, Port Houston
  • Emily Upchurch Callison, Iowa Corn

2024-2025 NWC BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Representing ASSOCIATION MEMBERS, term ending in Fall 2025

  • Blake Hardwich, Counsel, Adams and Reese, LLP, representing Coalition of Alabama Waterways Associations
  • Jordan Howard, Director of Federal & Heavy Construction, Associated General Contractors of America
  • Emily Mott, Executive Director, Red River Valley Association
  • Robert Sinkler, Chief Operating Officer, Streamside Systems, Inc., representing Upper Mississippi, Illinois, Missouri Rivers Association (UMIMRA)
  • Andy Whittington, Environmental Programs Coordinator, Mississippi Farm Bureau Federation

Representing ASSOCIATION MEMBERS, term ending in Fall 2026

  • Will Fediw, Vice President of Industry and Government Affairs, Virginia Maritime Association
  • Wynne Fuller, Warrior-Tombigbee Waterways Association
  • Sarah Kirkle, Director of Policy and Legislative Affairs, Texas Water Conservation Association
  • Neil Maunu, Executive Director, Pacific Northwest Waterways Association
  • Sean Duffy, Executive Director, Big River Coalition

Representing ASSOCIATION MEMBERS, term ending in Fall 2027

  • Ryan Bowley, Vice President of Government Affairs, The Fertilizer Institute
  • Emily Upchurch Callison, Government Relations Manager, Iowa Corn
  • Ian Lyle, Director of Federal Relations, Association of California Water Agencies
  • Brad Pickel, Executive Director, Atlantic Intracoastal Waterways Association
  • Nicole Elko, American Shore and Beach Preservation Association

Representing CORPORATE MEMBERS, term ending Fall 2025

  • Geoff Bowman, Van Scoyoc Associates
  • Bill Hanson, Great Lakes Dredge and Dock
  • Kristin Meira, Director of Government Affairs, American Cruise Lines
  • Julie Minerva, Partner, Carpi & Clay
  • Richard Hancock, Managing Director, Black & Veatch

Representing CORPORATE MEMBERS, term ending in Fall 2026

  • Eric Nagy, Principal, Larsen Wurzel
  • Johnny Martin, Coastal/Hydraulic Engineer, Moffatt and Nichol
  • Tom Chapman, Senior Project Manager, HDR
  • Molly Lawrence, Partner, Van Ness Feldman
  • Tom Ray, Lockwood, Andrews & Newnam, Inc

Representing CORPORATE MEMBERS, term ending in Fall 2027

  • Grady Bryant, President, Gahagan & Bryant Associates
  • Lowry Crook, Partner, Best Best and Krieger
  • Jace Houston, General Counsel and Risk Compliance Director, Freese and Nichols, Inc.
  • Ridge Robinson, Vice President, Tetra Tech, Inc.
  • Jim Sartucci, Government Affairs Counselor, K&L Gates

Representing PUBLIC MEMBERS, Term ending in Fall 2025

  • Chris Collins, Louisiana Department of Transportation
  • Billy George, Deputy Director—Water and Wastewater, North Texas Municipal Water District
  • Matt Gresham, Chief Governmental Relations Officer, Port of New Orleans
  • Rob Rash, Francis Levee District
  • Colin Rowan, Deputy Director, Multnomah County Drainage District

Representing PUBLIC MEMBERS, term ending in Fall 2026

  • Kimbra Scott, Port Director, Port of Muskogee
  • Cam Spencer, Director of Government Relations, Port Houston Authority
  • Maggie Oliver, Vice President of Communications and Federal Affairs, Alabama State Port Authorities
  • Scott Elmer, Harris County Flood Control District
  • Sarah Standifer, Interim Director, Dallas Water Utilities, City of Dallas

Representing PUBLIC MEMBERS, term ending in Fall 2027

  • Vincent Gin, Deputy Operating Officer, Water Supply Division, Valley Water
  • Bill Sheppard, Yazoo Mississippi Delta Levee Board
  • Brandon Wade, Executive Director, Gulf Coast Water Authority
  • David Yarbrough, Port Director, Tulsa Port of Catoosa
  • Thaddaeus Babb, Assistant Division Manager, Multimodal Division, Office of Freight Mobility, OK Department of Transportation

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