Leadership

• 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

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, St. Francis Levee District
• (Vacant)

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
• David Yarbrough, Port Director, Tulsa Port of Catoosa
• Thaddaeus Babb, Assistant Division Manager, Multimodal Division, Office of Freight Mobility, OK Department of Transportation
• (Vacant)