Advisory Board
The Advisory Board serves in an advisory capacity to the Executive Director of the Water Center. Representatives of the Advisory Board are appointed by the Governor, subject to confirmation by the General Assembly, and include balanced representation from industries; federal, state, and local agencies; water user groups; and concerned citizens. The Advisory Board recommends policy guidelines for implementing the functions of the Water Center and evaluates programs of the Water Center.
Below is a list of current members of the VWRRC Statewide Advisory Board.
Mark R. Bennett
Director
U.S. Geological Survey/Virginia Water Science Center
David Bulova
Secretary of Natural and Historic Resources
Member House of Delegates
Pat Calvert
Director of Conservation for Virginia
American Rivers
Kendall Tyree Covington
Executive Director
Virginia Association of Soil and Water Conservation Districts
Hope F. Cupit
President & CEO
Southeast Rural Community Assistance Project
Lazaro Gonzalez
Director of EHS and Facilities Operations
Micron Technology
Joseph Maroon
Executive Director
Virginia Environmental Endowment
Stephen Silberstein
Retired: Director of Facilities Semiconductor Industry
Ginny Snead
Director of Environment and Water Resources
AMT Engineering
Melanie Davenport
Director, Regulatory Affairs and Outreach
Virginia Department of Environmental Quality
Whitney Katchmark
Principal Water Resources Engineer
Hampton Roads Planning District Commission
Edwin Martinez Martinez
Virginia State Conservationist
United States Department of Agriculture – Natural Resources Conservation Service
Raina A. Rosado
Project Manager/Road Design Team Leader
Virginia Department of Transportation
Mitchell Smiley
Policy Manager for Transportation and Natural Resources
Virginia Municipal League