Steering Committee
Tirusew Asefa Ph.D., P.E., BC.WRE, F.ASCE
(Committee Chair)
Tampa Bay Water
System Decision Support Manager
tasefa@tampabaywater.org
Tom Frick
St. Johns River Water Management District
Chief Resilience Officer
tfrick@sjrwmd.com
Debbie Griner, ENV SP
Miami-Dade County Water and Sewer
Chief Resilience and Sustainability Officer
debbie.griner@miamidade.gov
Jasmeet Judge, Ph. D.
University of Florida
Director, Center for Remote Sensing
Professor, Agricultural and Biological Engineering
jasmeet@ufl.edu
Ana Carolina Coelho Maran, Ph.D., P.E.
South Florida Water
Management District
Division Director, Flood Control and Water Supply Planning
Chief of District Resiliency
cmaran@sfwmd.gov
Vasu Misra, Ph.D.
Florida State University
Professor, Meteorology (COAPS)
vmisra@fsu.edu
Mark Rains, Ph.D.
University of South Florida
Professor, School of Geosciences
mrains@usf.edu
Florida Department of Environmental Protection
Chief Science Officer
Mark.Rains@FloridaDEP.gov
Ricky Telg, Ph.D.
University of Florida
Professor and Director, Center for Public Issues Education
rwtelg@ufl.edu
Coordinator
Darlene Velez
University of Florida Water Institute
Research Coordinator
saindodd@ufl.edu
Collaborative Partners and Supporters
Facilitated by the UF Water Institute, FloridaWCA collaborators include public water supply utilities, water management districts in Florida, local and federal government representatives, regulatory agencies, and several academic organizations.
