Members

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

Tracy Irani, Ph.D.

University of Florida
Department Chair, Family, Youth & Community Sciences
irani@ufl.edu

Jasmeet Judge, Ph. D.

University of Florida
Professor, Center for Remote Sensing
jasmeet@ufl.edu

Ana Carolina Coelho Maran, Ph.D., P.E. 
South Florida Water Management District
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

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.