Our Water Research Advisory Board is comprised of a wide range of water resource professionals. Members help us determine water research priorities and select water-focused projects for funding through the Oklahoma Water Research Grants Program.

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Our Members

• Chickasaw Nation - Kristopher Patton, Senior Manager for Water Policy and Planning
• Environmental Federation of Oklahoma - Howard (Bud) Ground, President
• EPA Office of Research & Development- Saba Tahmassebim, EPA's Robert S. Kerr Environmental Research Center Director
• Grand River Dam Authority - Ed Fite, Water Quality Coordinator; Vice-President of Scenic Rivers and Water Quality
• Ground Water Protection Council 
• Lugert-Altus Irrigation District - Tom Buchanan, District Manager
• Oklahoma Conservation Commission - Trey Lam, Executive Director
• Oklahoma Corporation Commission -  Jeff Myers, Delegate
• Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food and Forestry - Lynnette Jordan, Assistant Director Agricultural Environment Management Services
• Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality - Shellie Chard, Water Quality Division Director
• Oklahoma Department of Transportation - Matthew Pace, Clean Water Program Manager
• Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation - Douglas Zentner, Regional Supervisor
• Oklahoma Farm Bureau - Marla Peek, Senior Director of Regulatory Affairs, Director of OKFB Legal Foundation
• Oklahoma Rural Water Association  - Brandon Bowman, State Program Director
• Oklahoma Water Resources Board - Julie Cunningham, Director
• USDA Agricultural Research Service - Sherry Hunt, Research Leader
• USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service
• USDC-NOAA The National Weather Service - Bekki Harjo, Senior Hydrologist, Arkansas-Red River Basin Forecast Center
• USDD Army Corps of Engineers - Tony Clyde, Limnologist
• USDI Bureau of Reclamation, Oklahoma-Texas Area Office - Nathan Kuhnert, Hydrologist
• USDI Fish and Wildlife Service - Ken Collins, Field Supervisor
• USDI Geological Survey - Jason Lewis, Oklahoma Branch Chief