Collaborative Teams
Coordinating Team
The coordinating team guides the Collaborative forward with hands-on planning and support.
Members
ADOT - David Mack, Laura Nordan (alt)
Bureau of Reclamation - Eve Halper
City of Tucson, Water Department – Jaimie Galayda*, Kris LaFluer (alt)
Global Water Resources – Melodee Loyer
Local First Arizona – Jason Lowry
Pima Association of Governments – Mead Mier*, Melanie Alvarez (alt)
Pima County Cooperative Extension, University of Arizona – Claire Zucker
Pima County Regional Wastewater Reclamation Department – Kimberly Baeza*, Matthew Woodhall (alt)
San Xavier District of the Tohono O'odham Nation - John Baskett
Sky Island Alliance – Sarah Treube*, Emily Burns (alt)
Sonoran Institute – Luke Cole, Claire Zugmeyer (alt)
Tucson Audubon Society - David Robinson
U.S. Forest Service - Edgar Martinez
Watershed Management Group – Catlow Shipek*, Lisa Shipek (alt)
YWCA Southern Arizona - TBD
* indicates on Leadership Team
Working Groups
Comprised of partners, working groups prioritize and work on issues of relevance to the watershed.
One Water
Implementing one water system including green infrastructure to manage stormwater, and effluent recharge and reuse
Co-leads:
Pima Association of Governments
Restoring Flows & Floodplains
Restoring perennial and intermittent flow and native riparian habitat through holistic watershed management
Co-leads:
Sonoran Institute
Watershed Management Group
Watershed Education and Recreation
Promoting education and recreation to drive awareness, connection, and stewardship of river's role on surrounding communities
Co-leads:
Pending, TBD