Our Staff | Water Alliance

Leadership

Joan Rose

MSU Water Alliance Director
Homer Nowlin Chair in Water Research

Department of Fisheries and Wildlife

rosejo@msu.edu

517-432-4412

Erin Dreelin

MSU Water Alliance Associate Director
Professor

Department of Fisheries and Wildlife

dreelin@msu.edu

517-353-9478

Melissa Downs

Administrative Assistant

Department of Fisheries and Wildlife

downsmel@msu.edu

Aja Witt

Communications Manager

wittajar@msu.edu

Ellie Sibula

Technical Aide

sibulael@msu.edu

Internal Advisory Committee

Matthew Daum

Faculty

College of Agriculture and Natural Resources

daummatt@msu.edu

Joshua Gunn

Faculty

MSU Extension

gunnjosh@msu.edu

517-355-2361

Lifeng Luo

Faculty

Department of Geography, Earth and Spatial Sciences
Environmental Science and Policy Program

lluo@msu.edu

517-884-0547

Phanikumar Mantha

Faculty

Civil & Environmental Engineering

phani@msu.edu

517-432-0851

Brad Marks

Faculty

Biosystems & Agricultural Engineering

marksbp@msu.edu

517-432-7703

Amber Pearson

Faculty

Charles Stewart (CS) Mott Department of Public Health

apearson@msu.edu

Yadu Pokhrel

Faculty

Civil & Environmental Engineering

ypokhrel@msu.edu

517-355-2360

Eric Hegg

Dean

College of Natural Science

erichegg@msu.edu

517-432-0011

External Advisory Committee

Jennifer Boehme

CEO

Great Lakes, Observing Systems (GLOS)

Laura Campbell

Conservation & Regulatory Specialist

Michigan Farm Bureau

Douglas Craven

Director, Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians Natural Resource Department

Eric Homberger

VP, Strategic Business Partnerships

True Elements

Jay Lund

Professor, Civil & Environmental Engineering

University of California Davis

Tammy Newcomb

Senior Water Policy Advisor

Michigan Department of Natural Resources (DNR)

John Norton

Director, Energy, Research, and Innovation

Great Lakes Water Authority (GLWA)

Jerrod Sanders

Assistant Director

Water Resources Division
Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy

Bridget Scanlon

Research Professor

Jackson School of Geosciences, University of Texas at Austin

Al Steinman

Professor

Grand Valley State University Annis Water Resources Institute