Kevin McLean serves as the Chesapeake Bay Program Manager for Virginia DEQ, coordinating the state's participation in the Chesapeake Bay Program. He previously served as State Coordinator for the Virginia Conservation Assistance Program with the Virginia Association of Soil and Water Conservation Districts. He holds a B.S. in Natural Resources Conservation and an M.S. in Forest Resources and Environmental Conservation from Virginia Tech. He lives on the family farm with his wife, two young sons, a newborn daughter, and an old hound dog.

Joseph Bryan serves as the VPDES Permits Manager for Virginia DEQ, leading statewide permitting and overseeing Virginia's point source Nutrient Trading Program. He previously served as a VPDES Permit Writer, Technical Reviewer, and Guidance and Regulation Coordinator. He holds a Master of Environmental Studies and a B.S. in Environmental Studies from Virginia Commonwealth University.

Originally from Bogotá, Colombia, Carlos earned a B.S. in civil engineering in 2002 before an M.S. in environmental engineering from the University of Hartford. He joined CT DEEP's Municipal Wastewater Program in 2011 and has led planning, design, and construction projects funded by the CT SRF program, including work on storm resilience awareness across municipal wastewater initiatives.

Iliana Raffa is an Environmental Analyst with more than 26 years at CT DEEP. Originally from Mexico, she holds a B.S. in biology and an M.S. from Yale's School of Forestry and Environmental Studies. She helped establish Connecticut's Nitrogen Exchange Program and has managed it since 2002, working to reduce nitrogen pollution and protect Long Island Sound.

Steve is a New York State licensed Professional Engineer with over 15 years of experience, holding a B.S. in Environmental Engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. He is the Statewide CSO Program Coordinator, overseeing CSO community SPDES permits, compliance, and enforcement statewide, including the 14 New York City WRRFs.

Richard Looker earned a B.S. in chemical engineering from UCLA and an M.Eng. in civil and environmental engineering from UC Berkeley. After a career in air quality consulting, he spent 26 years at the SF Bay Water Board as a Senior Water Resources Control Engineer, providing technical support that established the Bay Area's first water-quality-based effluent limitations for total nitrogen. He retired in July.

Mike Falk serves as HDR's West Region Wastewater Lead, where he has worked since completing his Ph.D. in 2008. He specializes in process engineering with an emphasis on nutrient management at wastewater treatment plants, and has actively supported the San Francisco Bay Nutrient Management effort since 2010.

Dr. Kevin B. Lunde is an Environmental Program Manager at SFBRWQCB, directing strategic nutrient management and policy. He earned his Ph.D. in Environmental Science, Policy, and Management from UC Berkeley. His current work focuses on regional nutrient reduction strategies to prevent harmful algal blooms, in collaboration with wastewater agencies and environmental organizations.

Jesse Barham became LOTT's Environmental Planning and Programs Director in July 2025. His team handles environmental planning, permitting, regulatory coordination, and LOTT's community environmental programs. Jesse has called the South Sound home for more than 25 years, with a career spanning planning, permitting, ecological restoration, and water resources utility management.

Tammie Wilson is a Water Quality Scientist for the Muckleshoot Indian Tribe with 20 years of experience in surface water chemistry, environmental compliance, and watershed management across public, private, and tribal sectors. She has led complex stormwater and surface water monitoring programs and guided municipal and industrial stakeholders through Clean Water Act compliance.

Joel Baker holds the Port of Tacoma Chair in Civil Engineering at UW Tacoma and leads the UW Puget Sound Institute at the Center for Urban Waters. His research focuses on coastal water quality, contaminant transport in estuaries, and bioaccumulative chemicals in aquatic food webs. He has co-authored more than 100 papers and was elected to the Washington State Academy of Sciences in 2021.

Jon Kenning is the Water Quality Program Manager at the Department of Ecology, leading the state's water quality permitting, funding, and technical assistance programs. His career spans academia, EPA, and state water quality agencies in Minnesota, Nebraska, and Montana.