Keith Bowers recognized the need for ecological restoration more than 25 years ago, before it was even recognized as a field. Since then, this internationally recognized landscape architect has planned, designed, and managed the construction of over 200 ecological restoration projects throughout the United States. He also teaches ecological restoration seminars and workshops and participates on numerous industry panels. Keith actively volunteers for organizations supporting ecological restoration. He’s currently serving as Chairman of the Board for the Society for Ecological Restoration International.

Beorn Courtneyhas been a water resources consultant for over 10 years.She is currently working on the Platte River Recovery Implementation Program; previous experience includes water supply planning, river basin modeling, and water rights investigations.A registered Professional Engineer, she has a B.S. in Chemical Engineering and a M.S. in Water Resources Engineering from theUniversityofColorado.

Michelle DeLaria is the CASFM Stormwater Quality committee chair person and a Stormwater BMP scientist/researcher with Urban Drainage and Flood Control District in Denver, Colorado, specializing in Low Impact Development (LID). Prior to joining Urban Drainage, Michelle developed and managed JeffersonCounty's Stormwater Quality program for five years and has an additional 10 years of experience in water quality and environmental compliance. Michelle holds a Master's degree in Environmental Science and Engineering from Colorado School of Mines and is a Registered Environmental Health Specialist.

Jenny Fifita is Reclaimed Water System Analyst with the city of Westminster, providing program direction and education on the appropriate applications of reuse water within the community.

Zach Johnson is an Assistant Professor at Colorado State University in the Landscape Design and Contracting and Landscape Business Programs. He also owns Green Ink Designs, LLC, a design firm specializing in residential and commercial landscape architecture. Zach holds an undergraduate degree in Landscape Horticulture and a Masters degree in Landscape Architecture. He is a licensed landscape architect, Certified Landscape Professional and a Certified Landscape Technician.

Brad Lancaster has a successful permaculture consulting, design, and education business focused on integrated and sustainable approaches to landscape design, planning, and living. Rainwater harvesting has long been one of his specialties and a passion. At home he and his brother harvest over 100,000 gallons of rainwater a year on a 1/8th acre urban lot and adjoining right-of-way. This harvested water is then turned into living air conditioners of food-bearing shade trees, abundant gardens, and a thriving landscape incorporating wildlife habitat, beauty, edible and medicinal plants, and more. Brad states “I started writing Rainwater Harvesting for Drylands and Beyond as a way to further empower my clients and my community to make such positive change in their own lives and back yards by harvesting rainwater...I believe we all can become beneficial stewards of the land, and partners in the ecosystem in which we live, and I believe that by sustainably harvesting rainwater we can all begin to transform our households from consumers of resources to producers of resources.”

Paul Lander has worked in the fields of water, energy and land conservation for over 27 years. He became the first Executive Director or the Colorado WaterWise Council in June of 2008, with the previous 16 years directing the city of Boulder’s award-winning water conservation program. Dr. Lander attended the Universities of Washington and Colorado, receiving graduate degrees in landscape architecture and geography, is a LEED Accredited Professional, and is an instructor for the University of Colorado and the American Water Works Association.

Bart Miller is Water Program Director at Western Resource Advocates (WRA), a non-profit law and policy organization dedicated to protecting the West’s land, air, and water. At WRA he directs projects throughout the region to improve urban water use efficiency, minimize the water-related impacts of energy development, and protect and restore river flows and other habitat in many river basins. He represents other conservation organizations in civil litigation, lobbies for legislation, and promotes forward-looking environmental policy.

Mike Vail has been in the private sector for decades and is the owner of Water Legacy, a product for indoor greywater use.