Dr. Bridget Scanlon, a Senior Research Scientist at The University of Texas at Austin, currently heads the Sustainable Water Resource Program for the UT Bureau of Economic Geology. She is an AAAS, AGU and GSA Fellow and a member of the National Academy of Engineering, and is known world-wide for her water research expertise.

Jay Kleberg is the Executive Director of the Gulf Trust and previously served as Associate Director of Texas Parks Wildlife Foundation. He co-produced the film Deep in the Heart: A Texas Wildlife Story and was Associate Producer of the documentary The River and the Wall. He is a co-producer and co-director of the documentary series Chasing the Tide, airing across the nation on PBS stations and streaming.

Dr. Marcelo H. Garcia, is M.T. Geoffrey Yeh Endowed Chair of Civil Engineering and Director of the Ven Te Chow Hydrosystems Laboratory at the University of Illinois. Recipient of numerous prestigious awards, and beloved by his students, mentees, and colleagues alike, he is our 2026 Warren A. Hall Medal Recipient for lifetime achievement.

Gregg Eckhardt, Senior Analyst for the San Antonio Water System, is an environmental scientist with 37 years of experience in environmental modeling and analysis, water resource planning and development, state and federal permitting, and water treatment. He is affectionately known as the Nerd King of South Texas Water History.  

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