2026 AWRA-WA Board of Directors

ANURAG MISHRA

Dr. Anurag Mishra is a Senior Engineer at Annear Water Resources (AWR) in the Pacific Northwest and has served on the WA-AWRA Board for the past five years. With more than two decades of consulting experience, he specializes in hydrology, hydrodynamics, and water quality modeling. He earned both his master’s and PhD from Virginia Tech.

Before joining AWR, Dr. Mishra held positions at Geosyntec Consultants, DSI, and RESPEC, contributing to a wide range of water resources and environmental projects. He lives in Bothell with his wife and high school–aged son and takes full advantage of the year‑round outdoor opportunities the Pacific Northwest offers. His favorite activities include kayaking, skiing, hiking, biking, badminton, and running—“in no particular order.”

Dr. Mishra’s commitment to environmental stewardship extends beyond his professional work. He is an active volunteer with the Sno-King Watershed Council, where he regularly participates in ecological restoration and community-based environmental initiatives.

ROBIN NIMMER

Dr. Robin Nimmer is a Senior Hydrogeologist and leads the Water Resources Division at Alta Science and Engineering, Inc. This will be her fourth year on the WA-AWRA Board. She has a B.S. in Geology from the University of Wisconsin Milwaukee, and an M.S. in Hydrology and PhD in Geology both from the University of Idaho. She is a Licensed Geologist in Washington, Idaho, Oregon and Alaska and a Professional Hydrologist through the American Institute of Hydrology. Dr. Nimmer has more than 20 years of experience working on hydrogeology-related projects in the northwest. She specializes in flow and contaminant transport in fractured rock. Her projects range from characterizing and remediating groundwater to helping individuals and communities have a sufficient water supply. She’s enjoying this chapter of life—sharing it with her husband and watching their two young-adult sons spread their wings and begin growing families of their own.

JAMES BUSH

James Bush is a licensed hydrogeologist in Aspect Consulting’s Olympia, Washington office. He has over 11 years of experience assisting public and private sectors clients in water supply planning and development, groundwater-surface water interactions, water reuse, artificial groundwater recharge, and aquifer sustainability. At Aspect, James specializes in developing and applying groundwater models using a decision-support framework to identify water resources solutions in complex groundwater environments. He has advised clients and delivered technical solutions throughout Washington, Oregon, and the broader Western U.S. James holds a B.S. in Geological Sciences from the University of Idaho and an M.S. in Applied Geosciences at the University of Washington. He lives in Tumwater with his wife where he enjoys skiing and playing rec-league softball and volleyball.

KORY SWABB

Kory Swabb is a water resources engineer at Jacobs Engineering Group in Bellevue, with 8 years of professional experience in Ohio and Washington. She specializes in hydrologic and hydraulic analyses, surface water modeling, geospatial analysis, flood studies, and the application of climate science. Kory completed both her Bachelor’s and professional Master’s degrees in Civil & Environmental Engineering with a focus on hydrology and hydrodynamics at the University of Washington. In addition to her professional work, Kory enjoys reading, adventuring in the mountains of western Washington, playing rec-league volleyball, trying new eateries, and spending time with family.

GREG MCLAUGHLIN

Greg McLaughlin is a Program Director with Washington Water Trust, where he has worked since 2006, opening the Ellensburg Field Office in 2008. His instream flow and water resource management projects have provided permanent streamflow to rivers and tributaries throughout Washington State. His work includes water right reviews, connecting project benefits to salmon recovery plans, and shepherding those projects through the Ecology review process. He is a frequent presenter statewide on water rights valuation and transactions, trust water, and water law. Greg has worked since 1997 on collaborative resource management projects from his hometown in rural Missouri to the Mekong River in Thailand. Greg currently lives in Lynnwood, WA, and spends his free time cross country and telemark skiing, traveling, and spending time with his wife and four sons. He is also the AWRA-WA newsletter editor.

RABIA AHMED

Rabia Ahmed is Principal Economist and Managing Partner at Greene Economics in Seattle, a company she co-founded in 2018. She has served on the AWRA-WA Board for several years and held various positions, including the AWRA-WA Section President in 2019 and State Conference Co-chair in 2017. She served as 2024-25 Board President of AWRA National (presently serving as the 2026-27 Past-President) and also as Co-Chair of the 2022 AWRA National Conference. In addition, she is Past-President of Women in Environment.

Rabia has over twenty years of experience in water and natural resource economics, policy and regulatory economics, litigation support, and international development. Prior to work at Greene Economics, she spent twelve years at Maul Foster & Alongi, Ramboll, and Cardno. Her expertise in the water sector includes water law, water markets, surface and groundwater rights assessment and valuation, water supply security analyses, water rights permitting, and cost-benefit and feasibility analyses of water projects. Rabia has led water management projects in over twenty-five US states and internationally, including development work with some of the most remote communities of Pakistan and Bangladesh. She has an MS degree in Economics from Portland State University. She lives in Lynnwood, Washington, with her husband, two children, two sweet budgies, and a beautiful cockatoo. In her spare time, she likes hiking and sailing with her family.

COLIN BUTLER

Colin Butler is a Senior Hydraulic River Engineer with Watershed Science & Engineering in Seattle. He specializes in river modeling and technical water resources projects, working on flood studies, basin-wide hydraulic and hydrologic analyses, habitat restoration, culvert replacements, and field data collection throughout the Pacific Northwest. He holds a B.S. in Civil & Environmental Engineering from the University of Washington where he worked in mountain and snow hydrology research and served as the AWRA-UW Student Chapter President. He is a licensed professional engineer in Washington and California and an FAA certified remote pilot. Outside of his professional life, he loves to cycle, swim, ski, backpack, and support student-led outdoor education trips run by a local nonprofit. He also enjoys traveling, attending concerts, exploring new cuisines, and cheering on his local professional sports teams.

NATHAN CUTLER

Nathan Cutler is a Hydrogeologist at EKI Environment and Water, in Seattle. He has several years of consulting experience supporting public and private clients focusing on quantitative hydrogeologic analyses. Nathan focuses on applying complex geologic and hydrogeologic datasets to development and calibration of numerical and analytical groundwater models for implementation in water supply and planning projects. He has contributed to projects to locate, quantify, and evaluate groundwater resource availability, perform impact analyses, and support regulatory processes including water right permit applications through the Washington State Department of Ecology. Nathan also has experience with complex field investigations, including design, instrumentation, collection of hydrologic data for site assessments and aquifer pumping tests. He holds a degree in Environmental Geology from Northeastern University. Nathan is a Seattle native and in his free time enjoys taking advantage of the outdoor opportunities in every corner of the State.

KENSEY DALY

Kensey Daly is a Water Resources Engineer at Jacobs Engineering in Bellevue, Washington. She holds a master’s degree in Hydrology and Hydrodynamics from the University of Washington. Her expertise centers on water resource reliability and resilience planning. With more than a decade of experience, Kensey has served as both team member and project lead on initiatives involving integrated water resource management, climate change resilience and adaptation, system dynamics, hydrologic, and hydraulic modeling for water supply, riverine, floodplain, lake, and aquifer systems. She co-leads Jacobs’ Integrated Water Resources Management Community of Practice, connecting and engaging over 700 professionals worldwide.

JON ERICKSON

Jon Erickson provides leads and manages projects for East Columbia Irrigation District . He was raised in the Columbia Basin and works as the Development Coordinator for the Odessa Groundwater Replacement Project. As the ECBID Development Coordinator, he works with landowner groups throughout the service district to identify needs and facilitate efforts to ensure efficient water delivery and system development. He serves as a liaison between District operations and the landowner groups.

Jon enjoys coaching his kids’ sports teams. He also sits on many boards and government committees. Most notably, he was an elected City of Othello City Councilman and Mayor Pro Tem and is currently the Chair and Trustee for the Columbia Basin Development League.

HARRISON LEE

Harrison Lee serves in the policy support section for the Water Resources Program at the Washington State Department of Ecology as an Environmental Planner. He focuses on policy development and SEPA Coordination. Harrison has a bachelor’s degree from Syracuse University in Geography and Public Policy and a Master of Public Administration from the Evan’s School of the University of Washington, and specialized in environmental policy. His capstone project was to support Ecology’s Water Resources Program by evaluating out-of-basin transfers of water rights in the State.

Harrison has worked in consulting on ecological valuation techniques and ecosystem service assessment, specifically for Earth Economics. At EE he supported project management by evaluating environmental benefits using hedonic methods, namely for wetlands along the Gulf Coast.

Outside of work, Harrison coaches soccer at Highline Premier, the club he grew up playing for, alongside his twin brother. He enjoys backpacking and camping with his two dogs and partner, Nina.

THOMAS MATHIS

Thomas Mathis is a senior environmental engineer and project manager at Landau Associates with over 10 years of experience leading multi-disciplinary water resources projects. Thomas specializes in team leadership and client relationship development for complex environmental and infrastructure projects, while bringing deep technical expertise in hydrology and environmental science. His career has focused on solving challenging water, water quality, and sediment remediation problems, from restoring river habitats and modeling contaminant transport, to collaboration on large Superfund sediment cleanups, and he excels at translating complex technical concepts for diverse stakeholders (including the public, regulators, lawyers, scientists, and engineers). Tom prides himself on a collaborative, results-driven approach: fostering strong client partnerships, mentoring cross-functional teams, and delivering innovative solutions that protect water resources and meet community and regulatory needs. Tom’s personal yet technically rigorous approach allows him to thrive at the intersection of scientific analysis and practical engineering, ensuring projects are not only technically sound but also aligned with client goals and business objectives.

JASON MCCORMICK

Jason McCormick is Principal and Founder at McCormick Water Strategies (MWS) with fifteen years in water resources. Jason is recognized regionally as a water rights and water transactional expert. In 2015, Jason formed MWS after working in the private and non-profit sectors. His formative experience includes ten years specializing in water transactions, trust water, mitigation banking, permitting and water rights administration, water right due diligence and examination, representing private and conservation buyers and sellers, and geospatial water rights evaluation across Washington State. Early in his career, Jason worked as a permit writer for the newly formed Washington State Department of Ecology, Office of Columbia River, where he focused on water right permitting, project planning, geospatial water resources mapping, program outreach, and coordinating initial grant solicitations. From his experience in the private, non-profit, and public sectors, he excels at water right permitting and administration, water transactions, water banking, water right evaluations and due diligence, and complex water resources problem solving. In addition, he draws a strong appreciation for the communities and unique values of Washington State from his local roots in Central Washington.

HANNAH MCDONOUGH

Hannah McDonough is a Project Manager at Washington Water Trust, where she manages streamflow restoration projects in Western Washington. Her work includes water rights assessments, landowner outreach, and coordination with tribal governments, local agencies, and nonprofit partners on multi-benefit water resource initiatives. She has contributed to projects involving water reuse, reservoir storage, managed aquifer recharge, and water rights transactions.

Hannah has over nine years of experience in the environmental field, including work as a licensed geologist focused on groundwater investigations and environmental remediation across Washington State. She holds an M.S. in Hydrogeology from Utah State University and a B.S. in Geology from the University of Rochester. She lives in Seattle and enjoys gardening and spending time outdoors in the Pacific Northwest.

SOO ING-MOODY

Soo Ing-Moody is a trained sociologist, who has lived and worked in the U.S. and internationally in Canada, Germany, and Mongolia. She is the former mayor of the Town of Twisp (2010-2023); former President of the Association of Washington Cities (2020-2021); Director’s Office Engagement Specialist for the Washington State Department of Commerce (2021-2025) representing the state’s most rural and remote north central region; and currently serves as Douglas County’s Economic Development Director.

Soo has worked directly with communities impacted by water quantity and quality issues throughout her career and understands the need for effective and balanced policies to ensure socio-economic and natural ecosystem health and vitality. She has been a trusted voice in working with a variety of Washington state agencies on matters of policy and programming. During her tenure as mayor, Soo led her community through three of Washington State’s largest wildfire disasters; founded and chaired Okanogan County’s Council of Governments to champion collaboration between municipalities and the county to advance common goals; and has consistently advocated in her professional and elected roles for effective policies, equitable and accessible funding, and socio-economic vitality for all Washington State communities regardless of location and size.

LISA REYMANN

Lisa is the Water Resources Program Planner at the Washington State Department of Ecology. Prior to joining state service, she worked as a business consultant for DXC Technology where she led projects in operations management, change management, and Environmental, Health, and Safety. Lisa has a bachelor’s degree from Miami University in professional writing and political science and a master’s degree from University of California San Diego’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography in climate science and policy where she focused on water availability, economic development, and climate change impacts in Mexico’s Valle de Guadalupe. In her free time, Lisa is a coach for Girls on the Run and a scuba diver at the Point Defiance Zoo and Aquarium. 

TOM RING

Tom served as a hydrogeologist with the Water Resources Program of the Yakama Nation from 1990 until his retirement in late 2019. He worked on a variety of projects involving groundwater and surface water quantity and quality, water rights, irrigation and fisheries issues and planning for future water needs. He continues to be active in the Managed Aquifer Recharge component of the Yakima Basin Integrated Plan. Tom has BS and MS degrees in geology from Central Washington University and Northern Arizona University, respectively. He has taught geology and hydrogeology classes at Central Washington University and is a licensed geologist and hydrogeologist in Washington State. He enjoys getting out in the mountains, coasts, and deserts of the American west.

NOAH WENTZEL

Noah Wentzel is a legislative and policy planner with the Washington Department of Ecology's Water Resources Program. Noah is the legislative coordinator for the Water Resources Program and Office of Columbia River and has contributed to recent legislative proposals on water rights and water resource management. During his time at Ecology, he has also worked on policy development relating to trust water rights water banking, drought response, climate change adaptation, and interstate water resource management. Noah received a BA from Williams College and an MPA from the University of Washington with a concentration in environmental policy. Born and raised in Seattle, Noah enjoys spending his free time hiking, cross-country skiing, fishing, and otherwise exploring the Pacific Northwest as much as possible.