2016 Salt Lake County Watershed Symposium

Marina is an educator at Tracy Aviary. She graduated from Brigham Young University with a B.S. in Biology and a minor in Environmental Science. As an intern at Tracy Aviary she was introduced to environmental education. Marina especially loves working with Tracy Aviary’s Nature... Read More →

Lynette Brooks, PE, has a Masters Degree in Civil Engineering and has been a hydrologist with the USGS for 28 years. In that time, she has been part of 10 hydrologic studies of Utah valleys and the Great Basin carbonate and alluvial aquifer system, which covers an area of about 110,000... Read More →

Eddy is an Associate Professor in the Department of Earth Science at UVU. He started at UVU (formerly UVSC) in 1993. Eddy specializes in teaching Introduction to Environmental Health, Occupational Worker Safety, Hazardous Materials and Emergency Response, Hazardous Materials Regulations... Read More →

Cynthia Elliott is an undergraduate student, studying Geography at Weber State University. Her love for the earth was brought out as a 4th grader in Southern California, when her class went for a week long science field-trip in the mountains to learn about ecosystems. She loves learning... Read More →

Undergraduate research assistant working under the mentorship and supervision of Dr. Eddy Cadet, PhD

Rachel Gabor is a postdoctoral research fellow with iUTAH at the University of Utah. She studies the hydrology and biogeochemistry of watersheds and is currently focused on understanding how urban systems impact water quality.

Andrew Gelderloos is a master’s student studying water resources in the Department of Geology and Geophysics at the University of Utah. His research seeks to understand climate and landscape interactions that influence partitioning of precipitation in seasonally snow dominated watersheds... Read More →

Dr. Goel is a professor of Environmental Engineering and Microbiology at the University of Utah. He researches in nutrient management in liquid waste streams, surface water quality, and environmental microbiology.

Brittany is a Master's student under Dr. Michael Barber at the University of Utah. While finishing her thesis, she is working part time as a Water/Wastewater Engineer at AECOM. She moved out to Utah from the east coast two years ago and is continually enthused with learning more about... Read More →

Stacy is a Geology major attending SLCC/ Westminster. She plans to get her Bachelor's degree in Geology and Master's degree in Hydrology/Hydrogeology. Over the summer she interned with iUtah in their policy/environment research focus area. She is interested in water use and conservation... Read More →

Dr. David A. Kimberly is an Assistant Professor of Biology at Westminster College. With a background in environmental toxicology, a central goal of his research is to understand the role anthropogenic (human caused) stressors play in shaping components of natural ecosystems. Specifically... Read More →

Mallory Millington is a 2nd year Master's student at the University of Utah. She studies the influence of urban land use and runoff affects water quality in a semi-arid mountain environment.

Michael (Mickey) Navidomskis is an undergraduate student majoring in Civil Engineering and minoring in Environmental & Sustainability Studies at the University of Utah. He is a research technician who also is conducting independent research on nitrogen dynamics of the Jordan River... Read More →

Alexis Nelson is a Biology/Pre-med student at Westminster College.

Jennifer Follstad Shah is an Assistant Professor (Lecturer) in the Environmental and Sustainability Studies (ENVST) Program and a Research Assistant Professor in Geography at the University of Utah. She also is an affiliate member of the Global Change and Sustainability Center (GCSC... Read More →

I am an ecosystem ecologist, and my research interests include the ways in which human activities and climate change influences ecological function of river corridors. Much of my work focuses on the interaction of urban infrastructure and freshwater ecosystems, specifically focusing... Read More →

Brian Tonetti is the Co-Director, as well as a founder of the Seven Canyons Trust. He is also the Program and Policy Planner at the Jordan River Commission. He graduated from the University of Utah with a BS in Environmental and Sustainability Studies and Urban Planning.

Cora Winters is a Biology/Pre-vet student at Westminster College

Undergraduate research assistant working under the mentorship and supervision of Dr. Eddy Cadet, PhD

Annie Young is an educator at Tracy Aviary. Having studied at the University of Portland, she received her B.A. in International Languages and Culture focusing on Spanish, along with double minors in Biology and Chemistry. She found her passion for environmental education through... Read More →