Steering Committee
Tirusew Asefa Ph.D., P.E., D.WRE
(Committee Chair)
Tampa Bay Water
Manager, Planning & System Decision Support
tasefa@tampabaywater.org
Tom Frick
St. Johns River Water Management District
Chief Resilience Officer
tfrick@sjrwmd.com
Tracy Irani, Ph.D.
University of Florida
Department Chair, Family, Youth & Community Sciences
irani@ufl.edu
Ana Carolina Coelho Maran, Ph.D., P.E.
South Florida Water Management District
Chief of District Resiliency
cmaran@sfwmd.gov
Vasu Misra, Ph.D.
Florida State University
Professor, Meteorology (COAPS)
vmisra@fsu.edu
Daniel Roberts
Peace River Manasota Regional Water Supply Authority
Environmental Specialist II
droberts@regionalwater.org
Wendy Graham, Ph. D.
University of Florida
Professor, Water Institute
wgraham@ufl.edu
Jasmeet Judge, Ph. D.
University of Florida
Professor, Center for Remote Sensing
jasmeet@ufl.edu
Coordinator
Darlene Velez
University of Florida Water Institute
Research Coordinator
saindodd@ufl.edu
Partners
Facilitated by the UF Water Institute, FloridaWCA collaborators include public water supply utilities, water management districts in Florida, local and federal government representatives and several academic organizations.