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Board of Directors

The composition of TexasDesal’s Board of Directors and staff reflects the organization’s stakeholders: cities and other water suppliers, business water-users, and individuals and organizations with expertise and/or products related to the desalination industry.

Officers

President

Bill Norris
Norris Water, LLC
 

Vice President

Steven Sanchez
North Alamo Water Supply Corporation

Treasurer

Yuliana Porras-Mendoza
 

Secretary

Josh Tebbe
Kiewit
 

Board of Directors

Carolyn Ahrens
Division 3
Term: 2023-2026

Attorney
Carolyn Ahrens, Attorney
4006 Texas Wildlife Trail
Austin, TX 78735, USA
T: 512-472-3263
E: carolyn@baw.com
W: www.boothahrens.com
 
Mark Ellison
Division 2
Term: 2024-2027

Director Business Development - Texas
IDE Americas, Inc.
7404 Brickyard Court
Austin, TX 78745, USA
T: 979-676-2601
E: marke@ide-tech.com
W: www.ide-tech.com
Michael Gisclair
Division 3
Term: 2022-2025

Regional Sales Manager
H2O Innovation
8227 Bunker Lake Blvd, Suite 500
Ramsey, MN 55303, USA
T: 346-242-3675
E: michael.gisclair@h2oinnovation.com
W: www.h2oinnovation.com
 
Andrew Molly
Division 1
Term: 2024-2027

Chief Operating Officer
Corpus Christi Water
1201 Leopard St
Corpus Christi, TX 78401, USA
T: 361-826-1853
E: DrewM@cctexas.com
W: www.cityofcorpuschristi.com
Bill Norris, PE
Division 3
Term: 2022-2025

Principal
Norris Water, LLC
118 Desert Forest CT
Lakeway, TX 78550, USA
T: 512-983-1449
E: bnorris@norriswater.com
W: www.norriswater.com
 
Charles Ortiz, PE
Division 1
Term: 2023-2025

District Engineer
Laguna Madre Water District
105 Port Road
Port Isabel, TX 78578, USA
T: 956-943-2626
E: cortiz@lmwd.org
W: www.lmwd.org
Michael Pankratz
Division 3
Term: 2023-2026

Senior Operations Consultant
GHD Services, Inc.
11451 Katy Freeway Suite 400
Houston, TX 77079, USA
T: 832-380-7676
E: mike.pankratz@ghd.com
W: www.ghd.com
 
Darrell Peckham
Division 3
Term: 2024-2027

Owner / Hydrogeologist
Peckham P.G., LLC
20147 Ranch Road 2323
Llano, TX 78643, USA
T: 512-658-0829
E: darrell@peckhampg.com
W: peckhampg.com
Yuliana Porras-Mendoza
Division 3
Term: 2023-2026

Integrated Water Practice Leader
Jacobs
T: 720-244-4518
E: yuliana.porrasmendoza@jacobs.com
W: www.jacobs.com
 
Scott Reinert, PE
Division 1
Term: 2024-2027

Water Resources Manager
El Paso Water
1154 Hawkins Blvd.
El Paso, TX 79925, USA
T: 915-594-5579
E: SReinert@epwater.org
W: www.epwater.org
Steven Sanchez
Division 1
Term: 2023-2026

General Manager
North Alamo Water Supply Corporation
420 S. Doolittle Road
Edinburg, TX 78542, USA
T: 956-383-1618
E: nawsc_sps@hotmail.com
W: www.nawsc.com
 
Justin Sutherland, PhD, PE
Division 2
Term: 2022-2025

Principal
Envision Water
10400 W. Overland Rd., Suite 194
Boise, ID 83709, USA
T: 512-529-7602
E: jsutherland@envisionwater.com
W: www.envisionwater.com
Josh Tebbe
Division 2
Term: 2024-2027

Business Development Manager
Kiewit
2050 Roanoke Rd
Westlake, TX 75626, USA
T: 405-439-3692
E: josh.tebbe@kiewit.com
W: www.kiewit.com/markets/water
 
Brandon Wade, MPA, PE
Division 1
Term: 2024-2025

General Manager/CEO
Gulf Coast Water Authority
4243 Emmett F Lowry Expressway
Texas City, TX 77591, USA
T: 409-502-2896
E: bwade@gcwatx.gov
W: www.gulfcoastwaterauthoritytx.gov
Steven Walden
Division 3
Term: 2023-2026

Owner
Steven Walden Consulting
13130 Bayfield Drive
Austin, TX 78727, USA
T: 512-971-7151
E: stevenwalden@sbcglobal.net
W: www.linkedin.com/in/steven-walden-73211611/
 
 

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Texas Desalination Association (TXD)
Headquartered in Austin, TX

Mailing Address:
2409 SE Dixie Hwy
Stuart, FL 34996
(512) 322-0404
custsrv@texasdesal.com

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