North Coast Region Staff Contact List
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Staff Listing and Contact Information
North Coast Regional Water Quality Control Board
5550 Skylane Blvd STE A
Santa Rosa, CA 95403
(707) 576-2220
NorthCoast@Waterboards.ca.gov
Northern Field Office
930 6th Street
Eureka, CA 95501
Please note that the Northern Field Office is open for walk-ins on Wednesdays and by appointment other days. To make an appointment, please contact the staff person with whom you are already working. If you do not have a staff person’s contact information, contact Mona Dougherty at mona.dougherty@waterboards.ca.gov.
Board Members
| Board Member Name | City of Residence |
| Hector Bedolla, Chair | Healdsburg |
| Gregory Giusti, Vice Chair | Kelseyville |
| William Matsubu | Eureka |
| Alexandra Hart | Montague |
| Ryan Sundberg | Trinidad |
| Jake Mackenzie | Rohnert Park |
| Vacant |
Find Staff by Program:
| Program | Key Words |
| Basin Planning | Gualala River, Cultural beneficial uses, triennial review, basin plan, technical, analysis, modeling, GIS |
| Cannabis Program | Terminations, site plans, water quality certifications, change of discharger |
| Enforcement and Compliance Assistance | Cannabis, regulatory programs |
| Federal Lands Permit Development | Bureau of Land Management, National Parks Service, National Forest |
| Forest Activities Regulatory Program | Timber operations and harvest, CAL FIRE, forest practice rules, emergency notices, fire salvage, watercourse and lake protection, Nonindustrial Timber Management Plans (NTMPs), review team |
| Freshwater Harmful Algal Bloom Program (FHAB) | Cyanobacteria, algae bloom, toxic algae, cyanotoxins |
| Integrated Report (303d/305b) Surface Water Assessment | Impaired waters data assessment, 303d/303b, surface water data assessment |
| Irrigated Lands | |
| Non-Point Source 319(h) Grants | 319h grant, non-point source grant/funding, restoration funding |
| Northern 401 Unit | Dredge, fill and excavation permitting and enforcement within creeks, rivers, bays, and wetlands (waters of the state and US) |
| Industrial Stormwater | NPDES, SIC Code, business licesnse, SWPP, SMARTS, NOI, NONA, quarry, concrete facility, asphalt plant, auto dismantling, scrap yard, sawmill |
| NPDES Wastewater | NPDES, wastewater treatment plant, sewer, spill, overflow, hatchery, PFAS/PFOA, low threat permit, Sanitary Sewer General Order |
| Construction Stormwater | Building, grading, tracking, rain discharge, storm drain, BMPs, SWPPP, SMARTS, CalTrans |
| Post-Wildfire Response Efforts | Emergency notices and exemptions |
| Private Timber Harvest | Klamath, Modoc, National Forest, emergency notices and exemptions, CFIP, CalVTP, Green Diamond Resource Company Permits |
| Site Cleanup Program, UST | UST, cleanups, GeoTracker, phase I/II, spill, Brownfields |
| Solid Waste Disposal | |
| Southern 401 Unit | Dredge, fill and excavation permitting and enforcement within creeks, rivers, bays, and wetlands (waters of the state and US) |
| Surface water monitoring, surface water data collection and assessment | |
| Total Maximum Daily Loads | Pathogens, analysis, Laguna de Santa Rosa, technical, modeling, GIS |
| Waste Discharge to Land | |
| Wastewater Consolidation |
Executive Staff
Valerie Quinto, Executive Officer, (707) 543-7147, Valerie.Quinto@Waterboards.ca.gov
Josh Curtis, Assistant Executive Officer, (707) 576-2695, Joshua.Curtis@Waterboards.ca.gov
Claudia Villacorta, Assistant Executive Officer, (707) 576-2069, Claudia.Villacorta@Waterboards.ca.gov
Matt St. John, Climate Specialist, (707) 570-3762, Matt.St.John@Waterboards.ca.gov
Deidre Wilkerson, Executive Assistant, (707) 576-2066, Deidre.Wilkerson@Waterboards.ca.gov
Administration Unit
Edith Viera, Staff Services Manager, (707) 576-2664, Edith.Viera@Waterboards.ca.gov
Lori Foster, Associate Governmental Program Analyst, (707) 576-2656, Lori.Foster@Waterboards.ca.gov
Danielle Garcia, Associate Governmental Program Analyst, (707) 576-2686, Danielle.Garcia@Waterboards.ca.gov
Celene Uribe, Associate Governmental Program Analyst, (707) 576-2861, Celene.Uribe@Waterboards.ca.gov
Tonya Weiper, Associate Governmental Program Analyst, (707) 576-2549, Tonya.Weiper@Waterboards.ca.gov
Theresa Cousland, Staff Services Analyst, (707) 576-2225, Theresa.Cousland@Waterboards.ca.gov
Nonpoint Source & Surface Water Protection Division
Jonathan Warmerdam, Nonpoint Source & Surface Water Protection Division Supervisor, (707) 576-2468, Jonathan.Warmerdam@Waterboards.ca.gov
Jacob Shannon, Restoration Specialist, (707) 576-2673, Jacob.Shannon@Waterboards.ca.gov
Southern Nonpoint Source & Forestry Unit
James Burke, Senior Engineering Geologist (Supervisor), (707) 576-2289, James.Burke@Waterboards.ca.gov
Joelle Geppert, Water Resource Control Engineer, Forest Activities Regulatory Program, (707) 576-2346, Joelle.Geppert@Waterboards.ca.gov
Margaret Robinson, Engineering Geologist, Forest Activities Regulatory Program, (707) 576-2292, Margaret.Robinson@Waterboards.ca.gov
Carey Wilder, Engineering Geologist, Forest Activities Regulatory Program, (707) 576-2472, Carey.Wilder@Waterboards.ca.gov
David Fowler, Engineering Geologist, Forest Activities Regulatory Program, (707) 576-2756, David.Fowler@Waterboards.ca.gov
Justin Fitt, Environmental Scientist, Forest Activities Regulatory Program, (707) 576-2661, Justin.Fitt@Waterboards.ca.gov
Izaac Russo, Engineering Geologist, Forest Activities Regulatory Program, (707) 576-2553, Izaac.Russo@Waterboards.ca.gov
Darby Radley, Scientific Aid, Forest Activities Regulatory Program, (707) 576-2552, Darby.Radley@Waterboards.ca.gov
Northern Nonpoint Source & Forestry Unit
Forest Fortescue, Senior Engineering Geologist (Supervisor), (707) 576-2595, Forest.Fortescue@Waterboards.ca.gov
Ben Minx, Engineering Geologist, Private Timber Harvest, Klamath National Forest, Modoc National Forest, (707) 576-2690, Benjamin.Minx@Waterboards.ca.gov
Michael Huma, Engineering Geologist, Private Timber Harvest, Emergency Notices and Exemptions, CFIP and CalVTP, (707) 576-6707, Michael.Huma@Waterboards.ca.gov
Jessie Cahill, Engineering Geologist, Private Timber Harvest, Green Diamond Resource Company Permits, (707) 570-3767, Jessie.Cahill@Waterboards.ca.gov
Devon Rabellino, Engineering Geologist, Federal Lands Permit Development, Bureau of Land Management, National Parks Service, (707) 576-2701, Devon.Jorgenson@Waterboards.ca.gov
Carley Dunleavy, Engineering Geologist, Federal Lands Permit Development, Six Rivers National Forest, Mendocino National Forest, Rogue-Siskiyou National Forest, (707) 570-3770, Carley.Dunleavy@Waterboards.ca.gov
Timothy Walcott, Environmental Scientist, Private Timber Harvest, Green Diamond Resource Company Permits, (707) 576-2663, Timothy.Walcott@Waterboards.ca.gov
Chad Johnson, Environmental Scientist, Post-Wildfire Response Efforts, Emergency Notices and Exemptions, Shasta-Trinity National Forest, (707) 576-2800, Chad.Johnson@Waterboards.ca.gov
Southern Nonpoint Source & 401 Certification Unit
Gil Falcone, Senior Environmental Scientist (Supervisor), (707) 576-2830, Gil.Falcone@Waterboards.ca.gov
Kaete King, Environmental Scientist, Southern 401 Unit, Sonoma County within the Santa Rosa Plain, (707) 576-2848, Kaete.King@Waterboards.ca.gov
Emma Tracy, Environmental Scientist, Southern 401 Unit, Sonoma and Mendocino Counties, (707) 576-2834, Emma.Tracy@Waterboards.ca.gov
Susan Stewart, Environmental Scientist, Southern 401 Unit, Caltrans Permitting Regionwide, (707) 576-2657, Susan.Steward@Waterboards.ca.gov
Paul Nelson, Engineering Geologist, Southern 401 Unit, SB901, Utility Corridor Projects Sonoma and Mendocino Counties, (707) 570-3767, Paul.Nelson@Waterboards.ca.gov
Northern Nonpoint Source & 401 Certification Unit
Ryan Bey, Senior Environmental Scientist (Supervisor), (707) 576-2679, Ryan.Bey@Waterboards.ca.gov
Margarete Teicher, Environmental Scientist, Northern 401 Unit, Humboldt and Del Norte Counties, Harbor Dredging Regionwide, (707) 576-2307, Margarete.Teicher@Waterboards.ca.gov
Scott Gergus, Engineering Geologist, Northern 401 Unit and Complaint Response, Humboldt, Del Norte, Trinity, and Siskiyou Counties, (707) 576-2685, Scott.Gergus@Waterboards.ca.gov
Shannon Strong, Environmental Scientist, Northern SB901 / Electrical Utilities, Humboldt, Del Norte, Trinity, and Siskiyou Counties, (707) 576-2499, Shannon.Strong@Waterboards.ca.gov
Amanda Piscatelli, Environmental Scientist, Northern 401 Unit, Trinity and Siskiyou Counties, Gravel Mining Regionwide, (707) 445-6126, Amanda.Piscatelli@Waterboards.ca.gov
Planning & Stewardship Division
Katharine Carter, Planning & Stewardship Division Supervisor, (707) 576-2290, Katharine.Carter@Waterboards.ca.gov
Bryan McFadin, Flow & Riparian Protection Specialist, (707) 576-2751, Bryan.McFadin@Waterboards.ca.gov
Elizabeth Pope, Senior Environmental Scientist (Specialist), (707) 445-6131, Elizabeth.Pope@Waterboards.ca.gov
Planning Unit
Lisa Bernard, Senior Environmental Scientist (Supervisor), (707) 576-2677, Lisa.Bernard@Waterboards.ca.gov
Lance Le, Water Resource Control Engineer, Basin Planning and Total Maximum Daily Loads, (707) 576-6727, Lance.Le@Waterboards.ca.gov
Prachi Kulkami, Water Resource Control Engineer, Total Maximum Daily Loads, (707) 576-2650, Prachi.Kulkarni@Waterboards.ca.gov
Matt Graves, Engineering Geologist, Total Maximum Daily Loads, (707) 576-2831, Matt.Graves@Waterboards.ca.gov
Nicholas Fetherston, Environmental Scientist, Basin Planning, (510) 622-2460, Nicholas.Fetherston@Waterboards.ca.gov
Michelle Fuller, Environmental Scientist, Basin Planning, (707) 576-2350, Michelle.Fuller@Waterboards.ca.gov
Adaptive Management Unit
Brendan Thompson, Senior Environmental Scientist (Supervisor), (707) 576-6795, Brendan.Thompson@Waterboads.ca.gov
Rich Fadness, Engineering Geologist, Surface Water Ambient Monitoring Program (SWAMP), (707) 576-6718, Rich.Fadness@waterboards.ca.gov
Michele Fortner, Environmental Scientist, Non-Point Source 319(h), (707) 576-6706, Michele.Fortner@waterboards.ca.gov
Mary Bartholomew, Environmental Scientist, Integrated Report (303d/305b) Surface Water Assessment, (707) 576-2662, Mary.Bartholomew@waterboards.ca.gov
Carrieann Lopez, Environmental Scientist, Non-Point Source 319(h), (707) 576-2460, CarrieAnn.Lopez@Waterboards.ca.gov
Michael Thomas, Environmental Scientist, Freshwater Harmful Algal Bloom Program (FHAB), (707) 576-2553, Michael.Thomas@Waterboards.ca.gov
Agriculture & Enforcement Division
Kason Grady, Cannabis & Enforcement Division Supervisor, (707) 576-2682, Kason.Grady@Waterboards.ca.gov
Eli Scott, Stewardship Specialist, (707) 576-2310, Elias.Scott@Waterboards.ca.gov
Southern Agriculture Unit
David Kuszmar, Senior Water Resource Control Engineer (Supervisor), (707) 576-2693, David.Kuszmar@waterboards.ca.gov
Brenna Sullivan, Engineering Geologist, (707) 576-2699, Brenna.Sullivan@Waterboards.ca.gov
Ermias Berhe, Engineering Geologist, (707) 445-6128, Ermias.Berhe@Waterboards.ca.gov
Ben Zabinsky, Water Resource Control Engineer, (707) 576-6750, Ben.Zabinsky@Waterboards.ca.gov
Joshua Luders, Water Resource Control Engineer, (707) 576-2551, Joshua.Luders@Waterboards.ca.gov
Anika Tabassum, Graduate Student Assistant, (707) 576-2307, Anika.Tabassum@Waterboards.ca.gov
Northern Agriculture Unit
Mona Dougherty, Senior Water Resource Control Engineer (Supervisor), (707) 445-6129, Mona.Dougherty@waterboards.ca.gov
Katherine Hawken, Water Resource Control Engineer, Cannabis Program Terminations, Site Plans, (707) 445-6127, Katherine.Hawken@Waterboards.ca.gov
Shannon Utley, Engineering Geologist, Cannabis Program, (707) 445-6125, ShannonM.Utley@waterboards.ca.gov
Enforcement Unit
Jeremiah Puget, Senior Environmental Scientist (Supervisor), (707) 576-2835, Jeremiah.Puget@waterboards.ca.gov
Adona White, Water Resource Control Engineer, Enforcement and Compliance Assistance, (707) 576-2672, Adona.White@waterboards.ca.gov
Brian Fuller, Engineering Geologist, Enforcement and Compliance Assistance, (707) 576-2806, Brian.Fuller@Waterboards.ca.gov
Jordan Filak, Environmental Scientist, Regulatory Programs (focus NPDES Wastewater) (707) 576-6743, Jordan.Filak@Waterboards.ca.gov
Zane Stromberg, Environmental Scientist, Regulatory Programs (focus NPDES Wastewater), (707) 576-2674, Zane.Stromberg@Waterboards.ca.gov
Point Source Control & Groundwater Protection Division
Charles Reed, Point Source Control & Groundwater Protection Division Supervisor, (707) 576-2752, Charles.Reed@Waterboards.ca.gov
Chris Watt, Groundwater Specialist, (707) 576-6732, Chris.Watt@Waterboards.ca.gov
NPDES Unit
Heaven Moore, Senior Water Resource Control Engineer (Supervisor), (707) 576-2753, Heaven.Moore@Waterboards.ca.gov
Farzad Kasmaei, Water Resource Control Engineer, Industrial Stormwater, (707) 576-2609, Farzad.Kasmaei@Waterboards.ca.gov
Justin McSmith, Water Resource Control Engineer, NPDES Wastewater, (707) 576-2082, Justin.McSmith@Waterboards.ca.gov
Matthew Herman, Water Resource Control Engineer, NPDES Wastewater, (707) 576-2683, Matthew.Herman@Waterboards.ca.gov
Sabrina Cegielski, Water Resource Control Engineer, NPDES Wastewater, (707) 543-7126, Sabrina.Cegielski@Waterboards.ca.gov
Walt Dragaloski, Water Resource Control Engineer, Construction Stormwater, (707) 576-2221, Walt.Dragaloski@Waterboards.ca.gov
Cleanup Unit
Heidi Bauer, Senior Engineering Geologist (Supervisor), (707) 570-3769, Heidi.Bauer@Waterboards.ca.gov
Cody Walker, Engineering Geologist, Site Cleanup Program, UST, Tribal Coordinator, (707) 576-2642, Cody.Walker@Waterboards.ca.gov
Tom Magney, Engineering Geologist, Site Cleanup Program, UST, (707) 576-2030, Tom.Magney@Waterboards.ca.gov
Kent Huth, Engineering Geologist, Site Cleanup Program, UST, (707) 576-2669, Kent.Huth@Waterboards.ca.gov
Francois Bush, Engineering Geologist, Site Cleanup Program, UST, (707) 543-7148, Francois.Bush@Waterboards.ca.gov
Kelsey McLaughlin, Engineering Geologist, Site Cleanup Program, UST, (707) 576-2466, Kelsey.McLaughlin@Waterboards.ca.gov
Craig Hunt, Water Resource Control Engineer, Site Cleanup Program, UST, (707) 570-3767, Craig.Hunt@Waterboards.ca.gov
Michael Sullivan, Engineering Geologist, Site Cleanup Program, UST, PFAS, (707) 576-2377. Michael.Sullivan@Waterboards.ca.gov
Groundwater Permitting Unit
Kelsey Cody, Senior Environmental Scientist (Supervisor), (707) 576-2347, Kelsey.Cody@Waterboards.ca.gov
Lynette Shipsey, Water Resource Control Engineer, Waste Discharge to Land, (707) 576-6745, Lynette.Shipsey@Waterboards.ca.gov
Michael Reese, Water Resource Control Engineer, Wastewater Consolidation, (707) 576-2838, Michael.Reese@Waterboards.ca.gov
Terri Cia, Engineering Geologist, Solid Waste Disposal, (707) 576-2668, Terri.Cia@Waterboards.ca.gov
Rachel Prat, Environmental Scientist, Waste Discharge to Land, (707) 576-2542, Rachel.Prat@Waterboards.ca.gov
