Committees
Information and membership of the Merced Region committees
Information and membership of the Merced Region committees
The three GSAs for the Merced Groundwater Subbasin have formed a Coordination Committee of senior staff and governing board members to coordinate day-to-day planning activities and public outreach. Meetings of the Coordination Committee will be noticed and open to the public, and are shown on the Meetings page.
| Name | GSA |
|---|---|
| Hicham ElTal | Merced Irrigation-Urban GSA |
| Justin Vinson | Merced Irrigation-Urban GSA |
| Daniel Chavez | Merced Irrigation-Urban GSA |
| Scott McBride | Merced Irrigation-Urban GSA |
| Ken Elwin (alternate) | Merced Irrigation-Urban GSA |
| Dave Nervino | Merced Subbasin GSA |
| Eric Swenson (alternate) | Merced Subbasin GSA |
| Nic Marchini | Merced Subbasin GSA |
| Mike Gallo | Merced Subbasin GSA |
| George Park (alternate) | Merced Subbasin GSA |
| Kel Mitchel | Turner Island Water District GSA #1 |
The GSAs for the Merced Groundwater Subbasin selected volunteers to participate on a Stakeholder Advisory Committee during implementation of the GSP. During the development of the GSP, the Stakeholder Advisory Committee provided valuable community input to the GSA governing boards. To continue this type of stakeholder engagement during GSP implementation, the GSAs have selected new Stakeholder Advisory Committee members which were solicited through a public application process and approved by the GSA governing boards.
| Name | Affiliation | Alternate |
|---|---|---|
| Adam Malisch | UC Merced | Phillip Woods, UC Merced |
| Arlan Thomas | MIDAC member | Ben Migliazzo, Live Oak Farms |
| Bill Eisenstein | River Partners | |
| Bob Kelley | Stevinson Representative | Blake Nervino, Stevinson/Merquin |
| Breanne Vandenberg | MCFB | |
| Caitie Diemel | ESJWQC | |
| Craig Arnold | Arnold Farms | |
| Daniel Melendrez | City of Merced | |
| Danielle Serrano | Serrano Farms - Le Grand | |
| David Belt | Foster Farms | |
| Eddie Rojas | E&J Gallo Winery | |
| Emma Reyes | Martin Reyes Farm/Land Leveling | |
| Jean Okuye | East Merced RCD | |
| Joe Sansoni | Sansoni Farms / MCFB | |
| Joe Scoto | Scoto Brothers/McSwain School District | |
| Lisa Baker | Clayton Water District | Scott Menefee, Clayton Water District |
| Lisa Kayser-Grant | Sierra Club | |
| Maxwell Norton | Unincorporated Area | |
| Nav Athwal | TriNut Farms | |
| Simon Vander Woude | Sandy Mush MWC | |
| Susan Walsh | City of Merced | Bill Spriggs, Merced resident |
| Thomas Dinwoodie | Master Gardener/McSwain | |
| Trevor Hutton | Valley Land Alliance | |
| Wes Myers | Merced Grassland Coalition | Lou Myers, Benjamin Land LP |
| Zachary Hamman | Cal Am Water |