Acknowledgements

The National Water Quality Monitoring Council would like to acknowledge the commitment and hard work of all who helped make this conference run smoothly: the abstract reviewers, session moderators, workshop leaders and panel organizers, field trip leaders, oral and poster presenter, and legion of volunteers. The Council would like to offer its deepest gratitude to those who served on the 2023 Conference Planning Committee and its Sub-committees. Listed below are the many individuals who helped organize this conference.

*Signifies the chair(s) of the subcommittee

Conference Planning Committee Chairs

Candice Hopkins, USGS
Danielle Grunzke, USEPA
Felipe Arzayus, NOAA
Jeff Schloss, NALMS

Conference Planning Committee

Alyssa Anderson, NALMS
Barb Horn, Retired Colorado Parks and Wildlife
Candice Hopkins, USGS
Carol Gallardo, Tetra Tech
Danielle Grunzke, USEPA
Dave Whitall, NOAA
David Chestnut, South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control
Felipe Arzayus, NOAA
Jeff Schloss, NALMS
Julie Vastine, Alliance for Aquatic Resource Monitoring/USEPA
Kristen Parry, Tetra Tech
Monty Porter, Oklahoma Water Resources Board
Martha Clark Mettler, Indiana Department of Environmental Management
Melissa Riskin, USGS
Nick Martorano, California State Water Resources Control Board
Philip Forsberg, NALMS
Sara Peel, NALMS
Sylvia Lee, USEPA

Awards Committee

Danielle Grunzke, USEPA
Dave Whitall, NOAA*
Jim Dorsch, Metro Water Recovery
Lareina Guenzel, USEPA
Madeline Magee, Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
Sara Peel, NALMS

Extended Sessions Committee

Aaron Borisenko, Oregon Department of Environmental Quality, Retired*
Candice Hopkins, USGS*
Carol Gallardo, Tetra Tech
Danielle Grunzke, USEPA*
Jeff Schloss, NALMS
Sara Peel, NALMS 

Justice, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (JEDI) Committee

Barb Horn, Colorado Parks and Wildlife, Retired
Bryan Santos, San Diego Public Utilities
Danielle Wain, Seven Lakes Alliance
Jacob Zwart, USGS
Laura DeCiccio, USGS
Martha Clark Mettler, Indiana Department of Environmental Management
Maya Canaztuj, Xylem
Nick Martorano, California State Water Resources Control Board*
Phoebe Galione, Alliance for Aquatic Resource Monitoring-Dickinson College
Sara Peel, NALMS
Sonnie Cuffey, Prince William Soil and Water Conservation District, Virginia
Susan Holdsworth, USEPA
Sylvia Lee, USEPA*
Veronica Tangiri, Prince William Soil and Water Conservation District, Virginia 

Local Planning Committee

Jeff Schloss, NALMS*
Kristie Britt, Va DEQ
David Rosenthal, City of Norfolk
Dee Mittman, Visit Virginia Beach
Aaron Porter, USGS
Lacie Weaver, Hampton Roads Sewer District (HRSD)
Kevin Parker, HRSD

Networking Committee

Barb Horn, Colorado Parks and Wildlife, Retired
Candice Hopkins, USGS*
Jeff Schloss, NALMS
Julie Vastine, Alliance for Aquatic Resource Monitoring/USEPA
Madeline Magee, Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
Martha Clark Mettler, Indiana Department of Environmental Management
Susan Holdsworth, USEPA

Plenary Committee

Danielle Grunzke, USEPA
Jeff Schloss, NALMS
Martha Clark Mettler, Indiana Department of Environmental Management
Melissa Riskin, USGS*

Program Committee

Aaron Borisenko, Oregon Department of Environmental Quality, Retired
Barb Horn, Colorado Parks and Wildlife, Retired
Danielle Grunzke, USEPA*
David Chestnut, South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control*
Ed Sherwood, Tampa Bay Estuary Program
Jeff Schloss, NALMS
Julie Vastine, Alliance for Aquatic Resource Monitoring/USEPA
Kristen Parry, Tetra Tech
Leslie McGeorge, New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection
Monty Porter, Oklahoma Water Resources Board*
Nick Martorano, California State Water Resources Control Board
Philip Forsberg, NALMS
Sara Peel, NALMS
Tim Asplund, Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources

Sponsorship and Exhibitors Committee

Alyssa Anderson, NALMS*
Candice Hopkins, USGS
Lisa Borre, NALMS

Volunteer Monitoring Committee

Tim Asplund, Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
Rebecca Bond, Oklahoma Conservation Commission – Blue Thumb
Lisa Borre, Cary Institute
Katy Bradford, Wisconsin Extension
Samantha Briggs, Izaak Walton League of America
Erick Burres, California State Water Resources Control Board
Dave Chestnut, South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control
Liz Chudoba, Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay
Emily Cira, USEPA
Sonnie Cuffey, Prince William Soil & Water Conservation District
Ibrahim Goodwin, USEPA
Elizabeth Herron, University of Rhode Island
Susan Holdsworth, USEPA
Candice Hopkins, USGS
Barb Horn, Colorado Parks & Wildlife; Retired
Sierra Hylton, South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control
Whitney King, USEPA
Jo Latimore, Michigan State University
Jacob Lemon, Trout Unlimited
Tamara Lipsey, Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy
Liz McQuain, NOAA Sea Grant
Jessie Moses, USEPA
Sara Peel, NALMS
Jeff Schloss, NALMS and University of Vermont, University of New Hampshire, Retired
April Sevy, Missouri Department of Conservation
Meghan Smart, Arizona Department of Environmental Quality
Kris Stepenuck, University of Vermont
Erin Stretz, New Jersey Watershed Institute
Julie Vastine, Dickinson College – Alliance for Aquatic Resource Monitoring*
Michelle Woods, USEPA