Alise Taylor, PG, is the Principal Hydrogeologist and Owner of Rockfish Aquifer Imaging. Alise is a NGWA member in the Science/Engineering section.

LaTisha Shipman is the Regional Sales Manager at Drilling Equipment Resources. LaTisha is a NGWA member in the Supplier section and frequent presenter at Groundwater Week and Texas Ground Water Association events.

Grant Ferguson is a professor of hydrogeology in the Department of Civil, Geological and Environmental Engineering at the University of Saskatchewan. He also holds a joint appointment in the School of Environment and Sustainability at the University of Saskatchewan and is an adjunct professor at the University of Arizona and University of Waterloo. Ferguson holds a B.Sc. from the University of Waterloo and a Ph.D. from the University of Manitoba. His research focuses on the hydrogeology of deep groundwater systems, paleohydrogeology, the hydrogeology of the Canadian Prairies and sustainable development of groundwater resources. Ferguson is currently vice president, North America for the International Association of Hydrogeologists and has served as President of their Canadian National Chapter. He is also an associate editor for the journal Groundwater.

New Jersey Geological and Water Survey

New Jersey Geological and Water Survey

Sarah Fakhreddine is an environmental engineer and geochemist studying the processes that control contaminant and nutrient mobility in groundwater. Her work focuses on developing a diverse portfolio of water management solutions that account for complex biogeochemical interactions in order to protect water quality for human and ecosystem health. She is currently an Assistant Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Carnegie Mellon University. Prior to her current role, she completed a postdoctoral research fellowship in sustainable water resources at the University of Texas at Austin and served as a fellow with the Environmental Defense Fund working on implementation of sustainable groundwater management practices in the Western United States. She holds a Ph.D. in Environmental Earth System Science and M.S. in Environmental Engineering and Science from Stanford University.

EIT, Eastern Institute of Technology

Department of Earth Sciences - Università di Pisa

I help clients get the most out of their marketing investment and quickly put them in front of a large and diverse audience that is focused on their specific areas of expertise, drive thought leadership, and create future leaders in the industry I love.

I have found a passion in empowering women in our industry, because I have experienced the need for better education for women to grow as leaders in our industry. The workforce of the future depends on men and women working together to solve global issues. We need to be prepared to voice our ideas.

With nearly a decade of experience in marketing, I began my career selling replacement windows and coordinating events for a local company in Peoria, Illinois. The skills and professionalism I developed in sales helped me transition into multimedia marketing, where I have spent the past five years representing my local broadcast television networks in Peoria and Bloomington, Illinois. A year ago, my husband and I launched DNA Well & Pump LLC, where I have applied my expertise to drive rapid business growth using social media, Google, and broadcast television. By managing all our own marketing across Facebook, Instagram, Google, and TV, I’ve seen firsthand the power of strategic digital and multimedia marketing in expanding our reach beyond traditional word-of-mouth.

Ginger Davis, a Licensed Professional Geologist, is a research hydrogeologist at Indiana Geological and Water Survey working to understand and share information on surface and ground water resources in Indiana.  Ginger previously worked at Soil and Water Conservation Districts, as a Hydrogeologist with DNR Division of Water, as a consultant along with a geology professor at IvyTech. Ginger has her master’s degrees in both geology and civil engineering from Indiana University and Norwich University focused on water resource management, treatment, characterization, and modeling.  Ginger currently sits on the AWWA Source Water Protection Committee and holds professional certifications in sediment and erosion control, floodplain management, watershed leadership, and natural resource training.  

Hydrogeologist at Department of Environmental Quality – Water Resources

Stephanie holds a PhD in Earth and Environmental Science, specializing in hydrogeology and environmental chemistry. She has published several scientific research papers on emerging contaminants, groundwater treatment, and groundwater models, and stays current with industry-standard technology as it changes. In addition to her work at the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality, she is an Adjunct Assistant Professor at the University of Tennessee – Chattanooga.

Marie Maher, PG, currently serves as the assistant national manager of exploration services for the western operating group of Terracon Consultants Inc. She is a professional geologist with technical experience in environmental remediation, geotechnical exploration, and geophysical applications. Her technical experience has developed into safety program and business development. 

NGWA's Relationship Manager.

Mike Gefell is a Principal at Anchor QEA. He is a hydrogeologist with 35 years of experience in environmental consulting. Most of his current projects involve groundwater/surface-water interactions, NAPLs, and/or fractured bedrock at environmental sites, and he has contributed to a wide range of full-scale site remedies. Mike enjoys developing economical innovations to improve our understanding of groundwater/surface-water interactions, mass flux, NAPL mobility, and modeling. He received a B.A. from Cornell University and an M.S. from the University of California, Davis. He is an Associate Editor and former Technology Editor of Groundwater journal and received the Technology Award from the National Ground Water Association and a Distinguished Service Award from ASTM.

Matthew “Matt” W. Becker, Ph.D., is the Conrey Chair in hydrogeology and professor of Earth sciences at California State University, Long Beach, USA. He holds degrees in geology and civil engineering, and has worked with Los Alamos National Laboratory, the U.S Geological Survey, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, and the University at Buffalo. Becker has also been awarded Fulbright scholarships for Italy and Australia. His primary focus of research is fluid flow in highly heterogeneous subsurface environments.

Dr. Daniel W. Elliott has more than 30 years’ experience performing environmental due diligence assessments, characterizing and quantifying environmental liability, managing remediation portfolios, and leading compliance audits as an environmental manager at two Fortune 500 multinational firms (Merck & Co., Inc. and American Standard, Inc.), a major research university (UNC-Chapel Hill), and in consulting. His expertise includes process wastewater treatment, hazardous waste management, multi-media (e.g. air, water, stormwater, etc.) permitting, and environmental auditing. As a consultant, Dan strives to bring the “owner’s perspective” to his practice which at present is focused primarily on the pharmaceuticals and chemicals industries. Dr. Elliott is also an internationally recognized expert in the development and application of nanoscale zero-valent iron technology used for the treatment of chlorinated solvents, pesticides, and similar redox-amenable contaminants in groundwaters. A current marquee project involves the management of desktop assessments of active pharmaceutical ingredient (API) losses into process wastewater and surface waters from a major manufacturer’s global supply chain which involves more than 200 API and drug product facilities in the United States, Canada, Mexico, Europe, China, India, and Australia

Charles Sebastian is the President of Sebastian & Sons Well Drilling Inc. in Springport, Michigan. He is a NGWA Board of Directors member.

Art Becker is the CEO of MB Drilling LLC in Manahawkin, New Jersey. He is a Certified Professional Geologist (CPG) and holds drilling licenses in 11 states. Art is a NGWA Certified Master Ground Water Contractor (MGWC) and NGWA Past President (2011). He serves as Chairman of the New Jersey " State Well Drillers and Pump Installers Licensing and Examining Advisory Board."