Trisha Litz was born in Colorado but spent time during her first five years in Tripoli, Lybia and Bogota, Columbia due to her father's work as a petroleum geologist. That experience of growing up in different cultures and locations, as well as finishing "growing up" here in Denver, has greatly impacted Trisha's view on the world and it's resources. Trisha graduated from the University of Colorado - Boulder for both her undergraduate and graduate degrees. The first in Business - Human Resource Management and the second in Management Information Systems with a minor in Law. Trisha worked in the Information Technology industry in different capacities and now runs an IT consulting business with her husband. Being passionate about sharing knowledge with others, Trisha also has been teaching at the university level for over 12 years in graduate and undergraduate programs in Computer Science and Information Systems/Technology in both the classroom and online environments. To briefly sum up Trisha's perspective on life, one could look at life, all life and it's supporting resources, as a spider web, and we are all connected in some way.

Dan Jablonka grew up in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and was educated in the midwest at Drake University. He has long been associated with the closely held family manufacturing business which was founded in 1965 by his father and grandfather, Glenroy Inc. Dan has been a member of the Board of Directors of Glenroy Inc. since 2001. Dan also sits on the Board of Directors of the Rocky Mountain Geospatial Information and Technology Association and has the duty of Treasurer. Dan is the founding principal of CirTerra LLC, a Denver based firm that specializes in geospatial mapping, geographic information systems, and hands on training. On the personal side, Dan resides in Denver with his wife Michele, who works as an Optometrist for Kaiser Permanente. Recreationally, Dan enjoys snowboarding in the winter, he’s a musician, loves traveling, enjoys bicycling and is a former cycling road racer. Dan has guided Horseback Trips in the Western US mountains for recreation and for hire and specializes in multi-day trips starting in one location, ending in another, without re-supply, for up to 14 days in length.

Rebecca Carovillano is a Hydrogeologist and Operations Lead with the Denver office of CH2M HILL. She has over 17 years of experience with complex site investigation, characterization and remediation projects. She uses groundwater flow and contaminant transport models extensively to understand groundwater management options, mitigate risks from contaminated sites, and predict the effectiveness of remedial systems. She has also specialized for many years in litigation support for energy companies - helping Exxon to develop its defenses for the Valdez case and another large international oil company establish defenses in a case in South America. She has a Bachelor of Science Degree in Geophysics from Boston College and a Master of Science Degree in Civil Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Tracy Bouvette has over 25 years of experience in water resources engineering and policy development. He was originally schooled at Rice University in Houston, receiving a B.S. in Civil Engineering (1980) and an M.S. in Environmental Science and Engineering (1983). He also obtained enough credits to obtain a Fine Arts degree while there, but the school does not award both Bachelor of Science and Bachelor of Arts to the same candidate. He left school to become a consulting engineer, focusing on complex water resources systems modeling - including surface and groundwater quantity and quality. At different stages of his career, he developed and used sophisticated models, lead modeling teams, and was responsible for marketing, business development, and operations for various organizations and offices across the US. He obtained an MBA from the University of Denver (2000), and shortly thereafter left big consulting to go out on his own, which is where he has been ever since.