Kate Burchenal grew up in Denver, CO. She received a Bachelor of Arts in Environmental Studies and Economics from Middlebury College in Middlebury, VT. Kate ski patrolled in Lake Tahoe, CA for a year after graduating. She then moved to Vail, CO where she was the Outreach & Education Coordinator for the Eagle River Watershed Council. Kate specialized in Water Resources Management at the Bren School and is passionate about water issues in the West. Kate likes to be outside as much as possible skiing, hiking, mountain biking, and playing in the sun.
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Morgan Campbell graduated summa cum laude from the University of San Francisco (USF) in 2014 with a Bachelor of Science in Environmental Science and is a Sustainable Water Markets fellow with a Masters of Environmental Science and Management from the Bren School of Environmental Science & Management. During her time at Bren, Morgan learned more about how innovative water stewardship solutions can protect the health of local watersheds and the viability of the global food supply. Prior to attending graduate school, Morgan worked for Olam, a global agro-food business, as their Sustainability Coordinator. Specifically, Morgan focused on addressing water risk in agriculture during the California drought.
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Emily Honn graduated from University of California, Santa Cruz with a Bachelor of Science in Earth Sciences with a concentration in Environmental Geology. While at UC Santa Cruz, she spent three years studying nutrient cycling in soils in a biogeochemistry lab and then completed a thesis investigating the controls on stream temperature during drought in California’s Santa Cruz Mountains. Since graduating, she worked in water quality testing for a local well water treatment company and in mapping to inform the construction of large telecommunications infrastructure projects. At the Bren School, Emily was a Graduate Teaching Assistant for the Earth Science department and focused her coursework in technical analysis. She is motivated to use this interdisciplinary approach and her specialization in Water Resources Management to work on creative projects that improve water management practices both locally and globally.
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Tessa graduated from UCLA in 2012 with a B.S. in Environmental Science and a minor in Geography. After graduating, she completed an Americorps term of service with the Watershed Stewards Project in Santa Barbara where she monitored water quality and conducted stream surveys. Since then she has worked at Grand Canyon National Park and Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park controlling invasive plants, restoring native vegetation, and growing plants in a native plant nursery. Tessa received her Master's degree at the Bren School of Environmental Science & Management where she specialized in Water Resources Management. In her free time, Tessa enjoys hiking, backpacking, and playing beach volleyball.
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Lucy is a Sustainable Water Markets Fellow at the Bren School of Environmental Science and Management at UC Santa Barbara who specialized in Water Resources Management. She is particularly interested in how water markets can improve the allocative efficiency of water to support a growing population and maintain rivers for recreation and the environment. Before starting graduate school, Lucy worked in outdoor education, leading students on camping, hiking, climbing, and paddling trips while teaching them about local ecology and conservation issues. During this time, Lucy worked all over the U.S., exploring and learning more about environmental issues. Prior to working in outdoor education, Lucy received her Bachelor of Science in Biology with a minor in Economics and concentration in Environmental Studies from Davidson College in Davidson, NC. She also spent time in the Turks and Caicos Islands, South Africa, and India studying conservation issues. In her free time Lucy loves to paddle, take photos, and create videos of her adventures.
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Gary Libecap, Faculty Advisor
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Gary D. Libecap is Professor of Corporate Environmental Management in the Bren School of Environmental Science & Management and Professor of Economics at the University of California, Santa Barbara. He also is Research Associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research in Cambridge, MA., Research Fellow at the Hoover Institution, Stanford University, and Senior Fellow at the Property and Environment Research Center, PERC, Bozeman, Montana. He was Pitt Professor of American History and Institutions, Cambridge University, Economics Faculty and Saint Catharine's College, 2010-11. He received his PhD from the University of Pennsylvania and a BA from the University of Montana. His research focuses on the role of property rights institutions in addressing the open access losses for natural resources such as fisheries and freshwater, as well as the role of water markets in encouraging efficient use and allocation.
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