KWI Officers
President: Dr. Janet Herman
Department of Environmental Sciences
University of Virginia
Executive Vice President: Dr. William B. White
Department of Geosciences
Penn State University
Comptroller: Dr. Ellen Herman
Department of Geology and Environmental Science
Bucknell University
Vice President for Communications: Dr. Sarah Carmichael
Department of Geological and Environmental Sciences
Appalachian State University
Vice President of Development: Dr. Paul J. Moore
ExxonMobil Upstream Integrated Solutions
Vice President for Education: Dr. Dorothy J. Vesper
Department of Geology & Geography
West Virginia University
KWI Board of Directors
Dr. Neven Kresic (Chair)
Independent Groundwater Consultant
Board term ending March 2024
Dr. Julian “Jerry” Lewis (Vice Chair)
Lewis and Associates, LLC
Board term ending March 2024
Dr. Ira Sasowsky (Secretary)
Department of Geosciences
University of Akron
Board term ending March 2025
Dr. John W. Hess (Treasurer)
Geological Society of America Foundation (retired)
Board term ending March 2026
Dr. Dave Decker (at large)
Southwest Geophysical Consulting, LLC
Board term ending March 2024
Dr. Rai Bosch
AECOM, U.S. West Region Environmental Remediation
Board term ending March 2026
Dr. Ellen Herman
Department of Geology & Environmental Geosciences
Bucknell University
Board term ending March 2024
Mr. William K. Jones
Environmental Data
Board term ending March 2025
Dr. Katarina Kosič Ficco
Virginia Natural Heritage Program
Department of Conservation and Recreation
Board term ending March 2026
Dr. Jennifer Macalady
Department of Geosciences
Penn State University
Board term ending March 2025
Mr. Benjamin V. Miller
Lower Mississippi-Gulf Water Science Center
U.S. Geological Survey
Board term ending March 2026
Dr. Paul J. Moore
ExxonMobil Upstream Integrated Solutions
Board term ending March 2024
Mr. Wil Orndorff
Virginia Natural Heritage Program
Department of Conservation and Recreation
Board term ending March 2026
Dr. Jason S. Polk
Department of Earth, Environmental, and Atmospheric Sciences
Western Kentucky University
Board term ending March 2025
Dr. William B. White
Department of Geosciences
Penn State University
Board term ending March 2025