KWI Officers and Board of Directors


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