Member Agency Executive Staff
The MGA utilizes a collaborative staffing approach in which senior level executive staff from each of the Member Agencies provide leadership on the Agency administration, management and operation.
- Melanie Mow Schumacher – Soquel Creek Water District, General Manager
- Heidi Luckenbach – City of Santa Cruz Water Department, Director
- Ralph Bracamonte – Central Water District, District Manager
- Sierra Ryan – County of Santa Cruz, Water Resource Program Manager
Finance
Soquel Creek Water District provides finance staff support for the Agency.
- Agency Treasurer — Leslie Strohm, Soquel Creek Water District
Support
Administration, SGMA Planning/Implementation, Grant Administration
Regional Water Management Foundation
- Tim Carson – Program Director
- Rob Swartz – Senior Planner
- Laura Partch – Administration & Grants
- Sophia Sholtz – Administration
Technical Support
- Montgomery and Associations – Hydrogeologic, SGMA reporting, groundwater modelling
- Trout Unlimited – Stream monitoring
Legal Counsel
- County of Santa Cruz
- Best Best & Krieger LLP