Meet the Team
A Team of Teams
WaterStart leverages and coordinates the expertise and infrastructure of partner organizations to provide water innovation services to water management agencies, technology companies, and policy makers to spur economic growth in the water sector.
WaterStart Team

Andrew Kingsford
General Manager Australia

Danielle Garone
Director, Finance and Business Administration

Kevin Fisher
Chief Technology Advisor

Kim Fridman
Portfolio Manager

Nathan Allen
Executive Director

Rebecca Shanahan
Director, CHANNELS
Board Members
Board Members

Barbara-Anne Bensted

Cindy Ortega
Founder & Chief Executive Officer, Blue Heron Strategies

Dave Johnson
Deputy General Manager Engineering and Operations, Southern Nevada Water Authority

Jonas Peterson
President and CEO of Las Vegas Global Economic Alliance

Kristopher Sanchez
Interim Executive Director, Governor?s Office of Economic Development (GOED)

Louise Dudley
CEO, Queensland Urban Utilities

Mark Foree
General Manager, Truckee Meadows Water Authority

Michael Thomas
Capital Program Management Unit Manager - Engineering
Metropolitan Water District

Pat Mulroy
Maki Distinguished Faculty at DRI, Senior Fellow for Climate Adaptation and Environmental Policy, Brookings Mountain West Senior Fellow, Brookings Institution, UNLV

Ramsay Huntley
Sustainable Finance Strategist, Wells Fargo

Wayne Gerard
RedEye Apps
Work With Us
WaterStart creates channels for knowledge sharing among global leaders and removes common barriers for the adoption of innovative technologies, in the delivery, management, and conservation of water.