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

Danielle Garone
Accountant

Josh Prigge
Channels Manager

Kevin Fisher
Chief Technology Advisor

Kim Fridman
Project Coordinator

Nathan Allen
Executive Director

Rebecca Shanahan
Deputy Director
Board Members
Board Members

Cindy Ortega
SVP and Chief Sustainability Officer, MGM Resorts International

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

Marie-Claude Bourgie
Chief Development Officer, ONE DROP

Mark Foree
General Manager, Truckee Meadows Water Authority

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