The Directors Group (DiG) meets annually to approve the Work Plan and discuss WRP initiatives. The Secretary of the State Resources Agency chairs the Directors Group, which comprises the top officials from the 18 state and federal partner agencies.
The 2022 Director’s Group (formerly the Board of Governors) in-person meeting will take place on November 3, 2022, in Topanga, California.
The meeting agenda will include a Work Plan update on new and completed projects, a presentation on the WRP’s permit coordination work, and a discussion about the potential expansion of the WRP to include a broader selection of coastal adaptation projects.
DiG Meeting Materials:
Directors Group 2021 Meeting Minutes
Directors Group
Federal Partners
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 9
Thomas Torres, Water Division Associate Director
National Marine Fisheries Service
Chris Yates, Assistant Regional Administrator
Natural Resources Conservation Service
Carlos Suarez, State Conservationist
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Colonel Kirk Gibbs, Commander of the Los Angeles District
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Paul Souza, Regional Director
State Partners
California Natural Resources Agency
Wade Crowfoot, Secretary (Chair of the Directors Group)
State Coastal Conservancy
Amy Hutzel, Executive Director
California Coastal Commission
Jack Ainsworth, Director
California Department of Fish & Wildlife
Charlton Bonham, Director
California Department of Parks & Recreation
Armando Quintero, Director
State Lands Commission
Jennifer Lucchesi, Executive Officer
Wildlife Conservation Board
John Donnelly, Executive Director
California Environmental Protection Agency
Yana Garcia, Secretary
State Water Resources Control Board
Jon Bishop, Chief Deputy Director
Central Coast Regional Water Quality Control Board
John Robertson, Executive Officer
Los Angeles Regional Water Quality Control Board
Renee Purdy, Executive Officer
Santa Ana Regional Water Quality Control Board
Hope Smythe, Executive Officer
San Diego Regional Water Quality Control Board
David Gibson, Executive Officer