Water Education Foundation Elects Terry Fulp as Board President by ACWA staff Apr 7, 2023 Water News SACRAMENTO – The Water Education Foundation recently announced that Terry Fulp, who served as the Bureau of Reclamation’s Regional Director for the Lower Colorado River Basin, has been elected President of the foundation’s Board of Directors. “I believe the best solutions to the complex challenges we face in Western water management result from an approach based on collaboration, partnerships, transparency and sound technical information. Education and outreach are critical aspects of this approach, and the foundation has a proven track record of success in these areas,” said Fulp, who retired from his position in October 2020. “Furthermore, I believe we all have a mandate to leave a legacy of next-generation leaders and the foundation plays an integral part in achieving this goal,” he said, referring to the foundation’s Water Leaders professional development programs in California and the Colorado River Basin. Fulp served as a mentor during the foundation’s inaugural Colorado River Water Leaders cohort in 2022. He replaces Mike Chrisman, former California Natural Resources secretary, who passed away in October 2022. Chrisman, a fourth-generation Californian who owned a family ranching and farming business in Tulare County, had joined the foundation’s board in 2017. The foundation’s 30-member Board of Directors elected Fulp to the three-year post on March 13. The Board, representing a broad cross-section of water, education, business, environmental, agricultural and public interest communities, includes ACWA Executive Director Dave Eggerton. An impartial nonprofit based in Sacramento, the foundation is led day-to-day by Executive Director Jenn Bowles who oversees a team of teachers, journalists and nonprofit professionals. It focuses on producing news, maps, publications, workshops and tours to raise awareness of water issues in California and across the Colorado River Basin. For more information about the Water Education Foundation, visit www.watereducation.org.
