Board Members

Essra Mostafavi of Bishop, was appointed to the Lahontan Regional Water Quality Control Board in 2021. A specialist in strategic policy analysis and sustainability planning, Essra is the Founder & CEO of Geōde Environmental, where she leads environmental and land-use initiatives at the nexus of science and policy. She holds a Bachelor’s degree in International Relations-Environmental Policy from UC Davis and a Master’s degree in International Environmental Policy from the Middlebury Institute of International Studies, where she specialized in water policy.

Appointment Expires: September 30, 2025

Robert Pearce, of Chalfant, has been appointed to the Lahontan Regional Water Quality Control Board. Pearce held several roles at the Natural Resources Conservation Service from 2003 to 2022, including District Conservationist and Acting State Rangeland Management Specialist. He was a Plant Ecologist at Pacifica Services Inc. from 2001 to 2002. Pearce was an Ecologist at Resource Concepts Inc. from 1998 to 2001. He earned a Doctor of Philosophy degree in Rangeland Ecosystem Science from Colorado State University, a Master of Science degree in Rangeland Science from Texas A&M University and a Bachelor of Science degree in Agriculture Management from California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo.

Appointment Expires: September 30, 2027

Ms. Kimberly Cox, of Helendale, has been a resident of the High Desert (San Bernardino County) since 1985 and was appointed to the Lahontan Regional Water Quality Control Board in July 2013. Dr. Cox is a Board member at the Mojave Water Agency, has been a State Water Contractor since 2003, and is known as an expert in water management. Currently, Dr. Cox serves as the General Manager for the Helendale Community Services District, a position she has held since 2007. She previously worked in city and federal government and is adjunct faculty at a university. Additionally, Dr. Cox has served on the San Bernardino County Local Agency Formation Commission (LAFCO) representing special districts since 2004. She also represents special districts serving on the San Bernardino County Solid Waste Task Force. She holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Management and a master’s degree in Public Administration with an emphasis in Water Resource Management and a Doctorate in Public Administration.

From: Helendale

Appointment Expires: September 30, 2026

Rick Dever, of Crestline has been a General Manager of the Crestline Sanitation District since 2017. He was Operations Manager at Crestline Sanitation District from 2013-2017. Dever was Operations Foreman at the Lake Arrowhead Community Services District from 1986 to 2013.

Appointment Expires: September 30, 2027

Dr. Amy Horne, Ph.D., J.D., of Truckee, has been a Board Member of the Lahontan Regional Water Quality Control Board since 2003. She recently earned a Juris Doctor degree at the William S. Boyd School of Law, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. While in law school, Horne interned for Senator Harry Reid in Washington, DC, for the Natural Resources Defense Council in San Francisco, and the Delta Water Master at the State Water Resources Control Board. Dr. Horne has worked more than 30 years on issues of natural resource management and policy, emphasizing water, forestry, sustainable development and dispute resolution. As Research Director at the Sierra Business Council from 1998 to 2005, Horne published an innovative guide to sustainable rural economic development. While a Research Forester at the U.S. Forest Service Pacific Northwest Research Station from 1993 to 1997, Horne earned awards for the many articles she published about ecosystem management. Horne earned a Doctor of Philosophy degree in forestry and a Master of Forest Science degree from the Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies and a Master of Public Administration degree in natural resource policy and management from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

From: Truckee

Appointment Expires: September 30, 2026

Jeff Loux of the town of Truckee, was Town Manager of the Town of Truckee from 2017 to 2021. He held several roles at the University of California, Davis from 2000 to 2016, including Associate Dean and Department Chair in the School of Continuing and Professional Education and Adjunct Associate Professor in the Department of Environmental Design. Loux was a Mediator of water resources disputes at the Center for Collaborative Policy at California State University, Sacramento from 2000 to 2009. He was a Consultant with MIG Inc. from 1998 to 2000. Mr. Loux earned a Doctor of Philosophy degree in Environmental Planning from the University of California, Berkeley, a Master of Science degree in Geography from the University of California, Los Angeles and a Bachelor of Arts degree in Environmental Studies and Geography from the University of California, Santa Barbara.

Appointment Expires: 09/30/2028

 

From: Not Applicable

Appointment Expires: September 30, 2023