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Our team of experts uses Western ingenuity and practicality that is backed by science to drive change for a more sustainable future.

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Media Inquiries

media@westernresources.org

James Quirk

Senior Communications Manager
james.quirk@westernresources.org
908-902-3177
Key topics: clean energy, decarbonizing the power sector, transportation and building electrification, grid modernization, regional markets

Allie Ruckman

Communications Manager
allie.ruckman@westernresources.org
983-203-1103
Key topics: western lands, wildlife, habitat management, protected lands, conservation, outdoor equity, public lands, wildfire

Caitlin Weber

Communications Manager
caitlin.weber@westernresources.org
505-372-4937
Key topics: healthy rivers, Colorado River Basin, western water rights, water conservation, municipal water use, turf replacement, groundwater

Fighting climate change to sustain the environment, economy, and people of the West.

WRA is a regional nonprofit advocacy organization fighting climate change and its impacts to sustain the environment, economy, and people of the West. From our deep and scientific policy analysis to our highly effective legal teams, we’re using every tool we have to create a healthier and more equitable future for all our communities. As the region’s go-to experts for more than three decades, our on-the-ground work advances clean energy and protects air, land, water, and wildlife.

Our Experts



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Chelsea Benjamin

Policy Advisor

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John Berggren, Ph.D.

Regional Policy Manager

Karl Boothman

Karl Boothman

Clean Energy Senior Policy Analyst

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Ed Carley

Senior Building Decarbonization Policy Advisor

George Cavros

George Cavros

Nevada Clean Energy Manager/Senior Attorney

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John Cyran

Senior Attorney

Severiano DeSoto

Severiano DeSoto

Energy Siting Policy Advisor

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Emily Doerfler

Attorney

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