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He will share a variety of humorous stories, learning events, moments of extreme anxiety, and insights learned from over 4-decades of service. This will be an entertaining stroll down Memory Lane brought to life through a series of vignettes, pictures and graphs, and recollections. A common focus throughout Charlie\u2019s career has been on the vast forested watersheds of central Arizona which are the source waters of the Salt and Verde rivers. While Charlie\u2019s career may have ended at the Salt River Project, other professionals continue the efforts to safeguard the forests and water supplies of Arizona.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_3,2_3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.6&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;|15px||15px|false|false&#8221; border_radii=&#8221;on|14px|14px|14px|14px&#8221; border_width_all=&#8221;5px&#8221; border_color_all=&#8221;#247E99&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.6&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.6&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; header_3_font_size=&#8221;26px&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||8px||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||0px||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>About Charlie Ester<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/ahssymposium.org\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/Charlie-E-05-20-24.jpg&#8221; title_text=&#8221;Charlie E 05-20-24&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.6&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;2_3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.6&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.6&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_font=&#8221;Arial||||||||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>Charlie Ester retired in May as the Director of Water Supply and Planning at the Salt River Project (SRP) after a 43-year rewarding career. 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Established in 2014, the Kyl Center promotes research, analysis, collaboration and open dialogue to build consensus in support of sound water stewardship solutions for Arizona and the West. The Kyl Center\u2019s cornerstone project is the award-winning Arizona Water Blueprint, a comprehensive online hub of information about Arizona water resources and policy.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sarah came to the Kyl Center from the National Audubon Society, where she served as the Arizona state Director and led Audubon&#8217;s Western Rivers Project, a multistate initiative to protect and restore important river habitats in the Intermountain West. Sarah was also a key team member in the effort to launch the Nina Mason Pulliam Rio Salado Audubon Center, a nature education center located in a restored riparian habitat in South Phoenix. 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Martin (\"Marty\") Ralph<\/h4>\r\n<!-- \/wp:heading -->\r\n\r\n<!-- wp:paragraph {\"style\":{\"color\":{\"text\":\"#7accc8\"}}} -->\r\n<p class=\"has-text-color\" style=\"color:#7accc8\"><strong>Director, Center for Western Weather and Water Extremes, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, UC San Diego<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\r\n\r\n<!-- wp:image {\"align\":\"left\",\"id\":1115,\"width\":256,\"height\":256,\"sizeSlug\":\"full\",\"linkDestination\":\"none\"} -->\r\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignleft size-full is-resized\"><img src=\"https:\/\/ahssymposium.org\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/martyRalph500.jpg\" alt=\"Dr. Marty Ralph\" class=\"wp-image-1115\" style=\"width:256px;height:256px\" width=\"256\" height=\"256\"\/><\/figure>\r\n<!-- \/wp:image -->\r\n\r\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\r\n<p>Dr. Ralph is a meteorologist focused on atmospheric rivers, the origins of floods, and predictions for water management and flood control. After 21 years at NOAA, he created the Center for Western Weather and Water Extremes at UC San Diego. He\u2019s published over 150 peer-reviewed articles and has developed programs on practical applications for new science and technologies. A leading expert on atmospheric rivers, he provides input to policy makers on western weather and water extremes. He is a leader in Forecast-Informed Reservoir Operations (FIRO), working closely with water managers. Dr. Ralph is a Fellow of the American Meteorological Society and has received awards from several organizations.\u00a0He has a BS in meteorology from UA and a PhD in atmospheric sciences from UCLA.<\/p>\r\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/div>\r\n<!-- \/wp:column -->\r\n\r\n<!-- wp:column -->\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-column\"><!-- wp:heading {\"level\":4} -->\r\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Dr. Bohumil Svoma<\/h4>\r\n<!-- \/wp:heading -->\r\n\r\n<!-- wp:paragraph {\"style\":{\"color\":{\"text\":\"#7accc8\"}}} -->\r\n<p class=\"has-text-color\" style=\"color:#7accc8\"><strong>Staff Scientist \/ Meteorologist, Surface Water Department, Salt River Project<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\r\n\r\n<!-- wp:image {\"align\":\"left\",\"id\":1116,\"width\":266,\"height\":266,\"sizeSlug\":\"full\",\"linkDestination\":\"none\"} -->\r\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignleft size-full is-resized\"><img src=\"https:\/\/ahssymposium.org\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/boSvoma500.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1116\" style=\"width:266px;height:266px\" width=\"266\" height=\"266\"\/><\/figure>\r\n<!-- \/wp:image -->\r\n\r\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\r\n<p>Bohumil Svoma has published 29 peer-reviewed research articles in the fields of climatology and meteorology. His current research interests focus on improving the predictability of Arizona precipitation and streamflow from sub-seasonal through decadal time scales. <\/p>\r\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\r\n\r\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\r\n<p>Dr. Svoma\u2019s operational duties include watershed monitoring and weather forecasting, focusing on watershed precipitation in the winter and on Phoenix-area temperature and thunderstorm activity in the summer. Before joining SRP, Dr. Svoma was an assistant professor of atmospheric sciences at the University of Missouri from 2013\u20132017. He received his PhD in geographical sciences at ASU in 2011 and his BS degrees in mathematics and geographical sciences from ASU in 2007.<\/p>\r\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/div>\r\n<!-- \/wp:column --><\/div>\r\n<!-- \/wp:columns -->","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"class_list":["post-1058","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ahssymposium.org\/2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1058","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ahssymposium.org\/2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ahssymposium.org\/2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ahssymposium.org\/2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/63"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ahssymposium.org\/2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1058"}],"version-history":[{"count":37,"href":"https:\/\/ahssymposium.org\/2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1058\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4857,"href":"https:\/\/ahssymposium.org\/2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1058\/revisions\/4857"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ahssymposium.org\/2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/590"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ahssymposium.org\/2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1058"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}