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<br />1999 SPEAKER PROFILES
<br />(in order of appearance)
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<br />DAY ONE: Wednesday, July 28
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<br />DOUGLAS O. KEMPER, Moderator
<br />Manager of Water Resources, City of Aurora (Colorado) Utilities
<br />Doug is the Manager of Water Resources for the City of Aurora. The Water Resources Division
<br />is responsible for daily management of Aurora's raw water supplies, water resources planning, and
<br />the acquisition of new water supplies. During his 13 years with the city, Doug has worked on a vari-
<br />ety of projects in the South Platte, Arkansas, and Colorado River watersheds. Significant projects
<br />include: revegetation in the lower Arkansas valley, development of decision support systems,
<br />pipeline and pump station construction, Colorado River Headwater Forum, and the Eagle River
<br />Assembly.
<br />Prior to working with Aurora, Doug spent 4 years with Rocky Mountain Consultants. He is a
<br />graduate of University of Colorado with a Masters in Water Resources Engineering. He serves on
<br />the Board of Directors for the Colorado Water Congress. He also teaches Water Resources
<br />Management at the University of Denver.
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<br />Pre-Conference Session Speakers
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<br />ELIZABETH V. GARDENER
<br />Water Conservation Manager, Denver Water Department
<br />Liz Gardenh is a native of Englcwood, Colorado who grew up in a home built by her parents at
<br />the end of the hpple orchard planted by her grandfather. She learned about growing vegetables from
<br />Grandpa Childers and about water conservation from Grandma Childers. Taking those things for
<br />granted, she decided upon a career as a high school history teacher, thinking therc would be long
<br />summer vacations for travel and fun. However, those undergrad years went by so fast that she for-
<br />got a very important aspect of her career choice: football. History teachers don't get jobs unless they
<br />can coach football!
<br />So...after a couple of years in substitute teaching, she returned to Colorado and began worki~g for
<br />Denver Water as the "Complaint Department" for the Quality Control Laboratory. During that time,
<br />she designed a watcr education program for kids and was assigned the Schools Outreach Program.
<br />Coincidentally, that first year was that of the 1977-78 drought, and the program's focus shifted to water conservation. Ten years and
<br />40,000 kids later, Liz became Denver Water's Conservation Officer. She now oversees the programs to achieve 30% of Denver's
<br />future water supplies from conservation, with a focus on this as one aspect of a sustainable future.
<br />In her spare time, Liz practices her grandparents' gardening techniques at her Denver home and spends time with her furry friend,
<br />Roy Fawcett, hiking, cross-country skiing and traveling.
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<br />JIM KNOPF
<br />Landscape Architect (Boulder, Colorado)
<br />Jim Knopf holds a Master's Degree in Landscape Architecture from the University of Michigan,
<br />and is a Registered Landscape Architect (State of Georgia). He has taught at both the University of
<br />Georgia and the University of Colorado (where he founded the Master's program in Landscape
<br />Architecture). He has also taught a variety of continuing education classes and seminars here, in
<br />New Mexico and abroad. His professional practice has included parks, zoos, camps, college cam-
<br />puses, ski areas and other sites with an emphasis on planting design. His work with the U.S. Peace
<br />Corps in Kenya, East Africa, included publications and visual aids supporting agriculture programs
<br />of the Kcnya Department of Settlement. (He speaks fluent Swahili.) In his practice currently, he
<br />offers a variety of professional programs to city water departments, garden clubs, university exten-
<br />'g, ""' sian services, parks departments, native plant societies, aborctums, environmental groups and others.
<br />Jim's xeriscape and native plant projects have included the Boulder Creek Peace and Xeriscape Gardens, the Waterwise Wildlife
<br />Garden at the Denver Botanic Gardens, and an American Xcriscape Garden in Madrid, Spain. He is author of numerous articles and
<br />publications. His book titles include The Xeriscape Flower Gardener, Waterwise Landscaping with Trees, Shrubs & Vines, and
<br />Natural Gardening.
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