Will earned a B.A. in Environmental Studies with a minor in Economics from Loyola Marymount University in 2021. He recently completed his Master of Science in Environmental Sciences with a concentration in Water Resources at Oregon State University in March 2026. He currently works as an assistant water resources specialist at the Santa Clara Valley Water District, where his work focuses on urban stormwater pollution prevention, reservoir monitoring, and mercury contamination in impaired water bodies. His research and professional experience center on understanding the physical, chemical, and biological processes that influence water quality, with a particular emphasis on the production and transport of methylmercury. Will’s technical skill set includes field-based water quality monitoring, data analysis in R, GIS applications, regulatory inspections, and stormwater management practices. He has experience using long-term monitoring datasets to evaluate environmental processes and inform water resource management. Outside of his professional work, Will enjoys snowboarding, mountain biking, watching movies, and spending time outdoors with his dog, Shasta.
