Staff
lexie orr, water resources specialist
Lexie is the key person collecting, managing and reporting on the data collected by the KWRC. She has an M.S. in Ecology and is working on a Ph.D. in Forest Resources. When she’s not wading in streams or working on water data, she’s either out in the woods, on the golf course or enjoying a craft beer at a local brewery.
Board of Directors
Dave yoxtheimer, president
Dave Yoxtheimer, Ph.D., P.G., is a research professor and extension associate with Penn State, where he earned his B.S. in Earth Science (1992) and Ph.D. in Geosciences (2019). Dave has over 25 years as a consulting hydrogeologist with expertise in water supply development, karst hydrogeology, geophysical surveying, shale energy development, and integrated water resource management. Dave enjoys hiking, biking, canoeing, paddle boarding and just about everything that is fun.
bob vierck
Bob is a State College native who returned in 2004. For the 26 years prior to returning, he lived in Honolulu, HI where he owned a computer service business, Decision Support Services, Inc. (DSSI) that provided computer repair and consulting services in Hawaii and throughout the Micronesian Islands. Bob is President Emeritus of the Spring Creek Chapter of Trout Unlimited.
todd giddings
cory miller
Bob Carline
Bob served as Leader of the Pennsylvania Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit at Penn State from 1984 until his retirement in 2007. His area of emphasis was freshwater fish ecology and much of his research was focused on the Spring Creek watershed.
rick wardrop
Rick is a career hydrogeologist and one of the original members of the WRMC. Most of his professional experience has in the fate and transport of pollutants in groundwater, environmental cleanup, and water resources management. He has a MS from Penn State in Geoscience with an emphasis in hydrogeology, is the former Vice-President of Nittany Geoscience, Inc, and former President / current Board Member of the Pennsylvania Council of Professional Geologists.