This Wednesday October 24th, RCFC will host Rebecca “Becky” Mitchell, head of the Colorado Water Conservation Board (CWCB) since 2017. As director of the CWCB, Becky leads the state’s water policy and planning efforts and is leading the implementation effort of Colorado’s Water Plan.
Prior to her appointment as Director, Becky served as the Section Chief for CWCB’s Water Supply Planning section. This section includes the Office of Water Conservation & Drought Planning, and focuses on ensuring sufficient water supplies for Colorado’s citizens and the environment. Her duties as Section Chief led to working with the state’s Basin Roundtables, the Interbasin Compact Committee, the public at large, and CWCB staff in producing Colorado’s Water Plan. The Water Plan resulted from Gov. John HIckenlooper’s executive order in 2013 directing CWCB to facilitate its development.
Becky also served as the Water Policy and Issues Coordinator within the Colorado Department of Natural Resources’ Executive Director’s Office. Before joining DNR she worked in both the public and private sectors as a consulting engineer. She received her bachelor’s and master’s degrees from the Colorado School of Mines. A native of Hawaii, Becky has lived in Colorado for the past 20 years with her five children.