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Keynote

Speaker

Evelyn Cortez- Davis is the Manager of Groundwater Planning at the
Los Angeles Department of Water and Power. She has worked as a
water engineer for more than 22 years. She has experience in the areas
of water conservation, water quality, pipeline design and construction,
environmental protection, recycled water, and groundwater planning.
She is currently in charge of LADWP’s cleanup of contaminated
groundwater basins so we can increase the City’s use of precious local
water supplies. Evelyn is a first generation immigrant from El Salvador.
She arrived in the United States with her family when she was 12 years
old and was the first person in her family to attend college. Evelyn
graduated from UCLA with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Civil
Engineering in 1992. She is a registered Civil Engineer in the state of
California.

Motivational

Speaker

Originally from Los Angeles, Dr. Horton obtained her B.S. in Biology
from Tuskegee University and her PhD from the University of
Michigan in 2009 after which she spent 5 years as an Assistant Professor
at a teaching-intensive Historically Black University. During her time as
an Assistant Professor, Dr. Horton worked to develop student-centered
research programs and to expose students to the idea of research as a
viable career option.

Dr. Horton joined the URC as an Assistant Director in June of 2014. Her
main responsibilities include serving as the primary director of the UC
Leadership through Advanced Degrees.