3:45 pm - 5:00 pm

Todd Ambs:  Water Law Speaker Hyland Hall:  Room 1302

Todd Ambs is the President of River Network, a national watershed protection movement that includes nearly 2,000 state, regional and local grassroots organizations whose primary mission is to protect rivers and watersheds. He has worked in the environmental policy field for more than 30 years. Todd’s extensive experience in both state government and nonprofit organizations includes serving as Executive Director of two statewide river organizations, Policy Director for the Ohio Attorney General and Senior Policy Analyst for the Wisconsin Department of Justice.

From 2003 until becoming President of River Network in May, 2010, Ambs ran the Water Division for the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources.

Todd has served on a number of water-related boards and commissions and was the lead negotiator for the State of Wisconsin during the development of the Great Lakes Compact. Todd still serves on the Great Lakes Commission, Great Lakes Protection Fund and the Upper Mississippi River Basin Association. (WI).