Dave Christensen is Water Resources Deputy Program Manager for the Washington Department of Ecology. For the last five years, he has lead a team that develops state rules and policies, and works with the legislature on changes to water resource laws. He has worked in environmental health and natural resource protection programs for state and local government for more than twenty years. Dave holds a BS degree from the University of Washington in Fisheries Biology and an MS in Limnology and Oceanography from the University of Wisconsin. Dave served on the WRC Science Advisory Committee from 2021 to 2024.
