Charles Bach received his bachelor’s degree in Atmospheric Sciences & Mathematics from SUNY Albany, and his master’s degree in Meteorology from Florida State University. He worked for the Tennessee Valley Authority 36 years. He was also the Project Manager for an environmental impact statement for a fossil plant and upgrades to TVA’s aeration equipment. Mr. Bach is currently the President of Big Red Water Management Consultants, providing water management services to national and international customers. Mr. Bach has been involved with the CEATI Hydro Program since 2004, helping to lead and direct several initiatives, such as the Hydro Operations and Planning Benchmark and the Dissolved Oxygen Working Group.

Marcel Paul Raymond holds a master’s degree in Computer Science and Operations Research from the University of Montreal and has 32 years of experience at Hydro-Québec. He has been actively involved in planning the operations of the utility’s system of generation, transmission, and interconnection. He has gained international recognition by managing projects in Brazil, USA, Poland, and Russia. After his retirement from Hydro-Québec in 2009, Mr. Raymond became an energy consultant. His services as an expert have been used in many documents presented before the Quebec Energy Board. In addition, he has been consulted on matters related to the hydroelectric projects of Lower Churchill in Labrador and Three Gorges in China.

Stephanie has a Bachelor of Science in Geography (in Climatology) from the University of British Columbia. She worked for BC Hydro for 30 years where she started as a hydrometeorologist and hydrologic forecaster. She was manager of the Generation & Hydrometric Information Group before becoming manager of Hydrology. Her portfolio included hydroclimate data collection and management, water accounting, weather and inflow forecasting, climate change science and adaptation and managing all the systems needed to complete these activities. She has been on several technical advisory committees pertaining to climate science, adaptation, and hydrometric data collection. Stephanie is a past president of the Canadian Water Resources Association and the Society for Canadian Women in Science and Technology.