Jodi Kocher has been accepted as a participant in Class IX of the Nebraska Water Leaders Academy, a one-year program that educates participants about the vital role of rivers, streams and aquifers play in the economic sustainability of the state.
Kocher earned a bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering in 2003 from the University of Nebraska. She is a senior water resources engineer with Felsburg Holt and Ullevig in Lincoln.
Sponsored by the Nebraska State Irrigation Association, Academy sessions feature classroom as well as field trip experiences presented by acknowledged experts in leadership and natural resource topics held at locations across the state. The Water Leaders Academy is partially funded through a grant from the Nebraska Environmental Trust and more than 25 other organizations and individuals.
More information can be found at http://www.waterleadersacademy.org.