Dr. Patricia Whitby is Brown and Caldwell’s Water Stewardship Program Implementation Lead based in Colorado. In this role she supports clients in developing the framework to deliver on water commitments or goals. This includes resources and processes designed to capture and report the right metrics for each client’s program. Patricia’s background is interdisciplinary, with a focus on helping water agencies and private industries make informed water planning decisions. She specializes in bridging data-driven insights along with economic, hydrologic, and governance perspectives to help achieve more reliable and resilient water systems. Her experience expands across several aspects of water stewardship, including water resources planning, risk and resilience assessments, water conservation, water quality and treatment, water replenishment, water accounting frameworks for corporate sustainability, development of decision-support tools and project management. Patricia has supported both municipal and industrial clients in the development of strategic water plans to meet short-term and long-term goals.