N.C. Lake Management Society
Get to Know Your Board of Directors
The NCLMS 2023-2024 Board (Front Row L - R): Secretary Dave "Shaky" Ferguson, President-elect Craig Hoover, President David Hargrove, Past President Maverick Raber. (Back Row L-R) Director-at-Large Rory Roten, Director-at-Large DiVittoriio, Executive Director Maryann Krisovitch, Immediate Past President Matt Phillips. Absent: Treasurer Mark Vander Borgh.
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ President: David Hargrove
Affiliation: Eastern Branch Manager for Foster Lake and Pond Management, Inc.
Current Residence: Raleigh, NC
Education: B.S. in Environmental Science from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte and B.S. in Microbiology
from North Carolina State University.
Interest in North Carolina lake management: I have spent the past 20 years managing ponds, lakes, and SCMs across
the state.
Participation with North Carolina Lake Management Society: I have participated in various workshops since 2012.
Hobbies, interests, recognition, passions, etc.: I enjoy traveling with my family, visiting the many NC State Parks and
National Parks. When not traveling for fun, we are on the run with two sons who play travel soccer.
A reason or two for others to join North Carolina Lake Management Society: NCLMS is a great way to network with
people across the state who are connected in different ways with water management. The different perspectives
brought to the table are beneficial to all involved.
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Immediate Past President: Matthew Phillips
Affiliation: Charlotte-Mecklenburg Storm Water Services
Previously: Solitude Lake Management, MACTEC Engineering
Current Residence: Charlotte, NC
Education: Undergraduate: Samford University – Environmental Science
Graduate: Bemidji State University – Aquatic Biology
Interest in North Carolina lake management: I enjoy going to the conferences and learning about what other organizations, groups, companies are doing on lakes. There always is a wide range of topics. There is a wealth of information that can be garnered from others.
Participation with North Carolina Lake Management Society: I have been an active member for the past 5 years, since I began my employment with Mecklenburg County. Many of my current co-workers are also active members and have also held various positions within the organization.
Hobbies, interests, recognition, passions, etc.: I grew up fishing and small game and deer hunting. My father’s family has land in Alabama, and I have spent many days hunting, camping, hiking and target shooting on the property. While in graduate school, a fellow classmate got me hooked on duck and upland bird hunting and I go back every year to ND and MN to try to bag a few birds. Wherever we go, it is hard to keep me from the water, even just to look.
A reason or two for others to join North Carolina Lake Management Society: As mentioned, there is so much information that one can gather from the presentations at the conferences. They can help guide and direct what you may be trying to study on a lake or body of water. It is also an incredible organization to be able to network through and gain contacts. Everyone shares the same ideals, values and goals when it comes to studying and protecting our water resources. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
President-elect: Craig Hoover
Affiliation: North Carolina Division of Water Resources
Current Residence: Garner, NC
Education: B.S. Aquatic and Fisheries Science, SUNY Environmental Science and Forestry
Participation with North Carolina Lake Management Society: 1st
term board member
Interest in North Carolina Lake management: For the last 10 years I have been working as an environmental monitor for the state of North Carolina. My current duties within the Division of Water resources, calls for me to me travel across the state to collect samples of drinking and recreational surface waters.
Hobbies, interests, recognition, passions, etc.: An active boater and fly fisher, I enjoy camping to reach the out of the way fishing spots. I am fascinated by all aspects of aquatic ecology and the relationships between water and the rest of the world. I have a goal of catching a fish in each of North Carolina’s 100 counties, so you can find me on a water body nearby.
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Treasurer: Mark Vander Borgh
Affiliation: North Carolina Division of Water Resources (Retired)
Current Residence: Raleigh, NC
Education: BS: University of Michigan; MS: University of Louisville
Interest in North Carolina lake management: I have spent the past 21 years as an Environmental Biologist for the North Carolina Division of Water Quality/Resources. As a classically trained Phycologist, most of those years were spent working on algal and algal-related issues. Currently I serve as the Coalition Monitoring Program Coordinator.
Participation with North Carolina Lake Management Society: I have been an active member of NCLMS for the past 8 years, serving on the Board of Directors, numerous workshop and conference committees and currently functioning as the Treasurer.
Hobbies, interests, recognition, passions, etc.: Water has always fascinated me. I grew up playing in puddles and ditches, swimming in lakes and rivers, making snowballs, building snow forts and skating on frozen ponds. I grew up in the many worlds of water and feel lucky to have spent the last 21 years as a Water Quality Biologist in North Carolina.
A reason or two for others to join North Carolina Lake Management Society: One of the most important take aways from my involvement with NCLMS is the friendships I have made and the colleagues I have learned from. We are a diverse group coming from state and local governments, academic institutions, private consulting companies, engineering firms and major corporations – but all with a shared interest in lake, reservoir and pond management, dam safety and water quality/quantity issues.
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Secretary: Dave Ferguson
Affiliation: Charlotte-Mecklenburg Storm Water Services
Current residence: Charlotte, NC
Education: Bachelor’s of Fisheries Science from Virginia Tech (2007)
Interest in North Carolina lake management: I spend as much time as I can on lakes and rivers, anywhere I can. Loving the experience each and every time I visit our local lakes drives me to learn as much as I can them, including why they behave the way they do, as well as how to conserve and protect them for future generations to fall in love with.
Participation with North Carolina Lake Management Society: I have been an active member since 2016, when I began leading the lake monitoring program at CMSWS.
Hobbies, interests, recognition, passions, etc: I’m an obsessive bass fisherman, all over the state and the south-eastern U.S. I’ve recently introduced my two daughters to the fishing universe, and I am enjoying seeing their sparks of wonder and enjoyment within my passion. I also manage the stream fish monitoring program at CMSWS, sampling the streams around Charlotte to assess the fish populations each year. I guess you could say I think about fish or lakes all day, every day!
A reason or two for others to join North Carolina Lake Management Society: Anyone in our region that wants a seat at the table concerning our surface water bodies, or even just to learn more about them, should join NCLMS. So many different stakeholders and management teams are doing so much good work and research on our lakes that many people have no clue actually occurs. The workshops and conferences also allow anyone to get updates and reports on what is actually going on in and around our lakes. It is also an awesome opportunity for students and academia in our region to network and meet up with consultants, government agencies, and product developers in the water science arena to get a first-person interaction with potential career pathways.
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Director-at-Large: Courtney DiVittorio
Affiliation: Wake Forest University, Engineering
Current residence: Winston-Salem, NC
Education: Ph.D. in Civil Engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology
Interest in North Carolina lake management: Through one of my research projects, I have been collecting water quality data at High Rock Lake and creating satellite-based water quality maps. My hope is that these maps can be applied to improve lake management, so being a part of this group gives me diverse stakeholder perspectives that I can integrate into my research.
Participation with North Carolina Lake Management Society: I have been an active member since 2016, when I began leading the lake monitoring program at CMSWS.I have presented at and hosted NCLMS workshops and have been a member since 2022.
Hobbies, interests, recognition, passions, etc: I enjoy going on “nature walks” with my husband and two young daughters. We are active members of the Yadkin Riverkeeper, where we volunteer and attend events. Pre-kids, I regularly practiced capoeira, an afro-brazilian martial art, and hope to one day have the time for more hobbies.
A reason or two for others to join North Carolina Lake Management Society: This is a fun group that is passionate about preserving and restoring our water bodies. It is inspiring to learn about the variety of projects everyone is working on.
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Director-at-Large: Rory Roten
Affiliation: SePRO Corporation, Market Development Leader, Mid-Atlantic (NC, VA, WV, MD, DE)
Current residence: Staunton, VA; from Danbury, NC
Education:
BS, Agricultural Extension Education, Minor, Agroecology (2007, NCSU)
MS, Agronomy (Weed Science, Aquatics and Forestry, 2011 NCSU)
PhD, Plant Protection (2017, Lincoln University, New Zealand)
Interest in North Carolina lake management: I started working in aquatics in 2006 as a Research Technician and graduate student at NCSU. As a part of this, I was part of various lake management project around NC which still contribute to the management practices utilized today. Currently, I have a technical advisory role to help stakeholders and end users (ex. commercial and private pesticide applicators, state/county/city managers, drinking water authorities, hydro-electric, etc) with their management objectives such as water quality, phosphorus pollution, harmful algae blooms, invasive weed management, etc.
Participation with North Carolina Lake Management Society: I returned to the mid-Atlantic in 2021 and quickly became active with NCLMS as a vendor. Immediately seeing the relevance of the society and members, I sought to become an active participate and now enjoy my role on the Board of Directors.
Hobbies, interests, recognition, passions, etc: My purpose in life is keeping my family of 6 fed and housed! As such, fishing, hunting, and home improvement projects consume any and all of my free time. As a part of this, processing, preserving, and cooking harvested meat has become a matter of great interest.
A reason or two for others to join North Carolina Lake Management Society: Aquatics is such a small industrial family, but every society has its own flavor. NCLMS is different in that the content covers everything water related in a manner that is immediately applicable and current. We’re out there solving problems and working as a team to educate and solve some of the world’s biggest problems for the world’s greatest resource: water.
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Executive Director: Maryann Krisovitch
Participation with North Carolina Lake Management Society: Signed on as Executive Director in October of 2021
Hobbies, interests, recognition, passions, etc.: Maryann is an avid botanist with a focus on collecting palms, cycads and bromeliads. She enjoys kayaking, traveling and visiting botanical gardens.
Interest in North Carolina lake management: Maryann has been an environmental consultant since 2001. She enjoys helping others understand how their lakes work and what is needed to protect and restore these precious systems. Our lakes provide us with so much more than we realize - life, recreation, habitat, serenity, and she wants to protect and teach others about that valuable resource.
A reason or two for others to join North Carolina Lake Management Society: It is more important than ever to share our scientific knowledge and learn from each other. Being of part of NCLMS gives you people to bounce ideas off of, learn what others are doing that worked and what didn't work. We all love the work we are doing and NCLMS is a great way to network and pass on that passion.