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Our Cast

Brad Lee

Brad Lee

Manager - Belk Farms

Brad manages one of the biggest family owned farms in the Coachella Valley

Jack Vessey

Jack Vessey

Owner Vessey & Company

Vessey & Company is a family owned ranch in Imperial Valley, founded in 1923

Terry Fulp

Terry Fulp

U.S. Bureau of Reclamation

Fmr. Regional Director of the Lower Colorado Basin States - U.S. Department of Interior

Andrew Leimgruber

Andrew Leimgruber

Owner - Leimgruber Farms

Growing and selling quality horse hay for over 35 years

Bruce Nelson

Bruce Nelson

Owner Lake Mead Marina

Family owned marina since the 1950s

Frank Becerra

Frank Becerra

Operations Manager

Manages Sundate organic date ranches in Coachella Valley

Anthony Bianco

Anthony Bianco

Co-Owner Anthony Vineyards

Farm owner and elected Director of Coachella Valley Water District

Pat Mulroy

Pat Mulroy

Water Management

Fmr. Manager of Southern Nevada Water District - based in Las Vegas (Nevada)

J B Hamby

J B Hamby

IID Board Member

Director - Division 2 - Imperial Irrigation District

Alvaro Bautista

Alvaro Bautista

Co-Owner Bautista Ranch

Family owned organic date ranch in the Coachella Valley

Max LaPekas

Max LaPekas

Owner Kayak Rentals

Kayak Rentals in Page (Arizona) servicing Lake Powell

Bob Taken

Bob Taken

Ranch Manager

Larsen Landing Cattle Ranch in Thermal, California

Trevor Tagg

Trevor Tagg

Co-Owner West-Gro Farms

West-Gro Farms grows forage products such as: Alfalfa Hay, Alfalfa Straw, Sudan Grass, Common Bermuda Grass, Giant Bermuda, Bermuda Straw and Klein Grass

Pat O'Toole

Pat O'Toole

President Family Farm Alliance

Former member of Wyoming Legislature and commissioner on the Presidentially-appointed Western Water Policy Commission.

George Tudor

George Tudor

President - Tudor Ranch

Growing table grapes, lemons and dates in the Coachella Valley

Ken Runnels

Ken Runnels

Chief Administrative Officer

Manages Antelope Point Marina at Lake Powell

Domenick "Cookie" Bianco

Domenick "Cookie" Bianco

Co-Owner Anthony Vineyards

Table grape vineyards in Coachella, Thermal and Bakersfield

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