The Barstow Speaker Series hosted by the Colorado River Foundation Featuring the distinguished guest speaker Pat Mulroy, General Manager Las Vegas Valley Water District - Southern Nevada Water Authority Thursday, June 7, 2012 11:00-11:30am Check-in & Lunch Served 11:30-1:00pm Presentation Four Seasons Hotel Austin $40 General Admission Free for CRF Tributary League Members $20 for CRF River Society Members & Students

1. Defying the Odds
You cannot afford to miss
Pat Mulroy
Trials, Tribulation, Triumph and Water
The Barstow Speaker Series
hosted by the
Colorado River Foundation
Featuring the distinguished guest speaker
Pat Mulroy
General Manager
Las Vegas Valley Water District
Southern Nevada Water Authority
Thursday, June 7, 2012
11:00-11:30am Check-in & Lunch Served
11:30-1:00pm Presentation
Four Seasons Hotel Austin
$40 General Admission
Free for CRF Tributary League Members
$20 for CRF River Society Members & Students
Proceeds benefit the Colorado River Foundation.
To purchase tickets, please go to
http://crfevent.eventbrite.com,
email contact@coloradoriver.org or call 512-498-1587.

2. About the Barstow Speaker Series
Created by a generous gift from the Barstow Foundation, the goal of the Barstow
Speaker Series is to bring prominent business, community, and environmental leaders
to address members and friends of the Colorado River Foundation on a variety of
topics pertaining to environmental stewardship.
About the Colorado River Foundation
The Colorado River Foundation, based in Austin, Texas, is the only nonprofit organization
dedicated solely to the conservation and protection of the Texas Colorado River. The
Colorado River Foundation has been increasing community awareness of the Colorado
River’s environmental and economic importance since 1994. We provide, conduct and support
environmental science and outdoor education programs for youth, river cleanups, and other
river-centered projects that bring awareness to the Colorado River.
The Colorado River Foundation:
• Boosts stewardship of the Colorado River through hands-on learning and
recreation programs for youth reaching over 5,000 children each year;
• Partners with the community to remove an average of 5 tons of trash from the
river each year;
• Promotes public awareness of the important role the Colorado River plays in
Texas through programs like our annual Family Clean Water Festival and River
Ramble Canoe and Kayak Race, engaging over 1,000 central Texas each year;
• Encourages balance between the economy and the environment, between wise
use and overuse, and between upstream and downstream communities.
Upcoming CRF Events
Celebrate World Environment Day at the Round Rock Express, 6/5/2012
18th Annual Lake Travis Underwater & Shoreline Cleanup, 9/9/2012
More donor appreciation events coming this summer!
For more information, please visit us at www.coloradoriver.org.

3. Patricia Mulroy
General Manager
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Las Vegas Valley Water District
Southern Nevada Water Authority
Pat Mulroy oversees the operations of the Las Vegas Valley Water District, which serves
more than 340,000 customers, and the Southern Nevada Water Authority, which is
responsible for acquiring, treating and delivering water to local agencies that collectively
serve 2 million residents and nearly 40 million annual visitors. Mulroy joined the District
more than 20 years ago and began serving as its general manager in 1989. She was a
principal architect of the Authority, which has served as a model for other Western water
agencies since its creation in 1991.
As general manager of one of the country’s most progressive water agencies, Mulroy is
exceptionally active in regional and national water issues. She serves as President of the
Association of Metropolitan Water Agencies, and is on the Board of Trustees of the
Water Research Foundation, the Board of Directors of the National Water Resources
Association, and is a member of the American Water Works Association. Additionally,
she was the original chairperson of the Western Urban Water Coalition and served on
the Colorado River Water Users Association’s board of directors.
A resident of Southern Nevada for more than three decades, Mulroy is equally active in
the community. She currently chairs the University of Nevada, Las Vegas College of
Sciences Advisory Board, and has served on the Nevada Public Radio Board of
Directors. Mulroy is also actively involved with the Diocese of Las Vegas. Her honors
include National Jewish Medical and Research Center’s Humanitarian Award, the
University and Community College System of Nevada Board of Regents'' Distinguished
Nevadan Award, and the Public Education Foundation’s Education Hero Award.
Mulroy served as special assistant to the Clark County Manager and as Clark County
Justice Court Administrator before joining the District. She and her husband, Robert,
have two children. Mulroy’s recreational interests include skiing and reading.