
Eli Kersh is a Certified Lake Manager from the North American Lake Management Society, where he served as the Director of Region 9 (CA, NV, AZ, HI), and served 3 terms as President of the California Lake Management Society, He is also a licensed Agricultural Pest Control Adviser in California and served 5 years on the Board of Directors for the California Weed Science Society.
Eli received his Associates Degree in Fire Science form The College of the Siskiyous in 2004 where he worked as was a volunteer firefighter and EMT. After transferring to UC Santa Barbara, he received his Undergraduate degree in Geographic Information Science. After several years working as an independent GIS analyst for Fire & Police Departments and Tribal Governments, he returned to school in 2011 to obtain a Masters degree with an emphasis in Lake Management (Limnology). Eli completed his university thesis "Controlling Eutrophication and Managing Vegetationin Emery Reservoir" 2013.

Greg Smith is a former civil engineer who specialized in lake design and construction turned computer programmer who spear headed the development of the online LakeTech Platform. His combination of industry knowledge, both technical and real-world, and unique skill set led to creating a one of a kind management platform. Greg studied Environmental Engineering at UC San Diego, and received his Masters from Cal State Fullerton.

Sarah Sabo is a recent engineering graduate of the University of California, Davis, with a concentration in water treatment and water resources management. She brings experience in site assessments, field data collection, and the development of critical water infrastructure. She contributes a detail oriented, multilingual perspective to the Laketech team. Outside of her professional work, Sarah enjoys following Formula 1, fishing, and exploring new travel destinations.



