David Nesmith, Facilitator, has been working on California water issues for many years, first as the Conservation Director for the San Francisco Bay Chapter of the Sierra Club, and currently as the sole staff member for the EWC. His past work also includes stints as a taxi driver in New York City, an international affairs educator at the UN, and a volunteer promoting agricultural development in Viet Nam in the late 1960s.

David is an avid white-water guide, and volunteers with the Inner City Outings program of the Sierra Club sharing the joys of river rafting with youth.