Lauren Steely
Sr. Resource Specialist at Metropolitan Water District of Southern California
Los Angeles, California, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolLauren Steely is a senior resource specialist and water resources analyst with nine years of experience applying economics, statistics, and data science to California water policy and planning. Based in Los Angeles, she evaluates Colorado River policy, groundwater planning under SGMA, conservation ratesetting, and incentive-based demand management to bolster Southern California’s water reliability. At the Metropolitan Water District she leads interdisciplinary studies blending remote sensing, economic analysis, and policy design to craft markets and partnerships that seek Pareto improvements rather than zero-sum outcomes. Her background in field geochemistry and operations management gives her a rare combination of hands-on environmental field experience and program-level policy expertise. She is especially interested in treating 21st-century water stewardship as a creative optimization challenge—using well-designed incentives, forecasting, and market mechanisms to align urban, agricultural, and ecological needs. Outside work she maintains a small Github presence under MadreDeZanjas, reflecting an ongoing technical curiosity about data and visualization tools.
9 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
The University of Maryland, College ParkMaster of Environmental Science and Management, (Water Resources Mgmt / Economics & Policy), Master of Environmental Science and Management, (Water Resources Mgmt / Economics & Policy) at Bren School of Environmental Science & Management - University of California, Santa Barbara
Portuguese
Github Skills (6)
r-package8
water6
readable6
python1
sql1
database1
Programming languages (1)
Github contributions (5)
codeswitching/rcimis
Feb 2017 - Mar 2020
Contributions:24 commits, 2 PRs, 20 pushes in 3 years 1 month
r-packagemanagement-systemrstatsirrigation
codeswitching/Streamflow-Joyplot-Tool
Aug 2017 - Mar 2022
Contributions:23 commits, 16 pushes, 1 branch in 4 years 7 months
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