Defying the OddsYou cannot afford to miss

Pat MulroyTrials, Tribulation, Triumph and Water

The Barstow Speaker Serieshosted by the

Colorado River Foundation Featuring the distinguished guest speaker

Pat Mulroy General Manager

Las Vegas Valley Water DistrictSouthern Nevada Water Authority

Thursday, June 7, 201211:00-11:30am Check-in & Lunch Served

11:30-1:00pm Presentation

Four Seasons Hotel Austin

$40 General AdmissionFree for CRF Tributary League Members

$20 for CRF River Society Members & Students

Proceeds benefit the Colorado River Foundation.

To purchase tickets, please go tohttp://crfevent.eventbrite.com,

email contact@coloradoriver.org or call 512-498-1587.

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 EvEntsCelebrate World Environment Day at the Round Rock Express, 6/5/2012

18th Annual Lake Travis Underwater & Shoreline Cleanup, 9/9/2012More donor appreciation events coming this summer!

For more information, please visit us at www.coloradoriver.org.

Patricia MulroyGeneral ManagerLas Vegas Valley Water Districtg ySouthern 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.