Deborah H. Lee

Postgraduate Studies, Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Michigan                                                                                                         M.S., Civil Engineer (Water Resources), The Ohio State University                   B.S., Civil Engineer, The Ohio State University

Deborah is the Water Management Program Manager of the Great Lakes and Ohio River Division, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.  In this role, she is responsible for policy and oversight of the Corps’ water management operations in the Great Lakes and Ohio River watersheds including Lake Superior and Lake Ontario regulation, operation of 79 multi-purpose reservoirs, and Ohio River flood control and low flow management.  She has more than 22 years of professional experience in water resources research and management with the Corps and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.  She was a founding officer of the Michigan State Section of the American Water Resources Association and served on the Board of Directors of the International Association for Great Lakes Research.  She has served in a technical capacity in IJC Reference studies, most recently participating in the Lake Ontario-St. Lawrence River Study as a member of the Plan Formulation and Evaluation Group.  She is licensed as a Professional Engineer in Michigan and Ohio, certified as a Professional Hydrologist by the American Institute of Hydrology, and is a Member of the American Society of Civil Engineers.
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