Technical Service Center
Economics and Resource Planning Team
Who We Are
The Economics and Resource Planning Team includes nine professionals with diverse academic and professional backgrounds, including agricultural and environmental economists, planners, managers, and social scientists (as listed below).
| Name (year joined Reclamation) (other experience) |
Education | Areas of Expertise |
Susan Black (1974-81; 1991) |
B.A. (Economics) St. Martin’s University |
Resource Management; Public Involvement; Project Planning; Social Analysis; Environmental Justice; Indian Trust Assets |
Rob M. Davis (1995) |
B.S. (Agricultural Business), Colorado State University; M.S. (Agricultural Economics), Utah State University; Ph.D. (Agricultural Economics), Colorado State University |
Agricultural Economics; Financial and Repayment Analysis |
Paula M. Engel (1992) |
B.S. (Animal Sciences and Agribusiness), University of Idaho; M.S. (Agricultural Economics), University of Idaho |
Agricultural Economics; Environmental Economics; Regional Impact Analysis |
Todd L. Gaston (2012) |
B.S. (Environmental Science) University of Arizona, 2006; M.S. (Agricultural & Resource Economics) University of Arizona, 2011 |
Agricultural Economics; Environmental Economics; Econometric Analysis |
David A. Harpman (1992) |
B.S. (Wildlife and Fisheries Management), West Virginia University; M.S. (Agricultural Economics), Colorado State University; Ph.D. (Resource Economics), Colorado State University |
Hydropower Analyses; Environmental Economics; Non-market Valuation Training; Mathematical and Statistical Modeling |
Dawn M. Munger (1998) |
B.S. (Economics), West Virginia University; M.S. (Resource Economics), West Virginia University |
Environmental Economics; Regional Impact Analysis; Economic Damage Assessment |
Steven Piper (1990) |
B.S. (Economics), Colorado State University; M.S. (Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics), Colorado State University; Ph.D. (Environmental Economics), Colorado School of Mines |
Environmental Economics; Regional Impact Analysis; Valuation of Municipal and Industrial Water Supplies |
Jonathan L. Platt (1991) |
B.S. (Finance and Economics), Bryant College; M.S. (Finance), University of Northern Colorado; M.S. (Natural Resource Economics), Colorado State University |
Natural Resource Economics; Recreation Economics; Fisheries Economics; Regional Impact Analysis |
Becky Redhorse (1991) |
B.S. (Economics), University of Utah; B.S. (Sociology), University of Utah; M.S. (Environmental Policy and Management), University of Denver |
Project formulation and planning (NEPA); Indian trust assets and working with tribes; Economics; Sociology; Public Involvement |
For further information about the Economics and Resource Planning Team, our people, and the services we provide, we invite you to follow any of the links on the left-hand navigation bar, or contact Del Smith (303-445-2516 or DMSmith@usbr.gov).