Zane M.

About Zane M.

Zane Marshall is the Director of Water Resources at the Southern Nevada Water Authority (SNWA), where he has worked for the past 30 years. In his current role, Zane leads six divisions that oversee water, land and environmental resource management; environmental restoration and compliance; regional water conservation, climate change and sustainability initiatives; and, geospatial programs. Zane has a Master of Arts in Science in Biology and Statistics from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. He is a 2014 graduate of the UNC, Kenan-Flagler Business School’s Water and Wastewater Leadership Center, and a 2015 graduate of the Las Vegas Metro Chamber of Commerce’s Leadership Las Vegas Program.Zane currently serves on the NSF Futures Engine in the Southwest Board of Directors, Desert Research Institute Foundation Board of Trustees, University of Nevada Las Vegas College of Sciences Dean’s Advisory Board, SNWA Water Efficiency Improvement Fund Board of Directors, the Las Vegas Valley Watershed Advisory Committee, Southern Nevada Strong Regional Plan Steering Committee, Nevada Regional Drought Impact Task Force, Nevada State Water Plan Advisory Group, Nevada Water Resources Research Institute Advisory Board, and Red Rock Audubon Society’s Board of Directors.Zane has also served on the Board of Directors for the Alliance for Water Efficiency and Great Basin Bird Observatory, as a National Park Service volunteer member of the Devils Hole Dive Team, and as an enlisted member of the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve. In 2007, Zane received UNLV’s Environmental Studies Outstanding Alumni Award, and in 2021 he received the UNLV College of Sciences Alumni of the Year Award.

Experience

1. Director

   Southern Nevada Water Authority

   May 2010 — Present · Las Vegas, NV, US

Education

• University of Nevada-Las Vegas

  Bachelor of Arts - BA, Environmental Studies and Biology

  1996

• University of Nevada-Las Vegas

  MAS, Biology and Statistics

  2006