John McCullah, CPESC- President

John McCullah, CPESCreceived a BS degree in Watershed Management from Humboldt State University in 1984, and he became a Certified Professional in Erosion and Sediment Control in 1988.  John is currently the president of Salix Applied Earthcare, a natural resource consulting firm in California, and he is also the founder and director of the Sacramento Watersheds Action Group (SWAG), a non-profit watershed restoration organization.  John is the producer of the E-SenSS, Erosion Draw 5.0 and Bio Draw 3.0 CDs, and is the instructor for the Watershed Restoration class at Shasta College.  He currently teaches courses across the country, on topics ranging from NPDES Phase II Compliance to Environmentally-Sensitive Streambank Stabilization. John is also on the IECA Board of Directors.

Kaila Dettman - Projects Manager and Marketing Director

Kaila is the Projects Manager and Marketing Director.  She graduated from Cal Poly State University in Equine Science in 2001, and from there went to on to get a Masters in Watershed Management before joining Salix in 2004. She coauthored the “Most Distinguished Paper” of the 2004 IECA Conference.