Stephen holds a B.S. degree in Civil Engineering from Clemson University, and M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Civil & Environmental Engineering from the University of California Davis. He is a registered Professional Engineer in the State of California, a Certified Lake Manager with the North American Lake Management Society, and a Fulbright Specialist. Dr. McCord has over 25 years of consulting, research and teaching experience in the environmental engineering field with projects throughout California, several other US states, and internationally. He has managed water quality field studies and improvement projects in rivers, lakes, wetlands, deltas and bays throughout California. He is past President of the California Lake Management Society and works on lakes to address mercury bioaccumulation, eutrophication, dam safety, water rights and drinking water quality concerns.