Matthew Berglund, Kennewick Irrigation District

Matthew earned his bachelor’s degree in Communications from Eastern Washington University and is passionate about clear, respectful communication that builds trust. He worked for a decade in healthcare—spanning frontline service and marketing/communications—before transitioning to public-sector communications in 2019. At the Kennewick Irrigation District Matthew leads public communications, media relations, and community outreach.

Toby Rodgers, Hydrologist 

Toby has been working for the NRCS for 25 years. He started as a field soil scientist in 2001 with a M.S. in Soil Science from WSU. He received his B.S. in Geology and specialized in hillslope stability, soil mechanics, and hydrology from Cal State Sacramento.

Toby has mapped soils in Okanogan National Forest, the San Juan Islands, North Cascades, Mount Rainier, and the Olympics. In 2015 he became the National Resources Inventory (NRI) coordinator which took him to every corner of Washington to inventory range and pasture lands.

Toby has been involved with the USDA-NRCS Snow Survey program since 2004 and as of 2025 he is the Water Supply Specialist for WA NRCS.

Chad Stuart, Bureau of Reclamation

Chad Stuart has been the Yakima Field Office Manager for the Bureau of Reclamation since 2015. He lives in the Yakima Basin with his wife and two daughters.

Shane Leonard, Kennewick Irrigation District Manager

Leonard comes to KID from the Roosevelt Water Conservation District (RWCD) located in Mesa, Arizona, where he has served as general manager for the past decade. Leonard is also a fourth-generation irrigation professional, all of whom were employed at RWCD. Prior to becoming general manager, he held various positions, including outside crew, main pumping plant operator, associate manager, and special projects manager. Leonard is a graduate of Arizona State University.

Sally Bredeweg, Moderator

Retired after 25 years of service in the USDA-Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS). Sally worked as the Environmental Engineer of the USDA-NRCS at the West National Technology Support Center in Portland, Oregon. Prior to that she worked in the NRCS State Office in Spokane as the State Design Engineer, and Mount Vernon, WA as the NW Area Engineer.