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Tim Ernster, EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

TimErnsterCWAGTim Ernster received his Bachelor of Science degree from Northern Arizona University with a double major in Political Science and Sociology. He received his Masters degree from Arizona State University in Public Administration.

Tim served for 39 years in local government management in Arizona, working in six different Arizona communities: Scottsdale; Tempe; Glendale; Lake Havasu City; Bullhead City; and, Sedona. He served as city manager in three of those communities.

Tim was a member of the adjunct faculty at Arizona State University from 1993 until 2020, facilitating courses in applied public management.

He is a past president of the Sedona Rotary Club, and a current member of the Prescott Noon Lions Club, the Prescott Interfaith Climate Action Team, and Raising Voices For Justice, a faith-based social justice group in Prescott. He is a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Parish in Prescott. He and his wife, Vicky have lived in the Prescott/Prescott Valley area since March, 2018. Tim has been a member of CWAG since 2018.

DAILY DROPLET

  • "Ranchers need clean water for their stock, farmers need it for their crops, every employer needs it to stay in business, and every living thing needs it for life... The law needs to be clear to protect water quality and the rights of landowners."
    Mark Udall

  • "Water is the driver of Nature."
    Leonardo da Vinci

  • "When the well is dry, we know the worth of water."
    Benjamin Franklin, Poor Richard’s Almanac, 1746

  • "...and since flow of information is to spirit what water is to life, we'd best think about how to keep the pipes free and unclogged."
    Raphie Frank

  • "In an age when man has forgotten his origins and is blind even to his most essential needs for survival, water along with other resources has become the victim of his indifference."
    Rachel Carson

  • "We forget that the water cycle and the life cycle are one."
    Jacques Yves Cousteau

  • "Water is life's matter and matrix, mother and medium. There is no life without water."
    Albert Szent-Gyorgyi, 1937 Nobel Prize for Medicine

  • "Water is everywhere and in all living things; we cannot be separated from water. No water, no life. Period..."
    Robert Fulghum

  • "It's the water. Everything is driven by the water."
    Mike Thompson

  • "Whiskey is for drinking; water is for fighting over."
    Mark Twain