Lower Colorado Basin Region

Jacklynn ‘Jaci’ Gould was named Deputy Regional Director for the Bureau of Reclamation’s Lower Colorado Region in early February, 2016. She began working in the Regional Office in Boulder City, Nevada on March 1.

Jaci Gould oversees Regional programs such as the Lower Colorado Dams Area Office (Hoover, Davis and Parker dams), the Region’s satellite Phoenix and Southern California area offices, Native American activities, and the Region’s Power and Engineering offices, among others.

In the last 10 years, Gould has served in various management positions in Reclamation’s Great Plains Region. At the Eastern Colorado Area Office in Loveland, Colorado, she started as the Resources Division Manager and worked up to the position of Area Manager. As Area Manager, she was responsible for all aspects of the extensive Colorado-Big Thompson and Fryingpan-Arkansas projects, including 15 dams and reservoirs, and 7 hydropower plants with a total of 12 generator units. Prior to the Eastern Colorado Area Office, Gould served in Reclamation’s Upper Colorado Region Albuquerque Area Office as Water Resources Division Manager.

Gould’s career in water management began with Reclamation in 1992 after attending the University of Colorado, where she earned Bachelor of Science (B.S.) degrees in both Biology and Civil Engineering, and a Master’s degree in Public Administration (MPA). Gould is also licensed as a professional engineer (P.E.).