Dan Dooley, a distinguished policy leader and attorney known for successfully bridging the environmental and economic considerations, was the 2015 lecturer. He spoke on the ”The Future of Agriculture in the Central Valley.”

Dooley has held top posts in the California Department of Food and Agriculture, the California Water Commission and the University of California system, including as senior advisor to the UC president on agricultural and natural resources. He currently serves as Of Counsel at Bolen Fransen Sawyers LLP and is a Principal in New Current Water and Land.