OPERATIONS TEAM

Eric Bodenstab is Colorado Professional Engineer who grew up in southern California and played varsity water polo at The Bishop's School, where he competed against several future Olympic athletes. While majoring in art and architecture at Williams College (2000), he played club water polo with the Ephs. Eric moved to Colorado in 2002 where he earned two graduate degrees - one in Buddhist studies at Naropa University (MA, 2005), and one in structural engineering at UC Denver (MS, 2016). While living in Colorado, he has played with the Rocky Mountain Neptunes, attended the 2007 Youth Coaches Training at the USOC, and continued with the Denver Masters at DU. He is a husband and father of two sons, and currently works for DESMAN Associates as a parking garage design & restoration engineer. He has lived in Denver and Boulder, and now calls Arvada home.

He is a frequent financial contributor to USA Water Polo. His vision is to see water polo flourish in Colorado, because it is a great activity for young people, promoting a team-first bond for life.

He was an inaugural member of the CHSWPA Board in 2021, and became the Athlete Safety Officer in 2023.

Jennifer joined the Colorado HSWPA Board in 2022 as the Treasurer.  Her previous volunteer experience include positions at the Antelope Ridge Elementary PTCO, Eaglecrest HS Swim Booster, Colorado Water Polo, and the Cherry Creek HS Water Polo team. She currently works at the CU Anschutz Medical Campus as a Practice Facilitator. 

Jennifer did not grow up playing water polo, her son found water polo while watching the 2016 Olympics and wanted to give it a try. He loved it from the first practice, his twin sister tagged along but was adamant that she was a swimmer and not a water polo player.  After her second practice, she declared she was a water polo player and not a swimmer.