{"id":17274,"date":"2018-06-05T18:29:23","date_gmt":"2018-06-05T22:29:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chattahoochee.org\/about\/our-team\/"},"modified":"2026-05-01T13:30:43","modified_gmt":"2026-05-01T17:30:43","slug":"our-team","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/chattahoochee.org\/es\/about\/our-team\/","title":{"rendered":"Nuestro equipo"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"crk_section_block_55db10b11d839873ef7cb527f141d9c6\" class=\"crk-section color-cream-bg\">\r\n    <div class=\"crk-section-container pos-rel max-width\">\r\n        \n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Liderazgo<\/h2>\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\"><div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:25%\"><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\"><figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-style-image-mask-flip\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"904\" height=\"604\" src=\"https:\/\/chattahoochee.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Jason-2024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-24383\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chattahoochee.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Jason-2024.png 904w, https:\/\/chattahoochee.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Jason-2024-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/chattahoochee.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Jason-2024-768x513.png 768w, https:\/\/chattahoochee.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Jason-2024-18x12.png 18w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 904px) 100vw, 904px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">jason ulseth<\/h2>\n\n<p class=\"has-tan-color has-text-color\">Riverkeeper &amp; Executive Director<\/p>\n\n<p>Jason Ulseth es un nativo de Georgia que creci\u00f3 pescando y navegando en el r\u00edo Chattahoochee. Durante su infancia, desarroll\u00f3 un amor y pasi\u00f3n por el r\u00edo y nuestro entorno natural.<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons\">\r\n    <div class=\"wp-block-button\">\r\n        <a href=\"#\" class=\"modal-open-btn wp-block-button__link has-blue-background-color has-cream-color\" id=\"block_1b21199fa17e2b8921698db26458e146\" data-a11y-dialog-show=\"block_1b21199fa17e2b8921698db26458e146\">\r\n            Leer biograf\u00eda        <\/a>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n\r\n            <div class=\"wp-block-button material-icons email-btn\">\r\n            <a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-green-background-color has-background\" href=\"mailto:julseth@chattahoochee.org\" target=\"_blank\">Email<\/a>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n    \r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n<div class=\"dialog-container\" id=\"dialog\" data-a11y-dialog=\"block_1b21199fa17e2b8921698db26458e146\" aria-labelledby=\"Jason Ulseth, Riverkeeper &#038; Executive Director\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\r\n\r\n    <div class=\"dialog-overlay\" data-a11y-dialog-hide><\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"dialog-content-holder max-width\" role=\"document\">\r\n        <div class=\"clip-top clip-offset p-t-30 has-cream-background-color\"><\/div>\r\n        <div class=\"has-cream-background-color p-l-20 p-r-20 p-b-20\">\r\n            <button data-a11y-dialog-hide class=\"dialog-close\" aria-label=\"Cerrar ventana\">\u00d7<\/button>\r\n\r\n            <h1 class=\"size-h2\" id=\"Jason Ulseth, Riverkeeper &#038; Executive Director\">Jason Ulseth, Riverkeeper &#038; Executive Director<\/h1>\r\n\r\n            <div class=\"dialog-content\">\r\n                <p>Jason Ulseth es un nativo de Georgia que creci\u00f3 pescando y navegando en el r\u00edo Chattahoochee. Durante su infancia, desarroll\u00f3 un amor y pasi\u00f3n por el r\u00edo y nuestro entorno natural. En la b\u00fasqueda de esta pasi\u00f3n, asisti\u00f3 a la Universidad de Georgia y obtuvo una Licenciatura en Ciencias en Salud Ambiental en 2003. Luego pas\u00f3 a trabajar durante casi 5 a\u00f1os para la Divisi\u00f3n de Protecci\u00f3n Ambiental de Georgia y la Comisi\u00f3n de Conservaci\u00f3n de Agua y Suelo de Georgia.<\/p>\n<p>In 2007, he joined the team at Chattahoochee Riverkeeper (CRK) as the organization\u2019s Technical Programs Director. Jason assumed the role of Riverkeeper in 2015 and was appointed Executive Director in 2023. He is the organization\u2019s lead river protection advocate and spokesperson. He also serves as CRK\u2019s lead boat captain and is licensed by the United States Coast Guard as a Merchant Marine Officer to captain passenger vessels of up to 50 tons.<\/p>\n<p>Jason es un experto en gesti\u00f3n de aguas pluviales y es un profesional certificado en control de erosi\u00f3n y sedimentos y un entrenador y profesional de dise\u00f1o certificado por Georgia. Tambi\u00e9n es Supervisor de Distrito electo del Distrito de Conservaci\u00f3n de Suelos y Aguas del Condado de Fulton.<\/p>\n<p>Jason is a graduate of the Institute for Georgia Environmental Leadership, class of 2016. Since 2019, Atlanta Magazine has listed Jason as one of Atlanta\u2019s Top 500 Most Powerful Leaders.<\/p>\n<p>Jason y su esposa, Dawn, residen actualmente en Johns Creek con sus dos hijos.<\/p>\n            <\/div>\r\n\r\n        <\/div>\r\n        <div class=\"clip-bottom clip-offset p-b-30 has-cream-background-color\"><\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n\r\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:25%\"><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div style=\"height:98px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\"><div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:45%\"><figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-style-image-mask-flip\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"904\" height=\"604\" src=\"https:\/\/chattahoochee.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Henry-Jacobs_2018.jpeg.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17008\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chattahoochee.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Henry-Jacobs_2018.jpeg.png 904w, https:\/\/chattahoochee.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Henry-Jacobs_2018.jpeg-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/chattahoochee.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Henry-Jacobs_2018.jpeg-768x513.png 768w, https:\/\/chattahoochee.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Henry-Jacobs_2018.jpeg-18x12.png 18w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 904px) 100vw, 904px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">henry jacobs<\/h2>\n\n<p class=\"has-tan-color has-text-color\">Deputy Director<\/p>\n\n<p>As Deputy Director, Henry Jacobs oversees outreach efforts and communications for the organization. He also manages fundraising, donor stewardship and programs specific to the Middle Chattahoochee region.<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons\">\r\n    <div class=\"wp-block-button\">\r\n        <a href=\"#\" class=\"modal-open-btn wp-block-button__link has-blue-background-color has-cream-color\" id=\"block_a33ec133736cc15fd4dcaa56f3bb99e5\" data-a11y-dialog-show=\"block_a33ec133736cc15fd4dcaa56f3bb99e5\">\r\n            Leer biograf\u00eda        <\/a>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n\r\n            <div class=\"wp-block-button material-icons email-btn\">\r\n            <a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-green-background-color has-background\" href=\"mailto:hjacobs@chattahoochee.org\" target=\"_blank\">Email<\/a>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n    \r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n<div class=\"dialog-container\" id=\"dialog\" data-a11y-dialog=\"block_a33ec133736cc15fd4dcaa56f3bb99e5\" aria-labelledby=\"Henry Jacobs, Deputy Director\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\r\n\r\n    <div class=\"dialog-overlay\" data-a11y-dialog-hide><\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"dialog-content-holder max-width\" role=\"document\">\r\n        <div class=\"clip-top clip-offset p-t-30 has-cream-background-color\"><\/div>\r\n        <div class=\"has-cream-background-color p-l-20 p-r-20 p-b-20\">\r\n            <button data-a11y-dialog-hide class=\"dialog-close\" aria-label=\"Cerrar ventana\">\u00d7<\/button>\r\n\r\n            <h1 class=\"size-h2\" id=\"Henry Jacobs, Deputy Director\">Henry Jacobs, Deputy Director<\/h1>\r\n\r\n            <div class=\"dialog-content\">\r\n                <p>As Deputy Director, Henry oversees outreach efforts and communications for the organization. He also manages fundraising, donor stewardship and programs specific to the Middle Chattahoochee region.<\/p>\n<p>Henry grew up in Decatur, Georgia, attended LaGrange College and graduated in 2013 with a degree in History. He interned with Chattahoochee Riverkeeper before assuming a full-time role with the organization in August 2013. In 2020, he was named to Georgia Trend Magazine\u2019s Georgia 40 Under 40 list.<\/p>\n<p>Henry and his wife Robin live on twelve acres between LaGrange and Columbus, and along with his work for CRK, pursues photography, documentary filmmaking and music.<\/p>\n            <\/div>\r\n\r\n        <\/div>\r\n        <div class=\"clip-bottom clip-offset p-b-30 has-cream-background-color\"><\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n\r\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:10%\"><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:45%\"><figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-image-mask-flip\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"684\" src=\"https:\/\/chattahoochee.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Kyndall-12.7.2021-1024x684.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-19297\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chattahoochee.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Kyndall-12.7.2021-1024x684.png 1024w, https:\/\/chattahoochee.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Kyndall-12.7.2021-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/chattahoochee.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Kyndall-12.7.2021-768x513.png 768w, https:\/\/chattahoochee.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Kyndall-12.7.2021-1536x1026.png 1536w, https:\/\/chattahoochee.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Kyndall-12.7.2021-2048x1368.png 2048w, https:\/\/chattahoochee.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Kyndall-12.7.2021-18x12.png 18w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Kyndall Thiessen<\/h2>\n\n<p class=\"has-tan-color has-text-color\">Director de Desarrollo<\/p>\n\n<p>An Atlanta native with a passion for strengthening communities, Kyndall leads the CRK team responsible for fundraising, sponsorships, donor stewardship, membership services, outreach, and engagement.<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons\">\r\n    <div class=\"wp-block-button\">\r\n        <a href=\"#\" class=\"modal-open-btn wp-block-button__link has-blue-background-color has-cream-color\" id=\"block_e5cde660a3dbdacc4717fa00d62cf150\" data-a11y-dialog-show=\"block_e5cde660a3dbdacc4717fa00d62cf150\">\r\n            Leer biograf\u00eda        <\/a>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n\r\n            <div class=\"wp-block-button material-icons email-btn\">\r\n            <a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-green-background-color has-background\" href=\"mailto:kthiessen@chattahoochee.org\" target=\"_blank\">Email<\/a>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n    \r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n<div class=\"dialog-container\" id=\"dialog\" data-a11y-dialog=\"block_e5cde660a3dbdacc4717fa00d62cf150\" aria-labelledby=\"Kyndall Thiessen, Development Director\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\r\n\r\n    <div class=\"dialog-overlay\" data-a11y-dialog-hide><\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"dialog-content-holder max-width\" role=\"document\">\r\n        <div class=\"clip-top clip-offset p-t-30 has-cream-background-color\"><\/div>\r\n        <div class=\"has-cream-background-color p-l-20 p-r-20 p-b-20\">\r\n            <button data-a11y-dialog-hide class=\"dialog-close\" aria-label=\"Cerrar ventana\">\u00d7<\/button>\r\n\r\n            <h1 class=\"size-h2\" id=\"Kyndall Thiessen, Development Director\">Kyndall Thiessen, director de desarrollo<\/h1>\r\n\r\n            <div class=\"dialog-content\">\r\n                <p>Nacida en Atlanta y apasionada por fortalecer las comunidades, Kyndall recibi\u00f3 su Maestr\u00eda en Trabajo Social de la Universidad de Georgia en 2014. All\u00ed, se centr\u00f3 en el empoderamiento de la comunidad y el desarrollo de programas, al mismo tiempo que obtuvo un certificado en gesti\u00f3n sin fines de lucro. Desde entonces, Kyndall ha practicado la gesti\u00f3n y la recaudaci\u00f3n de fondos sin fines de lucro en varias organizaciones en el \u00e1rea metropolitana de Atlanta antes de unirse al equipo de Chattahoochee Riverkeeper en 2019.<\/p>\n<p>Como directora de desarrollo, Kyndall dirige el equipo de CRK responsable de la recaudaci\u00f3n de fondos, los patrocinios, la administraci\u00f3n de donantes, los servicios de membres\u00eda, la divulgaci\u00f3n y la participaci\u00f3n. Le gusta ayudar a los miembros a sentirse conectados con su fuente de agua y retribuir a trav\u00e9s del voluntariado, las aventuras al aire libre y la filantrop\u00eda.<\/p>\n<p>Kyndall lives in Woodstock with her husband, young son, and cat. In her free time, she loves cooking, baking, hiking, and reading.<\/p>\n            <\/div>\r\n\r\n        <\/div>\r\n        <div class=\"clip-bottom clip-offset p-b-30 has-cream-background-color\"><\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n\r\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<p><\/p>\n\r\n    <\/div>\r\n<\/div><div id=\"crk_section_block_8c26beef4f6fa934ecb93154b17bea84\" class=\"crk-section color-blue-bg\">\r\n    <div class=\"crk-section-container pos-rel max-width\">\r\n        \n<p><\/p>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\"><div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/chattahoochee.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/atlanta_office_image-01-1024x720.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17824\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chattahoochee.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/atlanta_office_image-01-1024x720.png 1024w, https:\/\/chattahoochee.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/atlanta_office_image-01-300x211.png 300w, https:\/\/chattahoochee.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/atlanta_office_image-01-768x540.png 768w, https:\/\/chattahoochee.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/atlanta_office_image-01-18x12.png 18w, https:\/\/chattahoochee.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/atlanta_office_image-01.png 1342w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-cream-color has-text-color\">Personal de la oficina de Atlanta<\/h2>\n\n<p class=\"has-cream-color has-text-color\">6020 River View Road SE<br>Suite 100<br>Esmirna, GA 30126<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"has-cream-color has-text-color\"><i class=\"fa fa-phone-alt color-light-blue m-r-10\"><\/i>404-352-9828<br><i class=\"fa fa-fax color-light-blue m-r-10\"><\/i>404-352-8676<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\r\n    <\/div>\r\n<\/div><div id=\"crk_section_block_b3dad0343ab3863b0d30114a6a1d2938\" class=\"crk-section color-white-bg\">\r\n    <div class=\"crk-section-container pos-rel max-width\">\r\n        \n<div id=\"block_f3cb7a86a890bf6e51d39bf3e7acb13e\" class=\"crk-block-columns crk-grid\" style=\"grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr);\">\r\n    \n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-style-image-mask\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"904\" height=\"604\" src=\"https:\/\/chattahoochee.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Tammy-Bates-resized4.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-22598\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chattahoochee.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Tammy-Bates-resized4.png 904w, https:\/\/chattahoochee.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Tammy-Bates-resized4-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/chattahoochee.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Tammy-Bates-resized4-768x513.png 768w, https:\/\/chattahoochee.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Tammy-Bates-resized4-18x12.png 18w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 904px) 100vw, 904px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading m-b-0\">Tammy Bates<\/h2>\n\n<p class=\"has-tan-color has-text-color\">Directora de Salidas<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons\">\r\n    <div class=\"wp-block-button\">\r\n        <a href=\"#\" class=\"modal-open-btn wp-block-button__link has-blue-background-color has-cream-color\" id=\"block_96e0d5c7fa3e3db83cc78efb43f307f2\" data-a11y-dialog-show=\"block_96e0d5c7fa3e3db83cc78efb43f307f2\">\r\n            Leer biograf\u00eda        <\/a>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n\r\n            <div class=\"wp-block-button material-icons email-btn\">\r\n            <a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-green-background-color has-background\" href=\"mailto:tbates@chattahoochee.org\" target=\"_blank\">Email<\/a>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n    \r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n<div class=\"dialog-container\" id=\"dialog\" data-a11y-dialog=\"block_96e0d5c7fa3e3db83cc78efb43f307f2\" aria-labelledby=\"Tammy Bates, Outings Director\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\r\n\r\n    <div class=\"dialog-overlay\" data-a11y-dialog-hide><\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"dialog-content-holder max-width\" role=\"document\">\r\n        <div class=\"clip-top clip-offset p-t-30 has-cream-background-color\"><\/div>\r\n        <div class=\"has-cream-background-color p-l-20 p-r-20 p-b-20\">\r\n            <button data-a11y-dialog-hide class=\"dialog-close\" aria-label=\"Cerrar ventana\">\u00d7<\/button>\r\n\r\n            <h1 class=\"size-h2\" id=\"Tammy Bates, Outings Director\">Tammy Bates, directora de excursiones<\/h1>\r\n\r\n            <div class=\"dialog-content\">\r\n                <p>Tammy Bates ha llamado hogar a Atlanta desde 1985. Su pasi\u00f3n por los r\u00edos y lagos comenz\u00f3 temprano mientras pasaba tiempo con su familia en el r\u00edo Wolf en MS, luego en una casa flotante en el embalse en Jackson, MS. Su amor por la jardiner\u00eda tambi\u00e9n comenz\u00f3 temprano al ayudar a su abuela en Lake, MS.<\/p>\n<p>Tammy fue directora de marketing de una empresa de distribuci\u00f3n de software durante 14 a\u00f1os. La gesti\u00f3n de eventos era parte de su funci\u00f3n all\u00ed y descubri\u00f3 su amor por la gesti\u00f3n de todo tipo de eventos. Dej\u00f3 el mundo corporativo en 2002 y comenz\u00f3 su propio negocio, Pine Street Group LLC, una empresa de gesti\u00f3n de eventos de servicio completo.<\/p>\n<p>En 2007, tuvo la oportunidad de trabajar con Chattahoochee Riverkeeper, administrando eventos y excursiones para recaudar fondos. Su temprana pasi\u00f3n por los r\u00edos la ha llevado a liderar viajes de remo y hacer que la gente salga al agua para disfrutar de la cuenca de Chattahoochee.<\/p>\n<p>Tammy tambi\u00e9n dirige nuestras limpiezas en tierra y con paletas. Ella organiza a los voluntarios y en promedio retiran entre 15 y 30 toneladas cada a\u00f1o.<\/p>\n<p>Tammy es una profesional certificada en reuniones, as\u00ed como instructora de kayak de nivel II de ACA, rescate acu\u00e1tico r\u00e1pido de nivel 4 de ACA, capacitada en primeros auxilios y RCP en \u00e1reas silvestres, y es maestra jardinera en el condado de Cobb. Tambi\u00e9n forma parte de la Junta de Conservaci\u00f3n de Parques de Chattahoochee, el grupo oficial de amigos del \u00c1rea Recreativa Nacional del R\u00edo Chattahoochee.<\/p>\n<p>Tammy y su esposo Jerry residen en una granja de 1920 en dos acres en Powder Springs, donde disfrutan de la renovaci\u00f3n de la casa y la creaci\u00f3n de un paisaje comestible.<\/p>\n            <\/div>\r\n\r\n        <\/div>\r\n        <div class=\"clip-bottom clip-offset p-b-30 has-cream-background-color\"><\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n\r\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-image-mask-flip\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/chattahoochee.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Candace-Baumann-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-23292\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chattahoochee.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Candace-Baumann-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/chattahoochee.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Candace-Baumann-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/chattahoochee.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Candace-Baumann-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/chattahoochee.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Candace-Baumann-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/chattahoochee.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Candace-Baumann-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/chattahoochee.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Candace-Baumann-18x12.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading m-b-0\">Candace Baumann<\/h2>\n\n<p class=\"has-tan-color has-text-color\">Executive Assistant &amp; Director of Becca Sue Klein All Kids Fish<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons\">\r\n    <div class=\"wp-block-button\">\r\n        <a href=\"#\" class=\"modal-open-btn wp-block-button__link has-blue-background-color has-cream-color\" id=\"block_4ffe2016eb94e7001bb13654e0b7afe5\" data-a11y-dialog-show=\"block_4ffe2016eb94e7001bb13654e0b7afe5\">\r\n            Leer biograf\u00eda        <\/a>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n\r\n            <div class=\"wp-block-button material-icons email-btn\">\r\n            <a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-green-background-color has-background\" href=\"mailto:cbaumann@chattahoochee.org\" target=\"_blank\">Email<\/a>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n    \r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n<div class=\"dialog-container\" id=\"dialog\" data-a11y-dialog=\"block_4ffe2016eb94e7001bb13654e0b7afe5\" aria-labelledby=\"Candace Baumann, Executive Assistant &#038; Director of Becca Sue Klein All Kids Fish\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\r\n\r\n    <div class=\"dialog-overlay\" data-a11y-dialog-hide><\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"dialog-content-holder max-width\" role=\"document\">\r\n        <div class=\"clip-top clip-offset p-t-30 has-cream-background-color\"><\/div>\r\n        <div class=\"has-cream-background-color p-l-20 p-r-20 p-b-20\">\r\n            <button data-a11y-dialog-hide class=\"dialog-close\" aria-label=\"Cerrar ventana\">\u00d7<\/button>\r\n\r\n            <h1 class=\"size-h2\" id=\"Candace Baumann, Executive Assistant &#038; Director of Becca Sue Klein All Kids Fish\">Candace Baumann, Executive Assistant &#038; Director of Becca Sue Klein All Kids Fish<\/h1>\r\n\r\n            <div class=\"dialog-content\">\r\n                <p>Candace Baumann is the Executive Assistant for Chattahoochee Riverkeeper and the Director of the Becca Sue Klein All Kids Fish program. She brings a wealth of experience and a passion for the environment to her role. Born and raised in Alabama, Candace made Atlanta her home in 2010 after relocating from Florida. A graduate of the University of Alabama, she holds a degree in Marketing Analysis with a minor in Computing Technology Applications.<\/p>\n<p>Candace&#8217;s early years were marked by a love for dance and the outdoors. Whether exploring the woods behind her childhood home or spending summers camping, spin fishing at the lake, and hiking the Smoky Mountains, she developed a deep appreciation for nature. Her 20-year career in customer service, with notable stints at Sony in Miami, First Service in Fort Lauderdale, and Orvis in Atlanta, reflects her commitment to excellence and a client-centric approach.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to her professional achievements, Candace is a licensed RYT-200 Yoga instructor. Residing in Buckhead, she embraces an active lifestyle, practicing yoga daily and exploring the great outdoors through walks and hikes in the state parks.<\/p>\n            <\/div>\r\n\r\n        <\/div>\r\n        <div class=\"clip-bottom clip-offset p-b-30 has-cream-background-color\"><\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n\r\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-image-mask\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"684\" src=\"https:\/\/chattahoochee.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Madison-Gordon-size-1024x684.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-25223\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chattahoochee.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Madison-Gordon-size-1024x684.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/chattahoochee.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Madison-Gordon-size-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/chattahoochee.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Madison-Gordon-size-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/chattahoochee.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Madison-Gordon-size-1536x1026.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/chattahoochee.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Madison-Gordon-size-2048x1368.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/chattahoochee.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Madison-Gordon-size-18x12.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading m-b-0\">Madison Gordon<\/h2>\n\n<p class=\"has-tan-color has-text-color\">Margie Cohen Fellow<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons\">\r\n    <div class=\"wp-block-button\">\r\n        <a href=\"#\" class=\"modal-open-btn wp-block-button__link has-blue-background-color has-cream-color\" id=\"block_4700a59057c9d639443217de13524408\" data-a11y-dialog-show=\"block_4700a59057c9d639443217de13524408\">\r\n            Leer biograf\u00eda        <\/a>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n\r\n            <div class=\"wp-block-button material-icons email-btn\">\r\n            <a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-green-background-color has-background\" href=\"mailto:mgordon@chattahoochee.org\" target=\"_blank\">Email<\/a>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n    \r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n<div class=\"dialog-container\" id=\"dialog\" data-a11y-dialog=\"block_4700a59057c9d639443217de13524408\" aria-labelledby=\"Madison Gordon, Margie Cohen Fellow\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\r\n\r\n    <div class=\"dialog-overlay\" data-a11y-dialog-hide><\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"dialog-content-holder max-width\" role=\"document\">\r\n        <div class=\"clip-top clip-offset p-t-30 has-cream-background-color\"><\/div>\r\n        <div class=\"has-cream-background-color p-l-20 p-r-20 p-b-20\">\r\n            <button data-a11y-dialog-hide class=\"dialog-close\" aria-label=\"Cerrar ventana\">\u00d7<\/button>\r\n\r\n            <h1 class=\"size-h2\" id=\"Madison Gordon, Margie Cohen Fellow\">Madison Gordon, Margie Cohen Fellow<\/h1>\r\n\r\n            <div class=\"dialog-content\">\r\n                <p>Madison Gordon is a graduate student in Biological Sciences at Georgia State University, where her research focuses on environmental microbiology, antibiotic resistance, and water quality in the Chattahoochee River Basin. She is particularly interested in the role of natural plant-derived compounds as sustainable alternatives to pharmaceutical antibiotics for mitigating microbial contamination in urban watersheds.<\/p>\n<p>Originally from Georgia, Madison\u2019s connection to the Chattahoochee River runs deep. Her passion for protecting Georgia\u2019s waterways has led her to present her research at multiple scientific conferences and contribute to ongoing efforts in public health and environmental stewardship.<\/p>\n<p>As part of her work with Chattahoochee Riverkeeper, Madison supports field sampling, laboratory analysis, and public engagement initiatives aimed at preserving the health of the river and surrounding communities. She brings a strong background in microbiology and a commitment to science-based environmental advocacy.<\/p>\n            <\/div>\r\n\r\n        <\/div>\r\n        <div class=\"clip-bottom clip-offset p-b-30 has-cream-background-color\"><\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n\r\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-image-mask\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"684\" src=\"https:\/\/chattahoochee.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Jillian-3.3.2021-1024x684.png\" alt=\"jillian griffin development association chattahoochee riverkeeper\" class=\"wp-image-17015\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chattahoochee.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Jillian-3.3.2021-1024x684.png 1024w, https:\/\/chattahoochee.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Jillian-3.3.2021-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/chattahoochee.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Jillian-3.3.2021-768x513.png 768w, https:\/\/chattahoochee.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Jillian-3.3.2021-1536x1026.png 1536w, https:\/\/chattahoochee.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Jillian-3.3.2021-18x12.png 18w, https:\/\/chattahoochee.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Jillian-3.3.2021.png 1883w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading m-b-0\">Jillian Griffin<\/h2>\n\n<p class=\"has-tan-color has-text-color\">Atlanta Outreach Manager<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons\">\r\n    <div class=\"wp-block-button\">\r\n        <a href=\"#\" class=\"modal-open-btn wp-block-button__link has-blue-background-color has-cream-color\" id=\"block_69cdf069707e014b4a01e029284c64a2\" data-a11y-dialog-show=\"block_69cdf069707e014b4a01e029284c64a2\">\r\n            Leer biograf\u00eda        <\/a>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n\r\n            <div class=\"wp-block-button material-icons email-btn\">\r\n            <a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-green-background-color has-background\" href=\"mailto:jgriffin@chattahoochee.org\" target=\"_blank\">Email<\/a>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n    \r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n<div class=\"dialog-container\" id=\"dialog\" data-a11y-dialog=\"block_69cdf069707e014b4a01e029284c64a2\" aria-labelledby=\"Jillian Griffin, Atlanta Outreach Manager\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\r\n\r\n    <div class=\"dialog-overlay\" data-a11y-dialog-hide><\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"dialog-content-holder max-width\" role=\"document\">\r\n        <div class=\"clip-top clip-offset p-t-30 has-cream-background-color\"><\/div>\r\n        <div class=\"has-cream-background-color p-l-20 p-r-20 p-b-20\">\r\n            <button data-a11y-dialog-hide class=\"dialog-close\" aria-label=\"Cerrar ventana\">\u00d7<\/button>\r\n\r\n            <h1 class=\"size-h2\" id=\"Jillian Griffin, Atlanta Outreach Manager\">Jillian Griffin, Atlanta Outreach Manager<\/h1>\r\n\r\n            <div class=\"dialog-content\">\r\n                <p>Nacida en Connecticut y criada en Georgia, Jillian pas\u00f3 gran parte de su infancia disfrutando del aire libre, desde explorar los bosques detr\u00e1s de la casa de su infancia hasta hacer caminatas por el sureste con su familia. Se gradu\u00f3 de la Universidad de West Georgia con un t\u00edtulo en estudios ambientales y ha trabajado con una variedad de organizaciones sin fines de lucro para desarrollar su conocimiento en administraci\u00f3n de organizaciones sin fines de lucro y alcance comunitario. Su pasi\u00f3n por el medio ambiente, su preservaci\u00f3n y la conciencia comunitaria ha sido una constante a lo largo de los a\u00f1os.<\/p>\n<p>As Chattahoochee Riverkeeper\u2019s Atlanta Outreach Manager, Jillian works with the organization\u2019s development and program teams to provide opportunities for youth through CRK\u2019s Water Warrior programs, manages the organization\u2019s outreach efforts, and is the point of contact for members. She enjoys making connections with individuals, schools, and community partners, educating them about CRK\u2019s mission, programs, volunteer opportunities, and events.<\/p>\n<p>Jillian lives in Cumming with her husband and three pets. They enjoy hiking in state parks and kayaking on the river in their spare time.<\/p>\n            <\/div>\r\n\r\n        <\/div>\r\n        <div class=\"clip-bottom clip-offset p-b-30 has-cream-background-color\"><\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n\r\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-style-image-mask\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"904\" height=\"604\" src=\"https:\/\/chattahoochee.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/ChrisManganiello_v1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-15343\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chattahoochee.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/ChrisManganiello_v1.jpg 904w, https:\/\/chattahoochee.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/ChrisManganiello_v1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/chattahoochee.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/ChrisManganiello_v1-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/chattahoochee.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/ChrisManganiello_v1-18x12.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 904px) 100vw, 904px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading m-b-0\">chris manganiello<\/h2>\n\n<p class=\"has-tan-color has-text-color\">Director de Pol\u00edtica de Agua<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons\">\r\n    <div class=\"wp-block-button\">\r\n        <a href=\"#\" class=\"modal-open-btn wp-block-button__link has-blue-background-color has-cream-color\" id=\"block_2747500584a28e4de00e4da4f7a5dacd\" data-a11y-dialog-show=\"block_2747500584a28e4de00e4da4f7a5dacd\">\r\n            Leer biograf\u00eda        <\/a>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n\r\n            <div class=\"wp-block-button material-icons email-btn\">\r\n            <a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-green-background-color has-background\" href=\"mailto:cmanganiello@chattahoochee.org\" target=\"_blank\">Email<\/a>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n    \r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n<div class=\"dialog-container\" id=\"dialog\" data-a11y-dialog=\"block_2747500584a28e4de00e4da4f7a5dacd\" aria-labelledby=\"Chris Manganiello, Water Policy Director\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\r\n\r\n    <div class=\"dialog-overlay\" data-a11y-dialog-hide><\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"dialog-content-holder max-width\" role=\"document\">\r\n        <div class=\"clip-top clip-offset p-t-30 has-cream-background-color\"><\/div>\r\n        <div class=\"has-cream-background-color p-l-20 p-r-20 p-b-20\">\r\n            <button data-a11y-dialog-hide class=\"dialog-close\" aria-label=\"Cerrar ventana\">\u00d7<\/button>\r\n\r\n            <h1 class=\"size-h2\" id=\"Chris Manganiello, Water Policy Director\">Chris Manganiello, director de pol\u00edticas de agua<\/h1>\r\n\r\n            <div class=\"dialog-content\">\r\n                <p>Chris Manganiello es el director de pol\u00edticas de agua de Chattahoochee Riverkeeper. Dirige el programa de suministro de agua de la organizaci\u00f3n y realiza un seguimiento de la planificaci\u00f3n regional del agua en la cuenca del r\u00edo Chattahoochee. Adem\u00e1s, Chris trabaja en iniciativas legislativas para garantizar que haya suficiente agua limpia para comunidades, entornos y econom\u00edas saludables.<br \/>\nChris es el autor de un libro, titulado Southern Water, Southern Power: How the Politics of Cheap Energy and Water Scarcity Shaped a Region (The University of North Carolina Press, 2015). El libro va m\u00e1s all\u00e1 de los conocidos relatos de las inundaciones en el valle del Misisip\u00ed y la irrigaci\u00f3n en el oeste de los Estados Unidos para revelar la disputada historia del agua en una regi\u00f3n que se supone que tiene abundancia.<\/p>\n<p>Originario de Maryland, creci\u00f3 andando en bicicleta en &#039;arroyos&#039; bordeados de concreto y explorando el para\u00edso recreativo del r\u00edo Potomac en el coraz\u00f3n de la regi\u00f3n metropolitana de Washington, DC. Despu\u00e9s de vivir en la costa de Florida y en las monta\u00f1as de Carolina del Norte, Chris recibi\u00f3 su doctorado en historia ambiental de la Universidad de Georgia en 2010. Fue miembro de la Instituci\u00f3n Smithsonian y miembro de la facultad de la Universidad de Georgia y Georgia Gwinnett College. Chris ha publicado en Journal of the History of Biology, Journal of Southern History and Southern Cultures, y fue coeditor, con Paul S. Sutter, de Environmental History and the American South: A Reader (University of Georgia Press, 2009).<\/p>\n<p>De 2012 a 2016, Chris se desempe\u00f1\u00f3 como director de pol\u00edticas en Georgia River Network, donde involucr\u00f3 y empoder\u00f3 a ciudadanos, grupos de r\u00edos y otros socios para defender las protecciones de r\u00edos locales, estatales y federales.<\/p>\n<p>These days, Chris walks with his wife and two young children in Atlanta\u2019s neighborhood parks. When he can find time, he enjoys mountain biking throughout Georgia and wandering the southern Appalachians\u2019 National Forests.<\/p>\n            <\/div>\r\n\r\n        <\/div>\r\n        <div class=\"clip-bottom clip-offset p-b-30 has-cream-background-color\"><\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n\r\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-style-image-mask\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"904\" height=\"604\" src=\"https:\/\/chattahoochee.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Carol.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17013\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chattahoochee.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Carol.jpg 904w, https:\/\/chattahoochee.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Carol-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/chattahoochee.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Carol-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/chattahoochee.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Carol-18x12.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 904px) 100vw, 904px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading m-b-0\">carol macintosh<\/h2>\n\n<p class=\"has-tan-color has-text-color\">Finance &amp; Operations Manager<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons\">\r\n    <div class=\"wp-block-button\">\r\n        <a href=\"#\" class=\"modal-open-btn wp-block-button__link has-blue-background-color has-cream-color\" id=\"block_1ea5b1c2a201ae1bd0210ada4daf844c\" data-a11y-dialog-show=\"block_1ea5b1c2a201ae1bd0210ada4daf844c\">\r\n            Leer biograf\u00eda        <\/a>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n\r\n            <div class=\"wp-block-button material-icons email-btn\">\r\n            <a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-green-background-color has-background\" href=\"mailto:cmcintosh@chattahoochee.org\" target=\"_blank\">Email<\/a>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n    \r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n<div class=\"dialog-container\" id=\"dialog\" data-a11y-dialog=\"block_1ea5b1c2a201ae1bd0210ada4daf844c\" aria-labelledby=\"Carol McIntosh, Finance &#038; Operations Manager\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\r\n\r\n    <div class=\"dialog-overlay\" data-a11y-dialog-hide><\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"dialog-content-holder max-width\" role=\"document\">\r\n        <div class=\"clip-top clip-offset p-t-30 has-cream-background-color\"><\/div>\r\n        <div class=\"has-cream-background-color p-l-20 p-r-20 p-b-20\">\r\n            <button data-a11y-dialog-hide class=\"dialog-close\" aria-label=\"Cerrar ventana\">\u00d7<\/button>\r\n\r\n            <h1 class=\"size-h2\" id=\"Carol McIntosh, Finance &#038; Operations Manager\">Carol McIntosh, Finance &#038; Operations Manager<\/h1>\r\n\r\n            <div class=\"dialog-content\">\r\n                <p>The daughter of a native Atlantan, Carol grew up in a small South Carolina community on the banks of the Savannah River. Summers in Atlanta with her dad often included shootin\u2019 the Hooch and frequent whitewater rafting trips on the Ocoee and Chattooga rivers.<\/p>\n<p>Carol received her B.A. in Communications from Georgia State University and her A.A.S. in Accounting from Gwinnett Technical College. Before coming to CRK, she held accounting and tax preparation positions in the private sector and with small local corporations. She was also the inaugural Sustainability Coordinator implementing the Zero Waste program at LiveNation\u2019s Ameris Bank Amphitheatre.<\/p>\n<p>When not working, Carol can be found volunteering, pet sitting, or spending time with her beloved granddaughter Sophia. She has volunteered with CRK at over eight annual Sweep the Hooch cleanups, the Walk for Water campaign, Back to the Chatt, Down the Hatch film festival, and fundraising for Orvis\u2019 Quality Hooch initiative.<\/p>\n            <\/div>\r\n\r\n        <\/div>\r\n        <div class=\"clip-bottom clip-offset p-b-30 has-cream-background-color\"><\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n\r\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-style-image-mask\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"904\" height=\"604\" src=\"https:\/\/chattahoochee.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Mike-new.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-24223\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chattahoochee.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Mike-new.png 904w, https:\/\/chattahoochee.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Mike-new-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/chattahoochee.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Mike-new-768x513.png 768w, https:\/\/chattahoochee.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Mike-new-18x12.png 18w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 904px) 100vw, 904px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading m-b-0\">mike meyer<\/h2>\n\n<p class=\"has-tan-color has-text-color\">Director del Programa de Vigilancia del Agua del Vecindario<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons\">\r\n    <div class=\"wp-block-button\">\r\n        <a href=\"#\" class=\"modal-open-btn wp-block-button__link has-blue-background-color has-cream-color\" id=\"block_7e8a2f45d172de2fb5c565d0947d8ade\" data-a11y-dialog-show=\"block_7e8a2f45d172de2fb5c565d0947d8ade\">\r\n            Leer biograf\u00eda        <\/a>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n\r\n            <div class=\"wp-block-button material-icons email-btn\">\r\n            <a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-green-background-color has-background\" href=\"mailto:mmeyer@chattahoochee.org\" target=\"_blank\">Email<\/a>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n    \r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n<div class=\"dialog-container\" id=\"dialog\" data-a11y-dialog=\"block_7e8a2f45d172de2fb5c565d0947d8ade\" aria-labelledby=\"Mike Meyer, Neighborhood Water Watch Program Director\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\r\n\r\n    <div class=\"dialog-overlay\" data-a11y-dialog-hide><\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"dialog-content-holder max-width\" role=\"document\">\r\n        <div class=\"clip-top clip-offset p-t-30 has-cream-background-color\"><\/div>\r\n        <div class=\"has-cream-background-color p-l-20 p-r-20 p-b-20\">\r\n            <button data-a11y-dialog-hide class=\"dialog-close\" aria-label=\"Cerrar ventana\">\u00d7<\/button>\r\n\r\n            <h1 class=\"size-h2\" id=\"Mike Meyer, Neighborhood Water Watch Program Director\">Mike Meyer, Director del Programa de Vigilancia del Agua del Vecindario<\/h1>\r\n\r\n            <div class=\"dialog-content\">\r\n                <p>Mike Meyer es el siempre entusiasta Director del Programa de Vigilancia del Agua en los Vecindarios de CRK. Desde trabajar con un equipo de voluntarios y personal para detectar y abordar las fuentes de contaminaci\u00f3n en el r\u00edo Chattahoochee y sus afluentes a trav\u00e9s del programa de recuperaci\u00f3n y monitoreo m\u00e1s completo e impactante del norte de Georgia, Neighborhood Water Watch, hasta realizar investigaciones de seguimiento, respuestas de l\u00ednea directa e iniciativas educativas a trav\u00e9s de En las capacitaciones y presentaciones de Adopt-A-Stream, a menudo se puede encontrar a Mike trabajando codo con codo con la comunidad o hasta el pecho en nuestras v\u00edas fluviales locales realizando inspecciones de campo de primera mano.<\/p>\n<p>Originario de Buffalo, Nueva York, Mike conoci\u00f3 por primera vez los problemas de calidad del agua de Atlanta en 2001 mientras trabajaba con el programa de AmeriCorps, Southwest Waters. Poco despu\u00e9s de graduarse de la Universidad de Oglethorpe con una licenciatura en biolog\u00eda, Mike comenz\u00f3 una pasant\u00eda en CRK, lo que lo llev\u00f3 a trabajar en el Departamento de Programas T\u00e9cnicos. Un \u00e1vido ambientalista, especialista capacitado en protecci\u00f3n de cuencas hidrogr\u00e1ficas e inspector certificado de control de sedimentos y erosi\u00f3n, Mike est\u00e1 interesado en trabajar para mejorar las v\u00edas fluviales urbanas y los espacios verdes.<\/p>\n<p>Apoya el entusiasmo cada vez mayor de Atlanta por conservar y recuperar sus espacios naturales para la vida silvestre y las personas por igual. Mike, residente desde hace mucho tiempo y partidario de las comunidades transitables de Atlanta, prefiere un vecindario en el que pueda obtener \u201cuna paleta helada, un taco y un video, todo en la misma cuadra\u201d.<\/p>\n            <\/div>\r\n\r\n        <\/div>\r\n        <div class=\"clip-bottom clip-offset p-b-30 has-cream-background-color\"><\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n\r\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-style-image-mask\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"904\" height=\"604\" src=\"https:\/\/chattahoochee.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Image-sizing-for-staff-photos.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-21722\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chattahoochee.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Image-sizing-for-staff-photos.png 904w, https:\/\/chattahoochee.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Image-sizing-for-staff-photos-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/chattahoochee.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Image-sizing-for-staff-photos-768x513.png 768w, https:\/\/chattahoochee.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Image-sizing-for-staff-photos-18x12.png 18w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 904px) 100vw, 904px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading m-b-0\">Rosemary Pitrone<\/h2>\n\n<p class=\"has-tan-color has-text-color\">Communications Director<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons\">\r\n    <div class=\"wp-block-button\">\r\n        <a href=\"#\" class=\"modal-open-btn wp-block-button__link has-blue-background-color has-cream-color\" id=\"block_8682ae8275d9f9d65882107ebe55ab40\" data-a11y-dialog-show=\"block_8682ae8275d9f9d65882107ebe55ab40\">\r\n            Leer biograf\u00eda        <\/a>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n\r\n            <div class=\"wp-block-button material-icons email-btn\">\r\n            <a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-green-background-color has-background\" href=\"mailto:rpitrone@chattahoochee.org\" target=\"_blank\">Email<\/a>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n    \r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n<div class=\"dialog-container\" id=\"dialog\" data-a11y-dialog=\"block_8682ae8275d9f9d65882107ebe55ab40\" aria-labelledby=\"Rosemary Pitrone, Communications Director\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\r\n\r\n    <div class=\"dialog-overlay\" data-a11y-dialog-hide><\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"dialog-content-holder max-width\" role=\"document\">\r\n        <div class=\"clip-top clip-offset p-t-30 has-cream-background-color\"><\/div>\r\n        <div class=\"has-cream-background-color p-l-20 p-r-20 p-b-20\">\r\n            <button data-a11y-dialog-hide class=\"dialog-close\" aria-label=\"Cerrar ventana\">\u00d7<\/button>\r\n\r\n            <h1 class=\"size-h2\" id=\"Rosemary Pitrone, Communications Director\">Rosemary Pitrone, Communications Director<\/h1>\r\n\r\n            <div class=\"dialog-content\">\r\n                <p>Rosemary Pitrone is the Communications Director for Chattahoochee Riverkeeper. A Georgia native, she received a degree in literature, media and communications from Georgia Tech and went on to work at Emory University, where she helped develop communications focused on health sciences research.<\/p>\n<p>As Communications Director, Rosemary\u2019s role includes managing Chattahoochee Riverkeeper\u2019s website, social media, and supporting various print and digital publications. In her spare time, she enjoys hiking and kicking back in a hammock with a good book.<\/p>\n            <\/div>\r\n\r\n        <\/div>\r\n        <div class=\"clip-bottom clip-offset p-b-30 has-cream-background-color\"><\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n\r\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-style-image-mask\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"904\" height=\"604\" src=\"https:\/\/chattahoochee.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Jessica-Sterling_v1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-15609\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chattahoochee.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Jessica-Sterling_v1.jpg 904w, https:\/\/chattahoochee.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Jessica-Sterling_v1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/chattahoochee.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Jessica-Sterling_v1-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/chattahoochee.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Jessica-Sterling_v1-18x12.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 904px) 100vw, 904px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading m-b-0\">jess esterlina<\/h2>\n\n<p class=\"has-tan-color has-text-color\">Director de Programas T\u00e9cnicos<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons\">\r\n    <div class=\"wp-block-button\">\r\n        <a href=\"#\" class=\"modal-open-btn wp-block-button__link has-blue-background-color has-cream-color\" id=\"block_6ccf4766c7c7d4f8fdd155a42b29ded8\" data-a11y-dialog-show=\"block_6ccf4766c7c7d4f8fdd155a42b29ded8\">\r\n            Leer biograf\u00eda        <\/a>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n\r\n            <div class=\"wp-block-button material-icons email-btn\">\r\n            <a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-green-background-color has-background\" href=\"mailto:jsterling@chattahoochee.org\" target=\"_blank\">Email<\/a>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n    \r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n<div class=\"dialog-container\" id=\"dialog\" data-a11y-dialog=\"block_6ccf4766c7c7d4f8fdd155a42b29ded8\" aria-labelledby=\"Jess Sterling, Technical Programs Director\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\r\n\r\n    <div class=\"dialog-overlay\" data-a11y-dialog-hide><\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"dialog-content-holder max-width\" role=\"document\">\r\n        <div class=\"clip-top clip-offset p-t-30 has-cream-background-color\"><\/div>\r\n        <div class=\"has-cream-background-color p-l-20 p-r-20 p-b-20\">\r\n            <button data-a11y-dialog-hide class=\"dialog-close\" aria-label=\"Cerrar ventana\">\u00d7<\/button>\r\n\r\n            <h1 class=\"size-h2\" id=\"Jess Sterling, Technical Programs Director\">Jess Sterling, director de programas t\u00e9cnicos<\/h1>\r\n\r\n            <div class=\"dialog-content\">\r\n                <p>Jess Sterling es el director de programas t\u00e9cnicos de Chattahoochee Riverkeeper. Ella administra el programa de Protecci\u00f3n de Arroyos y Comunidades de la Contaminaci\u00f3n Industrial (PSCIP) de CRK y otros proyectos de monitoreo e investigaci\u00f3n. Recibi\u00f3 su licenciatura de la Universidad de Ohio en 2003 y obtuvo su maestr\u00eda de la Escuela de Ecolog\u00eda Odum de la Universidad de Georgia en 2012. Para su tesis de maestr\u00eda, estudi\u00f3 los efectos de la contaminaci\u00f3n de fuentes difusas en los ecosistemas de arroyos urbanos en el Oconee superior cuenca del r\u00edo.<br \/>\nAntes de la escuela de posgrado, Jess realiz\u00f3 investigaciones en el Departamento de Agricultura de EE. UU. y en la Universidad de Georgia en Athens, Georgia. Particip\u00f3 activamente en la comunidad ambiental de Athens, sirviendo como presidenta de Upper Oconee Watershed Network (UOWN) y en el Comit\u00e9 de Conservaci\u00f3n del Agua del Condado de Athens-Clarke.<\/p>\n<p>Jess es originaria de Toledo, Ohio, y desarroll\u00f3 un amor por el agua durante los veranos que pasaba con su familia en el lago Erie. Se mud\u00f3 a Georgia en 2003, comenz\u00f3 a remar con amigos y se enamor\u00f3 de los diversos r\u00edos de Georgia. Jess ahora vive en el vecindario Kirkwood de Atlanta con su esposo, Ben, y sus tres hijos peque\u00f1os.<\/p>\n            <\/div>\r\n\r\n        <\/div>\r\n        <div class=\"clip-bottom clip-offset p-b-30 has-cream-background-color\"><\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n\r\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-style-image-mask\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"904\" height=\"604\" src=\"https:\/\/chattahoochee.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Stephanie-Stutts-resized3.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-22447\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chattahoochee.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Stephanie-Stutts-resized3.png 904w, https:\/\/chattahoochee.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Stephanie-Stutts-resized3-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/chattahoochee.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Stephanie-Stutts-resized3-768x513.png 768w, https:\/\/chattahoochee.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Stephanie-Stutts-resized3-18x12.png 18w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 904px) 100vw, 904px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading m-b-0\">Stephanie Stutts<\/h2>\n\n<p class=\"has-tan-color has-text-color\">Consejero general<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons\">\r\n    <div class=\"wp-block-button\">\r\n        <a href=\"#\" class=\"modal-open-btn wp-block-button__link has-blue-background-color has-cream-color\" id=\"block_173fa66c4befca9397c9e8d18ec174e8\" data-a11y-dialog-show=\"block_173fa66c4befca9397c9e8d18ec174e8\">\r\n            Read bio        <\/a>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n\r\n            <div class=\"wp-block-button material-icons email-btn\">\r\n            <a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-green-background-color has-background\" href=\"mailto:sstutts@chattahoochee.org\" target=\"_blank\">Email<\/a>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n    \r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n<div class=\"dialog-container\" id=\"dialog\" data-a11y-dialog=\"block_173fa66c4befca9397c9e8d18ec174e8\" aria-labelledby=\"Stephanie Stutts, General Counsel\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\r\n\r\n    <div class=\"dialog-overlay\" data-a11y-dialog-hide><\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"dialog-content-holder max-width\" role=\"document\">\r\n        <div class=\"clip-top clip-offset p-t-30 has-cream-background-color\"><\/div>\r\n        <div class=\"has-cream-background-color p-l-20 p-r-20 p-b-20\">\r\n            <button data-a11y-dialog-hide class=\"dialog-close\" aria-label=\"Cerrar ventana\">\u00d7<\/button>\r\n\r\n            <h1 class=\"size-h2\" id=\"Stephanie Stutts, General Counsel\">Stephanie Stutts, General Counsel<\/h1>\r\n\r\n            <div class=\"dialog-content\">\r\n                <p>Stephanie Stutts is the General Counsel for Chattahoochee Riverkeeper. She supports Riverkeeper and Executive Director Jason Ulseth in coordinating and implementing CRK\u2019s programs monitoring and protecting water quality on the river and its tributaries. Additionally, Stephanie manages CRK\u2019s general legal affairs, oversees the organization\u2019s litigation efforts in conjunction with outside counsel, and assists the staff in monitoring and ensuring that discharges from industrial operations into the Chattahoochee River watershed comply with state and federal law.<\/p>\n<p>Stephanie earned a BA in Environmental Studies and Psychology from Emory University, and a JD from the University of Georgia, where she continued to pursue her passion for environmental policy and justice. Before joining CRK, Stephanie served as a Staff Attorney for the Alcovy Judicial Circuit. <\/p>\n<p>In her spare time, Stephanie enjoys exploring the great outdoors with her dog, Riley, and foraging for mushrooms along the way.<\/p>\n            <\/div>\r\n\r\n        <\/div>\r\n        <div class=\"clip-bottom clip-offset p-b-30 has-cream-background-color\"><\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n\r\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-style-image-mask\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"904\" height=\"604\" src=\"https:\/\/chattahoochee.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/ChristinaYork_v1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-15565\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chattahoochee.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/ChristinaYork_v1.jpg 904w, https:\/\/chattahoochee.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/ChristinaYork_v1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/chattahoochee.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/ChristinaYork_v1-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/chattahoochee.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/ChristinaYork_v1-18x12.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 904px) 100vw, 904px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading m-b-0\">cristina york<\/h2>\n\n<p class=\"has-tan-color has-text-color\">Administrador de base de datos<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons\">\r\n    <div class=\"wp-block-button\">\r\n        <a href=\"#\" class=\"modal-open-btn wp-block-button__link has-blue-background-color has-cream-color\" id=\"block_a4a7224cbac157542d519db9338df4f1\" data-a11y-dialog-show=\"block_a4a7224cbac157542d519db9338df4f1\">\r\n            Leer biograf\u00eda        <\/a>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n\r\n            <div class=\"wp-block-button material-icons email-btn\">\r\n            <a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-green-background-color has-background\" href=\"mailto:cyork@chattahoochee.org\" target=\"_blank\">Email<\/a>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n    \r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n<div class=\"dialog-container\" id=\"dialog\" data-a11y-dialog=\"block_a4a7224cbac157542d519db9338df4f1\" aria-labelledby=\"Christina York, Database Manager\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\r\n\r\n    <div class=\"dialog-overlay\" data-a11y-dialog-hide><\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"dialog-content-holder max-width\" role=\"document\">\r\n        <div class=\"clip-top clip-offset p-t-30 has-cream-background-color\"><\/div>\r\n        <div class=\"has-cream-background-color p-l-20 p-r-20 p-b-20\">\r\n            <button data-a11y-dialog-hide class=\"dialog-close\" aria-label=\"Cerrar ventana\">\u00d7<\/button>\r\n\r\n            <h1 class=\"size-h2\" id=\"Christina York, Database Manager\">Christina York, administradora de base de datos<\/h1>\r\n\r\n            <div class=\"dialog-content\">\r\n                <p>Christina York es la administradora de la base de datos de CRK. Se gradu\u00f3 Summa Cum Laude de la Universidad Estatal de Georgia en 2002, con una especializaci\u00f3n en Filosof\u00eda y una especializaci\u00f3n en Ciencias Pol\u00edticas.<\/p>\n<p>Christina se encari\u00f1\u00f3 con el r\u00edo Chattahoochee despu\u00e9s de pasar mucho tiempo durante la escuela secundaria en Vickery Creek, que estaba justo al final de la calle de su escuela. Adem\u00e1s de sus intereses en el espacio y la astronom\u00eda, es una \u00e1vida lectora y amante de la m\u00fasica, tocando el piano la mayor parte de su vida.<\/p>\n<p>Christina vive en Cumming con su esposo, Eric; sus hijos, Xander y Cora.<\/p>\n            <\/div>\r\n\r\n        <\/div>\r\n        <div class=\"clip-bottom clip-offset p-b-30 has-cream-background-color\"><\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n\r\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-image-mask\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"669\" src=\"https:\/\/chattahoochee.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/JY-Headshot-3-1024x669.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17010\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chattahoochee.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/JY-Headshot-3-1024x669.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/chattahoochee.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/JY-Headshot-3-300x196.jpg 300w, https:\/\/chattahoochee.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/JY-Headshot-3-768x502.jpg 768w, https:\/\/chattahoochee.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/JY-Headshot-3-1536x1003.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/chattahoochee.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/JY-Headshot-3-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/chattahoochee.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/JY-Headshot-3.jpg 2001w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading m-b-0\">jordan yu<\/h2>\n\n<p class=\"has-tan-color has-text-color\">In-Stream Trash Removal Program Director<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons\">\r\n    <div class=\"wp-block-button\">\r\n        <a href=\"#\" class=\"modal-open-btn wp-block-button__link has-blue-background-color has-cream-color\" id=\"block_e80b0fabc13d26ca5679d490e636831a\" data-a11y-dialog-show=\"block_e80b0fabc13d26ca5679d490e636831a\">\r\n            Leer biograf\u00eda        <\/a>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n\r\n            <div class=\"wp-block-button material-icons email-btn\">\r\n            <a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-green-background-color has-background\" href=\"mailto:jyu@chattahoochee.org\" target=\"_blank\">Email<\/a>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n    \r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n<div class=\"dialog-container\" id=\"dialog\" data-a11y-dialog=\"block_e80b0fabc13d26ca5679d490e636831a\" aria-labelledby=\"Jordan Yu, In-Stream Trash Removal Program Director\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\r\n\r\n    <div class=\"dialog-overlay\" data-a11y-dialog-hide><\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"dialog-content-holder max-width\" role=\"document\">\r\n        <div class=\"clip-top clip-offset p-t-30 has-cream-background-color\"><\/div>\r\n        <div class=\"has-cream-background-color p-l-20 p-r-20 p-b-20\">\r\n            <button data-a11y-dialog-hide class=\"dialog-close\" aria-label=\"Cerrar ventana\">\u00d7<\/button>\r\n\r\n            <h1 class=\"size-h2\" id=\"Jordan Yu, In-Stream Trash Removal Program Director\">Jordan Yu, In-Stream Trash Removal Program Director<\/h1>\r\n\r\n            <div class=\"dialog-content\">\r\n                <p>Jordan is Chattahoochee Riverkeeper\u2019s In-Stream Trash Removal Program Director in our Smyrna office. Born in Washington state, Jordan received a B.A. from Reed College for Environmental Studies \u00ad\u2013 Chemistry before settling in Atlanta. After working for CRK as a Communications Intern, he joined as a full-time staff member in 2019.<\/p>\n<p>Jordan now manages CRK\u2019s Trash Trap Program as part of our Trash-Free Chattahoochee campaign. He can be found at CRK\u2019s outreach events, giving educational seminars, and hosting rain barrel workshops. In collaboration with our development team Jordan expands CRK\u2019s social media reach with photography and videography. Lastly, he assists in water quality monitoring across the Metro Atlanta area through our BacteriAlert, CASSI, and Neighborhood Water Watch Programs.<\/p>\n            <\/div>\r\n\r\n        <\/div>\r\n        <div class=\"clip-bottom clip-offset p-b-30 has-cream-background-color\"><\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n\r\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\r\n    <\/div>\r\n<\/div><div id=\"crk_section_block_ca6c22bcd170ee9f522b35fefbed1395\" class=\"crk-section color-light-blue-bg\">\r\n    <div class=\"crk-section-container pos-rel max-width\">\r\n        \n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\"><div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/chattahoochee.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/headwaters_office_image-01-1024x720.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17846\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chattahoochee.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/headwaters_office_image-01-1024x720.png 1024w, https:\/\/chattahoochee.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/headwaters_office_image-01-300x211.png 300w, https:\/\/chattahoochee.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/headwaters_office_image-01-768x540.png 768w, https:\/\/chattahoochee.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/headwaters_office_image-01-18x12.png 18w, https:\/\/chattahoochee.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/headwaters_office_image-01.png 1342w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Headwaters Office Staff<\/h2>\n\n<p class=\"has-blue-color has-text-color\">104 Washington Street NE<br>Gainesville, Georgia 30501<\/p>\n\n<p><i class=\"fa fa-phone-alt m-r-10\"><\/i>404-352-9828<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\r\n    <\/div>\r\n<\/div><div id=\"crk_section_block_29b0914f1245e7d8bc98f0062e09f41a\" class=\"crk-section color-white-bg\">\r\n    <div class=\"crk-section-container pos-rel max-width\">\r\n        \n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\"><div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-image-mask\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"684\" src=\"https:\/\/chattahoochee.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Bailey-Cuttle-headshot-1024x684.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-24820\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chattahoochee.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Bailey-Cuttle-headshot-1024x684.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/chattahoochee.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Bailey-Cuttle-headshot-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/chattahoochee.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Bailey-Cuttle-headshot-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/chattahoochee.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Bailey-Cuttle-headshot-1536x1026.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/chattahoochee.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Bailey-Cuttle-headshot-2048x1368.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/chattahoochee.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Bailey-Cuttle-headshot-18x12.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading m-b-0\">Bailey Cuttle<\/h2>\n\n<p class=\"has-tan-color has-text-color\">Headwaters Development Specialist<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons\">\r\n    <div class=\"wp-block-button\">\r\n        <a href=\"#\" class=\"modal-open-btn wp-block-button__link has-blue-background-color has-cream-color\" id=\"block_11268e0cce9f5d82a3a4e80846b2b370\" data-a11y-dialog-show=\"block_11268e0cce9f5d82a3a4e80846b2b370\">\r\n            Leer biograf\u00eda        <\/a>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n\r\n            <div class=\"wp-block-button material-icons email-btn\">\r\n            <a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-green-background-color has-background\" href=\"mailto:bcuttle@chattahoochee.org\" target=\"_blank\">Email<\/a>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n    \r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n<div class=\"dialog-container\" id=\"dialog\" data-a11y-dialog=\"block_11268e0cce9f5d82a3a4e80846b2b370\" aria-labelledby=\"Bailey Cuttle, Headwaters Development Specialist\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\r\n\r\n    <div class=\"dialog-overlay\" data-a11y-dialog-hide><\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"dialog-content-holder max-width\" role=\"document\">\r\n        <div class=\"clip-top clip-offset p-t-30 has-cream-background-color\"><\/div>\r\n        <div class=\"has-cream-background-color p-l-20 p-r-20 p-b-20\">\r\n            <button data-a11y-dialog-hide class=\"dialog-close\" aria-label=\"Cerrar ventana\">\u00d7<\/button>\r\n\r\n            <h1 class=\"size-h2\" id=\"Bailey Cuttle, Headwaters Development Specialist\">Bailey Cuttle, Headwaters Development Specialist<\/h1>\r\n\r\n            <div class=\"dialog-content\">\r\n                <p>Bailey Cuttle is the Headwaters Development Specialist for Chattahoochee Riverkeeper. Bailey received a Human Services and Nonprofit Management degree from Kennesaw State University. As Headwaters Development Specialist, Bailey&#8217;s role consists of fundraising and outreach in the Headwaters region.<\/p>\n<p>Bailey is a Georgia native who grew up in Cumming and moved back to Gainesville in 2024 with her partner, Charlie, and their dog, Lucky. She enjoys hiking, baking, and knitting in her free time, with Lucky never too far from her side.<\/p>\n            <\/div>\r\n\r\n        <\/div>\r\n        <div class=\"clip-bottom clip-offset p-b-30 has-cream-background-color\"><\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n\r\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-style-image-mask\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"904\" height=\"604\" src=\"https:\/\/chattahoochee.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Becca-Risser-edited.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-20921\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chattahoochee.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Becca-Risser-edited.png 904w, https:\/\/chattahoochee.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Becca-Risser-edited-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/chattahoochee.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Becca-Risser-edited-768x513.png 768w, https:\/\/chattahoochee.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Becca-Risser-edited-18x12.png 18w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 904px) 100vw, 904px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading m-b-0\">Becca Risser<\/h2>\n\n<p class=\"has-tan-color has-text-color\">Especialista en cuencas hidrogr\u00e1ficas Headwaters<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons\">\r\n    <div class=\"wp-block-button\">\r\n        <a href=\"#\" class=\"modal-open-btn wp-block-button__link has-blue-background-color has-cream-color\" id=\"block_9b4cbf2f3af8b29306004b1b471857eb\" data-a11y-dialog-show=\"block_9b4cbf2f3af8b29306004b1b471857eb\">\r\n            Leer biograf\u00eda        <\/a>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n\r\n            <div class=\"wp-block-button material-icons email-btn\">\r\n            <a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-green-background-color has-background\" href=\"mailto:brisser@chattahoochee.org\" target=\"_blank\">Email<\/a>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n    \r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n<div class=\"dialog-container\" id=\"dialog\" data-a11y-dialog=\"block_9b4cbf2f3af8b29306004b1b471857eb\" aria-labelledby=\"Becca Risser, Headwaters Watershed Specialist\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\r\n\r\n    <div class=\"dialog-overlay\" data-a11y-dialog-hide><\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"dialog-content-holder max-width\" role=\"document\">\r\n        <div class=\"clip-top clip-offset p-t-30 has-cream-background-color\"><\/div>\r\n        <div class=\"has-cream-background-color p-l-20 p-r-20 p-b-20\">\r\n            <button data-a11y-dialog-hide class=\"dialog-close\" aria-label=\"Cerrar ventana\">\u00d7<\/button>\r\n\r\n            <h1 class=\"size-h2\" id=\"Becca Risser, Headwaters Watershed Specialist\">Becca Risser, especialista en cuencas hidrogr\u00e1ficas Headwaters<\/h1>\r\n\r\n            <div class=\"dialog-content\">\r\n                <p>Becca es nativa de Georgia y se gradu\u00f3 de la Universidad de Georgia con una licenciatura en Ecolog\u00eda. Pas\u00f3 algunos a\u00f1os investigando el ciclo y el transporte de nutrientes en la vertiente norte de Alaska, pero prefiere el sur y ha vivido aqu\u00ed desde entonces. Antes de comenzar en CRK en 2022, Becca pas\u00f3 un a\u00f1o como becaria de CRK en el programa de aguas pluviales industriales y fue directora ejecutiva de la Asociaci\u00f3n de cuencas hidrogr\u00e1ficas del r\u00edo Soque en el condado de Habersham durante tres a\u00f1os.   <\/p>\n<p>Como especialista en cuencas hidrogr\u00e1ficas de cabeceras, Becca es responsable de llevar a cabo los programas de CRK al norte de la presa Buford. Ella administra el programa regional Neighborhood Water Watch, las llamadas a la l\u00ednea directa, el monitoreo de nutrientes del lago Lanier y cualquier otra necesidad del programa en Headwaters.  <\/p>\n<p>Becca lives in Cornelia, Georgia and enjoys hiking and canoeing in the north Georgia mountains in her free time. She also enjoys growing native plants in her garden and spends as much time with family as she can. Becca is thrilled to be able to share her passion for healthy watersheds with the Headwaters community.<\/p>\n            <\/div>\r\n\r\n        <\/div>\r\n        <div class=\"clip-bottom clip-offset p-b-30 has-cream-background-color\"><\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n\r\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><\/div><\/div>\n\r\n    <\/div>\r\n<\/div><div id=\"crk_section_block_38bb2d45bc8095e4567aa3a413f8edcd\" class=\"crk-section color-green-bg\">\r\n    <div class=\"crk-section-container pos-rel max-width\">\r\n        \n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\"><div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/chattahoochee.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/middle_office_image-01-1024x720.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17858\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chattahoochee.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/middle_office_image-01-1024x720.png 1024w, https:\/\/chattahoochee.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/middle_office_image-01-300x211.png 300w, https:\/\/chattahoochee.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/middle_office_image-01-768x540.png 768w, https:\/\/chattahoochee.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/middle_office_image-01-18x12.png 18w, https:\/\/chattahoochee.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/middle_office_image-01.png 1342w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-cream-color has-text-color\">Personal de la oficina regional de Middle Chattahoochee<\/h2>\n\n<p class=\"has-cream-color has-text-color\">300 Kingfisher Lane<br>La Grange, GA 30240<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"has-cream-color has-text-color\"><i class=\"has-orange-color fa fa-phone-alt m-r-10\"><\/i>404-352-9828<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\r\n    <\/div>\r\n<\/div><div id=\"crk_section_block_4114e1ecb6fe03223c7a3cd6ef364374\" class=\"crk-section color-white-bg\">\r\n    <div class=\"crk-section-container pos-rel max-width\">\r\n        \n<div id=\"block_d9a253439fca2c020112af3128b365a2\" class=\"crk-block-columns crk-grid\" style=\"grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr);\">\r\n    \n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-image-mask\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"684\" src=\"https:\/\/chattahoochee.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Gillian-Barber-resized-1024x684.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-23859\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chattahoochee.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Gillian-Barber-resized-1024x684.png 1024w, https:\/\/chattahoochee.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Gillian-Barber-resized-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/chattahoochee.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Gillian-Barber-resized-768x513.png 768w, https:\/\/chattahoochee.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Gillian-Barber-resized-1536x1026.png 1536w, https:\/\/chattahoochee.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Gillian-Barber-resized-2048x1368.png 2048w, https:\/\/chattahoochee.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Gillian-Barber-resized-18x12.png 18w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading m-b-0\">Gillian Barber<\/h2>\n\n<p class=\"has-tan-color has-text-color\">Education &amp; Watershed Protection Specialist<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons\">\r\n    <div class=\"wp-block-button\">\r\n        <a href=\"#\" class=\"modal-open-btn wp-block-button__link has-blue-background-color has-cream-color\" id=\"block_eaf7785920bdca182726156298b418ff\" data-a11y-dialog-show=\"block_eaf7785920bdca182726156298b418ff\">\r\n            Read more        <\/a>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n\r\n            <div class=\"wp-block-button material-icons email-btn\">\r\n            <a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-green-background-color has-background\" href=\"mailto:gbarber@chattahoochee.org\" target=\"_blank\">Email<\/a>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n    \r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n<div class=\"dialog-container\" id=\"dialog\" data-a11y-dialog=\"block_eaf7785920bdca182726156298b418ff\" aria-labelledby=\"Gillian Barber, Education &#038; Watershed Protection Specialist\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\r\n\r\n    <div class=\"dialog-overlay\" data-a11y-dialog-hide><\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"dialog-content-holder max-width\" role=\"document\">\r\n        <div class=\"clip-top clip-offset p-t-30 has-cream-background-color\"><\/div>\r\n        <div class=\"has-cream-background-color p-l-20 p-r-20 p-b-20\">\r\n            <button data-a11y-dialog-hide class=\"dialog-close\" aria-label=\"Cerrar ventana\">\u00d7<\/button>\r\n\r\n            <h1 class=\"size-h2\" id=\"Gillian Barber, Education &#038; Watershed Protection Specialist\">Gillian Barber, Education &#038; Watershed Protection Specialist<\/h1>\r\n\r\n            <div class=\"dialog-content\">\r\n                <p>Gillian Barber is Chattahoochee Riverkeeper\u2019s Education and Watershed Protection Specialist. She coordinates and oversees the West Point Lake Floating Classroom, monitors water quality in the Middle Chattahoochee region, and assists in maintaining CRK\u2019s in-stream litter removal devices. Additionally, Gillian monitors microplastic contamination in several Atlanta tributaries.<\/p>\n<p>Gillian, a Newnan, GA native, earned a BS in Biology from University of West Georgia and an MS in Biology from University of West Florida. While performing graduate research on the effects of increased rainfall on phytoplankton communities and water quality, Gillian found a passion for water quality improvement and ecosystem health, leading her to join Chattahoochee Riverkeeper in their goal of restoring and conserving the ecological health of the Chattahoochee River watershed.<\/p>\n<p>Gillian currently resides in Newnan, GA. In her spare time, Gillian enjoys painting, crafting, kayaking, and spending time with her corgi, Pippin, and her elderly cat, Misty.<\/p>\n            <\/div>\r\n\r\n        <\/div>\r\n        <div class=\"clip-bottom clip-offset p-b-30 has-cream-background-color\"><\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n\r\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-image-mask\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/chattahoochee.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Ashley-Headshot-10.5.2020-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14782\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chattahoochee.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Ashley-Headshot-10.5.2020-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/chattahoochee.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Ashley-Headshot-10.5.2020-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/chattahoochee.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Ashley-Headshot-10.5.2020-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/chattahoochee.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Ashley-Headshot-10.5.2020-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/chattahoochee.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Ashley-Headshot-10.5.2020-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/chattahoochee.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Ashley-Headshot-10.5.2020-18x12.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading m-b-0\">ashley desensi<\/h2>\n\n<p class=\"has-tan-color has-text-color\">Especialista en Programas T\u00e9cnicos<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons\">\r\n    <div class=\"wp-block-button\">\r\n        <a href=\"#\" class=\"modal-open-btn wp-block-button__link has-blue-background-color has-cream-color\" id=\"block_17a68a8193f5e70fd7bb86c8286a6a17\" data-a11y-dialog-show=\"block_17a68a8193f5e70fd7bb86c8286a6a17\">\r\n            Leer biograf\u00eda        <\/a>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n\r\n            <div class=\"wp-block-button material-icons email-btn\">\r\n            <a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-green-background-color has-background\" href=\"mailto:adesensi@chattahoochee.org\" target=\"_blank\">Email<\/a>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n    \r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n<div class=\"dialog-container\" id=\"dialog\" data-a11y-dialog=\"block_17a68a8193f5e70fd7bb86c8286a6a17\" aria-labelledby=\"Ashley Desensi, Technical Programs Specialist\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\r\n\r\n    <div class=\"dialog-overlay\" data-a11y-dialog-hide><\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"dialog-content-holder max-width\" role=\"document\">\r\n        <div class=\"clip-top clip-offset p-t-30 has-cream-background-color\"><\/div>\r\n        <div class=\"has-cream-background-color p-l-20 p-r-20 p-b-20\">\r\n            <button data-a11y-dialog-hide class=\"dialog-close\" aria-label=\"Cerrar ventana\">\u00d7<\/button>\r\n\r\n            <h1 class=\"size-h2\" id=\"Ashley Desensi, Technical Programs Specialist\">Ashley Desensi, especialista en programas t\u00e9cnicos<\/h1>\r\n\r\n            <div class=\"dialog-content\">\r\n                <p>A Georgia native, Ashley is a biology graduate of the Natural Sciences Master\u2019s Program at Columbus State University. She is a passionate naturalist with a love for botany and all things wild and has completed environmental surveys and projects in the Bahamas, Tanzania, and the Southeastern United States. She is a member of many environmental groups and serves as board member for the Middle Chattahoochee Sierra Club. She works with local groups on conservation and restoration projects using native plants and is on the committee for Whispering Hills Nature Preserve and Green Cemetery in LaGrange, GA.<\/p>\n<p>Ashley interned with CRK in Fall of 2019, working with water quality sampling in Columbus, and joined as a full-time staff member in January 2020. She is currently the Technical Programs Specialist for CRK and oversees water quality monitoring in the Middle Chattahoochee region as well as construction stormwater monitoring, industrial stormwater permitting, wastewater, GIS mapping, trash trap operations, and more.<\/p>\n<p>Ashley has spent time as an educator through Columbus State University\u2019s graduate teaching assistant program, and now works part-time as an educator in the College of Letters and Sciences at Columbus State. She works to mentor both undergraduate and graduate students of the sciences and serves as committee member for various research projects. She co-founded the Native Plant Coalition, a native plant education non-profit in 2023, which she runs with her wife, Veronica. In her spare time, she and her family enjoy camping, hiking, and botanizing throughout the Southeastern US and beyond.<\/p>\n            <\/div>\r\n\r\n        <\/div>\r\n        <div class=\"clip-bottom clip-offset p-b-30 has-cream-background-color\"><\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n\r\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-style-image-mask\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"904\" height=\"604\" src=\"https:\/\/chattahoochee.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Henry-Jacobs_2018.jpeg.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14972\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chattahoochee.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Henry-Jacobs_2018.jpeg.png 904w, https:\/\/chattahoochee.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Henry-Jacobs_2018.jpeg-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/chattahoochee.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Henry-Jacobs_2018.jpeg-768x513.png 768w, https:\/\/chattahoochee.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Henry-Jacobs_2018.jpeg-18x12.png 18w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 904px) 100vw, 904px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading m-b-0\">henry jacobs<\/h2>\n\n<p class=\"has-tan-color has-text-color\">Deputy Director<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons\">\r\n    <div class=\"wp-block-button\">\r\n        <a href=\"#\" class=\"modal-open-btn wp-block-button__link has-blue-background-color has-cream-color\" id=\"block_f4c2c41b9503eb80e184d687699d251e\" data-a11y-dialog-show=\"block_f4c2c41b9503eb80e184d687699d251e\">\r\n            Leer biograf\u00eda        <\/a>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n\r\n            <div class=\"wp-block-button material-icons email-btn\">\r\n            <a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-green-background-color has-background\" href=\"mailto:hjacobs@chattahoochee.org\" target=\"_blank\">Email<\/a>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n    \r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n<div class=\"dialog-container\" id=\"dialog\" data-a11y-dialog=\"block_f4c2c41b9503eb80e184d687699d251e\" aria-labelledby=\"Henry Jacobs, Deputy Director\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\r\n\r\n    <div class=\"dialog-overlay\" data-a11y-dialog-hide><\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"dialog-content-holder max-width\" role=\"document\">\r\n        <div class=\"clip-top clip-offset p-t-30 has-cream-background-color\"><\/div>\r\n        <div class=\"has-cream-background-color p-l-20 p-r-20 p-b-20\">\r\n            <button data-a11y-dialog-hide class=\"dialog-close\" aria-label=\"Cerrar ventana\">\u00d7<\/button>\r\n\r\n            <h1 class=\"size-h2\" id=\"Henry Jacobs, Deputy Director\">Henry Jacobs, Deputy Director<\/h1>\r\n\r\n            <div class=\"dialog-content\">\r\n                <p>As Deputy Director, Henry oversees outreach efforts and communications for the organization. He also manages fundraising, donor stewardship and programs specific to the Middle Chattahoochee region.<\/p>\n<p>Henry grew up in Decatur, Georgia, attended LaGrange College and graduated in 2013 with a degree in History. He interned with Chattahoochee Riverkeeper before assuming a full-time role with the organization in August 2013. In 2020, he was named to Georgia Trend Magazine\u2019s Georgia 40 Under 40 list. <\/p>\n<p>Henry and his wife Robin live on twelve acres between LaGrange and Columbus, and along with his work for CRK, pursues photography, documentary filmmaking and music.<\/p>\n            <\/div>\r\n\r\n        <\/div>\r\n        <div class=\"clip-bottom clip-offset p-b-30 has-cream-background-color\"><\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n\r\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-style-image-mask\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"904\" height=\"604\" src=\"https:\/\/chattahoochee.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Vanisha-Strahota.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-24893\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chattahoochee.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Vanisha-Strahota.png 904w, https:\/\/chattahoochee.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Vanisha-Strahota-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/chattahoochee.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Vanisha-Strahota-768x513.png 768w, https:\/\/chattahoochee.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Vanisha-Strahota-18x12.png 18w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 904px) 100vw, 904px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading m-b-0\">Vanisha Strahota<\/h2>\n\n<p class=\"has-tan-color has-text-color\">Especialista en Protecci\u00f3n de Cuencas<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons\">\r\n    <div class=\"wp-block-button\">\r\n        <a href=\"#\" class=\"modal-open-btn wp-block-button__link has-blue-background-color has-cream-color\" id=\"block_04212fe9d57d9e8935e7591a7d864094\" data-a11y-dialog-show=\"block_04212fe9d57d9e8935e7591a7d864094\">\r\n            Leer biograf\u00eda        <\/a>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n\r\n            <div class=\"wp-block-button material-icons email-btn\">\r\n            <a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-green-background-color has-background\" href=\"mailto:vstrahota@chattahoochee.org\" target=\"_blank\">Email<\/a>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n    \r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n<div class=\"dialog-container\" id=\"dialog\" data-a11y-dialog=\"block_04212fe9d57d9e8935e7591a7d864094\" aria-labelledby=\"Vanisha Strahota, Watershed Protection Specialist\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\r\n\r\n    <div class=\"dialog-overlay\" data-a11y-dialog-hide><\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"dialog-content-holder max-width\" role=\"document\">\r\n        <div class=\"clip-top clip-offset p-t-30 has-cream-background-color\"><\/div>\r\n        <div class=\"has-cream-background-color p-l-20 p-r-20 p-b-20\">\r\n            <button data-a11y-dialog-hide class=\"dialog-close\" aria-label=\"Cerrar ventana\">\u00d7<\/button>\r\n\r\n            <h1 class=\"size-h2\" id=\"Vanisha Strahota, Watershed Protection Specialist\">Vanisha Strahota, Watershed Protection Specialist<\/h1>\r\n\r\n            <div class=\"dialog-content\">\r\n                <p>A Georgia native and lifelong nature explorer, Vanisha Strahota first learned about Chattahoochee Riverkeeper while pursuing a B.S. in biology at Columbus State University (CSU). After graduation, she joined CRK as an intern and then as our first Columbus Technical Programs Fellow at our CSU lab space. She now works as Watershed Protection Specialist in the region.<\/p>\n<p>Vanisha\u2019s talents are best described by CSU professor Dr. Mike Newbrey: \u201cShe is bright, dedicated, broadly trained, and an excellent problem solver, making her predisposed to diagnose and identify complex environmental problems using science and technology.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>When not investigating water quality issues in Columbus and Phenix City, Vanisha enjoys working as a veterinary assistant and spending quality time with her toddler and her husband Alan.<\/p>\n            <\/div>\r\n\r\n        <\/div>\r\n        <div class=\"clip-bottom clip-offset p-b-30 has-cream-background-color\"><\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n\r\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading m-b-0\"><\/h2>\n\n<p class=\"has-tan-color has-text-color\"><\/p><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\r\n    <\/div>\r\n<\/div><div id=\"crk_section_block_d0d435cf719432955709596b86bc58c2\" class=\"crk-section color-orange-bg\">\r\n    <div class=\"crk-section-container pos-rel max-width\">\r\n        \n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\"><div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/chattahoochee.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/headwaters_office_image-01-1024x720.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17846\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chattahoochee.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/headwaters_office_image-01-1024x720.png 1024w, https:\/\/chattahoochee.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/headwaters_office_image-01-300x211.png 300w, https:\/\/chattahoochee.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/headwaters_office_image-01-768x540.png 768w, https:\/\/chattahoochee.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/headwaters_office_image-01-18x12.png 18w, https:\/\/chattahoochee.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/headwaters_office_image-01.png 1342w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Boat Captains &amp; <br>Aula flotante <br>Instructors<\/h2>\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/chattahoochee.org\/es\/our-work\/floating-classroom\/\">haga clic aqu\u00ed<\/a> for more information about the Floating Classroom program.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\r\n    <\/div>\r\n<\/div><div id=\"crk_section_block_4114e1ecb6fe03223c7a3cd6ef364374\" class=\"crk-section color-white-bg\">\r\n    <div class=\"crk-section-container pos-rel max-width\">\r\n        \n<div id=\"block_6c43d57ca34bc1b38a772ce1aa0bcb0d\" class=\"crk-block-columns crk-grid\" style=\"grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr);\">\r\n    \n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-image-mask\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"684\" src=\"https:\/\/chattahoochee.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Captain-TJ-Convery-size-1024x684.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-24897\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chattahoochee.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Captain-TJ-Convery-size-1024x684.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/chattahoochee.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Captain-TJ-Convery-size-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/chattahoochee.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Captain-TJ-Convery-size-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/chattahoochee.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Captain-TJ-Convery-size-1536x1026.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/chattahoochee.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Captain-TJ-Convery-size-2048x1368.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/chattahoochee.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Captain-TJ-Convery-size-18x12.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading m-b-0\">Capt. TJ Convery<\/h2>\n\n<p class=\"has-tan-color has-text-color\">Lake Lanier Aquatic Learning Center Captain<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-image-mask\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"684\" src=\"https:\/\/chattahoochee.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Captain-John-McCalpin-size-1-1024x684.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-24898\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chattahoochee.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Captain-John-McCalpin-size-1-1024x684.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/chattahoochee.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Captain-John-McCalpin-size-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/chattahoochee.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Captain-John-McCalpin-size-1-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/chattahoochee.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Captain-John-McCalpin-size-1-1536x1026.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/chattahoochee.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Captain-John-McCalpin-size-1-2048x1368.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/chattahoochee.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Captain-John-McCalpin-size-1-18x12.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading m-b-0\">Capt. John McCalpin<\/h2>\n\n<p class=\"has-tan-color has-text-color\">Lake Lanier Aquatic Learning Center Captain<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-style-image-mask\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1711\" src=\"https:\/\/chattahoochee.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Captain-Jim-West-placeholder-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-24899\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chattahoochee.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Captain-Jim-West-placeholder-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/chattahoochee.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Captain-Jim-West-placeholder-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/chattahoochee.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Captain-Jim-West-placeholder-1024x684.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/chattahoochee.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Captain-Jim-West-placeholder-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/chattahoochee.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Captain-Jim-West-placeholder-1536x1026.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/chattahoochee.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Captain-Jim-West-placeholder-2048x1368.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/chattahoochee.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Captain-Jim-West-placeholder-18x12.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading m-b-0\">Capt. Jim West<\/h2>\n\n<p class=\"has-tan-color has-text-color\">West Point Lake Floating Classroom and Regional Patrol Boat Captain<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"has-tan-color has-text-color\"><\/p><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-image-mask\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"684\" src=\"https:\/\/chattahoochee.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Angie-Bennett-size-1024x684.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-24900\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chattahoochee.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Angie-Bennett-size-1024x684.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/chattahoochee.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Angie-Bennett-size-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/chattahoochee.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Angie-Bennett-size-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/chattahoochee.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Angie-Bennett-size-1536x1026.jpg 1536w, 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   \n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-cream-color has-text-color\">Fundador<\/h2>\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-cream-color has-text-color\">Sally Bethea is the founding director and Riverkeeper of Chattahoochee Riverkeeper; she served in this capacity for 20 years until 2014, when she retired and became a senior advisor to the organization.<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center\">\r\n    <div class=\"wp-block-button\">\r\n        <a href=\"#\" class=\"modal-open-btn wp-block-button__link has-orange-background-color has-tan-color\" id=\"block_388bc5c8cf03ce6f6a2070efc506f6d1\" data-a11y-dialog-show=\"block_388bc5c8cf03ce6f6a2070efc506f6d1\">\r\n            Leer biograf\u00eda        <\/a>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n\r\n    \r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n<div class=\"dialog-container\" id=\"dialog\" data-a11y-dialog=\"block_388bc5c8cf03ce6f6a2070efc506f6d1\" aria-labelledby=\"Sally Bethea\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\r\n\r\n    <div 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Ha sido miembro de las juntas nacionales de Waterkeeper Alliance y River Network, la Junta de Recursos Naturales de Georgia (1999-2007) y EarthShare of Georgia. Actualmente, es miembro del consejo de administraci\u00f3n de LaGrange College.<\/p>\n<p>En 2012, Sally recibi\u00f3 el premio James R. Compton River Achievement Award de River Network por liderar, educar y defender el agua limpia en la cuenca del r\u00edo Chattahoochee y en todo el pa\u00eds. Tambi\u00e9n en 2012, fue nombrada \u201cH\u00e9roe del Nuevo Sur\u201d en la categor\u00eda de Conservaci\u00f3n Ecol\u00f3gica por la revista Southern Living. En 2008, Georgia River Network estableci\u00f3 el premio Sally Bethea River Champion Award y la reconoci\u00f3 como su primera ganadora. Ese mismo a\u00f1o, recibi\u00f3 el Premio al Liderazgo Innovador Ullman presentado por el Centro para Organizaciones sin Fines de Lucro de Georgia. 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