I am honored and excited about being the watershed coordinator for the Appoquinimink Tributary Action Team. Having a dedicated watershed coordinator working for and with the Team will open many opportunities to make an impact on watershed protection.   I hope that the next few meetings help us build a solid set of recommendations that I can begin to work on and implement.

You may be interested in some information about me.  Since the watershed coordinator position is part-time, I am lucky enough to stay home with my two daughters, ages 2 1/2 and 9 months.  My husband and I moved to Middletown 2 years ago from New York City where I attended graduate school and received my masters in public administration.  Before meeting my husband, I worked in engineering consulting in stormwater compliance, public involvement, and engineering marketing in and around Georgia.  I wore many hats in my previous work, but the work always centered on finding organizational and policy-based solutions to environmental and engineering issues.   I developed a number of public involvement programs, giving me the opportunity to see how public participation plays such an important role in making decisions at the community level.

I intend to act as a true coordinator --- facilitating among Appoquinimink stakeholders and providing the groundwork, leadership, networking and administrative skills for the implementation of watershed protection measures and best management practices (BMPs).   It is one of my hopes to remain as neutral as possible in my role within the Team as watershed coordinator. I will be working for the Team, helping the Team, and facilitating with the Team to determine what BMPs and other strategies can be implemented.  I hope to learn more about you and your interests, so please feel free to contact me at anytime.  I am very excited about our opportunities!