The MWA Team

Tom is a licensed professional planner, policy expert, university instructor and nonprofit executive with over three decades of experience in the public, private, nonprofit and academic sectors.  

Laura is a Newark native who developed a love of the environment through time spent hiking with friends at South Mountain Reservation in New Jersey, and hiking and swimming with family in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan.  

Danielle grew up in Washington, NJ and has fond memories of wading in the Musconetcong River with her father. She has over 20 years of accounting and management experience in the For-Profit industry, but has more recently found her passion for non-profits.

Growing up fishing and hiking along the Musconetcong River, Ben developed a deep appreciation for New Jersey's natural resources, particularly its waterways. Hands-on experience at Alstede Farms, a designated River-Friendly Farm, furthered his understanding of agriculture's impact on watersheds

Linda grew up in Pohatcong, New Jersey, just a short drive away from the Musconetcong and Delaware Rivers. She has held a love for the natural world for as long as she can remember. One of her favorite things to do in nature is to be still...

Born and raised in New Jersey, Steven left the state to serve five years in the US Army, spending time in South Carolina, Oklahoma, Texas and Hawai'i. After his service he went on to pursue his education at Hawai’i Pacific University...

Annie comes to us, most recently working as a Watershed Specialist for the Monroe County Conservation District, working with watershed organizations in the Pocono region of Pennsylvania. Prior to that, she was employed with the City of Philadelphia’s Office...

Craig’s journey to becoming the new Water Quality Field Specialist started when he attended his first River Watcher training for the fall macroinvertebrate sampling event in 2021. Shortly after, he had the opportunity to intern over...

Ellen is a licensed professional engineer in the state of New Jersey with more than 20 years of experience in site remediation projects across the country. Ellen has a Bachelor of Science in civil engineering from Tufts University, a Master of Science...

Christa was born and raised in St. Petersburg, Florida and moved to Washington, New Jersey in 2011. She always had an affinity for water and fell in love with the rivers in our region, so we went back to school to pursue a degree in science.