A veteran journalist, Jenn directs the development of Western
Water news, the Layperson’s Guide series on key water
topics, the Foundation’s Colorado River project, poster maps and
tours, and various workshops and conferences. She oversees the
Water Leaders program and leads fund-raising, external
communications, and website and social media efforts.
In December 2016, she led an international journalism
workshop on water issues for UNESCO (United Nations Educational,
Scientific and Cultural Organization). Held in Tehran, the
workshop included participants from Iran, Pakistan, Turkmenistan,
Oman and Malaysia. You can read her blog about the experience
here.
Sarah supports the Foundation’s programs, including tours,
workshops, conferences and manages the logistics and other tasks
for our yearlong Water Leaders program. She also assists the
communications side of the organization, working on website
projects and social media.
Sarah has a background in environmental education, teaching
natural history in coastal, foothill, and high desert
environments of Northern California to students of all ages.
Sarah graduated with a bachelor’s degree in environmental studies
from University of California, Santa Cruz.
Doug serves as the primary editor of the Foundation’s
publications, including Western Water news, the
series of Laypersons Guides on key water topics, maps and other
publications, and manages Aquafornia and executes much of
the social media efforts. He joined the Foundation in late 2017.
A veteran journalist, Doug is an award-winning editor and
reporter who has worked for several California newspapers,
including the Fresno Bee. He has covered an array of
topics, including water, the environment and health care.
Brian works with a dedicated team of workshop facilitators to
provide engaging, hands–on Project WET (Water Education Today)
professional development trainings for educators who teach K-12
across California.
Brian coordinates supplies and support to assist facilitators in
organizing workshops, writes the California Project WET
newsletter to provide guidance for educators in using Project WET
activities that engage students in current water issues and
topics. He personally leads a number of workshops each year.
Nick is the Foundation’s main writer, working with the journalism
team to produce Western Water news, the Layperson’s
Guides on key water topics, the Aquafornia daily newsfeed and
social media posts. He also updates and adds new entries in our
online water encyclopedia, Aquapedia. Nick joined the Foundation
team in early 2022.
The California native has reported a variety of beats, including
sports. Prior to joining the Foundation, he covered water, the
environment and California politics for Courthouse News.
Nick manages many of our workshops, conferences and tours of key
water regions across California and the Southwest, bringing
attendees up close to dams and other water infrastructure,
wildlife areas, farms and other sites involved in water.
Kayla has her hands in many things at the Water Education
Foundation, from assisting with programs and member benefits to
making sure everything runs smoothly on a day-to-day basis.
She joined the Foundation in 2021 as an administrative
coordinator and quickly rose to operations manager.
She graduated from the University of California, Santa
Barbara with a double major in environmental studies and
sociology.
Alastair Bland is a freelance writer from Sonoma County who has
written for the Foundation’s Western
Water news and curates the Foundation’s Aquafornia daily water news roundup.
He has worked as a freelance writer since 2004, covering a wide
range of topics including water, climate change, fisheries,
marine conservation and research, and agriculture.
His work has appeared at CalMatters, NPR.org,
SmithsonianMag.com, Slate, The Atlantic, Audubon, Hakai and
other news outlets.
