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Conor Moran
Conor started working at Gathering Waters in September 2004,
while also attending the UW Madison Law School full-time.
During his three years with us, he helped build our membership
program and took on database management ranging from donation
processing to updating each donor file. Following his graduation
from law school in May 2007, Conor moved to Washington, DC,
to is put his education in public interest law to good use.
Conor leaves large shoes to fill for future Membership Interns. |
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Katie MacKendrick
A communications and conservation major, Katie is a recent graduate
from the UW-Madison. After seeing an announcement for our Outreach
and Policy Coordinator position, Katie sent in a resume and
cover letter proposing "a volunteer position … to
shadow the person who does fill this position. This kind of
opportunity would further my chances of getting a job like this
in the future." Needless to say, Katie was a wonderful
addition to our team! |
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Julia Solomon
While a graduate student in Land Resources at the UW, Julia
contacted Gathering Waters Conservancy about volunteering
in 2003. She worked on several grant proposals, bringing
a fresh voice to our fundraising work. In 2004, Julia was
awarded the highly competitive Doris Duke Conservation Fellowship,
which provided funding for her to work with us full-time
over the summer - as well as covering her tuition for a
year. She focused on Gathering Waters' new initiative in
Northwest Wisconsin, collecting information about regional
natural resources and ongoing conservation work. After serving
as a full-time Program Coordinator for Gathering
Waters for more than a year, Julia has taken a position with
UW Extension as an Aquatic Invasive Species Specialist. |
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Matt Nolan
Matt worked for Gathering Waters Conservancy part-time during
2003 and 2004. We put his creativity to good use! A professional
singer, Matt did everything from prepare slide shows and educational
materials for Gathering Waters Conservancy to write conservation-themed
songs and sing at our events. Matt joined the national AmeriCorps
volunteer program in 2005 and moved to Charleston, South Carolina
to start 10 months of service. |
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Tuyet Nguyen
Tuyet began working with Gathering Waters Conservancy as a work-study
student while finishing a teaching certificate program at the
UW-Madison. She helped out with all sorts of projects and office
tasks and worked for us full-time over the summer of 2004. Tuyet
began teaching middle school full-time in Madison in the fall
of 2005. |
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Jocelyn
Gretz
Jocelyn took on Gathering Waters' "In Their Own Words"
project with passion and enthusiasm - interviewing landowners
and documenting their stories with personal accounts, photos,
and poems. The final publication, released in 2003, is beautiful
and inspiring. With support from the Bolz family, we were able
to offer Jocelyn a modest stipend for her outstanding work.
Jocelyn now works as an educator for Save the Bay in San Francisco.
She made her way from Gathering Waters to the Bay Area via Yosemite
National Park and the Forest Service in Alaska. |
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Sara
Murphy DeKok
Sara started with Gathering Waters Conservancy as an intern
in January 2003. She seemed able to do just about anything,
and we soon hired her as a staff assistant. In 2004, Sara
was promoted to the full-time position of Membership Coordinator.
Along with working full-time as Gathering Waters' Member Relations
Director, Sara recently completed a graduate degree in Conservation
Biology at the UW-Madison. |
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Willy
Hutcheson
An exceptional birder and amateur naturalist, Willy worked for
Gathering Waters Conservancy for over two years starting in
2001 as an unpaid volunteer but took on the responsibilities
of a paid staff member. Willy advised landowners, monitored
conservation easements and helped organize trainings. He is
now pursuing a graduate degree in teaching at Cornell University.
Willy will make a wonderful teacher - passing on his knowledge
and love of nature to the next generation. |
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Bonnie
Cosgrove
Bonnie came onboard in 1999 and took on several major projects
for Gathering Waters as a volunteer - from writing a manual
called "Starting a Land Trust in Wisconsin" to drafting
press releases that formed the basis for articles in The Capital
Times and Wisconsin State Journal. Bonnie went on to work for
a local law firm on energy policy issues and is now at UW-Madison
pursuing a law degree. She hopes to practice conservation law
in the future and is actively involved in the local environmental
scene. |
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Ezra
Meyer
Ezra began volunteering for Gathering Waters Conservancy in
1996 and eventually worked for us as a work-study student while
pursuing a degree in Urban Planning. Ezra undertook a major
research project on conservation easements and property taxes.
This research formed the basis for our current efforts to ensure
that landowners who donate easements receive a fair reduction
in their property taxes. A natural leader and activist, Ezra
founded Friends of the Mukwonago River to help preserve the
river that runs through his home town. Ezra now works for the
Wisconsin Association of Lakes. |
