President
Suzy has over 25 years of experience working with environmental groups and sustainability issues. A graduate of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Suzy has served on the Boards of Earth Conservation Corps and the MidAtlantic Tennis Foundation and is the founder of LEEDAdvisors.
Riverkeeper
Our Riverkeeper, Trey, leads our advocacy and outreach work to restore and connect people to the Anacostia River. He heads programs including Anacostia River Explorer boat tours and Friday Night Fishing. He has been at ARK for 12 years and is a Licensed Mariner (USCG 100 GT for inland waters). He serves as DC Vice-Chair of the Anacostia Watershed Community Advisory Committee and serves on Mayor Bowser's Leadership Council for a Cleaner Anacostia River.
Director of Operations
Our Director of Operations, Quinn, has been working for Anacostia Riverkeeper for over 5 years across multiple roles.Currently, she manages the Clean Waterways trash cleanups program, oversees scheduling and logistics across all watershed programs, and develops communication and outreach materials. She is a graduate from the George Washington University.
Watershed Program Manager
Maureen works as our Program Manager of the Water Quality monitoring programs in DC and Maryland. She also manages our environmental education materials for all ages. Before joining ARK, Maureen earned her M.S. in wildlife sciences and worked for eight years as a middle school science teacher in DC Public Schools.
Water Quality Coordinator
Petra manages our volunteer water quality monitoring programs, communications materials, and is one of our boat tour captains. She is passionate about environmental justice and science communication and is a graduate from Williams College, where she studied chemistry and environmental studies.
Outreach and Volunteer Coordinator
McKenzie coordinates outreach events ranging from Anacostia River Explorers boat hours, Friday Night Fishing, Clean Waterways trash cleanups and more. McKenzie is pursuing her Masters in Environment Science at American University.
Water Quality Associate
Claire is a graduate student at the University of Maryland pursuing her Master of Public Health in Epidemiology. She is working with Anacostia Riverkeeper this summer to help with water quality monitoring. Her interests include infectious disease, water-borne pathogens, and the intersection of water quality and mental health.
Special Projects Manager
Robbie is a coastal scientist and photographer with an M.S. in Marine Science from UNC Wilmington. In addition to his work here on the Anacostia, he has research and work experience on the Potomac and Shenandoah Rivers and in coastal North Carolina and the Pacific Northwest.
Chair
Joined the Board in 2019
Founder and CEO, Circular Formation Washington, DC
Partner, at Old City Investment Partners New York, NY
Acting President
Joined the Board in 2008
Founding ARK Board member
A LEED Accredited Professional, Suzy Kelly is Founder and Principal of LEEDAdvisors, providing sustainable alternatives and building strategies. Her expertise is in environmental performance and advocacy, sustainable planning, green building, and LEED Existing Buildings (LEED EB) certification, as well as project management and strategic planning. Suzy has over 25 years experience working with environmental groups and with sustainability issues. Graduate of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, served on the Boards of Earth Conservation Corps and the MidAtlantic Tennis Foundation.
Treasurer
Joined the Board in 2009
Ecological Service Partners Washington, DC
Trustee, Waterkeeper Alliance
Judson “Jud” Hill, Treasurer, is a private equity and investment banking executive in the water sector who co-founded an investment firm titled Ecological Service Partners. His investment-banking activities include water technology/services and water utilities. Mr. Hill also has 15 years of operational management experience including designing, building and operating wastewater reclamation facilities for both municipal and industrial applications, as well as numerous product launches in ozonation, ultraviolet disinfection, and desalination.
Joined the Board in 2017
Former Producer, Diane Rehm: On My Mind Bethesda, MD
Joined the Board in 2015
Conservationist, Washington, DC
Joined the Board in 2009
President, Smart Growth Leadership Institute Washington, DC
Former Governor of Maryland, Parris Glendening is currently the President of the Smart Growth Leadership Institute and Chair of the Board of Directors for Smart Growth Investments, both since 2003. As Governor of Maryland (January 18, 1995 to January 15, 2003), he was well known for his environmental initiatives.
Joined the Board in 2022
Deputy Director of Anticorruption at Accenture Washington, DC
Joined the Board in 2008
Founding ARK Board member
Washington, DC
Joined the Board in 2022
Managing Director of Debt Capital Markets at PNC Fairfield, CT
Joined the Board in 2022
Assistant Chief - Law and Policy Section Environment Division at U.S. Department of Justice Takoma Park, MD
Joined the Board in 2023
Executive - Hakluyt and Company Washington, DC
Jordan Maitland is an Executive at Hakluyt and Company in the Washington, DC office. He advises decision makers at Fortune 500 companies and leading private equity firms on the opportunities and risks facing their businesses. Prior to Hakluyt, he lived in Indianapolis, IN and worked at Eli Lilly and Company in a variety of public policy roles focused on drug development, access, and reimbursement-related policy issues. He has a master’s degree in public policy from Harvard University’s John F. Kennedy School of Government and a bachelor’s degree from Georgetown University.
Joined the Board in 2008
Founding ARK Board member
Robert F. Kennedy Center for Justice and Human Rights Hyannis Port, MA
A Human Rights advocate for over 40 years, Mrs. Kennedy is Founder and current Board member of The Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Foundation, today the Robert F. Kennedy Center for Justice and Human Rights. The organization is a nonprofit charitable organization that works to realize Robert F. Kennedy’s dream of a peaceful and just world. For over 15 years, she has also been a driving environmental force in Washington, DC, advocating for the protection and improvement of the Anacostia River and its environment.
Join the Board in 2008
Founding ARK Board Member / Director Emeritus
Founder, Waterkeeper Alliance Malibu, CA
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