Acting President
Graduate of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, served on the Boards of Earth Conservation Corps, and the MidAtlantic Tennis Foundation.
Riverkeeper
Manages the Clean Waterways cleanup series, Friday Night Fishing, Thursday Night Kayaking.
Licensed Mariner (USCG 100 GT for inland waters).
Watershed Program Manager
Marine scientist with experience working in marshes from Maine to Georgia, and a passion for science communication. She has a Masters degree in Marine Science from the University of Georgia. Prior to coming to ARK, Christine was a marine policy fellow at NOAA.
Communications Assistant
A recent graduate from the George Washington University, Quinn has been working for Anacostia Riverkeeper for over 4 years. Her interests are focused in project communications and operations.
Water Quality Associate
A recent graduate from George Washington University with her Masters of Public Health in Environmental Health Science and Policy. She is passionate about environmental justice, urban environmental health research, and sustainability.
Special Projects Assistant
McKenzie is an environmental science major at American University working on microbial source tracking with American University and Anacostia Riverkeeper this summer to help challenge issues facing the Anacostia river today.
Special Projects Assistant
Coastal scientist and photographer with a M.S. in Marine Science from UNC Wilmington, with research and work experience on the Potomac and Shenandoah Rivers as well as in coastal North Carolina and the Pacific Northwest.
Programs Assistant
A recent graduate from the George Washington University, Maricruz has a Masters in Public Health with a concentration in Global Environmental Health.
Chair
Joined the Board in 2013
Senior Director of Community Relation and Stakeholder Development at Kaiser Permanente
First Vice Chair
Joined the Board in 2019
Founder and CEO, Circular Formation Washington, DC
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.
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.
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
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
Founder, Waterkeeper Alliance Malibu, CA
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was named one of TIME magazine’s “Heroes for the Planet” for his success in helping Riverkeeper lead the fight to restore the Hudson River. The group’s achievement helped spawn almost 200 Waterkeeper organizations across the globe. In 2009, he was named one of Rolling Stone’s “100 Agents of Change.”
Joined the Board in 2008
Founding ARK Board member
Washington, DC
