Wastewater pollution is a critical threat that can undermine TNC’s aquatic conservation goals. It jeopardizes ecological health globally, with serious impacts to public health, economic stability, social equity, food and water security, climate resilience, and coastal livelihoods. The Wastewater Pollution Program at TNC aims to reduce wastewater pollution in marine, estuarine, and freshwater environments by securing enabling conditions necessary to actively address this threat and form productive partnerships to drive change at scale.
The Wastewater Pollution Program Director (Program Director III) leads all aspects of the program. They manage a team that provides technical expertise, engages policy staff, builds relationships with external partners, and fosters the Aquatic Wastewater Pollution Community of Practice at TNC to support practitioners who are working to address local water quality threats, including wastewater, as part of their conservation portfolios. The Program Director serves as the principal contact to partner organizations, TNC business units engaged in wastewater pollution projects, foundations, and the academic community. They play a leading role in donor identification, cultivation, and stewardship for the program. In key North American and Divisional regions (California, Hawaii, Micronesia), they direct analysis on how innovative technology, policy, and financing can help address wastewater pollution and collaborate with local TNC chapters to implement projects based on these insights.
