Staff Bios

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  Oct 17, 2011 Pete Harrison
  Law Clerk
   
• Sep 2, 2011 Pete Nichols
  Western Regional Director Pete is co-founder of Humboldt Baykeeper, and has been Baykeeper and Executive Director since its inception. Pete has a background in Conservation Biology and has been involved in conservation in northern California for over fifteen years. Originally inspired...
   
• Rachel Cook
  Rachel oversees the operational functions of the office, which includes HR, accounting and IT. She also performs a role with the Waterkeeper Alliance Annual Conference and regional coordination. Rachel has always had a passion for the outdoors and conservation. She holds a B.A. in...
   
• Richard Dove
  A former Riverkeeper, Rick spends much of his time training new Waterkeeper programs. He also works alongside Jeff Odefey on the Alliance’s Pure Farms, Pure Waters campaign. Before serving as the southeastern representative for Waterkeeper Alliance, Rick enjoyed a varied career that began with...
   
• Mary Beth Postman
  Mary Beth Postman is Executive Assistant to Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. Mary Beth received her Bachelor of Arts in International Management with a minor in Marketing from Pace University. As the assistant to the President of Waterkeeper Alliance, Chief Prosecuting Attorney for the Hudson Riverkeeper,...
   
• Tom Quinn
  A lifelong New Yorker, Tom is an Emmy Award-winning writer and journalist and has published many articles in daily newspapers and national magazines, including Esquire , Newsday Magazine , The Daily News Sunday Magazine and The New York Observer . Tom worked at the Ford Foundation for...
   
• Stephanie von Stein
  Asia Regional Coordinator
   
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  Marc A. Yaggi
  Executive Director
   
• Samantha Young
  Development & Database Associate Samantha is the Database Coordinator and Development Associate for Waterkeeper Alliance. She is involved in a variety of tasks for the Development Department, including events and foundation grants, but focuses the majority of her time on individual donors...
   
• Ippolita di Paola
  Executive Assistant Ippolita di Paola is the executive assistant to Marc Yaggi and coordinator for Latin America regional Waterkeepers. Ippolita is a New York City native who used to kayak in the Hudson River with her family, and is captivated by Waterkeeper Alliance’s history. She...
   
• Allie Klein
  Campaign & Support Associate Allie has been actively involved in the Waterkeeper movement since he was a young teenager growing up in the Hudson Valley in New York, the place where the Waterkeeper movement began. When he was fourteen, he had his first internship with Hudson Riverkeeper,...
   
• Kelly Foster
  Senior Attorney
   
• Justin Bloom
  Eastern Regional Director Justin joined Waterkeeper Alliance as Eastern Regional Director in July of 2011. He will focus his efforts on supporting and developing regional and local advocacy efforts by Alliance members and helping to develop new Waterkeeper programs. Justin has...