Heather Elmer
Executive Director at Chagrin River Watershed Partners, Inc.
- Role
- Executive Director at Chagrin River Watershed Partners, Inc
- Location
- Oberlin, OH, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
Experience
Executive Director
Chagrin River Watershed Partners, Inc
Jul 2014 — Present · Willoughby, OH, US
Chagrin River Watershed Partners is a non-profit partnership that enhances quality of life by helping communities and people preserve rivers, plan for sustainable development and solve natural resource management problems. The Watershed Partners works with its members and partners across Northern Ohio to achieve clean streams and healthy Lake Erie through innovative land use planning and policy, ecosystem protection and restoration, and nature-based stormwater solutions. Our 2015 annual report is available at: http://crwp.org/files/2015_CRWP_Annual_Report.pdfAs the Watershed Partners\' Executive Director, Heather:Leads a team of 6 technical and administrative professionals in serving communities, counties, park districts and conservation partners.Works with the Board and staff to lead, develop and grow the organization. Manages operations including budgets, strategic planning, grant-writing and private fundraising.Oversees watershed planning and research, stormwater management, and ecological protection and restoration projects.Develops and assist communities with watershed protection codes such as nature-based approaches to stormwater management.Assists communities, businesses and residents with solving flooding, erosion and water quality problems.Provides technical assistance for land use planning and review of site development plans.
Education
Case Western Reserve University
MA, Bioethics
1997 — 1999
Oberlin College
BA, Biology (High Honors), English
1993 — 1997
Skills
- Workshop Facilitation
- Policy Analysis
- Report Writing
- Program Development
- Environmental Training
- Science
- Environmental Monitoring
- Community Outreach
- Ecology
- Climate Change Adaptation
- Stormwater Management
- Grant Writing
- Climate Change
- Sustainability
- Science Communication
- Stakeholder Engagement
- Environmental Awareness
- Research
- Project Management
- Environmental Science
- Environmental Education
- Environmental Policy
- Technology Needs Analysis
- Data Analysis
- Wetlands
- Natural Resource Management
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