#27 - Jessica Henkel of The Water Institute

#2 - Jonathan Foret: Jonathan Foret is the Executive Director of the South Louisiana Wetlands Discovery Center in Houma, LA. Jonathan is responsible for the day to day operations of the organization and implementing the programs of the Wetlands Discovery Center. He has o... by On Our Watch

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#10 - James Karst: James Karst is the Director of Communications for The Coalition to Restore Coastal Louisiana (CRCL), which was Louisiana’s first statewide nonprofit organization dedicated to coastal restoration. James is also a former journalist in New Orleans, havi... by On Our Watch

21 min listen

#8 - Polly Glover: Polly Glover is the Project Coordinator for the non-profit coastal advocacy group, Restore or Retreat, where she plans and executes a variety of volunteer events in the field. Her family roots run deep in the Louisiana wetlands, with her father, John... by On Our Watch

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#26 - Dean Wilson of the Atchafalaya Basinkeeper: Dean Wilson is the Executive Director and Founder of Atchafalaya Basinkeeper. A member organization of Waterkeeper Alliance, Atchafalaya Basinkeeper’s mission is to protect and restore the swamps, lakes, rivers, streams and bayous of the Atchafalaya ... by On Our Watch

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#5 - Dr. Joseph Orgeron: Dr. Joseph Orgeron is the Executive Director for Restore or Retreat, a non-profit coastal advocacy group created by coastal Louisiana residents and stakeholders that seeks to identify and expedite the implementation of aggressive, large-scale restora... by On Our Watch

24 min listen

#1 - Dr. Denise Reed: Dr. Denise Reed is a nationally and internationally recognized expert in coastal marsh sustainability and the role of human activities in modifying coastal systems with over 30 years of experience studying coastal issues in the United States and abro... by On Our Watch

36 min listen

#3 - Franziska Trautmann: Franziska Trautmann is the Co-Founder & CEO of Glass Half Full, a New Orleans based glass recycling company. In response to the lack of recycling options in New Orleans, Franziska started Glass Half Full with her co-founder Max Steitz while they ... by On Our Watch

15 min listen

#12 - Austin Feldbaum: Austin Feldbaum is the Director of Hazard Mitigation for the City of New Orleans. The Hazard Mitigation office aims to lessen the damaging impact of future disasters for the city by taking action now to reduce risk and by working with other local, st... by On Our Watch

24 min listen

#4 - Bren Haase: Bren Haase is currently the Board Chairman for the Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority (CPRA) in Louisiana. Bren has over 20 years of experience working in the coastal restoration sector and has previously held a number of positions at the C... by On Our Watch

17 min listen

#9 - April Newman: April Newman is a Project Manager at the Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority of Louisiana, where she oversees multiple coastal restoration projects for the State of Louisiana. Her academic background is in process hydrology with published re... by On Our Watch

14 min listen

#28 - Erik Johnson of Audubon Delta: Erik Johnson is the Director of Conservation Science for the Audubon Delta office of the National Audubon Society. Audubon Delta works across Arkansas, Louisiana, and Mississippi to conserve and restore natural ecosystems, focusing on birds and their... by On Our Watch

23 min listen

#6 - Kristi Trail: Kristi Trail is the Executive Director for the Pontchartrain Conservancy, a non-profit organization representing the Lake Pontchartrain Basin, whose mission is to drive environmental sustainability and stewardship through scientific research, educati... by On Our Watch

20 min listen

#7 - Rudy Simoneaux: Rudy Simoneaux is the Chief of Engineering for the Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority of Louisiana, where he has worked as an Engineer since 2004. During his time at the CPRA, Simoneaux has worked on some of the largest and most complex env... by On Our Watch

24 min listen

#15 - Khai Nguyen: Khai Nguyen is the Co-Executive Director for the Song Community Development Corporation, a nonprofit organization serving New Orleans East that works to improve the quality of life of residents through their justice work in health, climate, environme... by On Our Watch

20 min listen

#18 - Sal Sunseri: Sal Sunseri is the Owner and Director of P&J Oysters, a New Orleans-based oyster company that has been processing and distributing oysters since 1876. P&J has long been a family-run business, with Sal following in the footsteps of several gen... by On Our Watch

16 min listen

#13 - Reggie Ferreira: Regardt (Reggie) Ferreira, Ph.D., is the Director of Tulane University’s Disaster Resilience Leadership Academy, Executive Director of the Consortium for Equitable Disaster Resilience, and Associate Professor of Social Work at Tulane University. Di... by On Our Watch

15 min listen

#11 - Patty Ferguson-Bohnee: Patty Ferguson-Bohnee is an attorney at Sacks Tierney, a clinical professor of law, and the Director of the Indian Legal Clinic at the Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law at Arizona State University. She is also a member of the Pointe-au-Chien Indian ... by On Our Watch

31 min listen

#19 - Darilyn Turner: Darilyn Turner is the Executive Director for the Zion Travellers Cooperative Center, a faith-based nonprofit and community development corporation that serves the communities of lower east Plaquemines parish. Zion provides services that are centered ... by On Our Watch

22 min listen

#24 - Alisha Renfro: Alisha Renfro is the Senior Manager for Science Policy & the Gulf Program at the National Wildlife Federation, a conservaton organization that’s part of the Restore the Missisissippi River Delta’s 5-group coalition. At the National Wildlife Fede... by On Our Watch

14 min listen

#17 - Seth Blitch: Seth Blitch is the Louisiana Director of Conservation for the Nature Conservancy, a global environmental nonprofit organization that impacts conservation in 79 countries and territories. Previously the Louisiana Director of Coastal and Marine Conserv... by On Our Watch

33 min listen

#14 - Simone Maloz: Simone Maloz is the Campaign Director for Restore the Mississippi River Delta, a 5-group coalition consisting of the Environmental Defense Fund, the National Audubon Society, the National Wildlife Federation, the Coalition to Restore Coastal Louisian... by On Our Watch

26 min listen

#23 - Mark Schexnayder: Mark Schexnayder is the Senior Biologist at Batture, a civil engineering and land surveying firm based in New Orleans that specializes in coastal projects. Mark is a career biologist who has previously held respected roles at the Louisiana Department... by On Our Watch

16 min listen

#16 - Dr. Alex Kolker: Dr. Alex Kolker is an Associate Professor at the Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium (LUMCON). LUMCON is a hub for Louisiana marine science through its dynamic and community-oriented research center. Alex is an oceanographer, geologist, and clim... by On Our Watch

25 min listen

#20 - Susan Russell: Susan Russell is the Executive Director for Keep Louisiana Beautiful, an anti-litter and community improvement non-profit organization focused on achieving a clean and beautiful Louisiana. Susan has served in this position since 2014. Before leading ... by On Our Watch

21 min listen

#22 - Katie Brasted: Katie is the Executive Director of the Woodlands Conservancy, a nonprofit land trust organized to preserve and restore forested wetlands and other ecologically or historically significant lands in Louisiana. The vision of Woodlands Conservancy is to ... by On Our Watch

21 min listen

#21 - John Sabo: John Sabo is the Director of the Tulane ByWater Institute, a research institute dedicated to advancing the resilience of water resources in New Orleans, the Mississippi River Basin and in tropical river basins in the developing world. He is also a Pr... by On Our Watch

14 min listen

#27 - Jessica Henkel of The Water Institute: Jessica Henkel is the Deputy Director to the Chief Scientist at the Water Institute as well as the Director of the RESTORE Act Center of Excellence for Louisiana. Jessica brings 15 years of research, collaborative science and planning to her role coo... by On Our Watch

23 min listen

#25 - Beaux Jones of the Water Institute: Beaux Jones is the President and CEO of the Water Institute, an independent, non-profit applied research organization that works across disciplines to advance science and develop integrated methods used to solve complex environmental and societal cha... by On Our Watch

33 min listen

#31 - Dan Favre of Greater New Orleans Foundation: Dan Favre is the Director of Environmental Programs at the Greater New Orleans Foundation, an institution dedicated to driving positive impact through philanthropy, leadership, and action in the Greater New Orleans Region. Dan has spent many years wo... by On Our Watch

18 min listen

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