Staff
Linda Hunter
Executive Director
(510) 665-3495 • linda@thewatershedproject.org
Linda is the Watershed Project's Executive Director. In 1986, Linda left behind a legal career to manage the finances of the West Coast office of Greenpeace. She has worked in the nonprofit sector ever since -- for the NAMES project; as Associate Director of the Neighborhood Parks Council, an advocacy group that addresses park and open space issues in San Francisco; and, most recently, as Executive Director of the Farallones Marine Sanctuary Association.
Linda has served on many boards and citizen advisory committees in San Francisco,
including the Parks, Recreation, and Open Space Advisory Committee; the Citizens Advisory
Committee to the Public Utilities Commission; the Integrated Pest Management Committee of
the Department of the Environment; and an advisory committee to San Francisco Mayor Gavin
Newsom on watershed issues. Linda became passionate about watershed issues after spearheading
a study, Leaving a Lake Legacy, that showed how over pumping of underground aquifers and
urbanization threatened San Francisco's three remaining freshwater lakes. Linda lives with her dog
Fred in the Mission Creek Watershed.
Linda's link: WhatBird
Martha Berthelsen
Public Programs Manager
(510) 665-3689 • martha@thewatershedproject.org
Martha came to the Watershed Project from the Shorebird Nature Center in Berkeley, where she was a naturalist and led field trips for school classes on various topics related to the ecology of the San Francisco Bay Estuary. She is a longtime resident of the San Pablo Creek watershed, and has a degree in wildlife conservation from the University of California, Berkeley.
Juliana Gonzalez
Community Stewardship Program Manager
(510) 665-3597 • juliana@thewatershedproject.org
Juliana manages the Watershed Project's Community Stewardship
Program, which includes our Service-Learning Projects and the
after-school Riparian Lab. Prior to joining the Watershed Project,
Juliana was the Watershed Coordinator for the San Pablo Watershed
Neighbors and Education Society - SPAWNERS. She holds a PhD in
Geography from Kings College London and an M.S. in Environmental
Sciences from the State University of New York. Juliana is originally
from Colombia, where she worked on watershed planning and policy
development for the Andes of Southwestern Colombia. She is a founding
Board member of Richmond Groundworks. Juliana is bilingual and enjoys
wading in creeks and spending time with her 4-year-old daughter. She
lives in the Baxter Creek Watershed.
Juliana's link: Bay Area Discovery Museum
Femke Oldham
Outreach Program Manager, Editor of Ebb & Flow
(510) 665-3538 • femke@thewatershedproject.org
Femke manages The Watershed Project's Outreach Program, which includes our Internship Program and eNewsletter Ebb & Flow.
She is also the Program Coordinator for SPAWNERS, one of The Watershed Project's fiscally-sponsored grassroots groups.
Femke moved to the Bay Area after living in Mexico on a Fulbright research grant, where she studied the design and
implementation of community-based water projects. Femke grew up surrounded by water, on Vashon
Island, a rural island in the Puget Sound and is passionate about anything related to water
(from rainwater harvesting to sustainable wine-making practices). She holds a B.A. in Public
Policy Analysis from Pomona College. Femke lives in the Derby Creek Watershed.
Femke's link: GOOD
Harold Hedelman
Development Director
(510) 665-3549 • harold@thewatershedproject.org
Harold's professional career includes stints as a computer game programmer, the executive director of a nonprofit art and
technology school that he founded, positions in fundraising at Spirit Rock Meditation Center, and most recently as the director
of development for Meedan.org. He is the author of A User-Centered Design Method. He has an M.S. degree in
Computer Graphics from Cornell University and a B.A. and B.S. in Mathematics and Computer Science from San Francisco State
University. His interests include all things natural, music and the arts (he's a lifelong pianist), and native plant
horticulture. He lives with his wife and two children in the San Geronimo Creek Watershed.
Harold's link: CalPhotos
Andrew LaBar
Environmental Education and Outreach Americorps Intern
andrew@thewatershedproject.org
Andy is a recent Bay Area transplant, coming to us from his native Portland, Oregon. Seeking a change from the suburban growth and unstable environmental degradation of where he grew up, Andy chose to enroll in college in tiny Arcata, home of Humboldt State University, in the northernmost region of the California coast. During his tenure there, Andy's studies covered a wide range of topics that came together as a degree in Recreation Administration. He focused on Outdoor Youth Education and the environmental impacts of unsustainable tourism. Andy's interests include browsing bookstores, eating great food, and listening to his girlfriend sing (opera!). Andy is thrilled to be working for The Watershed Project and making a vital contribution to his new community. Andy lives in the San Francisco Bay Watershed.
Kathleen Brogan
Environmental Education and Outreach Americorps Intern
kathleen@thewatershedproject.org
Kathleen is currently interning with The Watershed Project under Americorps. She has been busy helping with community-wide watershed events as well as planning and teaching workshops for students and educators. Kathleen recently graduated from the University of California, Davis with a B.S. in Environmental Resource Sciences. Prior to joining The Watershed Project, Kathleen volunteered in New Zealand doing conservation work in the Waitomo region, restoring the local caves to protect glowworms. Her recent work developing a curriculum about human impacts on watersheds stimulated her passion for community organizing and environmental education. Kathleen enjoys exploring the many natural wonders in the Bay Area, especially those close to her home in the Wildwood Creek Watershed.
Madeleine Foote
Development Program Coordinator
madeleine@thewatershedproject.org
Madeleine works with the development team to coordinate special events that highlight
The Watershed Project's innovative programs. She graduated magna cum laude from the University
of California, Irvine with an undergraduate degree in history. Her work with The Watershed
Project has led to a passion for protecting the environment, and she holds a particular
animosity for marine debris - especially plastic bags! She has set her sights on a masters
degree in environmental management. Madeleine lives with her cat, Sage, on a spit of
land that protrudes into the Bay so her watershed is the San Francisco Bay.
Madeleine's link: Freekibble
Alan Sechman
Restoration and Outreach Intern
alan@thewatershedproject.org
Alan grew up in the East Bay Area. While he found suburban life to be simple and comfortable, Alan encountered true peace and serenity in the wilderness. He has explored a wide range of places, from the salt flats of Death Valley to the high plains of the Tibetan Plateau. Alan graduated from the University of California Santa Barbara with a degree in Environmental Studies in 2009. During his studies he worked on several on-campus sites, restoring damaged habitats, and also directed the university's community garden project. Alan is currently working as the Restoration and Outreach Intern for The Watershed Project and plans on volunteering for the Peace Corps in 2010. Alan wants to help make the world a better place so current and future generations can enjoy its endless marvels and beauties. Alan lives in the Lauterwasser Creek Watershed.
Russell Andrews
Restoration and Stewardship Intern
russell.andrews@thewatershedproject.org
Russell was born and raised in Berkeley. Here, the environmental seed was planted at a young age. He learned the natural processes of the Earth through his Geology studies at Sonoma State University, and later graduated from Cal State East Bay with a B.A. in Environmental Studies. His academic training includes energy analysis, resource management, habitat restoration, environmental planning, and sustainable development. Russell loves to travel. Some of his most memorable adventures were excavating 500 million year old fossils from the Canadian Rockies and backpacking across Central America. As the Restoration and Stewardship Intern for the The Watershed Project, Russell hopes to share his reverence for the natural world with the watershed community. Russell lives in the Derby Creek Watershed.
