Clean Water People
As Clean Water Action celebrates our 40th Anniversary we're looking back on forty years of Action for Clean Water and planning for the future. Our Clean Water People - friends, alumni, partners, activists, and members are sharing their stories of Clean Water Action; the campaigns they were a part of, the victories won, and where life after Clean Water Action has taken them.
These are Clean Water People. Click on their name to read their story
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"Clean Water Action led me to the place I belong..." - Nida Wilson, Former Pittsburgh Canvass Director
"Hey honey, John from the environment is here and he wants to talk to you about something!" - John Majercak, Former Canvasser
"...they were called 'grassroots pizza parties'...” -Chris Wilhite, Former Rhode Island Campaign Coordinator
"My work at Clean Water Action introduced me to the world of environmental campaigning, lobbying and policy making; and I immediately fell in love with all of it." - Emily Rochon, Former Rhode Island Climate Campaign Organizer
"Clean Water Action helped enact policy to make it easier and cheaper for people to utilize renewable energy. Now I get to take the next step by bringing solar power to people in Central Texas." - Tom Fosburr, Former Texas Canvass Director
"I guess I was inspired by Dave Zwick the same way he was inspired by Ralph Nader." - Nikki Roy, Former Field Manager and Canvasser
"In the end we were achieved a great victory, one beyond our expectations...more than a thousand communities are a lot safer today than they were 25 years ago." - Hank Cole, Former National Science Director
"Clean Water Action is an organizational workhorse and top-notch
collaborator, whether with local grassroots leaders, on a national
coalition, or with business partners and elected officials trying to do
the right thing." - Mia Davis, Former Coordinator, Campaign for Safe Cosmetics
"I stayed because Clean Water Action is a true believer in democracy shown by its commitment to develop community activism and community
leadership." - Lee Ketlesen, Former New England Regional Director
"Sheila Dormody, RI Director, told me something I’ll never forget – 'We do win in the end. It may take years, but there comes a point when the facts and the truth are undeniable. And then we win.'" - Annie Costner, Former RI Diesel Campaign Coordinator
"With Clean Water Action, the paycheck was never the point." - Aaron Kucharski, formerly with the Rhode Island Office
Today, I've brought the skills I learned at Clean Water Action to my role as a City Councilor At-Large in Holyoke, MA" - Rebecca Lisi, Former Northhampton Canvass Director