The Western Pennsylvania Conservancy has named Jenifer Christman as Associate Vice President for Watershed Conservation.

Christman has 16 years of experience in watershed management, land conservation, conservation science and communications work in the conservation arena. She comes to WPC from Ducks Unlimited, where she held positions in Michigan, Colorado and Wyoming. She served as Chair of the Southeast Watershed Forum from 2001 to 2004.

“Jenifer brings a wealth of talent and expertise that will enable her to lead this important aspect of the Conservancy’s work,” said Tom Saunders, president and CEO of the Conservancy.

WPC’s Watershed Conservation Program works to protect and restore Western Pennsylvania’s watersheds through scientific research and a variety of on-the-ground projects in priority areas, often in partnership with local watershed groups. Restoration projects often focus on working with farmers and agricultural producers to decrease their operations’ impact on watersheds, working to remediate effects of past coal mining activity and correcting erosion hotspots caused by dirt roads in rural areas.

Christman holds a master’s degree in environmental management from the Nicholas School at Duke University, where her dual majors were water resources and environmental chemistry. Her undergraduate degree is in resource management from the University of Nevada.

For more information, visit WPC’s Conserving Water webpage.

9/10/2012