Convened the Clean Water for All Coalition, a platform to bring together people with diverse backgrounds to promote clean drinking water for all communities through a flexible campaign, with clear regional and local benefits, to defend foundational water protections, advance appropriate water infrastructure, and reduce agricultural nutrient pollution
Created the Choose Clean Water Coalition, currently 230 members of national, regional, and local environmental organizations/ representing over a million individuals
Led the establishment of the largest environmental grant-making foundation on the East Coast and co founded the Chesapeake Bay Funders Network.
Assisted with the formation of the Interfaith Partnership for the Chesapeake
Lead regional process to develop three Chesapeake Bay Agreements
Supported foundation efforts to bring alignment between grant programs to protect clean water for all people

Developed a collaborative strategy to create a feasible and affordable trajectory to allow people from all neighborhoods to swim and paddle in targeted areas of the Camden- Philadelphia section of the Delaware River. Engaged regulatory, scientific, business, community and NGO stakeholders
Managed a convening to develop a national communication strategy around the impacts of toxic algal outbreaks, with funders, scientists, and advocates representing health and environment.
Established unique stakeholder and funder engagement process to establish the Clean Water for All Coalition
Provided support for adoption of several first-in-nation agro-environmental protection programs
Created opportunities for citizen engagement through training by the Chesapeake Watershed Stewards Academy

Launched a nationwide survey of low-cost water quality monitoring technologies with a goal of empowering people to protect clean water
Convened an independent technical evaluation of key components of the 2017 Midpoint Assessment of the Chesapeake Bay TMDL (the water quality restoration targets that will protect living resources and human health)
Lead the Bay Program Citizen Advisory Committee effort to ensure that EPA revised its guidelines for Verification of pollution reduction activity
Directed the strategic intervention to prevent introduction of the exotic oyster into Chesapeake Bay waters
Managed the MD fisheries during ban on striped bass (rockfish) harvest until the species recovered

Guided the funder - advocate collaboration, the Clean Water for all Campaign, that lead to adoption of the Clean Water Rule under the Obama Administration.
Negotiated federal- state agreement to protect and use MD Coastal Bays
Created the nationally recognized public/private strategy to restore MD’s ten Chesapeake Bay tributaries
Led early regional, multi-state agreement to protect/restore living resources in the Chesapeake Bay
Managed multiple stakeholder efforts to address contentious issues, including dredge material disposal, agricultural drainage, and boat discharge zones

Developed comprehensive strategies to address administration threats to federal laws and budgets during the term of the 45th President
Promoted successful programs to provide state funding for reducing polluted run off from stormwater
Recommended regulatory changes in agricultural manure management through use of science, communication, and advocacy
Supported financial incentives targeted to promote conservation