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
Christopher Lim
Living Shoreline Program Manager
(510) 665-3538 • chris@thewatershedproject.org
Christopher hopes to share his passion for the ocean and the environment with the community,
particularly young people. He began at the Watershed Project as an AmeriCorps intern and now
has returned to manage the Living Shoreline Initiative. He comes to the Watershed Project with
a wide range of environmental-related experience, including time spent in both private and
government environmental laboratories and working with environmental education and conservation
nonprofits to inspire future environmental stewards. Christopher received his B.A. from the
University of California at Berkeley in Integrative Biology with an emphasis in marine biology
and oceanography. He is currently in the process of obtaining a Master's in Nonprofit
Administration from the University of San Francisco. Christopher enjoys
moments spent at the beach with his dogs and is an aspiring nature photographer.
He lives in the Fluvius Innominatus watershed (No joke).
Chris's link: Discover Magazine
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
Education Coordinator
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.
Katy Brogan
Education Coordinator
katy@thewatershedproject.org
Katy coordinates and teaches The Watershed Project's education programs and
professional development workshops. During her undergraduate studies, Katy
volunteered in New Zealand doing conservation work in the Waitomo region,
restoring the local caves to protect glowworms as well as teaching local
communities on how to lower their environmental impact. While there, she found her passion
for environmental education and after receiving a B.S. in Environmental Resource Sciences from
the University of California at Davis, Katy joined The Watershed Project education team. Katy
enjoys exploring the many natural wonders in the Bay Area, especially those
close to her home in the Wildcat Creek watershed.
Katy's link: FreeRice
Demetrius Camarilla
Community Stewardship Intern
demetrius@thewatershedproject.org
Demetrius grew up in the East Bay where he developed a strong interest in marine ecology. He is currently a senior at UC Berkeley and will graduate this Spring with a BS in Conservation and Resource Studies. Demetrius is a Richmond native and plans to use what he has learned about the life sciences and land use planning to make his community greener and educate his neighbors about their role in environmental stewardship. Just like The Watershed Project headquarters, Demetrius lives in the Meeker Slough watershed.
Aniko Drlik-Muehleck
Outreach Program Intern
aniko@thewatershedproject.org
Aniko was born and raised in the Strawberry Creek watershed and has spent many prune-fingered hours poking through tide pools, creek beds, and wetlands in the surrounding area. Since then, she has moved to Iowa to attend Grinnell College where she studies economics, policies of water resource management, and the art of riding one's bike through cornfields during thunderstorms. She is excited and honored to be involved with The Watershed Project's Outreach pprogram until her return to Iowa this fall to complete her undergraduate degree. She'll be back though, ready to tackle the West Coast's water issues one watershed at a time!
