Mission Statement
Our mission is to build a group of early to mid-career water-passionate individuals that represent a cross-functional, diverse, and inclusive community to address local, national, and global water challenges. This community will pursue solutions in the water sector including, affordability, availability, water equity, climate change, pollution, public health, and inadequate investment in water infrastructure. This will be accomplished through regular events where creative ideas will be shared in a social environment.
Resources
Our resource page highlights careers in water, job boards, conferences, professional associations and volunteer opportunities to help young professionals find the right water career for them.
Events
Please join our Rising Water Professionals for the next event, coworking day or happy hour!
Featured Past Events:
- June 10 2026 – Careers for Change: Social Entrepreneurs
- January 23, 2026 – New Year New ResuME
- October 29, 2025 – Careers for Change: Climate Futures
- July 2024, 2025, 2026 – Work in Water Intern Day
- 19 September 2024 – Careers for Change: Storytellers
- 25 April 2024 – Careers for Change: Water is Life
- 8 February 2024 – Careers for Change: Climate Action
- 1 February 2024 – Water Trivia Night
- 4 May 2023 – May the Fourth Happy Hour
- 30 March 2023 – Careers for Change: Environmental Justice & Equity
- 17 October 2022 – Careers for Change: Meet the Peers & Pros tackling the Climate Crisis
- 14 July 2022 – Career Development Opportunities Panel as a Result of BIL
- 23 April 2022 – Park Clean-Up
- 10 February 2022 – Ice Skating & Happy Hour
FOLLOW US to get the latest info about upcoming events!
Rising Water Professionals Steering Committee Members
Ali Dunbar – Water Finance Exchange
Ayako Tischler – Xylem
Brad Williamson – Restore America’s Estuaries
CJ Blair – DC Water
Flora Klise – DC Water
Jan Nowak – Xylem
Laura Anderson – Women’s Aquatic Network
Meredith Lemke – Chesapeake Bay Program
Miguel Sibayan – Imagine H2O
Sushanth Gupta – Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments
Have an idea for our Rising Water Professionals Program. Send us a message
info@reservoircenter.org