A Day in the Life: Weyessa McAlister, our Director of Community Conservation

A Day in the Life: Weyessa McAlister, our Director of Community Conservation

Team Potomac is small but mighty! Meet Weyessa, our Director of Community Conservation: DC Metro, whose passion for clean water led him to co-found a nonprofit that builds wells in his native Ethiopia and mobilize our local communities to protect the Potomac River. Learn more about what drives Weyessa and what his job looks like here at the Conservancy!

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Welcome Your Newest Clean Water Advocate, Alicia!

Welcome Your Newest Clean Water Advocate, Alicia!

Joining our team in March 2015 as our Communications Associate, Alicia shares clean water news and successes on the Conservancy's River News blog, Facebook, and Twitter

Alicia's deep commitment to improving local water quality stems from her childhood summers spent along the Susquehanna River. Read in her own words why she's fighting to save her new hometown river, the Potomac!

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