The Bodi/Eglick family and Washington Water Trust (WWT) created the Lorri Bodi Water Leadership Program to honor former WWT board member Lorraine “Lorri” Bodi.

Lorri was an inspirational mother, wife, community leader, legal expert, and environmental advocate. She loved serving her community and dedicated her career to helping rivers, streams, and salmon. In retirement, Lorri continued to follow her passions by serving on the WWT board of directors and on the Lake Forest Park City Council.

The Lorri Bodi Water Leadership Program inspires and develops future water and conservation leaders in Washington state and beyond. WWT is partnering with the University of Washington Evans School of Public Policy & Governance to provide students an opportunity to meet current leaders in the field and work on some of the most pressing challenges facing Washington’s water through capstone projects and internships.

Through the Lorri Bodi Water Leadership Program, WWT will host a team of Evans School MPA students in 2026 to research ways that Washington water policy and law can be modernized to ensure rivers and streams have the water necessary for salmon and to honor Tribal resources, culture, and treaty rights.

WWT will also host an Evans School intern who will evaluate the state’s implementation of the Streamflow Restoration Act. These students will gain valuable experience while also contributing to freshwater conservation and restoration in Washington.

If you are interested in celebrating Lorri’s conservation legacy and supporting future water conservation leaders, please make a tax-deductible donation to the Lorri Bodi Water Leadership Program today! Please note that your gift is in honor of the “Lorri Bodi Water Leadership Program” on the WWT donation form.