Member Group: Our Team

Gabriela “Gabi” Dunn joined the Washington Water Trust as a Project Manager in January 2024. Gabi brings 8+ years of interdisciplinary experience ranging from work in ecotourism, high school science education, environmental consulting, and public service. After earning a B.A. in Biological Sciences from UC Santa Barbara in 2013, Gabi pursued opportunities where she could […]

Solvei joined Washington Water Trust in 2023. Solvei was born in Seattle, raised in Poulsbo, and graduated from Western Washington University in 2017 with a B.A. in Urban Planning & Sustainable Development and a minor in Disaster Risk Reduction. Following graduation, Solvei interned for the Whatcom Land Trust, a non-profit dedicated to protecting natural places […]

Matt Coomer joined Washington Water Trust in 2023. He moved to Seattle in 2017 and fell in love with Washington’s landscape and rivers. He earned B.A.’s in Journalism and Environmental Studies from The University of Montana and an M.A. in International Environmental Policy from The Middlebury Institute of International Studies. He’s worked in communications and […]

Hannah McDonough joined Washington Water Trust in July 2022 as a Project Manager. She brings five years of experience in environmental consulting and four years in public education. After studying marine biology in high school, Hannah felt pulled to protect our valuable water resources. She dipped her toes into hydrogeology during field camp in Lander, […]

Tessa Reeder joined the Washington Water Trust in 2022 and brings several years of education and experience in water resource management. Most recently, Tessa spent four years working for an environmental consulting firm in Santa Barbara, California where she conducted stormwater compliance monitoring and reporting for municipalities, contractors, and industrial facilities. In 2018, Tessa earned […]

James Kraft, Executive Director, joined the Washington Water Trust in 2020.

Greg McLaughlin came to the Washington Water Trust in 2006, continuing a career that has emphasized the development of collaborative, locally-driven conservation projects. At the Natural Resources Conservation Service in Fort Collins, CO, Greg worked alongside agricultural producers to help improve irrigation systems and farm operations via cooperative conservation projects protecting soil, water, and wildlife. […]

Ethan Lockwood joined the Washington Water Trust in 2019 with a passion for supporting thriving communities, thriving nature, and thriving recreational experiences throughout Washington. Ethan grew up in Laramie, WY where a strong land ethic and concern for social justice was instilled in him during long alpine hikes and drives through the Wyoming steppe by […]

Jason M Hatch Jason began working for the Washington Water Trust in 2013. He oversees the western Washington WWT program to restore flow and develop sustainable water management strategies in basins including the Dungeness, Nooksack, Chehalis, Sammamish and others. He is leading efforts to develop new instream flow tools including recycled water source substitution, natural […]

Raquel Espinosa joined the Washington Water Trust in 2016 to blend her passion for sustainable water management and organizational development. She finished her studies at the Evans School analyzing the impact of the Growth Management Act on  King County DOT Transportation Concurrency options while also leading an inclusive Vision/Mission process at a small non-profit. Raquel has […]