Inspiring future leaders and better solutions
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 institutions like 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.
Our inaugural students from the University of Washington have enjoyed experiences and produced research that will help advance and develop water solutions.
Sofia Berkowitz explored potential issues with the Streamflow Restoration Act (SRA) in their internship capstone project, A Drop in the Bucket? Implementation and Outcomes Under Washington’s SRA. “I really enjoyed working with this subject and the complexities of water law and management,” said Sofia. UW intern Minda Chen is joining WWT this summer to build on Sofia’s SRA evaluation.
WWT also hosted Aliyah Hammond, Chris Frey, and Isabella Castro from the UW Evans School Student Consulting Lab. They investigated modernizing our water laws to better protect streamflows.
“I loved deep diving into general Washington water law and policy,” shared Aliyah. “I found it interesting not only because we could see how thoughts and culture around water conservation has changed throughout history through the lens of law and policy, but also how these laws exist on paper vs in practice.”
The group’s project, Protecting Instream Flows: Modernizing Washington’s Water Law Framework, won the Evans School’s Environmental Policy Capstone Award. Their research will help WWT provide recommendations to Governor Ferguson and the WA State Dept. of Ecology as part of the Washington’s Water Future initiative.
Reflecting on the capstone, Isabella stated, “The experience fundamentally shifted the way I think about water: where it comes from, how much we actually use, and how climate change is quietly reshaping its availability over time. It sparked a genuine interest in water law as a potential career path.”
Anna Eglick Bodi, Lorri’s daughter, shares: “The goal is for each student in the Lorri Bodi Water Leadership Program to gain experience making a current contribution to streamflow preservation and local water conservation while preparing for future leadership roles in the field. The program will ensure that, through these bright students and WWT, Lorri’s environmental legacy will continue.”
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.
