Introducing the Hydro20, a group of twenty individuals celebrated for driving change, disrupting norms, and doing good for water sustainability across the United States. The Hydro20 is an initiative of waterloop, a nonprofit news outlet, and was announced during Climate Week NYC at the Rethinking Water conference hosted by Columbia University. The inaugural Hydro20 Honorees: -Jorge Richardson – Founder, HOPE Hydration (Access) -Richard Diaz – Infrastructure Field Manager, BlueGreen Alliance (Advocacy) -Seth Watkins – Farmer, Pinkhook Farm (Agriculture) -Britton Smith – Lead Singer, Britton and the Sting (Arts) -Dan Tudesco – Associate Director of Community Water Systems, Brita (Business) -Teal Lehto – Western Water Girl (Communications) -Jerry Holden – Director – Southern Region, Ducks Unlimited (Conservation) -Dana Okano – Director, Hawaii Environmental Finance Center (Finance) -Tom Gamble – Owner & Operator, Gamble Estates (Food & Beverage) -Shanna Yazzie – Manager, Safety & Compliance, DigDeep (Frontlines) -Rachel Brown – Senior Policy Advisor, U.S. Department of the Interior (Government) -Lorelei Cloud – Vice Chairman, Southern Ute Indian Tribal Council (Indigenous) -Alaina Harkness – CEO, Current (Innovation) -Carletta Davis – President, We Matter Community Association (Justice) -Manny Teodoro – Professor of Public Affairs, University of Wisconsin–Madison (Policy) -Raha Hakimdavar – CEO, Zyon Space; Professor, Georgetown University (Science) -Omar Mitchell – VP of Sustainable Infrastructure and Growth Initiatives, National Hockey League (Sports) -Greg Newbloom – Founder & CEO, Membrion (Technology) -Aaron Tartakovsky – CEO, Epic Cleantec (Treatment) -Aaron Kirkland – Superintendent, Green Stormwater Operations, Philadelphia Water Department (Utility) Watch the Hydro20 announcement video and explore individual honoree profiles and videos at www.hydro20.org . The Hydro20 is presented in partnership with Sciens Water and sponsored by the Environmental Defense Fund, Antea Group, and Human Capital Solutions. waterloop is a nonprofit news outlet exploring solutions for water sustainability.
