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Website questions or comments? Please contact: cees@iupui.edu

John Ulmer, ECWA Co-Chair

John was a member of the Eagle Creek Watershed Taskforce, the predecessor to the Alliance, and has been working in the watershed for several years.  He lives north of Zionsville in Boone County, very near the confluence of Mounts Run and Eagle Creek. He is retired from various data processing positions in the direct marketing industry. 

He holds the Professional Certificate in Watershed Management from the Indiana Watershed Leadership Academy, has completed the Natural Resources Leadership Academy’s course, is a volunteer instructor with Hoosier Riverwatch, Vice-chair of the Eagle Creek Park Foundation Advisory Committee, Board and Executive Committee member of Hoosier Heartland Resource Conservation and Development Council and a Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) with the Juvenile Court in Boone County.  Previously, John was the Conservation Chair for the Hoosier Chapter of the Sierra Club and a past member of the Environmental Quality Service Council of the State Legislature.

Should you have an interest in participating in the ECWA, please contact John at remlu@tds.net

Lenore P. Tedesco, ECWA Co-Chair

Lenore Tedesco is a faculty member of the IUPUI Department of Earth Sciences and the Director of the IUPUI Center for Earth and Environmental Science (CEES), which is the grant sponsor to the Eagle Creek Watershed EPA Section 319 Implementation Grant.  In addition to directing the Center that sponsors the grant, she serves as the Co-Chair to the Eagle Creek Watershed Alliance.

Lenore also manages the Central Indiana Water Resources Partnership, a partnership between CEES and Veolia Water Indianapolis, LLC.  This partnership has led to a significant amount of water quality research on the watersheds that feed Indianapolis’ drinking water reservoirs, including Eagle Creek Watershed and Reservoir.  Lenore’s research focuses on addressing regional watershed and water quality issues, wetland restoration, and environmental education and outreach.
Angie Tilton, ECWA Education Committee Chair

In addition to volunteering her time to serve as the Education Committee Chair, Angie Tilton is the Indiana Project WET (Water Education for Teachers) Coordinator, a program of the Department of Natural Resources, Division of Fish Wildlife.  Prior to her current position with DNR, she served as the Water Quality Educator for the Tippecanoe County Soil & Water Conservation District where she participated in other watershed groups such as the Wildcat Creek and Lauramie Creek Watershed groups.  She now works with educators of all varieties to promote the awareness, appreciation, knowledge and stewardship of water resources through the international, interdisciplinary water science program- Project WET.

Angie has a B.S. from Purdue University in Natural Resources and Environmental Science with a specialization in Water Quality.  She is currently seeking her Master’s in Earth Science at IUPUI.    

Should you have an interest in participating in the Education Committee, please contact Angie at atilton@dnr.in.gov

Chuck Brinkman, ECWA Technical Committee Co-Chair

Chuck has a genuine interest in clean water and the outdoors.  He participates in a number of groups that protect Indiana's waterways, including serving the Eagle Creek Watershed Alliance in a leadership role by chairing the technical committee. Chuck enjoys kayaking and fly-fishing many of the streams in Indiana.

Should you have an interest in participating in the ECWA Technical Committee, please contact Chuck at cbyak@yahoo.com

 

Sharon Adams, ECWA Technical Committee Co-Chair

Sharon Adams has been a member of the Eagle Creek Watershed Group for a number of years. She views her efforts to protect the environment a necessary extension of her responsibilities as a public health advocate.  Sharon is a graduate of IUPUI (SPEA), and a registered environmental health specialist. She is a chapter officer in The Indiana Environmental Health Association and the director of the Environmental Division of the Boone County Health Department. She has been with the department for 10 years.

Should you have an interest in participating in the ECWA Technical Committee, please contact Sharon at shadams@co.boone.in.us

 

Angie Dye, ECWA Communication Committee Chair Angie Dye serves as the Communications Manager for Veolia Water Indianapolis, the operator of Indianapolis Water.  Prior to joining Veolia Water, Angie worked for the City of Indianapolis for the Departments of Parks & Recreation and Metropolitan Development.  If you are interested in participating in the committee or would like to share your thoughts and ideas on how we can continue to raise awareness of the ECWA, please contact Angie at angie.dye@veoliawaterna.com


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