The Team

Alicia Douglas

Founder & CEO

Alicia Douglas is a WaterWoman. She is the founder of three startups and has over 30 years of experience in philanthropy, sustainability, public policy, and community engagement.

Ms. Douglas founded WaterRising Institute, a Michigan-based 501(c)3 nonprofit organization to address inclusive participation, especially for all women and girls, in shaping the future of the water workforce and infrastructure policy. . In 2022, the organization achieved Guidestar’s Gold Transparency Certification and became a member of 1% for Planet.

In 2022, she launched WaterWoman Project, a WaterRising program focused on increasing all women in water management by catalyzing industry leadership and engagement.

Her ability to collaborate with global stakeholders also led to the development of an innovative GIS technology approach to addressing the global water security crisis. In addition to WaterRising, Alicia is involved with international policy.

As a mother of four adult women, her most important focus is ensuring that her family and future generations have access to healthy and safe water.

Consulting Advisors

Guy Williams

Founding Advisor

Detroiters Working for Environmental Justice
Executive Director (Retired)

Manish Karamshi

Senior Consulting Advisor - East Africa

Maddelina Guaglione

Consulting Advisor - Italy

Neha Khandekar

Senior Consulting Advisor - India

UN Women
Policy Specialist - G20 Secretariat

Ann O'beay

Senior Consulting Advisor

Philanthropic Consulting

Board of Directors

Past Chair

Lloyd Treinish

IBM (Retired)
Distinguished Engineer & Chief Scientist - Environmental Modeling, Weather and Climate

President

Alicia Douglas

WaterRising Institute
Founder & CEO

Treasurer

Jennifer Steffens

Company
Title

SECRETARY

Justin Harris Climate Equity Collaborative / National Wildlife Foundation
Interim Executive Director & Founding Partner

Director

David Totman

Golden State Water

DIRECTOR

Angela Maria Fasnacht
(Cuellar Trujillo)

Princeton University
Visiting Fellow

Acknowledgements

We’re grateful for WaterRising’s 150 global volunteers and esteemed supporters who have advised and/or served on  the Board of Directors. They include Geof Rochester, Sharon Peters, Pam Elardo, Diana Jones Ritter, Victoria Johnson, Cindy Wallis-Lage, Antra Bhatt, Anna Faith, and others.