Healthy Waters Coalition

Who We Are

The Healthy Waters Coalition works to protect and restore the interconnected waters of the Ohio River Basin, which supply drinking water to more than 30 million people. Our over 100 member organizations hail from local, state, regional, and national organizations.

We’re a new coalition that opened its doors in October 2025. The formation of the Healthy Waters Coalition stems from a growing and powerful movement of committed people and organizations who want to address longstanding threats to local waters. We believe that by working together, we can accomplish great things.

Healthy Waters Coalition members hail from across the Ohio River region, which includes portions of Alabama, Georgia, Kentucky, Illinois, Indiana, Maryland, Mississippi, New York, North Carolina, South Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia.

Staff

The Healthy Waters Coalition is led by the National Wildlife Federation, which includes:

Jordan Lubetkin, Coalition Director, Lubetkin@nwf.org

Ross Griffin, Director of Government Affairs, GriffinR@nwf.org

Lucy Evert, Eastern Regional Field Director, EvertL@nwf.org

Steering Committee

The steering committee provides strategic guidance to the Healthy Waters Coalition, as well as approves the Coalition’s annual budget and campaign plan. Steering committee members include:

American Farmland Trust: Brian Brandt

American Rivers: Lisa Hollingsworth-Segedy

Funders

The creation of the Healthy Waters Coalition has been supported by the following foundations:

• Owsley Brown II Family Foundation
• RK Mellon Foundation
• Network for Landscape Conservation Catalyst Fund
• Tides Foundation
• Water Solutions Fund in coordination with Mosaic