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Meryl joined the Sonoran Institute in 2022 as the Program Manager of Growing Water Smart projects in Colorado and California. She focuses on workshop facilitation and providing technical assistance for participating communities. She recently completed a master’s certification in Environmental Management and Policy from the University of Colorado Denver, where she focused on western water issues. Soon after she joined WaterNow Alliance, during her time there she focused on updating the Project Accelerator Library to improve access to content and assisted in program design and management, policy analysis, communications, and graphic design. She also holds a Bachelor of Science in interior design and a minor in Regional and Community Planning from Kansas State University. Since graduating, she has worked as a project manager at various commercial architecture and interior design firms in Boston and Denver. In her free time, she enjoys exploring Colorado in her renovated van with her husband and dog, running on mountain trails, trying to complete various art projects, and completed a 50k trail race in 2022.