Trainers and Facilitators:

The Watershed Game network has trained facilitators across the country who can help your group of local leaders or students play the Watershed Game. Explore the find-a-facilitator map or facilitator list below to find a Watershed Game facilitator near you.

The Watershed Game team can provide training on how to facilitate the Watershed Game and incorporate it into your programming. Explore the trainer list below to find a Watershed Game trainer near you.

Please note that although all Watershed Game trainers are also facilitators, not all facilitators are trainers.

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Facilitator List

Contact Location Facilitated WSG Versions
Tina Miller-Way
Mississippi-Alabama Sea Grant Consortium
tmiller-way@disl.org
251-861-2141, 2257		 Dauphin Island, AL
36528		 Local Leader: Coast Model
Classroom Version: Stream Model
Joy Jones
Central High School, Tuscaloosa
jcjones@tusc.k12.al.us
205-902-4038		 Tuscaloosa, AL
35401		 Classroom Version: Stream Model
Brenna Sweetman
NOAA Office for Coastal Management
brenna.sweetman@noaa.gov
205-347-1465		 Tuscaloosa, AL
35401		 Local Leader: Stream Model
Local Leader: Lake Model
Local Leader: River Model
Local Leader: Coast Model
Classroom Version: Stream Model
Karen Bareford
Mississippi-Alabama Sea Grant Consortium
kjbareford@ua.edu
 Tuscaloosa, AL
35487		 Local Leader: Stream Model
Local Leader: Lake Model
Local Leader: River Model
Local Leader: Coast Model
Holly Abeels
University of Florida Sea Grant/
Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences Extension
habeels@ufl.edu
321-633-1702 x52333		 Cocoa, FL
32926		 Local Leader: Coast Model
Ashley Smyth
University of Florida
ashley.smyth@ufl.edu
786-217-9291		 Miami, FL
33155		 Local Leader: Coast Model
Chris Verlinde
University of Florida Sea Grant/
Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences Extension
chrismv@ufl.edu
850-623-3868		 Milton, FL
32570		 Local Leader: Coast Model
Julie Parsons
Florida Native Plant Society
parsons.juliea@gmail.com
912-222-1003		 Pensacola, FL
32507		 Local Leader: Stream Model
Devon Francke
Keep Pinellas Beautiful
education@kpbcares.org
727-533-0402		 St. Petersburg, FL
33709		 Local Leader: Coast Model
Classroom Version: Stream Model
Mark Risse
UGA Marine Extension and Georgia Sea Grant
mrisse@uga.edu
706-542-5956		 Athens, GA
30602		 Local Leader: River Model
Local Leader: Coast Model
Kristy Miller
Community Consolidated School District 46
kmiller1023@comcast.net
847-910-6046		 Grayslake, IL
60030		 Local Leader: Stream Model
Local Leader: Lake Model
Local Leader: River Model
Classroom Version: Stream Model
Steven Evans
Kentucky Water Resources Research Institute
steve.evans@uky.edu
859-257-1832		 Lexington, KY
40506		 Local Leader: Stream Model
Angela Chalk
Healthy Community Services
achalk.hcs@gmail.com
504-475-4422		 New Orleans, LA
70119		 Local Leader: Lake Model
Local Leader: River Model
Local Leader: Coast Model
Grace Simpkins
Woods Hole Sea Grant - Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
gsimpkins@whoi.edu
508-289-3639		 Woods Hole, MA
02543		 Classroom Version: Stream Model
Courtney Prout
For-Mar Nature Preserve & Arboretum,
Genesee County Parks
cprout@gcparks.org
810-845-6437		 Buron, MI
48509		 Local Leader: Stream Model
Classroom Version: Stream Model
Colleen Carlson
University of Minnesota Extension
traxl042@umn.edu
507-521-3640		 Cologne, MN
55322		 Local Leader: Stream Model
Madison Rodman
University of Minnesota Sea Grant
mrodman@umn.edu
218-726-8536		 Duluth, MN
55812		 Local Leader: Stream Model
Local Leader: Lake Model
Local Leader: River Model
Local Leader: Coast Model
Jesse Schomberg
jschombe@d.umn.edu
 Duluth, MN
55804		 Local Leader: Stream Model
Local Leader: Lake Model
Local Leader: River Model
Brita Moore-Kutz
Vermillion River Watershed Joint Powers Organization
brita.moore-kutz@co.dakota.mn.us
651-308-2435		 Farmington, MN
55024		 Local Leader: Stream Model
Stacey Lijewski
Hennepin County
stacey.lijewski@hennepin.us
612-348-9938		 Minneapolis, MN
55415		 Local Leader: Stream Model
Local Leader: Lake Model
Local Leader: River Model
Classroom Version: Stream Model
Barbara Heitkamp
Lower St. Croix Watershed Partnership
bheitkamp@mnwcd.org
 Oakdale, MN
55128		 Local Leader: Stream Model
Local Leader: Lake Model
Local Leader: River Model
John Bilotta
University of Minnesota Sea Grant &
University of Minnesota Water Resources Center
jbilotta@umn.edu
612-624-7708		 St Paul, MN
55108		 Local Leader: Stream Model
Local Leader: Lake Model
Local Leader: River Model
Local Leader: Coast Model
Classroom Version: Stream Model
Maggie Karschnia
University of Minnesota Sea Grant &
University of Minnesota Water Resources Center
maggiek@umn.edu
612-624-9181		 St Paul, MN
55108		 Local Leader: Stream Model
Local Leader: Lake Model
Local Leader: River Model
Local Leader: Coast Model
Classroom Version: Stream Model
Becca Reiss
North St. Louis Soil and Water Conservation District
becca@nslswcd.org
218-288-6143		 Virginia, MN
55792		 Classroom Version: Stream Model
Lyndsey Manzo
University of Ohio Sea Grant
manzol@wcsoh.org
614-561-0805		 Westerville, OH
43082		 Classroom Version: Stream Model
Cait Goodwin
University of Oregon Sea Grant
cait.goodwin@oregonstate.edu
541-867-0238		 Newport, OR
97365		 Classroom Version: Stream Model
Abi Locatis Prochaska
South Carolina Department of Natural Resources
prochaskaa@dnr.sc.gov
 Edisto Island, SC
29438		 Local Leader: Coast Model

Trainer List

Contact Location Trained WSG Versions
John Bilotta
University of Minnesota Sea Grant &
University of Minnesota Water Resources Center
jbilotta@umn.edu
612-624-7708		 St Paul, MN
55108		 Local Leader: Stream Model
Local Leader: Lake Model
Local Leader: River Model
Local Leader: Coast Model
Classroom Version: Stream Model
Lyndsey Manzo
University of Ohio Sea Grant
manzol@wcsoh.org
614-561-0805		 Westerville, OH
43082		 Classroom Version: Stream Model
Madison Rodman
University of Minnesota Sea Grant
mrodman@umn.edu
218-726-8536		 Duluth, MN
55812		 Local Leader: Stream Model
Local Leader: Lake Model
Local Leader: River Model
Local Leader: Coast Model
Jesse Schomberg
jschombe@d.umn.edu
 Duluth, MN
55804		 Local Leader: Stream Model
Local Leader: Lake Model
Local Leader: River Model
Brenna Sweetman
NOAA Office for Coastal Management
brenna.sweetman@noaa.gov
205-347-1465		 Tuscaloosa, AL
35401		 Local Leader: Stream Model
Local Leader: Lake Model
Local Leader: River Model
Local Leader: Coast Model
Classroom Version: Stream Model
Karen Bareford
Mississippi-Alabama Sea Grant Consortium
kjbareford@ua.edu
 Tuscaloosa, AL
35487		 Local Leader: Stream Model
Local Leader: Lake Model
Local Leader: River Model
Local Leader: Coast Model
Maggie Karschnia
University of Minnesota Sea Grant &
University of Minnesota Water Resources Center
maggiek@umn.edu
612-624-9181		 St Paul, MN
55108		 Local Leader: Stream Model
Local Leader: Lake Model
Local Leader: River Model
Local Leader: Coast Model
Classroom Version: Stream Model

Training materials:

The Watershed Game Information Guide

The Watershed Game Fundamental Concepts

Local Leader Version of the Watershed Game: Overview

Classroom Version of the Watershed Game: Overview

Training videos:

Contact:

Questions about how to facilitate the game or how to get training? Please contact us.

Maggie Karschnia, Stormwater Extension Educator, Minnesota Sea Grant and Water Resources Center, (612) 624-9181.

John Bilotta, Water Resource Management and Policy Extension Educator, Minnesota Sea Grant and Water Resources Center, (612) 624-7708.