Meet Your Trainers and Staff

Trainer with participants at stream

State Staff

Katie Callahan - Director, Clemson University Center for Watershed Excellence
katieca@clemson.edu

Emily Anderson - Watershed Scientist, Clemson University Center for Watershed Excellence esa2@clemson.edu

Haley Bird - Watershed Education Coordinator, Clemson University Center for Watershed Excellence bird3@clemson.edu

Karin Skipper - Watershed Division Director, South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control
SKIPPEKB@dhec.sc.gov

David Chestnut - Senior Scientist, South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control
chestnde@dhec.sc.gov

Sierra Hylton - SC Adopt-a-Stream Program Coordinator and Savannah Watershed Manager, South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control
hyltonsf@dhec.sc.gov


lauren alston
Lauren Alston
LAlston@aikencountysc.gov
Aiken County Engineering Department
Aiken County

Madeleine Bolick
Madeleine Bolick
madeleinebolick@gmail.com
Friends of the Reedy River
Greenville County

Emma Boyer
Emma Boyer
emma@winyarivers.org
Winyah Rivers Alliance
Georgetown County

john brightbill
John Brightbill
John29801@gmail.com
Keep Aiken County Beautiful
Aiken County


Beth Button
bbutton@uscupstate.edu
Watershed Ecology Center at USC Upstate
Spartanburg County

Christine Ellis
Christine Ellis
christine@winyahrivers.org
Winyah Rivers Alliance
Horry County

jeannette fantone
Jeannette Fantone
efanton@g.clemson.edu
Clemson Stream Team
Pickens County

Victoria Green
Victoria Green
vgreen@coastal.edu
Coastal Carolina University
Horry County


Charly Greenthaler
charlym@clemson.edu
Clemson Extension
Lexington County

Kelly Hall
Kelly Hall
khall1@coastal.edu
Coastal Carolina University
Horry County

christine hettinger
Christine Hettinger
chettinger@charter.net
Oconee County

Dan Hill talking with students outside
Dan Hill
dhill@coker.edu
Kalmia Gardens at Coker University
Darlington County


Carrie Koenigstein
ckoenigstein@andersonuniversity.edu
Anderson University
Anderson County


David Ladner
ladner@clemson.edu
Clemson University
Pickens County

Mallory Maher holding a baby alligator
Mallory Maher
mallord@clemson.edu
Clemson Extension
Oconee County

josie newton
Josie Newton
josie@friendsofthereedyriver.org
Friends of the Reedy River
Greenville County

Steven Oshields
Steven O'Shields
oshiel3@clemson.edu
Clemson Extension
Anderson County

Haley Parent
Haley Parent
hparent@clemson.edu
Clemson University
Pickens County

Haley Parent
Gerardo Ignacio Naundorf Sanz
Gerardo.naundorf@gmail.com
Greenville County

Cara Schildtknecht
Cara Schildtknecht
riverkeeper@winyahrivers.org
Waccamaw Riverkeeper
Horry County


Kaleigh Sims
kcsims@g.clemson.edu
Anderson County


Jack Turner
jturner@uscupstate.edu
Watershed Ecology Center at USC Upstate
Spartanburg County

Guinn Wallover
Guinn Wallover
cggarre@clemson.edu
Clemson Extension
Charleston County

dale wilde
Dale Wilde
dwilde@keoweefolks.org
Friends of Lake Keowee Society
Oconee/Pickens County

Cheryl Carmack
Cheryl Carmack
cheryl@charlestonwaterkeeper.org
Charleston Waterkeeper
Charleston County

Lindsey Carter
Lindsey Carter
carterll@dhec.sc.gov
SC DHEC
Beaufort County

Ellen Comeau
Ellen Sturup Comeau
ecomeau@clemson.edu
Clemson Extension
Beaufort County

Christine Ellis
Christine Ellis
christine@winyahrivers.org
Winyah Rivers Alliance
Horry County

Victoria Green
Victoria Green
vgreen@coastal.edu
Coastal Carolina University
Horry County

Kelly Hall
Kelly Hall
khall1@coastal.edu
Coastal Carolina University
Horry County

Chris Kehrer
Chris Kehrer
ckehrer@portroyalsoundfoundation.org
Port Royal Sound Foundation
Beaufort County

Jessica Kinsella
Jessica Kinsella
kinsellaj@dnr.sc.gov
SC DNR
Charleston County

Jennifer Plunket
Jennifer Plunket
jen@baruch.sc.edu
USC Baruch
Georgetown County

Cara Schildtknecht
Cara Schildtknecht
riverkeeper@winyahrivers.org
Waccamaw Riverkeeper
Horry County

Erik Smith
Erik Smith
erik@baruch.sc.edu
USC Baruch
Georgetown County

Guinn Wallover
Guinn Wallover
cggarre@clemson.edu
Clemson Extension
Charleston County

Sharon posing at the Grand Canyon
Sharon Appell
sharona@re-wa.org
ReWa
Greenville County


Beth Button
bbutton@uscupstate.edu
Watershed Ecology Center at USC Upstate
Spartanburg County


Scott Castleberry
castlews@dhec.sc.gov
SC DHEC
Richland County


Justin Lewandoski
lewandjf@dhec.sc.gov
SC DHEC
Richland County


Jack Turner
jturner@uscupstate.edu
Watershed Ecology Center at USC Upstate
Spartanburg County

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