The Upper Mississippi River Basin Association is pleased to announce the expansion of our staff team with the addition of Henry Hansen, Sadie Neuman, Laura Talbert, and Josh Wolf. We are eager to introduce you to Henry, Sadie, Laura, and Josh and to build our relationships with you in familiar and new ways. Please join us in welcoming Henry, Sadie, Laura, and Josh to our team!
Henry H. Hansen serves our team as the Ecosystem Program Lead. Henry fosters systemic and multi-disciplinary ecosystem health and resilience investments, integrates ecological sustainability into other river management priorities (e.g., floodplain management), and develops policy and communications related to ecosystem science and management.
Sadie Neuman, MPA-MSES supports our team as the Public Participation and Communications Project Specialist. Sadie facilitates interactive planning processes, develops and implements UMRBA's communications plans, and improves accessibility to UMRBA’s program activities.
Laura Talbert supports our team as the Ecosystem Program Coordinator. Laura facilitates and convenes planning forums, fosters the participation of nongovernmental entities and potentially affected interests, and drafts and coordinates multi-organization communications.
Josh Wolf assists our team as the Water Quality Program Coordinator. Josh facilitates and convenes planning forums, employs strategic planning, and drafts and coordinates multi-organization communications.
We invite you to learn about the roles and responsibilities of our entire staff team by reviewing our staff web page: https://umrba.org/staff.