Joining the Project WET Board is an honor and I am humbled to work with those who are doing the work to support and fulfill the mission of the Foundation. Environmental education is my passion. I’ve spent over 25 years teaching students, teachers, and non-formal educators about the wonders of our natural world, with an emphasis on our water resources. As the State Coordinator for both Project WET and the River of Words programs at Georgia’s Environmental Protection Division, I enjoy teaching others about the State’s water resources, the importance of water conservation, and using art and poetry to connect students to their watershed.

Prior to joining the Georgia Project WET team, I was Executive Director at a non-profit nature center and I currently serve on the Certification Advisory Board for the Advanced Training for Environmental Education in Georgia and the Advisory Council for the Environmental Education Alliance of Georgia. I received a BS in Environmental Studies from Michigan State University with an emphasis in Anthropology, Sociology and Political Science. My (now) husband and I left the Midwest for an adventure in Atlanta and have since made it our home

Joining the Board for the Project WET Foundation is a commitment to future generations that we can and we must become better stewards of the environment. Through education, we can make informed decisions about water, the resource that unites all living organisms on this great blue planet we call home. Project WET offers invaluable materials for teachers, informal educators and parents on all things water. When I first began teaching for a public utility in 2017, Project WET was the most comprehensive resource I found and using it in classrooms was always fun. After teaching using Project WET for a few years, I became a facilitator so I could then train other local educators to use the Project WET resources I loved so much.

I am currently a Program Manager for JEA in Jacksonville, Florida. Previously, I served as the Education Coordinator of Pinellas County Utilities’ South Cross Education program where my alias Lady Caca, began “all my stories with once upon a flush”. I hold a Masters in Crop and Soil Environmental Sciences from Virginia Tech and a Bachelors in Environmental Studies from FIU (Miami, FL). I am an avid gardener and started my career post graduate studies working in botanical gardens- first Norfolk and then Naples Botanical Garden. As a native Floridian, my connection to water isn’t the beaches that make Florida famous; it’s wading shoulder high in the dark brown waters (brown from tannins, not pollution) of swamps where some of the most unique flora and fauna live relatively undisturbed from human life. That and an internship at NASA in 2007 where I got to see firsthand how water was being recycled on the international space station- the science of reusing/recycling water is amazing! Who wouldn't want to help protect such an important resource?

My career has always been about giving a voice to people, product and issues.

As spokesperson and director of corporate communications for Nestle Waters North America, I communicated the contribution of water to a healthy lifestyle and the company's positions on environmental issues, such as watershed management, sustainable water use practices, and recycling and reducing plastic content. I worked for the company through 2017.

Today, I'm an adjunct professor at Norwalk Community College in Connecticut teaching international students career strategies, business and English, and I instruct classes at nonprofit organizations. When I look in the face of every student, I know education gives them a fair chance to achieve their dreams of succeeding in the US. I have met the most interesting, multicultural young people.

I live in Stamford with my partner, Richard. I graduated from the State of New York University at New Paltz and spent my junior year of college at McGill University in Montreal. I joined the Project WET Board in June 2021.

Scarcity of clean water is at a critical state globally and dramatic steps must be taken by governments, corporations, and individuals to preserve the water we have and to reverse decades of diminished water quality globally.  Living on the Gulf in Clearwater, Florida, I see firsthand the impact that climate change and water quality has had on marine life particularly on our sea turtles, manatee, and dolphins from toxic red tide algae blooms.

I've spent the last 27 years developing and implementing software solutions for the financial services sector. Most recently I have worked with large publicly held corporations to implement cloud-based solutions to measure their impact on greenhouse gas emissions, waste, and water.

I am both honored and humbled to be a part of such an excellent organization like Project WET to help them with their vision to enable everyone to understand and value water and ensure a sustainable future through action-oriented education.

After graduating with an MSW from Columbia University, Meagan set out to save the world. As a frontline social worker helping homeless populations in Philadelphia, she used her skills to find housing, food and medical support. She spent the last part of 2005 helping Hurricane Katrina evacuees relocate. To make a more considerable impact, Meagan started writing grants and creating large-scale opportunities for underserved communities. After 20 years and millions of dollars raised, her successes include establishing free training for tens of thousands of early education leaders in Miami, reopening a performing arts center through COVID relief, and building a manatee rehabilitation center in Clearwater.

Meagan is the development director at Dunedin Fine Arts Center, where she raises funds to enrich lives through educational experiences in the visual arts, both locally and nationally.

As a Project WET board member, Meagan helps advance water education and inspires local solutions.

Janel Ancayan is a Senior Public Affairs Representative for the Water Replenishment District and leads their student art calendar program and water workforce development efforts. She is passionate about empowering students to become environmental stewards, especially through hands-on, culturally relevant, and interactive learning experiences. 

Janel holds a B.A. in Environmental Studies from UC Santa Barbara and a M.S. in Science Education from Cal State Long Beach. With 10 years in environmental education, Janel combines her environmental science background with expertise in the water industry to design programming that inspires students to protect our limited water supplies and become the next generation of water workers.