Food & Water Watch

Food & Water Watch is a Washington, D.C.-based non-profit advocacy group whcih states that it works "to ensure clean water and safe food. We challenge the corporate control and abuse of our food and water resources by empowering people to take action and by transforming the public consciousness about what we eat and drink."

Activities
Food & Water Watch works with grassroots organizations worldwide "to create an economically and environmentally viable future. Through research, public and policymaker education, media, and lobbying, we advocate policies that guarantee safe, wholesome food produced in a humane and sustainable manner and public, rather than private, control of water resources including oceans, rivers, and groundwater."

Food & Water Watch opposes increased offshore fish farming and the National Offshore Aquaculture Act. Their staff has edited SourceWatch and Congresspedia, specifically the article on offshore fish farming legislation.

Staff
The staff of the organization, as of July 2011, are :
 * Executive Director: Wenonah Hauter

Communications:
 * Communications Director: Darcey Rakestraw
 * Senior Communications Manager: Kate Fried
 * Senior Communications Associate: Lauren Wright
 * Western Region Communications Manager: Anna Ghosh
 * Senior Writer and Outreach Specialist: Rich Bindell
 * Director of Digital Strategy: Royelen Lee Boykie
 * Web Associate: Elissar Khalek

Food:
 * Assistant Director: Patty Lovera
 * Senior Lobbyist: Tony Corbo
 * Research Director and Senior Policy Advocate: Patrick Woodall
 * Researcher: Sarah Borron
 * Researcher: Genna Reed
 * Researcher: Tim Schwab
 * Researcher: Tyler Shannon
 * Researcher: Ron Zucker

Water:
 * Program Director: Emily Wurth
 * Triclosan Campaign Coordinator: Kathy Dolan
 * Senior Legislative and Policy Analyst: Mitch Jones
 * Researcher: Sarah Gingold
 * Researcher: Mary Grant

Fish:
 * Senior Staff Attorney and Interim Fish Program Director: Zach Corrigan
 * Writer and Researcher: Eileen Flynn
 * Policy Analyst: Christina Lizzi
 * Researcher: Meredith McCarthy
 * Policy and Legislative Coordinator: James Mitchell

Organizing:
 * National Organizing Director: Mark Schlosberg
 * Education & Outreach Director: Sarah Alexander
 * Outreach and Education Organizer: Meredith Begin
 * Outreach and Education Organizer: Katy Kiefer
 * Senior Organizer: Noelle Ferdon
 * Eastern Region Director: Jim Walsh
 * New England Director: Denise Hart
 * Organizer (Maine): Nisha Swinton
 * Mid-Atlantic Organizer: Kim Huynh
 * Senior Organizer (New York): Eric Weltman
 * Southern Region Director: Jorge Aguilar
 * Central Region Organizer: Emily Carroll
 * Central Region Organizer: Alex Beauchamp
 * Senior Organizer (Michigan): Lynna Kaucheck
 * Organizer (Iowa): Matt Ohloff
 * Western Region Director: Elanor Starmer
 * Senior Organizer (Western US): Sam Schabacker
 * California Campaigns Director: Adam Scow
 * Senior Organizer (Los Angeles): Renée Maas
 * Organizer (Nevada and Utah): Marie Logan
 * Northwest Organizer: Julia DeGraw

Operations/IT/Development:
 * Chief Operating Officer: Lane Brooks
 * Senior Systems Administrator: Jon Brown
 * Finance Manager: Clayretha Gatewood
 * Program and Administrative Assistant: Ginny Gordon
 * Director of Development: Doug Lakey
 * Database Manager and Office Manager: Kevin Larson
 * Financial Assistant: RaQeeba Milner
 * Foundation Officer: Alex Patton
 * Senior Office Manager: Ben Schumin

International:
 * International Policy Director: Darcey O’Callaghan
 * Senior Representative: Dave Andrews
 * Water Campaigner for Food & Water Watch and Blue Planet Project in Mexico: Claudia Campero

Latin America:
 * Latin American coordinator for the Water for All campaign: Marcela Olivera
 * Latin America coordinator: Alberto Villareal

Food & Water Europe:
 * Food Policy Advisor: Eve Mitchell
 * Eastern Europe Program Coordinator: Anna Witowska-Ritter
 * Director of European Affairs: Gabriella Zanzanaini

Board
Accessed May 2012:


 * Rudolf Amenga Etego
 * Maude Barlow
 * Wenonah Hauter
 * Dennis Keeney
 * Kelsie Kerr
 * Elizabeth Peredo Beltrán
 * Mary Ricci
 * Sue Rome

Board of Directors (2009)
As of February 2009, Food & Water Watch's board was comprised of :
 * Rudolf Amenga-Etego
 * Maude Barlow
 * Dennis Keeney
 * Elizabeth Peredo Beltrán
 * Mary Ricci
 * Sue Rome
 * Alan Snitow

Former Directors

 * Lane Brooks

Funding (2009)
Accessed May 2012:

In 2009 their total income was $8.5 million. They write that: "In order to maintain our independence, Food & Water Watch does not accept corporate or government contributions. We are grateful to our 12,000 members in 2009 who provided generous support without which our success would not be possible. They include the following foundations:


 * Boston Foundation, Compton Foundation, Environment Now, Fledgling Fund, Goldman Fund, Helianthus Fund, Panta Rhea, Park Foundation, Tikvah Fund, Oxfam Novib, Rose Foundation

Contact
1616 P Street, NW Suite 300 Washington, DC 20036 Phone: 202 683 2500 Fax: 202 683 2501 http://www.fwwatch.org/