Our Staff
Renée Victoria Hoyos
Executive Director
renee@tcwn.org
Renée Victoria Hoyos became TCWN’s Executive Director in October 2003. Renée has most recently worked with the
California Resources Agency and served as Special Assistant to Secretary Nichols for Watersheds and Outreach.
While there, one of her major priorities was creating a watershed management policy and program to guide the
State in its long-term development strategies. In addition to working in watershed management, she was also
the environmental education and environmental justice coordinator, and the Agency’s point of contact for Wild
and Scenic Rivers issues. Renée’s nonprofit experience includes a work with the Immigrant Legal Resource Center
in San Francisco. Renée holds a Masters of Agriculture and Management degree (with concentration in nonprofit
organization management) as well as a Masters of Avian Science degree, both from the University of California
in Davis. Email Renée at renee@tcwn.org.
Dana Wright
Director of Policy and Legislative Affairs
dana@tcwn.org
Dana Wright became TCWN’s Director of Policy and
Legislative Affairs in January 2008. Dana most recently worked with the Georgia Environmental Protection
Division’s Watershed Protection Branch (GAEPD) as a Environmental Project Administrator. While there Dana
managed over $30 million in Section 319(h) Nonpoint Source Mitigation Grants to implement statewide nonpoint
source pollution reduction strategies and policies. She focused her attention in urban stormwater, agricultural
best management practices, outreach and education, erosion and sedimentation control, and water quality policy.
Dana received a Bachelor of Science in Public Administration and Urban Studies, as well as a Masters of Public
Administration in Public Policy Evaluation and Analysis from Georgia State University.
Jennifer Gerbasi
Policy Advisor
jennifer@tcwn.org
Jennifer Gerbasi became TCWN's Director of Programs and
Legislative Affairs in March of 2006. Most recently, Jennifer was a Policy Fellow at the Harrison Institute for Public
Law at the Georgetown University Law Center . She and her students provided legal analysis, drafting, networking and
strategic planning assistance to state and local officials. Jennifer focused her attention on the potential for international
trade agreements to undermine local authority over water resources, essential services, access to patented medications,
local zoning regulations and the negotiation process in general. Jennifer began researching and publishing articles on
water privatization for the state and local audience while earning a Masters of Professional Sciences in Environmental
Management from Cornell University . She also holds a law degree from the University of San Diego . Email Jennifer at
jennifer@tcwn.org.