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Renée Victoria Hoyos

Executive Director
renee@tcwn.org

Renée Victoria Hoyos became TCWN’s Executive Director in October 2003. As Executive Director, her primary duties are fundraising, limited policy work, outreach coordination, fundraising, public speaking and fundraising. She is also the board president of the national Clean Water Network in Washington DC.

She was appointed by Mayor Madeline Rogero to serve on the Knoxville Transporation Authority. She was also appointed by the Knox County Commission to the Knox County Charter Review Committee. She is a board member of the Community Health Alliance a newly formed cooperative health care insurer.

Renée previously worked with the California Resources Agency and served as Special Assistant to Secretary Mary D. Nichols for Watersheds and Outreach. 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. Prior to joining TCWN Dana worked with the Georgia Environmental Protection Division managing $30 million in Section 319(h) Nonpoint Source Mitigation Grants to implement statewide nonpoint source pollution reduction strategies and policies. Dana received a Bachelor of Science in Public Administration and Urban Studies, as well as a Masters of Public Policy with a concentration in Evaluation and Analysis from Georgia State University.

At TCWN Dana manages the Clean Water Policy Program which focuses on strengthening the Tennessee Water Pollution Control Act, other State resource protection acts and the Federal Clean Water Act to protect water resources. Through this program, Dana monitors and comments on all rulemaking related to water quality, works to increase public access to information regarding permit issuance, enforcement and implementation of water quality standards, serves as the primary relation with TDEC and other resource protection agencies, and addresses other policy related issues in order to improve water quality throughout the state.

Suzanne Curtis Campbell

Coordinator
Mississippi River Collaborative

suzanne@tcwn.org

Suzanne Curtis Campbell became the Collaborative'ʼs Coordinator in January 2009. She previously worked as the Communications Coordinator for the Childrenʼs Nature Institute, a Los Angeles nonprofit organization promoting environmental stewardship in young children. For CNI, she recruited and managed more than 400 volunteers annually and assisted with special events, PR, and grant writing. She was also fortunate to work with the Knoxville office of the National Conference for Community and Justice, raising more than $30,000 in a first-time walk-a-thon, recruiting event participants, sponsors, and volunteers. Suzanne received a BA from the University of Tennessee-Knoxville and an MFA from the University of Alabama-Tuscaloosa.

Stephanie Durman Matheny

Staff Attorney
stephanie@tcwn.org

Stephanie joined TCWN as its first staff attorney in April 2009. She previously worked as a staff attorney for the Boston-based National Environmental Law Center, where she participated in Clean Water Act, Clean Air Act, and National Environmental Policy Act litigation around the country. While in law school, she interned at the Seattle offices of Earthjustice and the National Wildlife Federation and was the president of a Seattle-based forest conservation group. Prior to becoming an attorney, Stephanie was the Vice President of the Seattle-based Beacon Development Group, where she helped to create housing for low-income and homeless people throughout Washington state.

Stephanie holds a Bachelor of Arts in Economics and Political Science from Yale University, and graduated cum laude and with distinction in the major. She earned a Juris Doctor with a concentration in environmental law from the University of Washington. She is a member of the Order of the Coif, graduated with high honors (top 5%), and served on the editorial staff of the Washington Law Review.

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