Founder and Executive Director
Dr. Elizabeth Dougherty
Elizabeth Dougherty is determined to make innovative approaches to water sustainability all the rage in California. Her PhD in Ethnography from the University of Pennsylvania started her down the trail to international rural development in Latin America and Africa, green building, organic agriculture, fair trade, and permaculture. After working with cities and industries on becoming more energy efficient as a project manager at Flex Your Power, she was certified by the American Rainwater Catchment Systems Association (ARCSA) and turned her full attention to water. Elizabeth initiated the very active Northern California ARCSA working group, and hosts a monthly professional speaker forum on water issues in CA. Early in 2009, together with Tara Hui, Elizabeth founded Wholly H2o. All she wants for Christmas is to make water efficiency and reuse legal, safe, and the norm for every Californian.
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Web Team
George Michael Chan
California native George Chan is an award-winning new media producer. His social marketing campaigns blend communication strategies with proven web technologies to raise public awareness and engagement. His portfolio includes clients like TreePeople, Honda, U.S. Green Building Council, Georgia Urban Forestry Council, Goldman Environmental Prize and the Earth Island Institute.
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Jay Kravitz
Oakland artist Jay Kravitz has been pouring energy into the Bay Area art scene since he first cast wild-eyes on it in 1991. As The Crucible's exalted Minister of Propaganda, Jay has been instrumental in the creation and cultivation of the facility's design identity, along with managing/producing/stage directing all of its epic fundraising events since doors first opened in 1999. Running the gamut of disciplines, Jay’s portfolio encompasses metal, glass, fire, ink, found objects, graphic web design, music and performance.
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Guest Stars
Leilanie Bruce
Leilanie is a recent grad of Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, and currently works at WRNS Studios. This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
Sonia Diermayer
Sonia is a disciple of mountains and lover of the myriad forms in which water settles on their flanks; previous architect, educator, wanderer, aiming for a mindful existence on the planet. This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
Kurt Elvert
Kurt Elvert has been working in the water conservation industry for nine years with increasing responsibility at every job. He first began as a residential water auditor for ConserVision Consulting performing Water Wise House Call inspections on behalf of the Santa Clara Valley Water District. Once he finished at San Jose State he accepted a full time 4 year contract position at the SCVWD in the WUE unit as a Water Conservation Specialist. While a Conservation Specialist he managed the Water Wise House Call program, the Residential Washing Machine Rebate program, the Residential High Efficiency Toilet Rebate program, the Residential Irrigation System Hardware Rebate program, the Water Efficient Landscape Rebate program, and the WUE student intern program. He also developed and launched the current Landscape Rebate Program. Kurt recently moved to Water Wise Consulting to be the Program's Director for the San Jose office. This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
Tara Hui
Tara Hui designs and installs rain-catchments with re-purposed material, and uses rain and greywater to irrigate her food crops, flush her toilets, wash her clothes, and fill her backyard pond. Tara has been part of the SFPUC's Stormwater campaign to encourage San Franciscans to catch and store Rainwater, and is a member of Greywater Action. She worked as a consultant for SFPUC as a residential Rain Harvesting specialist, and teaches rainwater and graywater harvesting. Tara was instrumental in the startup phase of Wholly H2o, contributing her expertise in water harvesting systems, web design and content structure, as well as steering us into the most reused water possible.
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Penny Livingston-Stark
Penny Livingston-Stark is internationally recognized as a prominent permaculture teacher, designer and speaker. Penny has been teaching internationally and working professionally in the land management, regenerative design and permaculture development field for 25 years and has extensive experience in all phases of ecologically sound design and construction as well as the use of natural non-toxic building materials. She specializes in site planning and the design of resource-rich landscapes integrating, rainwater collection, edible and medicinal planting, spring development, pond and water systems, habitat development and watershed restoration for homes, co-housing communities, businesses and diverse yield perennial farms. This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
Petrina Robins
Petrina, our logo designer, is a designer, illustrator, and producer of collateral web and marketing materials. Petrina also contributed to the initial phase of web design, helping us define the sites aesthetic and functionality.
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John Russell
John Russell is the owner of WaterSprout. WaterSprout is a design build landscape firm specializing in residential and commercial graywater, rainwater catchment, and irrigation efficiency. As leaders in innovative, site-specific water systems, WaterSprout has designed and installed several groundbreaking projects, including the first permitted graywater system in Berkeley and the first permited rainwater system to supply toilets and laundry in San Leandro, California.
Wholly H2o's Volunteer Family
Jeffrey Adams is founder and owner of terrasophia, an ecological design consulting and education firm based in northern California. Visit www.terrasophia.com for more information.
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Jessica Arnett is a gardener, artist, activist, and a permaculture designer in San Francisco (originally from Miami). She is interested in working with water and its relation to food systems, rainwater capture and reuse, access, and efficiency.
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Cheryl Bailey is a civil engineer focusing on low-impact development and complete streets. With a master's in international development, she is passionate about the reduction of resource waste in its many forms including water, energy, and solid waste.
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Susan Campbell
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Jody Dougherty is honored to be part of the birth of Wholly H2o. I am even more delighted to be part of my favorite sister's project.
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Jeff Herzbach
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Julie Huang
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Alan Jenn
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Jenn Karson is an artist who works in new media design strategy.
Holly Kreuter
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Ruth Kierans
Michael Murphy is a native Austinite that grew up in and around the lakes, reservoirs, rivers, and springs of central Texas. This love, connection, and passion for clean and plentiful freshwater has taken him all over Bolivia and into the jungles of El Salvador to help improve access to clean water for communities there. Michael has continued to expand his knowledge of global water initiatives while writing for The Pacific Institute and The World Bank Group and is now pursuing expertise in the water challenges facing California.
Marilyn Nelson attends Northern Arizona University as a major in Environmental Science Environmental Administration and Policy.
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Patrick O’Conner
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Eric Olson is a Licensed Civil Engineer (P.E.) in California with 15 years of experience on environmental and water resource projects. Eric is currently involved in the design of rainwater catchment systems, graywater systems and green infrastructure.
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Claudia Rex
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Anu Saptharishi recently completed a Masters in Public Policy from UC Berkeley's Goldman School of Public Policy. She is currently based in Massachusetts.
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Jamie Ross
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Jessica Scadron
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