Lori Harrison
Lori Harrison is the Communications and Marketing Director for Waterkeeper Alliance. She oversees multi-faceted communications and marketing activities to advance the organization’s mission of protecting our right to clean water in communities around the world. With 25 years of experience in strategic water communications and mission-based work, Lori is an award-winning writer and content creator. Her expertise lies in translating complex concepts into relatable ideas, fostering engagement, and promoting sustainable practices and solutions. Her work not only aims to protect clean water, public health, and the environment but also focuses on "connecting the disconnect" between people and this essential resource. Before joining Waterkeeper Alliance, Lori had a background in corporate marketing for professional sports and held various communications and creative positions with a non-profit educational organization for global water professionals. Notable achievements include creating the WATER'S WORTH IT® grassroots awareness campaign and writing the award-winning children's book, “Why Water's Worth It,” designed to educate and inspire the next generation of water protectors. Lori lives in Virginia with her husband and their two children.
Appears in 35 Episodes
Rights of Nature
Patricio Chambers serves as the Guayllabamba Waterkeeper in Ecuador, taking over leadership from his father, Rafael Chambers. Rooted in the Andean worldview that human...
Nature-Based Solutions
In this episode of Equity in Every Drop, host Thomas Hynes sits down with Jill Jedlicka, Executive Director of Buffalo Niagara Waterkeeper. Since joining the organizat...
A Fisherwoman's Fight for Environmental Justice
In this episode of Equity in Every Drop, host Thomas Hynes sits down with the legendary Diane Wilson—a fourth-generation fisherwoman, author, San Antonio Bay Waterkeep...
Clean Water Is Bipartisan
How do you build bipartisan alliances in a deeply divided political landscape? You meet people where they are—even if that means sitting on a truck tailgate drinking b...
Environmental Protection and Personal Safety
Millicent Olal Muchilwa is more than an activist; she is the North Basin Lake Victoria Waterkeeper in Kenya, a civic educator, a human rights defender standing at the ...
Guarding Against Burnout and Fatigue
Justinn Overton of Coosa Riverkeeper joins to discuss how growing up outdoors in Alabama on Logan Martin Lake and the Coosa River shaped her love for waterways and led...
Equity in Every Drop – Season 5 Trailer
In the fifth season of Equity in Every Drop, we continue our journey alongside Waterkeepers across the globe—bringing you closer to the people working every day to def...
Swimming Urban Rivers
Host Thomas Hynes speaks with Laura Reinsborough of Ottawa Riverkeeper about the Ottawa River’s swimmability and watershed protection. Reinsborough outlines her backgr...
Protecting Water During Wartime
In this episode of Equity in Every Drop, host Thomas welcomes Nabil Musa of Waterkeepers Iraq Kurdistan. Nabil’s unconventional background in the arts, rather than sci...
Championing Environmental Integrity
In this episode of 'Equity in Every Drop,' host Thomas Hynes sits down with Dr. Rosalia Arteaga, a leading environmental advocate and education leader. The discussion ...
Consider the Platypus
In this episode of Equity in Every Drop, host Thomas Hynes speaks with Dr. Michelle Ryan, senior lecturer in ecology and environmental science at Western Sydney Univer...
Protecting Bangladesh’s Rivers
In this episode, host Thomas Hynes interviews Sharif Jamil, the Buriganga Riverkeeper and coordinator of Waterkeepers Bangladesh. Sharif, a global environmental leader...
Waterkeepers Working Worldwide
In the first episode of Season 4 of 'Equity in Every Drop,' host Thomas Hynes is joined by Godfrey Kitimbo of Lake Kyoga Nile Waterkeeper in Uganda and Hartwell Carson...
Equity in Every Drop – Season 4 Trailer
In the fourth season of Equity in Every Drop, we’re taking listeners on a journey across the globe to hear stories from Waterkeepers working on the frontlines of clean...
Slowing Stormwater Runoff
In this episode of 'Equity in Every Drop,' host Thomas Hynes interviews Ivy Frignoca, Casco Baykeeper in Maine. Ivy highlights the importance of addressing stormwater ...
Protecting Wetlands Worldwide
In this episode of Equity In Every Drop, host Thomas Hynes speaks with two influential leaders dedicated to the preservation of critical ecosystems. The episode opens ...
PFAS: Fighting Forever Chemicals
In this episode of Equity In Every Drop, host Thomas Hynes speaks with Brent Walls of Upper Potomac Riverkeeper and Luis Cruz of Hispanic Access Foundation. Brent disc...
Putting the Brakes on 6PPD
In this episode of 'Equity in Every Drop,' host Thomas Hynes sits down with Sean Dixon, a prominent and prolific environmental advocate who currently serves as Executi...
Combatting Plastic Pollution Worldwide
In this episode of Equity in Every Drop, host Thomas Hynes speaks with Captain Evan Clark of Three Rivers Waterkeeper and Eric Harder of Youghiogheny Riverkeeper. They...
Tackling Clean Water Threats
In the Series 3 premiere of Equity In Every Drop, host Thomas Hynes speaks with Chelsea McDonald, manager of Waterkeeper Alliance’s Clean Water Defense campaign, about...
