Cobb’s Watershed Stewardship Program (WSP) provides free ecological education programs for classrooms, community groups and businesses within Cobb County. These hands-on programs teach community members about the sources and impacts of water pollution and what individuals can do to protect rivers, lakes and streams. We also coordinate community service projects, facilitate teacher workshops and create education resources for checkout and distribution.

WSP is housed in the Water Quality Laboratory of the Cobb County Water System in the Office of Environmental Compliance. We work closely with the staff from Cobb’s Watershed Monitoring Program and Stormwater Management Water Quality Unit to ensure our outreach education programs are accurate and fulfill the needs of the community.

Our team:

Jennifer McCoy, Program Coordinator
Jennifer has worked for Cobb County since 2000 as both an environmental educator and as an environmental compliance inspector. Having worked at a nature center as a naturalist, at science museum as an instructor and for an environmental consultant as a biologist, Jennifer contributes over 10 years of professional experience to our team.

Education:
Master of Science in Ecological Teaching and Learning, Lesley University, 2007
Bachelor of Science in Biology, Kennesaw State University, 1997

Vicki Culbreth, Program Specialist
Vicki joined Cobb County in 2007 and enjoys working with students and residents in conservation education.  Previously, she was a program assistant at the Georgia Environmental Protection Division, an environmental educator and nature center curator in the Blue Ridge Mountains, and interned at Zoo Atlanta and the Gwinnett County Department of Public Utilities.

Education:
Bachelor of Science in Forest Resources (Wildlife), University of Georgia, 2003

Catherine Mercier-Baggett, Program Assistant
Catherine joined the WSP team in 2009. Her training is in landscape architecture and urban planning. She has worked as a science educator with school children, assisted with research on stream ecology, studied amphibian distribution and conducted watershed assessments.

Education:
Bachelor of Landscape Architecture, Universite de Montreal, 2004

Master of Urban Planning (Urban Design), Universite de Montreal, 2002

Bachelor of Science in Biology (Ecology & Environment), Universite de Montreal, 1999