Jacki Esposito
Advocacy Director
Jacki Esposito (she/her) joined Waterkeeper Alliance in 2023 as the organization’s Advocacy Director. In this role, Jacki works to advance policy reforms to ensure drinkable, fishable, and swimmable waters and to hold polluters accountable. Jacki is a policy advocate and lawyer with deep expertise in advocacy, public policy reform, and movement-building. Born and raised in a coastal town along the Long Island Sound in Connecticut, Jacki has always had a strong personal connection to water.
“I have spent my life by water and know firsthand the importance of upholding the right to an abundant supply of clean water for all and the urgent need to protect our water, communities, and environment from climate change and pollution.”
Jacki brings a successful track record of advancing social justice for more than 20 years including leading campaigns to pass groundbreaking federal and state policy reforms and supporting the efforts of advocacy coalitions around the world. Prior to becoming a public policy advocate, Jacki was a litigator and served as a public defender in New York City.
Jacki lives in eastern Long Island with her husband. A novice kayaker, she spends her free time exploring Three Mile and Accabonac Harbors.