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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.

    Staff

    • Isaiah Back-Gaal

      Climate and Safe Energy Campaign Manager

    • Larry Baldwin

      Campaign Coordinator
      Pure Farms, Pure Waters
      North Carolina

    • Christian Breen

      Movement Building Manager

    • Patience Burke

      Campaign Manager
      Pure Farms, Pure Waters

    • Colin Campbell

      Database and Marketing Analysis Manager

    • Shameika Collins

      Communications and Marketing Coordinator

    • Rachel Cook

      Chief Finance and Operations Officer

    • Jacki Esposito

      Advocacy Director

    • Daniel E. Estrin

      General Counsel and Legal Director

    • Kelly Hunter Foster

      Senior Attorney

    • Lori Harrison

      Communications and Marketing Director

    • Katie Horner

      Legal Fellow

    • Kate Hudson

      Advocacy Coordinator
      Climate and Energy

    • Thomas Hynes

      Communications and Marketing Manager

    • Sharon Khan

      Institutional Giving Officer

    • Brian Klausner

      Accountant

    • Chelsea McDonald

      Clean Water Defense Campaign Manager

    • Bart Mihailovich

      Waterkeeper Membership Services Director

    • Kerri Murdy

      Human Resources Manager

    • Mary Beth Postman

      Deputy Director

    • Marcelle Prescott

      Office Administrator

    • Nadia Rivera

      Special Assistant to the CEO

    • Marc Yaggi

      Chief Executive Officer

    • Min Zheng

      Waterkeeper Membership Services Manager

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