Jill Spisiak Jedlicka

Buffalo Niagara Waterkeeper

Jill Jedlicka has been with Buffalo Niagara Waterkeeper since 2003, and served as the Executive Director since 2012. Throughout Jill’s career, she helped secure and implement over $100 million in investments towards local initiatives throughout Western New York that have contributed to the region’s waterfront and economic resurgence. Under her leadership, the organization was awarded the North American Riverprize, an international competition for excellence in watershed and river system management.

Jill earned a Bachelor of Science in Environmental Studies and Master’s in Business Administration, both from the State University of New York at Buffalo. She was appointed by Governor Andrew Cuomo to the New York State Great Lakes Basin Advisory Council in 2013, and serves as a director to the Great Lakes Protection Fund. She is a Western New York native, and along with her husband and two children, is dedicated to protecting and exploring the region’s natural resources.

Buffalo Niagara Waterkeeper's Articles

A small river, the headwaters or source waters to many downstream waterways, with many rocks peeking out of the water. The river bank is full of roots from large trees that have green leaves showered with sunlight.

Protecting the Great Lakes at the Source


By Jill Jedlicka, Buffalo Niagara Waterkeeper The source, or headwaters, of a river or stream is the critical building block of waterways that influence...