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John serves as the Southwest Regional Representative for Washington Governor Bob Ferguson, a position he held in Governor Jay Inslee’s administration beginning in August of 2022. He has more than eight years of experience in community outreach, government relations, grassroots political organizing, and volunteer management. Most recently before his time in state service, John was the Political Director at Clark County Forward, where he recruited, trained, and organized volunteers to contact local voters and educate them on candidates, county charter amendments, and other ballot measures. Prior

Bobbak Talebi is the Southwest Region Director at the Washington State Department of Ecology. Bobbak represents the Director and the Agency, fostering positive relationships with Tribal, federal, state and local governments, industry representatives, and environmental organizations. He also coordinates significant, high-profile service delivery priorities, and maintains collaboration across regions and environmental programs. Bobbak has more than two decades of experience in land use and environmental planning, natural resources management and conservation, and environmental policy. He earned

Chris joined the Estuary Partnership in 1998 and now serves as Community Programs Director. Chris manages our community programs, including classroom and field programs with students, community volunteer plantings, and the Lower Columbia River Water Trail stewardship and advocacy. He also manages and implements stormwater and land use projects, including work with schools and communities who are retrofitting large expanses of impervious surface area. He plays a major role building and maintaining partnerships to ensure we are including and working with multiple sectors throughout our study

As a Program Assistant for the Community Programs department, Adam provides essential administrative support for a diverse portfolio of projects ranging from green stormwater infrastructure projects to youth environmental education. He brings over fifteen years of administrative experience in the non-profit sector to the Estuary Partnership. Adam graduated from the University of Portland with a B.A. in Psychology and Spanish, and a minor in Environmental Science. In his free time, he enjoys hiking, birding, and making music.