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Callie D. Moore

Executive Director

 

Callie became HRWC’s first full-time executive director in January 2003. She has a Master’s Degree in Water Resources from Indiana University and is also a graduate of Western Carolina University’s Environmental Health Program.  Before coming to work for HRWC, she worked for four years as a river basin planner for the NCDENR, Division of Water Quality, during which time she was assigned to several river basins including the Hiwassee, Little Tennessee, and Savannah.  Other previous work experience includes water quality monitoring, sediment/erosion control compliance inspections, and environmental education for the Tennessee Dept. of Environment & Conservation and the Tennessee Valley Authority. 

 

Callie tells people that HRWC is “very different from other grassroots watershed organizations because of the real partnership that’s been established between citizens who care about streams and lakes and the local governments and organizations that can help affect change”. The founders realized that the local Soil and Water Conservation Districts provide a good delivery system for the communities we serve.  It’s a model she thinks other communities should follow if they truly want to improve and protect water quality. 

 

In her spare time, Callie likes to hike/camp, swim, read, and make her own greeting cards.  She currently serves on the Southwestern NC RC&D Council, and is Lay Leader at Hayesville First United Methodist Church.  She and her husband, Philip live in the Tusquittee Community of Clay County, NC. 

 

Email: Callie D. Moore

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Tony Ward

Restoration Coordinator

 

Tony began working as HRWC's restoration program coordinator in March 2008. In 2007, he received an associate’s degree from Haywood Community College in Forest Management Technology and completed an internship with the U.S. Forest Service, Tusquitee Ranger District in the same year.  For his major project associated with the degree, Tony developed a forest management plan for a 35-acre tract of private land in western Cherokee County.

 

Although his education so far has been primarily focused on forestry, Tony is interested in all aspects of natural resource management.  When asked why he is interested in working with HRWC, he replied that he “wants to help educate people about how what they do on the land impacts water resources and how HRWC can help.”  Tony is a Cherokee County, NC native and lives in Peachtree with his wife, Christina.  He has two children; a son, Michael, and daughter, Ciera.

 

Email: Tony Ward

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Cassie Broshears

Office Administrator

   

Cassie joined the HRWC staff as Office Administrator and Bookkeeper in March 2009.  She has an Associate’s Degree in Business Administration that has served her well in small business management positions for fifteen years.

  

Cassie is thrilled to be a part of an organization that supports our community in directly improving and protecting their quality of life.  “HRWC is a strong voice for our area’s water quality challenges. More importantly, HRWC helps our community to form a plan to improve those issues and equips us with the tools to achieve those plans.  I am really inspired by the spirit of service of our staff, members, and partners.”

 

Cassie is a resident of Towns County, Georgia, and lives with her husband, Gary, and daughter, Maddy, in Young Harris.  Many Saturdays, they can be found helping lead youth hikes and camping trips for the Wilderness Scouts of America.  Cassie’s other interests include reading, sewing, and writing.

 

Email: Cassie Broshears

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Lucy Cole Gratton

 Grants Accountant  

 

Lucy served as HRWC’s first paid executive director from 2001-2003.  When Callie Moore was hired as a full-time executive director, Lucy was contracted to manage HRWC's finances.  From purchasing the organization’s first filing cabinet to preparing reimbursement paperwork for millions in grant funds, Lucy continues to be at the center of what makes HRWC’s operations run smoothly. 

 

Lucy has a Bachelor's degree in Mathematics from Agnes Scott College, a Masters degree in Math Education from the University of Florida, and two years in Accounting at Florida Atlantic University.  She taught math for 10 years before going back to school to complete her accounting hours for CPA certification.  After working for a CPA to qualify, she sat for and passed the Certified Public Accountant exam.  In 1979, Lucy joined and became a partner in a private accounting firm, Traylor & Gratton, CPAs, PA, in Boynton Beach, FL.

 

Lucy has been visiting the Hiwassee River watershed on vacations since she was a little girl and as an adult frequently vacationed at her cottage on Apalachia Lake.  She retired and took up full time residency in Cherokee County, N.C. in 1998.

 

Lucy has little “spare time” after working for HRWC and maintaining the property, but when she does manage to find some, she enjoys spending time with friends on her boat on Lake Apalachia, walking in the woods, and playing with her pets, the stars of which are two rat terriers named Skeeter and Sassy.  She also values her time spent visiting her sister and brother-in-law in Stone Mountain, Ga.

 

Email: Lucy Cole Gratton

 

 

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