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COALITION STAFF
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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 are currently
Towns County, GA residents.
Email:
Callie D. Moore
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Tony Ward
Restoration Coordinator
Tony was
contracted in March 2008
to coordinate HRWC’s watershed restoration program of work.
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 12-year-old son and
2-year-old daughter.
Email:
Tony Ward
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Leslie Gray
Office Manager
Leslie became HRWC's Office Manager in December of 2003.
Soon after assuming the position, she designed a new and expanded website for the Coalition
published in June of 2004. She continues to update and improve the website
as well as other areas of office work. "My job includes
routine office tasks as well as opportunities to design creative
publications for various HRWC activities, all of which I
like to do. I especially enjoy my job because the
HRWC is made up of dedicated and energetic people."
Leslie and her husband, Doug, married and moved from Ohio to
North Carolina in September of 2000. Early in 2003, they
moved out of their apartment into their first home, both of
which are located in Hayesville. Leslie enjoys playing
European-style board games (family strategy board games) with
her husband, spoiling their
two cats, creating handmade greeting cards, hiking and
gardening. She and her husband are both members of
Peachtree Memorial Baptist Church.
Leslie has an Associate in Arts Degree in
General Education. She says,
"Although my educational background does not include much
science, I feel I have learned a lot about conservation and
improving water quality as a result of working for HRWC."
Email:
Leslie Gray
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Lucy Cole Gratton
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.
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Lucy Cole Gratton |
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