Kellie Johnston (center), Patti Pennington (left - Cawaco RC&D Council), and Johnnie Johnston (right - BWCWP Steering Committee Chairman) recognized for outstanding service in the Black Warrior Basin by the ACWP
Kellie Johnston, Black Warrior River CWP Facilitator
In January of 2002, Kellie Johnston was hired by Cawaco Resource Conservation & Development Council to facilitate the Black Warrior Clean Water Partnership for the Alabama Clean Water Partnership. In 2007, she took on the additional role of facilitator for the Cahaba River Clean Water Partnership. Kellie holds a Bachelors of Science in Accounting and a Masters of Environmental Science, both from Samford University. Prior to joining the Alabama Clean Water Partnership team, Kellie was employed by Samford University as the Assistant Director of Budget & Audit at Alabama's largest private university. As Facilitator, Kellie has worked with stakeholders in several watersheds in coordinating grant proposal, administering projects and developing watershed management plans. Currently, she has completed 10 watershed management plans for ADEM and has written grants in excess of $4 million benefitting Alabama communities.
FAVORITE QUOTES
Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit, but in humility consider others better than yourselves. Each of you should look not only to your own interests, but also to the interests of others. Phillipians 2:3-4
Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work.
Thomas Edison
Character is what emerges from all the little things you were too busy to do yesterday, but did anyway.
Mignon McLaughlin
Things may come to those who wait, but only the things left by those who hustle.
Abraham Lincoln
