AWWA Staff

Executive Director Linda Schier is one of the founding members of AWWA. A former President of the Great East Lake Improvement Association, Linda became the President of AWWA in 2005. As the project load grew Linda accepted the position as part-time Executive Director. Linda holds a B.A. in Political Science and an M.A. in Environmental Education from UNH and is a volunteer with the UNH Marine Docent Program.

Program Manager Dustin Johnson joined AWWA in November of 2010. He graduated with a BS in Earth Sciences in 2008 and a MS in Earth Sciences and Geochemistry in 2010 from the University of Maine. Dustin brings experience with water chemistry research, grant proposals, peer review for scientific publications, and soil sampling and analysis. As Program Manager at AWWA, Dustin oversees the Youth Conservation Corps (YCC) and outreach activities designed to highlight the connections between land use and water quality. He will also provide oversight of the volunteer water quality monitoring on the Salmon Falls headwater lakes. Dustin has been trained in Landscaping at the Water’s Edge, Basic and Advanced Erosion Control, rain garden construction, and GIS mapping.