About Sarah Hippensteel-Hall, Ph.D.

Sarah believes that water is critical for community health and prosperity and communities who enjoy their rivers are more likely to protect their water. She currently serves as the Manager of Watershed Partnerships for the Miami Conservancy District. She has raised more than $15 million dollars to protect, restore, and preserve rivers, streams, and aquifers, and promote river recreation. She earned a Bachelor of Science from Ohio State’s School of Food, Agriculture, and Environmental Sciences, a Master of Arts from Antioch University Seattle, and a Ph.D. in Leadership and Change from Antioch University. She was presented with a Distinguished Service Award by the Water Management Association of Ohio. Sarah delivered a talk at TEDx Dayton on water. Sarah lives on a 200-year-old farm in Champaign County with her husband and daughter, where they raise rainbow trout and maple syrup.