Stroud Water Research Center
Jennifer Zelenke Merrill, MBA, PhD, currently serves as the Director of Marketing and Communication at Stroud Water Research Center, focusing on strategic marketing and communications to enhance the organization's revenue and awareness. With a robust background that includes roles such as Director of the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at the University of Delaware, where management encompassed the largest OLLI program in the nation, and various leadership positions within the College of Earth, Ocean and Environment, Jennifer has demonstrated expertise in program management, strategic partnership development, and fundraising. Previous experience includes founding board member and president of the Friends of Duck Creek Regional Library and senior program officer at the National Academies. Jennifer holds an MBA in Strategic Leadership from the University of Delaware, a PhD in Marine and Estuarine Environmental Science from the University of Maryland, and a BS in Environmental and Forest Biology from the State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry.
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Stroud Water Research Center
Mission: To advance knowledge and stewardship of freshwater systems through global research, education, and restoration. Driven by the philosophy that understanding the science of fresh water is fundamental to our ability to protect the integrity of this finite and vital resource, Stroud Water Research Center seeks to disseminate its research findings to its peers in the scientific and educational communities, as well as businesses, landowners, policy makers and individuals, to enable informed decision making that affects water quality and availability in our local communities and the world around us. We accomplish our goals through our pursuit of both basic and applied scientific research, watershed restoration programs, and through educational programs, which serve audiences ranging in age from elementary school children to adults in continuing education programs. Stroud Water Research Center undertakes applied research projects for public agencies and private corporations in an effort to provide solutions to water resource problems throughout the world.