The Team

EVE BRANTLEY

DIRECTOR, AU WATER RESOURCES CENTER

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Eve became the Director of the WRC in 2020. She is also a Professor in the College of Agriculture’s Department of Crop, Soil, and Environmental Sciences. Eve has a B.S. in Biology from Berry College, an M.S. in Forest Resources from Clemson University, and a Ph.D. from the Auburn University School of Forestry and Wildlife Sciences.

MONA DOMINGUEZ

DIRECTOR, ALABAMA WATER WATCH

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Mona Dominguez joined the Alabama Water Watch team in 2009. She became the Director of AWW in 2017. She has a B.A. in Anthropology from the University of the South Sewanee and a Masters of Community Planning from Auburn University.

In addition to overseeing the operations of AWW, she develops training materials, facilitates workshops, and seeks out opportunities for collaboration and growth. She also works internationally with the Global Water Watch Program to develop and implement community-based water monitoring programs.

SYDNEY SMITH

VOLUNTEER MONITOR COORDINATOR, ALABAMA WATER WATCH

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Sydney began volunteering as a water quality monitor with AWW in 2014 and became a citizen trainer in 2015. In 2017, she joined the WRC Team. She has a B.S. in Environmental Science from Auburn University.

Her work with Alabama Water Watch involves communicating and coordinating with volunteer monitors and trainers, preparing for workshops and helping the other program staff where needed.

RACHEL MCGUIRE

PROGRAMS & COMMUNICATIONS COORDINATOR

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Rachel joined the WRC Team in 2018. She has a B.S. in Fisheries, Wildlife, and Conservation Biology from NC State University and a M.S. in Wildlife Science from Auburn University.

Her work with includes coordinating WRC regional drought outreach, USGS Water Resources Research Act programs, and the annual Alabama Water Resources Conference. She also creates marketing material and assists with Alabama Water Watch workshop trainings.

JESSICA CURL

EXTENSION WATER PROJECT MANAGER

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Jessica (Jessie) Curl joined the WRC Team in 2020 as an Extension Water Program Project Coordinator. She has a B.S. in Environmental Science from Auburn University. 

She is the coordinator of the Alabama Private Well Program, where her duties include developing training materials and educational resources, facilitating workshops, and encouraging stakeholder engagement. Additional responsibilities include technical writing on the Sustainable Irrigation Expansion Project.

LAURA BELL

EXTENSION WATER PROJECT MANAGER

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Laura Bell joined the WRC Team in 2018. She holds a B.A. from the University of Virginia in Cultural Anthropology with a minor in Urban and Environmental Planning and M.S. from Cornell University’s Department of Design and Environmental Analysis.

Her work includes applying for and developing multi-year grant projects to engage local communities in improving watershed planning, implementing best management practices, and developing educational programs. Projects have included: Alabama Watershed Stewards, Pepperell Branch Watershed Management Planning, Moores Creek Stream Restoration, and the Alabama Private Well Program.