Caitrin Chappelle
Associate Director of the California Water Program
The Nature Conservancy
Caitrin Chappelle is The Nature Conservancy’s (TNC) associate director of the California Water Program, where she leads the Healthy Rivers Strategy. Her team works to restore flows in rivers across the state, with a focus on building resilient ecosystems and advancing equitable water solutions. At TNC, she has helped connect innovative science with on-the-ground conservation and policy, including leading efforts to improve how California protects nature during extreme drought. She has spent the past decade tackling California’s water challenges, including helping to launch the Water Policy Center at the Public Policy Institute of California (PPIC). Her research at PPIC centered on strengthening state and local water management to support both ecological health and community well-being. Caitrin holds a bachelor’s degree in ecology from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo and a master of public policy from UC Berkeley’s Goldman School.
Ensuring Safe Drinking Water for California’s Native American Communities
How Water Bonds Plug Spending Holes
