Staff Bios

Shereen Hughes, Assistant Director

I have always loved being on and in the water. As a kid, we lived near the beach in Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo, California. Many of my early memories are associated with exploring the tidal pools, collecting shells and rocks, and walking through the native, sun-crisped meadows. Now my memories are those of living with the water in the Chesapeake Bay Region. Wetlands Watch provides me with an opportunity to blend my passion for environmental conservation and preservation with my professional expertise gained as an environmental consultant, landscape designer, and planning commissioner.

My philosophy matches the Wetland Watch philosophy that all “citizens properly informed and motivated, will be the source of the energy and vision needed to guide Virginia through the difficult times ahead”. Every day is an adventure at Wetlands Watch as we continue to inform and motivate our localities, region, and people to plan for adaptation to sea level rise and wetlands preservation and restoration.