Kimberly Brewster Shefelton joined Chagrin River Watershed Partners in September 2016. She works with communities and Central Lake Erie Basin watershed partners on watershed protection, stormwater management, and restoration projects, including project development, habitat assessments, watershed plan development, grant writing, and assisting communities with incorporating natural resource protections into their codes. Since joining CRWP in 2016, Kim has written or assisted with successful grants for $12,593,334 awarded to CRWP or its members, including grants from Ohio EPA’s Section 319 Grant Program and Water Resource Restoration Sponsor Program, the Ohio Department of Natural Resources’ Coastal Management Assistance Grant Program and H2Ohio Program, the Clean Ohio Green Space Conservation Program, and the national Healthy Watersheds Consortium Grant Program. Previously, Kimberly served as Captina Creek Watershed Coordinator with the Belmont County Soil and Water Conservation District in eastern Ohio. Kimberly earned her Master of Science in Environmental Studies from the Ohio University Voinovich School of Leadership and Public Affairs. Kimberly’s prior research investigated the effects and remediation of acid mine drainage in southeast Ohio. Kimberly’s work is published in the journal of Environmental Earth Sciences.