Meryl started at WaterNow as a Graduate Research Associate in the summer of 2022. She has since joined the team as a Research Associate focusing on water conservation programs throughout the Colorado River basin. Her professional background includes over ten years in project management within the design and construction industry. She holds a Bachelor of Science in Interior Design and a minor in Regional and Community Planning from Kansas State University. In 2020, she graduated from the University of Colorado, Denver School of Public Affairs Master's Certificate program in Environmental Management and Policy where she focused her research on western water resource planning and conservation.