Griffin Named Groundwater Foundation President

The Groundwater Foundation has hired Jane Griffin as organization president, where she replaces founding president Susan Seacrest.

Griffin assumed her duties Feb. 11, 2007, said Groundwater Foundation board chair, Don Kraus, general manager of Central Nebraska Public Power and Irrigation District, Holdrege.

"Jane Griffin possesses the qualities needed to increase The Groundwater Foundation’s role in groundwater education and protection.  She has a strong commitment to groundwater protection and to educating the public about the resource.  The board of directors look forward to working with Jane as she develops new opportunities for the organization,” Kraus said.

Griffin brings extensive business management and nonprofit operation experience to the foundation.

"It is with great pleasure and excitement that I have accepted the position as president of The Groundwater Foundation.  I am truly looking forward to this new chapter in my life,” she said.

Her initial vision for the foundation includes heightening public awareness on the importance of groundwater protection and the national and international profile of the organization.

"The increased level of public awareness of environmental issues brings challenges and opportunities:  increased competition is a challenge but public reception towards the need of water protection and conservation is much higher, thus an opportune time to take the foundation to a new level,” Griffin said.

The foundation’s board of directors hosted a welcoming reception in her honor on Feb. 25.

The Groundwater Foundation is a nonprofit organization located in Lincoln. Its mission is to educate the public about the nature and value of groundwater.  In its first 24 years it has provided a wide range of adult and youth programs including the Children’s Groundwater Festival, Groundwater University and Groundwater Guardian program that collectively have help educate thousands on the importance of groundwater. To learn more, go online to www.groundwater.org or call (402) 434-2740.