Eliza Waters brings project and program management skills, as well as grant writing and editing experience, to her role as Project Manager for the Sustainability Research Hub in the Office of Sustainability. In this role she provides support for the writing and management of grants for cross-cutting sustainability research and implementation programs across campus. The Hub is aimed at making UW–Madison a preeminent destination for sustainability research.
Prior to joining the Office of Sustainability, Eliza worked as a Grants Manager for One City Schools. She also served as Assistant Director of a large USAID-funded interdisciplinary research program at UW-Madison. As a freelancer, she has provided content and editing in a wide range of formats for clients including the Inter-American Development Bank, Serve Wisconsin, and the University of Wisconsin – Madison. Eliza received a Master of Science in Agricultural and Applied Economics from the University of Wisconsin–Madison, and a Bachelor of Arts in Environmental Policy from Duke University.