Experience

Kearns & West

• United States
• Public Policy Offices
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Sr. Director

  • Jul 2018 - Present



Julie Leimbach Consulting

• United States

• Project Manager, Facilitator, and Writer

  • May 2017 - Jun 2018



Foothills Water Network

• United States
• Environmental Services

• Director

  • Mar 2005 - Apr 2013

  Built and led a coalition that, in alliance with resources agencies, negotiated improved stream flows for 356 river miles. The improved stream flows benefit fish, plants, animals, and recreators on 49 sections of the four rivers and tributaries downstream of dams and diversions - facilities of three interlinked hydropower projects that represent one of the most complicated hydropower and water supply complexes in the nation. Built and led a coalition that, in alliance with resources agencies, negotiated improved stream flows for 356 river miles. The improved stream flows benefit fish, plants, animals, and recreators on 49 sections of the four rivers and tributaries downstream of dams and diversions - facilities of three interlinked hydropower projects that represent one of the most complicated hydropower and water supply complexes in the nation.



Sierra Nevada Alliance

• United States
• Environmental Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Water and Policy Associate

  • Sep 2005 - Aug 2008

  Activated coalition of 90 organizations to influence Sierra Nevada Conservancy's inception and strategy.Launched multi-stakeholder Integrated Regional Water Management Planning Groups in the Eastern Sierra and Southern Sierra.Vice-Convenor Steering Committee and Lead Conservation Caucus, California Water Efficiency Council ( formerly California Urban Water Conservation Council) Activated coalition of 90 organizations to influence Sierra Nevada Conservancy's inception and strategy.Launched multi-stakeholder Integrated Regional Water Management Planning Groups in the Eastern Sierra and Southern Sierra.Vice-Convenor Steering Committee and Lead Conservation Caucus, California Water Efficiency Council ( formerly California Urban Water Conservation Council)



Natural Heritage Institute

• United States
• Law Practice
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Project Assistant

  • 2003 - 2005

  Sharing Waters: Towards Consensus on Transboundary Management of the Okavango River funded by USAID.Three successful international multistakeholder river management conferences and joint fact-finding trips to the Okavango River in Angola, Namibia, and Botswana. Sharing Waters: Towards Consensus on Transboundary Management of the Okavango River funded by USAID.Three successful international multistakeholder river management conferences and joint fact-finding trips to the Okavango River in Angola, Namibia, and Botswana.



Center for Public Integrity

• United States
• Online Audio and Video Media
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Fellow, International Consortium of Investigative Journalists

  • 2000 - 2000

  Research to prepare international team of journalists to investigate:The Business of Climate Change: Exxon Mobile Climate DenialInternational Privatization of WaterWar on Drugs: The School of the America's Training of Latino Guerillas Research to prepare international team of journalists to investigate:The Business of Climate Change: Exxon Mobile Climate DenialInternational Privatization of WaterWar on Drugs: The School of the America's Training of Latino Guerillas