DOWNLOAD A COPY OF: “Living Water Smart in British Columbia: Shifting the ecological baseline to replicate a healthy watershed requires boldness” – released by the Partnership for Water Sustainability in November 2023
Note to Reader:
Published by the Partnership for Water Sustainability in British Columbia, Waterbucket eNews celebrates the leadership of individuals and organizations who are guided by the Living Water Smart vision. The edition published on November 14, 2023 featured Carrie Baron. Leadership and innovation defined her professional career as Drainage Manager at the City of Surrey from 1997 through 2021. Carrie Baron has consistently been on the leading edge in advancing green infrastructure and protecting stream health.
Shifting the ecological baseline to replicate a healthy watershed requires boldness
Carrie Baron has always been a trailblazer. There were few women in engineering when she graduated in the mid-1980s. Leadership and innovation defined her professional career as Drainage Manager at the City of Surrey from 1997 through 2021.
When senior governments cut programs in the 2000s and downloaded responsibilities to local government, the City of Surrey and Carrie Baron stepped up. Her passion and commitment garnered internal support at Surrey to fund data collection and performance monitoring programs. These advanced science-based understanding.
Carrie Baron could always be counted upon to lend her credibility to a good idea. Her efforts helped get multiple regional, intergovernmental, and inter-regional initiatives off the ground. Her record of involvement as a champion of intergovernmental collaboration speaks volumes.
Carrie Baron stands out for another reason. In this era of organizational amnesia and loss of oral history, Carrie Baron and her contemporaries planned ahead, and Carrie successfully passed the intergenerational baton to Samantha Ward as Drainage Manager. This story features both individuals.
Passing of the intergenerational baton
“Surrey is a large organization serving a large population. Surrey has always run a lean operation,” comments Samantha Ward who has been with the City for a decade.
“The benefit is that, even though you are wearing a certain hat or title, there are a half-dozen people in the organization who have similar experience or expertise in the same area as you. And it is no big deal to go down the hall and chat with that person.”
“I think that is part of passing the baton piece; I am able to learn from others and we can solve issues together.”
To Learn More:
To read the complete story, download a copy of Living Water Smart in British Columbia: Shifting the ecological baseline to replicate a healthy watershed requires boldness. The downloadable version includes a Bonus Feature – the complete interviews with Carrie Baron and Samantha Ward.
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