The original Niantic River Watershed Protection Plan (NRWPP) recommends that there be continued support for a Watershed Coordinator position. This position is dedicated to assisting the Niantic River Watershed Board and Committees in implementing the Watershed Management Plan, including conducting the inter-jurisdictional coordination activities, grant-writing and evaluation of plan achievements.
Jamie Vaudrey serves as the current Niantic River Watershed Coordinator. Jamie has a Ph.D. in Oceanography and is an Associate Research Professor in the University of Connecticut Department of Marine Sciences (https://marinesciences.uconn.edu/person/jamie-vaudrey/). Dr. Vaudrey also serves as the Research Coordinator at the Connecticut National Estuarine Research Reserve (CT NERR), headquartered at UConn (https://marinesciences.uconn.edu/person/jamie-vaudrey/). She has been conducting research in the Niantic River estuary since her days as a student and continues to actively work on research in the Niantic watershed and estuary as well as monitoring the river with her family and friends for Save the River-Save the Hills and the Unified Water Study.