The Waterfront Partnership of Baltimore is pleased to announce the hiring of Casey Merbler as project coordinator for its Healthy Harbor Initiative.

In her new role, Merbler will work on a variety of projects including managing the social media accounts for Healthy Harbor and “Mr. Trash Wheel”, coordinating the annual Floatilla for a Healthy Harbor paddling event, planning fundraisers and hosting Inner Harbor Eco Tours for Baltimore City school groups.

Merbler originally joined the Waterfront Partnership team in 2015 as a volunteer with the Chesapeake Bay Trust’s Chesapeake Conservation Corps program where her work included coordinating volunteers and planning events. Her past experience also includes social media management, program management and grant research.

“Casey’s passion for Baltimore’s urban natural environment is infectious,” said Adam Lindquist, director of the Healthy Harbor Initiative. “We are excited to welcome her as a full-time employee and look forward to seeing her impact on the organization.”

Merbler graduated from Dickinson College in 2015 with a bachelor’s degree in Environmental Studies and a minor in Spanish. She is a lifelong resident of Baltimore City.

About the Healthy Harbor Initiative

The Healthy Harbor Initiative provides a roadmap for cleaning up Baltimore’s Harbor and the waterways leading to the Harbor. A clean Harbor and clean streams will provide opportunities for residents and area families to enjoy clean water in their neighborhoods. Greener and cleaner neighborhoods will make Baltimore City and Baltimore County more livable for all our citizens. For more information, visitwww.healthyharbor.org.

About Waterfront Partnership

Waterfront Partnership is the proud steward of Baltimore’s crown jewel, its Inner Harbor and Waterfront. We’re lean, nimble and effective; the only organization that wakes up every day, rolls its sleeves up and gets to work on new ways we can make Baltimore’s Waterfront even more active, attractive and appealing. We’re the hosts who greet visitors, the creators of programs and promotions and managers of our beautiful parks. We encourage investment in Baltimore’s most celebrated asset so it can continue to grow, to serves as a place of pride and the place where Baltimoreans come together to recreate and to celebrate. For more information, visit www.waterfrontpartnership.org.