Rebecca Power is a program officer in the Walton Family Foundation’s Environment Program, where her work focuses on grantmaking for wetlands, floodplains and healthy headwater forests and the benefits they provide for people and nature.

Prior to joining the foundation, Rebecca led a 12-state regional water network at the University of Wisconsin–Madison and worked in ecological restoration, including nearly a decade with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

She holds a Bachelor of Science in Wildlife Management from the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point and a Master of Science in Watershed Management from the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Nelson Institute of Environmental Studies.