Joseph A.Hankins is a Vice President of The Conservation Fund based in Arlington, Va., and is the Director of The Freshwater Institute, a field office and program of The Fund. Mr. Hankins earned a BS in General Science from Purdue University in 1979 and a Masters in Environmental Biology from Hood College. In 1992, Mr. Hankins joined the Fund and the research team at Freshwater Institute to lead or manage projects in aquaculture, sustainable rural economic development and technology outreach, constructed wetland treatment systems, community and on-site waste-water engineering and acid mine drainage treatment. Mr. Hankins currently serves on the Board of the West Virginia Natural Capital Investment Fund and the Jefferson County Public Service District and is personally active in local and statewide workgroups focused on the strategic importance of water, water quality standards and community water infrastructure planning. Mr. Hankins lives in Rockymarsh Run watershed and works in Shepherdstown, WV.
Contact via e-mail: j.hankins@freshwaterinstitute.org
Contact via phone: (304) 876-2815 ext 212
Contact via fax: (304) 870-2205
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Phone: 304-876-2815
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