Annie Leverich - Fire Adapted Communities Learning Network (FAC Net) Communications Manager
As Communications Manager, Annie supports FAC Net's member network and designs practitioner-focused content for FAC Net's website, blog, and social media channels. Annie spearheads FAC Net's content development strategy with a focus on celebrating fire practitioner projects, producing educational materials, and increasing access to fire-related information. In addition, Annie supports content development for TREX, WTREX, and a handful of prescribed burn associations. As a qualified FFT2, she can occasionally be found out in the field working side-by-side with California fire practitioners, building community and satisfying her intermittent need for some time on the drip torch. Annie earned a B.A. in Anthropology from Grinnell College. Annie joined the FAC Net team in January 2022 and is excited to broadcast the message of fire safety with warmth and enthusiasm. Based in Oakland, CA, Annie is an experimental cook, an amateur cartoonist, and a caretaker for two rambunctious cats.
Email Annie: aleverich@thewatershedcenter.com
Erik Wilke - Online Community Engagement Coordinator for FAC Net
Erik Wilke is the Online Community Engagement Coordinator for the Fire Adapted Communities Network (FAC Net) Team. Erik supports FAC Net members in accessing and using the online community. He works on improving members services, access to resources, and making collaboration and communication easier for all fire practitioners. Erik builds on four years of online community management with the American Meteorological Society, finding ways to support and engage like-minded communities wherever he works. He graduated from Emerson College with an undergraduate degree in Political Communication and pursued a certificate in Natural Resource Management from Harvard Extension School. When not working, Erik can be found out in the garden, caring for two curious cats, or hiking around New England.
Email Erik: erik@thewatershedcenter.com