Dr Nick Hepworth, Director
Nick is the founder and Executive Director of Water Witness International- an organisation with staff across Ethiopia, Tanzania, Malawi and the UK.
He has worked for sustainable water management and social justice for 30 years as a scientist, government regulator, consultant, practitioner, and NGO leader. He advises governments, multi-national corporations, and International Finance Institutions on water security and is co-founder of the Alliance for Water Stewardship, whose standard is now used by Apple, Unilever, Nestle, Coca-Cola, Diageo and others to guide and recognise corporate best practice on water. Nick is an active Research Fellow with the University of East Anglia, and the University of Glasgow. He is also the author of the Glasgow Declaration for Fair Water Footprints.
Contact Nick on nickhepworth@waterwitness.org
Dorcas Pratt, Deputy Director
Dorcas, our Deputy Director, brings a broad range of experience across international development, programme management and organisational leadership to the team. With a background in natural resource management, she has worked for many years leading teams and successful development programmes around the world.
Contact Dorcas on dorcaspratt@waterwitness.org
Helen Greene, Business Manager
Helen leads the financial and administrative operations and people- related management for Water Witness International.
With over two decades of experience in the Scottish third sector, Helen moved from Yorkshire to Scotland in 1999 and has previously worked for national charities including Age Scotland and The Donaldson Trust. Passionate about helping out locally, she volunteers in her community and is a Trustee and treasurer on the board of The Fisherrow Harbour and Seafront Association.
Contact Helen on helengreene@waterwitness.org
Lexi Parfitt, Director of Campaigns and Communications
Lexi leads the campaigns and communications strategy for Water Witness, mobilising public and political action on the global water crisis.
She has twenty years’ experience leading public engagement and advocacy campaigns for NGOs including WWF, Scottish Action on Mental Health (SAMH) and SCIAF/Caritas Scotland on climate change, tax justice, gender and health inequalities. She has a masters in Gender, Rights and Development and sits on the board of Stop Climate Chaos Scotland- Scotland’s biggest civil society coalition.
Contact Lexi on lexiparfitt@waterwitness.org
Dr Tim Brewer, Practice Lead, Research
Tim leads the accountability for water programme, developing and supporting research in Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania and the wider region.
He has worked on water, sanitation, and hygiene policy globally and in many countries in Africa. In recent years he has been researching environmental sanitation provision in urban Ghana.
Contact Tim on timbrewer@waterwitness.org
