Ansu John is an environmental scientist and outreach specialist at Tetra Tech Inc. with a background in geography and GIS. She supported the development of several of EPA's online tools highlighted in this course related to watershed funding and public outreach. Her background in supporting a broad range of EPA water management programs includes writing the Watershed Academy training course on smart growth, conducting hands-on training on Internet tools for watershed management, conducting training for tribes on the nonpoint source management program, conducting training for municipal officials on public outreach to control stormwater runoff and support for the interagency Task Force on Gulf of Mexico hypoxia reduction efforts