Jamie Mierau
Director, River Protection

Department: Conservation

Area of Focus: Jamie works to engage communities to safeguard and improve river health by reconnecting people to rivers through blue trails and protecting the last great rivers through wild and scenic designation. 

Background: Jamie joined American Rivers in 2000. Prior to that she performed natural resource management field research and developed recommendations for governmental policy in Costa Rica and studied natural systems agriculture at The Land Institute in Kansas.

Education: B.A. in Environmental Studies from Denison University, M.A. in Environmental and Resource Policy from The George Washington University

Favorite River: Fraser River