Raven Lawson with CAW<br />Raven Lawson is the Watershed Protection Manager at Central Arkansas Water, the state’s largest drinking water utility, serving 1 in every 6 Arkansans. For more than 15 years, Raven has worked in many aspects of ecology and natural resources management, ranging from studying organisms and their systems, to working in public education and water quality advocacy. In her current position, she leads an innovative team who set the bar when it comes to watershed protection in the drinking water realm. They are charged with the protection and management of the nearly 25,000 acres of watershed land and water resources owned by the utility, and with ensuring that nearly 500,000 Arkansans have clean, safe drinking water, and that the plants, animals, and people of the Lake Maumelle and Lake Winona watersheds have a thriving place to call home.