Anna Waugh
Assistant Director
Pronouns: She/Her/Hers
Anna Waugh is responsible for building the Mississippi Park Connection team and coordinating efforts with the leadership team of the Mississippi National River and Recreation Area. She is also responsible for major gifts fundraising and grants.
Anna has served Mississippi Park Connection in many positions over the years including as the Volunteer Coordinator, Environmental Project Manager, Development and Communications Coordinator and most recently as the Director of Communications and Development.
Before working at Mississippi Park Connection, she was a community organizer at Clean Water Action. She has a degree in Environmental Studies from Macalester College, a Mini-MBA in non-profit management and a Certificate in Fundraising from Saint Thomas University. She has also completed a Certificate in Finance for nonprofits from Cornell University.
Interests
In addition to recreation and the river, Anna has a large interest in the local food movement. She believes that sharing food and recreation in green spaces and local neighborhoods is the key to joy across communities.
At home, Anna loves playing with her 5-year-old at the playground, walks with the dog around Lake Phalen, a growing interest in cross country skiing, and traveling to visit family that lives around the United States - adding in visits to National Parks whenever possible! She also loves a good board game: "Near and Far," "Ticket to Ride," and "Morels: Strategic Foresting and Feasting" are recent favorites.