Roger Smith
Campaign Director

Roger Smith joined Clean Water Action and Clean Water Fund in August 2003 and currently coordinates the Connecticut Climate Coalition. In the spring of 2004, Roger Smith helped coordinate the grassroots citizen lobbying effort which passed one of the first state global warming goals laws in the country. Since then he has worked in communities and at the state capitol to support energy efficiency programs for electricity and home heating as well as renewable energy. Smith works on federal climate policy with Clean Water Action's Washington DC office. Smith also oversees staff working to coordinate the 20% by 2010 town-level clean energy campaign and serves on the town council-appointed West Hartford Clean Energy Task Force.

Roger graduated from Wesleyan University with a degree in History and began his environmental career with the Green Corps environmental organizing training program.

Sarah Uhl
Environmental Health Coordinator

Sarah Uhl coordinates the Coalition for a Safe & Healthy Connecticut. In this role, she manages the Coalition’s advocacy, media, coalition building, and grassroots organizing campaigns. In 2008, the Coalition won modernized lead and asbestos standards for children’s products, and in 2009 the Coalition successfully supported legislation to phase out Bisphenol-A from a range of food and beverage containers, and a requirement that all public schools be cleaned with green products. Previously, Sarah worked for Clean Water Fund to coordinate the Connecticut Alliance Against Diesel Pollution. She facilitated strategic planning meetings of the Diesel Citizen Steering Committee, led statewide outside organizing, and helped to lead media and advocacy efforts. In 2007, we passed legislation that provided $10 million in funding to retrofit all of the old, polluting school buses in the state. Sarah earned a BA in Environmental Biology and Environmental Studies from Dartmouth College, with honors.

Prior to joining Clean Water, Sarah held research and field technician positions with the Yellowstone Ecological Research Center, the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service, and Dartmouth College. To refuel and stay sharp for the demands of organizing and advocacy, she enjoys long distance running, skiing of all sorts, hiking, and cooking vegetarian food