Mary Ann Dickinson is the Director of Land and Water Policy for the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy, where she works on the better integration of land and water policy in the US and globally. Prior to joining the Lincoln Institute, she was the founder and President/CEO for 15 years of the Alliance for Water Efficiency, a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting the efficient and sustainable use of water in the United States and Canada. Headquartered in Chicago, the Alliance works with over 500 member organizations. In 2014 the Alliance won the U.S. Water Prize in the non-profit category for its work. With over 50 years of professional experience in the water and land conservation fields, Mary Ann has worked for retail and wholesale utilities, regulatory agencies, and NGO’s. She has served in numerous local, national, and international organizations, and is the former President of her local water utility board.
