Rich Carter has been a Policy Research Associate with MBI since April 2024. He tracks water policy issues at the state/national level and represents MBI in interactions with local watershed groups and state/local governments, as well as coordinating organizational outreach. He most recently served in several capacities at the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Wildlife (DOW), including: Fish Chief directing statewide fisheries management/research and collaborating on Great Lakes, Mississippi River Basin, and regional fisheries/invasive species efforts; Fish Management Supervisor/Fisheries Biologist managing regional fisheries management efforts; and, Infrastructure Program Administrator directing statewide wetland construction/renovation, stream restoration, and reservoir dam/access/habitat restoration. Before DOW, Rich served as Water & RCRA Program Manager at GT Environmental, Inc. and Manager at Science Application International Corporation, managing water/hazardous waste projects, site contaminant investigations/restorations, and biologists/compliance professionals, as well as conducting business development and marketing. Prior to that, he served as a supervisor and environmental scientist in the toxic substances and solid waste programs at the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency. Rich received a B.S. in Environmental Biology from Ohio University, and a M.S. in Fish Biology from The Ohio State University.

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