About Us

Meet Our Board

Photo: ©Philip Bogdan
Donna Stauffer

Donna Stauffer

Member At Large

Donna Stauffer has worked in the field of international development for nearly 40 years, most of that as a diplomat with the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID). USAID assignments have taken her to Azerbaijan, Mozambique, Nepal, Botswana, Madagascar and Sudan.  She has also done consulting work in Tanzania, Zimbabwe, El Salvador, Guatemala, and Kazakhstan. She currently works under contract as a Senior Policy Advisor in USAID’s Foreign Service Center. Ms. Stauffer’s primary areas of technical focus have been community-based and transnational natural resource management, agriculture, democracy promotion and women’s empowerment. She holds a Master’s Degree in Environmental Studies from Yale University’s School of Forestry and Environmental Studies; a Master’s Degree in International Affairs from the Johns-Hopkins University; and a Bachelor’s Degree in Politics from Randolph-Macon Woman’s College. She is a Fairfax County Master Naturalist, chair of the Care for Creation Ministry at her church, and a member of numerous local and national environmental organizations.  

What We’re Working On

Here are some of our ongoing initiatives for improving Little Hunting Creek. Click a photo to learn more about what we are doing and how you can help!

Join Us!

Friends of Little Hunting Creek is a grassroots, volunteer-led organization that began as a group of genuinely concerned neighbors living near the creek. We need your help to protect this beautiful place – join us today!

Our vision is a beautiful, healthy creek that supports wildlife living in it and along its shores, and provides recreation and respite to humans that live nearby. We envision a shared sense of community responsibility for the health of the Little Hunting Creek watershed and appreciation for its beauty.

Photo: ©Philip Bogdan