Linda Reid is the owner and principal consultant at Water365.

An educator with an entrepreneurial spirit, Linda Reid previously served as an associate professor of law and the Director of the Institute for Water Business at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater as well as the Executive Director of Southeastern Wisconsin Watersheds Trust (Sweet Water), an environmental non-profit with a mission of protecting and restoring the Greater Milwaukee watersheds.  She has nearly 20 years of experience working with industry, government, and academic organizations in the freshwater space, and has written successful grant proposals funding millions of dollars’ worth of water quality improvement projects in the region.

Linda earned her Juris Doctorate from the University of Arkansas School of Law in 1995. A life-long learner, she has also obtained these professional designations:

• Licensed Attorney (Arkansas)

• Envision Sustainability Professional (ENV SP)

• National Green Infrastructure Certification Program-approved Trainer (IGICP/NGICP)

• Alliance for Water Stewardship Specialist Professional (AWS SP)

• Crime Prevention through Environmental Design Professional (CPD)

She has one adult son and she splits her time between her Milwaukee- and Ireland-based businesses.

Ben Edelstein has worked as a Water365 co-consultant since 2021, focusing mainly on water law and policy issues.

An experienced researcher and licensed attorney, Ben’s primary objective is to make the complex legal and policy components surrounding water-related matters accessible to clients. His expertise enables him to deliver valuable insights that inform decision-making processes for water resource sustainability.

Ben holds a JD from Marquette University Law School and an MA in Political Science from the University of Wisconsin Milwaukee. He also works as an attorney at a civil legal aid organization, where he helps low-income clients overcome barriers to employment. In his free time, Ben enjoys cooking and exploring Milwaukee on his bike.

Shannon Robak-Klein joined Water365 as a co-consultant in 2023. Her main role is planning and facilitating stakeholder and public information meetings.

A humanitarian professional with over 10 years of experience in international development and working with people of diverse backgrounds, Shannon has spent many years traveling and living overseas. That experience has instilled in her a passion for social justice and empowering marginalized populations to reach their full potential.

In 2018, she founded a nonprofit organization that supports the advancement of Nepalese youth through educational scholarships, and offers technical assistance in business development to refugee women who have resettled in the Milwaukee area. Through awareness campaigns, community outreach, and public engagement efforts, Shannon's nonprofit has kept thousands of plastic bags from going into landfills and has helped generate income for local refugee women.

Shannon holds a Bachelor's degree in Accounting from St. Norbert College, and an MBA from the Milwaukee School of Engineering (MSOE). She lives close to Lake Michigan and loves running and walking along the Oak Leaf Trail. She also keeps plenty busy raising her two young boys.

Amy Lentz

Amy began co-consulting with Water365 in 2024. A seasoned project funding specialist, Amy also supports stakeholder and public outreach and engagement efforts.

She has nine years of experience in non-profit work, primarily in Milwaukee County. Those positions focused on environmental education, youth mentorship, and science communications, as well as political organizing. She has an M.S. from UW- Milwaukee’s School of Freshwater Sciences and a B.S. from UW-Madison in Environmental Science and History. In both her career and education, Amy focuses on how communities interact with their environment, and how we can work together to make that connection more sustainable, both for the health of our people and our earth.