Session(s)

Citizen Science and Open Access Water and Climate Data

Ms. Shanon Phillips is the Water Quality Division Director for the Oklahoma Conservation Commission (OCC).  She earned her Bachelor’s Degree in Biology from Kansas State University and her Masters in Zoology from Oklahoma State University, studying nutrient impacts in lakes.  She’s been working on water quality protection programs in Oklahoma State government since 1995.  Her agency is the lead agency for nonpoint source water pollution.  Much of the OCC’s work focuses on collaboration with Conservation Districts to help agricultural producers protect water quality and improve soil health.  The OCC’s water quality programs have been recognized nationally for efficiency, innovation, leadership, and success.