George McGraw

Founder, Executive Director

George has a simple goal: to change the way people think about water. He built DIGDEEP to defend access to clean water as a basic human right. @gcmginge

Tawny Valencia

Director for People and Places

Tawny is a first generation American with a love for storytelling and development. She also has a killer laugh, which is why she’s in charge of DIGDEEP’s partnerships and events.

Emma Robbins

American Projects Director

Emma is a Navajo artist and activist. Growing up, her grandparents didn’t have running water or electricity. She’s a native warrior princess with a dog/sidekick named Cindy Sherman and she runs our projects in the US.  

Jake Pitts

Project Engineer

Jake is a “human rights engineer.” With an MSc in WASH Engineering from Loughborough in the UK, he keeps our projects on time and under budget.  

Katie Janss

Research Assistant

Katie’s passionate about building a more sustainable future. In her free time, she drinks too much coffee and bothers her cat. At DigDeep she runs project research.  

Cindy Sherman

DigDeep Pup

Cindy $herman is from Buenos Aires, Argentina. She loves flying and exploring airports. She’s an advocate for water access– for both humans and her fellow pups.  

Tiernan Hebron

Social Media Coordinator

Tiernan’s  a prolific writer, an avid feminist activist and thinks social media is both horrible and amazing. She loves fries, pugs, and travel.  

Cindy Howe

Field Operations Manager

Cindy is a passionate leader from Baca-Prewitt Chapter with decades of experience in community-building. She keeps things running at the Navajo Water Project.

Brian Johnson

Water Tech

Ernest Largo

Water Tech

Kenneth Chavez

Water Tech