Sterling McDonald is an Environmental Planner at CPRC, where she supports regional water supply, water quality, and stormwater planning. She works with programs such as Jordan Lake One Water (JLOW), the Clean Water Education Partnership (CWEP), and the Triangle Water Supply Partnership, providing grant assistance, meeting facilitation, and public outreach campaigns.
Before joining Central Pines, Sterling served as a Stormwater Education Coordinator through the AmeriCorps NC Resilience Corps and interned in communications with the North Carolina Wildlife Federation. She holds a BA in Communication Studies with a minor in Sustainability from UNC Greensboro.





