Profile

Tom Dunlap is the James Riverkeeper with the James River Association. Before becoming the James Riverkeeper in 2022, he worked for six years on the lower peninsula of Virginia as a Conservation Specialist with the Colonial Soil & Water Conservation District, assisting farm operators, landowners, and many conservation partners with the implementation of on-the-ground conservation work that helped reduce nonpoint-source pollution in the James and York River watersheds. He holds a Master’s in Biology and a Bachelor’s in Environmental Studies from Virginia Commonwealth University and lives in Richmond, VA.