Our Team
Our Team is friendly and knowledgeable. All of our team members have their own gardens - even farms. They care about your water, your plants, your animals, and you!
BROOK SARSON
Brook is the Owner of CatchingH2O. You'll meet her during your consultation, or when you attend a workshop or class. She has been engaging her community in the conversation of water since 2008 first in her business H2OME, and since 2017 as the other half of CatchingH2O.
Brook works with local policy makers, municipalities, and educational institutions to find local, community based solutions to water resilience in our region. She is a member of the IRWM Regional Advisory Committe. She has supported the development of several rebate programs over the year including the City of San Diego Rainwater Rebates and San Diego's Waterscape Rebate program.
Her engineering background perfectly complements the permaculture design framework she uses to approach design problems. She graduated with a B.S. in Electrical Engineering and a B.S. in Applied Mathematics from University of the Pacific in Stockton, California in 2001. She received her Permaculture Certificate in 2008 from ECOSA Institute in Prescott, Arizona. Brook also completed the Watershed Management Group Water Harvesting Certification Course as well as a Watershed Restoration Course with Craig Sponholtz. Brook received the Water Warrior Award from the Surfrider Foundation in 2011 for her on the ground work in water conservation.
Brook has developed multiple Rainwater and Greywater Harvesting Workshops that we host through CatchingH2O including our annual Water Harvesting Certificate Course. Learn more about Brook here.
Brook is passionate about water and is always on the search for Wild Water wherever she goes! Brook lives in Valley Center, California in a Straw Bale home with her partner, two sons, daughter and cat.
ROSALIND HASELBECK
Rosalind Haselbeck is the founder of Catching H₂O. This year, she stepped down from her role in CatchingH2O to focus on her nonprofit Dwelling on Carbon, which is an evolution of her climate advocacy. She still supports us in ensuring we are developing the right water solutions for each situations, but as a consultant.
She has been working on climate advocacy since 2005 when she began volunteer work in the open space canyons and became interested in storm water mitigation and carbon sequestration. Her background is in Biology — she received her PhD from the University of California, Irvine in 1992 and then taught Biology at the University of San Diego, where her teaching on environmental topics ultimately inspired her to form her first company, Building Green Futures, in 2007.
When Rosalind isn’t working, she sequestering carbon, at the dojo pursuing her aikido training (recently promoted to black belt), or out on her bicycle exploring local canyons and watersheds, and doing bicycle fundraisers for climate awareness for Climate Ride.
MIKE WANG
Mike will tell you that one of the best decisions he has ever made was to start a garden. Besides providing daily lessons in patience, wonder, and respect for nature, it’s created countless opportunities to build community and find meaningful work.
After graduating from UC Santa Cruz in 2014, Mike spent 10 years working in marine science, logging years at sea collecting data, tagging sharks and swordfish, and maintaining and deploying research equipment. Time on land was commonly spent learning new gardening, composting, and natural building techniques. From these experiences, he brings an array of technical knowledge and a love for functional and efficient design to Catching H2O.
Mike lives in Vista, CA with his wife, Emily and their dog Mosquito. In their spare time they enjoy hiking, surfing, rock climbing, fishing, scything, and woodworking.
ATULYA BERUBE
Atulya loves the great outdoors and this beautiful planet. He sees water conservation as a high priority in southern California and on the entire planet. He completed his Permaculture Design Course through the San Diego Sustainable Living Institute in 2017 and decided to join our team to put this new knowledge to work.
Now he's a seasoned pro and you'll find him calmly tending the details at an installation site, making sure the pipes line up or the electrical wiring is on point.
You can’t drag him away from an Ultimate Frisbee game or an excellent acoustic concert. He and Teekhnata (his wife) are always up for some delicious fruit!
PHILIP DUNN
Philip’s familiarity with gardening and his work ethic are a huge asset to our worksites. As a homeowner he has extensive experience with plants and garden design with an eye for maximizing small spaces in our urban environment.
He has augmented his experience by being a core volunteer at the San Diego Peace Garden in City Heights and recently teamed up with a three other farmers to start a farm in Chula Vista called Agua Dulce that offers weekly CSA boxes to San Diego. Three years ago, he founded Harvesting San Diego, a program of the San Diego Roots Sustainable Food Project, that helps local homeowners harvest and distribute their excess fruit to local food banks and aid agencies. He also enjoys beekeeping and raising backyard chickens.
In a former life, he competed for the US Track & Field Team at the 2000, 2004 and 2008 Olympic Games, won numerous national championships and traveled the world.
DOUG
Doug joined CatchingH2O in 2019 after participating in the Holistic Water Harvesting Certification course offered by the San Diego Sustainable Living Institute. A professional plumber with over 15 years of experience, he was thrilled at the chance to merge his skill set and his passion for water conservation.
Doug has always been deeply connected to water and his local environment. Growing up surrounded by San Diego Bay, he has enjoyed life on the water as a sailor, lifeguard, and water safety instructor. Back on land he was an Eagle Scout and avid San Diego backcountry hiker and more recently, has become a bird watching enthusiast. At home, Doug shares an expanding suburban farm with his wife, four chickens, and their supportive neighbors. The farm boasts of shared vegetable plots, fruit trees watered by laundry to landscape, and a pollinator garden supported by harvested rainwater.
AMY CURRY
Amy was introduced to Permaculture through Brook’s water harvesting workshop in 2012. She completed her Permaculture Design Course through the San Diego Sustainable Living Institute that same year. She is passionate about living in harmony with nature and each other.
She is our resident CPA who graduated from The Ohio State University with B.S. in Business Administration major in accounting. With a 30-year career in accounting under her belt, she knows how to tend to the details.
Amy lives in Valley Center, CA with her husband, dog, cat, chickens, goats, and all the wildlife. She feels the most alive and centered when practicing yoga, meditation, gardening, and spending time in nature.
CLAIRE ACOSTA
Claire is a horticulturist who works in Southern California and Baja California. After several years working as a Culinary Garden Manager for an award winning restaurant in Baja California, Claire teamed up briefly with Catching H2O in 2018 to learn more about rainwater harvesting techniques. She was inspired to complete the Watershed Management Group Water Harvesting Certification Course. She holds a B.S. in Ecology, Behavior & Evolution from UC San Diego; and a certificate in Ecological Horticulture from the Center for Agroecology and Sustainable Farming Systems at UC Santa Cruz.
In addition to her work with Catching H2O, she teaches courses on California native plant maintenance with the Theodore Payne Foundation and installs rainwater harvesting gardens that utilize native plants. In Baja, she collaborates with different community groups to offer workshops and talks on the importance of rainwater harvesting. When she’s not doing any of that she enjoys plunking around the garden, boogie boarding tiny waves, and nature walks.
BRENT CURRY
Brent followed in his wife, Amy's footsteps and completed his Permaculture Design Course through the San Diego Sustainable Living Institute in 2014. And ask anyone, they'll tell you, his favorite saying is "The Problem is the Solution..."
Brent brings 20 years of sales, marketing and customer service to our Maintenance Management position.
Brent lives in Valley Center, CA with his wife, dogs, cats, chickens and goats. He's becoming something of a cactus nerd and spends his spare time working in his garden, caring for his farm plantings and enjoying the wildlife.
One night a week he ventures forth on quests to protect the citizens of fantasy worlds while playing Dungeons & Dragons with friends. He is also an avid soccer fan and follows the English football club Tottenham Hotspur FC. COYS!