Kate Boicourt is the director of Resilience, Water Alliance which is a coalition of more than 1,000 organizations whose mission is to protect, revitalize, and transform the New York and New Jersey Harbor and waterfront. Her main project ha been the handling of the organization's Waterfront Edge Design Guidelines, rating system, and set of guidlines to create resilient, ecological, and accessible waterfronts. Her inspiration comes from Rachel Carson a well-known American scientist who advocated for a better relationship between people and nature. “She changed the trajectory for how we think about the environment in a way.”