Erin Toppenberg

Co-founder | Director
Erin played an integral role in creating The Waterbearers even before the initial campaign launch in January 2016. As the first member of the advisory board, she resonated with the pure intention of this movement to make clean water accessible to people worldwide. She also helped to solidify the initial partnerships between Waves For Water and the global movement Unify. Toppenberg, “I have been privileged to be a part of this inspirational energy of The Waterbearers from the very beginning, and it is with sincere gratitude and grace that I step into this role.” As Co-founder and Director of The Waterbearers, Erin has distributed clean water filters and training in Ecuador, Hawaii, Mexico, Nepal, Nicaragua, Thailand, and Uganda.

As a Naam Yoga instructor/Universal Kabbalist and HeartMath trainer, Erin seeks wisdom and a deeper understanding and meaning of life. “Connecting the trinity of these energies that are the three pillars of The Waterbearers – Women, Water, and Wisdom, called me to serve and share. The Waterbearers is the holy chalice from which to quench my thirst and desire for raising the vibration on this beautiful blue planet,” says Erin.

Erin is a mother of two teenage daughters passionate about women’s empowerment initiatives. In 2016 and 2017, she attended the UN Commission on the status of women and children. She has been a delegate with Pathways to Peace, a peace messenger organization working across multi-generational and multi-cultural boundaries helping to champion the Operation Big Sister movement addressing sex trafficking through a documentary feature film narrative to raise consciousness and compassion about this issue.