Uncle Tilo
Uncle Tilo grew up in the Midwest and remembers harvesting rainwater on his family’s dairy farm up thru the mid 1970’s. He is a graduate of the South Dakota School of Mines, with a degree in Geological Engineering, and enjoyed a career in Arizona that combined both consulting and contractor skills. Some of his first projects while working for a civil engineering firm in Phoenix involved groundwater studies and the subsequent cleanup of fuel spills at gasoline stations. This eventually led to his being licensed as a well driller in Arizona for a period of 10 years. His focus on groundwater issues also moved him to later specialize in storm water management where he worked with state environmental agencies during most of the 1990’s to set standards for the protection of groundwater across the desert Southwest.
In 2009 he left the engineering work behind and moved to the Big Island of Hawaii. The calling was to return to “community”, and most of the next 5 years was dedicated to assisting in the maintenance department at a retreat center in the Puna District. Uncle Tilo lives with his partner -Archer - in Kalapana Seaview Estates community, it seems fitting that his engineering skills should again be called upon to work with water quality issues. There is a large demand for using rain catchment systems as a potable water source, both in Hawaii and around the world. So, 2017 brought Uncle Tilo’s Water Catchment business into existence to fill the need for clean water education, maintenance and water disinfection.
In 2009 he left the engineering work behind and moved to the Big Island of Hawaii. The calling was to return to “community”, and most of the next 5 years was dedicated to assisting in the maintenance department at a retreat center in the Puna District. Uncle Tilo lives with his partner -Archer - in Kalapana Seaview Estates community, it seems fitting that his engineering skills should again be called upon to work with water quality issues. There is a large demand for using rain catchment systems as a potable water source, both in Hawaii and around the world. So, 2017 brought Uncle Tilo’s Water Catchment business into existence to fill the need for clean water education, maintenance and water disinfection.
Archer
Archer, a woman who walked away from life as she knew it at 46, to explore the world. To live in new countries, new cultures, new tribes; experience new ways of living. Archer traveled the globe weaving through twenty two countries solo as a couch surfer, home sitter and volunteer. Traveling by bus, hick-hiking, trains, planes and automobiles. She lived, shared and contributed in more than a dozen intentional living communities in seven countries including:
Kalani Oceanside Retreat - Hawaii
Northumberland Heights - Canada
Himalayan Institute - USA
Findhorn Foundation - Scotland
Osho Leela - England
Torri-Superiore, Italy
Damanhur, Italy
Rochelle Yoga, Greece
Exhale Yoga, Thailand
Bluestar, Trinidad
Archer received a wealth of knowledge globally in personal and community sustainability. She found a common thread that linked every living thing together: water.
Kalani Oceanside Retreat - Hawaii
Northumberland Heights - Canada
Himalayan Institute - USA
Findhorn Foundation - Scotland
Osho Leela - England
Torri-Superiore, Italy
Damanhur, Italy
Rochelle Yoga, Greece
Exhale Yoga, Thailand
Bluestar, Trinidad
Archer received a wealth of knowledge globally in personal and community sustainability. She found a common thread that linked every living thing together: water.
Donna
Donna is Uncle Tilo's Clean Water office manager. She hails from upstate New York in the beautiful Catskills / Capital District area. She obtained a MBA and B.S. from Sage Graduate School in Albany, New York and has a very diverse professional and leadership background. She brings her professional and organizational skill to Uncle Tilo's Clean Water .
Donna has volunteered for Habitat for Humanity and Solarize Troy which brought affordable solar to her community in upstate N.Y. In Hawai'i she volunteers for the Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary ocean count and Pana'ewa Rainforest Zoo.
Donna and her husband, Chris, moved to the Big Island in 2016 to enjoy the culture and year-round beautiful-weather activities. They live on catchment with Quantum Disinfection and Donna brings her own experiences and enthusiasm to help educate our community about clean water.
Donna has volunteered for Habitat for Humanity and Solarize Troy which brought affordable solar to her community in upstate N.Y. In Hawai'i she volunteers for the Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary ocean count and Pana'ewa Rainforest Zoo.
Donna and her husband, Chris, moved to the Big Island in 2016 to enjoy the culture and year-round beautiful-weather activities. They live on catchment with Quantum Disinfection and Donna brings her own experiences and enthusiasm to help educate our community about clean water.