Christina Petagna
Funding Navigator Initiative Lead
Christina Petagna is the Funding Navigator Initiative Lead at EPIC, where she leads the organization's technical assistance program and provides direct support to small and under-resourced water and wastewater utilities across New Jersey and Pennsylvania. Drawing on her diverse background in environmental consulting, public-sector natural resource management, and FEMA public assistance program support, she helps utilities plan and prepare funding applications for critical capital improvement projects - including lead service line replacement, PFAS treatment, and broader infrastructure and compliance needs. Christina holds a B.S. in Environmental Science from Rutgers University and an M.S. in Environmental Science and Engineering from UNC Chapel Hill, where her research examined how water utilities evaluate trade-offs between supply reliability and financial risk in long-term capital planning.
Get to Know Me Further
Though I now live in New Jersey, I’m originally from Arizona where my love for water began. I was fortunate enough to spend some time volunteering at my local water utility one summer where I gained an appreciation for the work of water and wastewater providers, who I really believe are our communities’ unsung heroes. Outside my work with water utilities, I like to experiment in the kitchen with whatever produce has ripened in the family garden and host gatherings with friends and family.