Committee Chairs/Vice Chairs & Staff

                        

2024 Committee Structure


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Awards Committee
Kara Humes - Chair
Marilyn Baron - Vice-Chair

Collection System Committee

Elizabeth Cheeseman - Chair
Alexandria (Alex) King - Vice-Chair


Conference Committee
James Degnan - Chair
Vanessa Nedrick - Vice-Chair

Biosolids Committee
Charles Winslow - Chair
Richard Valiga - Vice Chair

Constitution & Bylaws Committee
M. John Schon - Chair
Daniel Slagle - Vice Chair

Editorial Committee
DOnnie Simpkins - Chair/Editor
Karl Shellenberger - Vice-Chair

Engineering & Construction Committee
Brian Briston - Chair
Matthew Chisnell - Vice-Chair

Exhibits & Sponsors Committee
Marilyn Baron - Chair
Christopher Boyd - Vice-Chair

Finance Committee
Christine Volkay-Hilditch - Chair
Linda Leopold - Vice-Chair

Government Affairs Committee
Michael Kyle  - Chair
Peggy Miller - Vice-Chair

Industrial/Pretreatment Committee
Jenna Bishop - Chair
Tori Morgan - Vice-Chair

IT/Social Media Committee
Chris Henry - Chair

Lab Practices Committee
Glenn DeBernardi - Chair
Ryan Gentzler - Vice-Chair

Membership Committee
Judy Arnobit - Chair
Daniel Slagle - Vice-Chair

Nominating Committee
Daniel Slagle - Chair
Dean Miller - Vice-Chair

Policy & Planning Committee
Kara Humes - Chair
Meredith Welle - Vice-Chair

Professional Operators Committee
Autumn Crawford - Chair
Ron Newhouse - Vice-Chair


Program Committee
Robert Dengler - Chair
Matt Warfel -  Co Vice-Chair
Garrett Stoy - Co Vice-Chair

Public Education Committee
Andrew Malmgren - Chair

Qian Zhang - Vice-Chair

Research Committee
Holly Frederick - Chair
TBD - Vice-Chair

Safety Committee
Ed Kauffman - Chair
Jason Mack - Vice-Chair

Stormwater Committee
Jason Hinz - Chair
Bradley Smith - Vice-Chair

Students and Young Professionals Committee
Nick Modany - Chair
Asa Lewis - Vice-Chair


Training Committee
Meredith Welle - Chair
Walter Higgins - Vice-Chair

Utility Management Committee
Mark Pickering - Co-Chair

Vanessa Nedrick - Co-Chair

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