The Water Environment Federation proudly (WEF) announces the 52 graduates of its Water Leadership Institute Class of 2020.
The Water Leadership Institute program is aimed at educating and training emerging leaders and providing them with opportunities to build strong, lasting relationships within the water sector. The intensive program allows participants to engage in management training and leadership development through a blended learning approach that includes examining complex challenges facing the water and wastewater industries and networking with public and private sector practitioners. There are 291 alumni of the program, which is in its ninth year.
“The Water Leadership Institute Class of 2020 represents the range of talent that the future of the sector depends on,” said WEF President Jackie Jarrell. “We look forward to seeing the impact this impressive group will have within the profession.”
As part of their final project, the graduates created a community outreach webcast series with activity guides that can be used to promote the water sector. Each group will host a webcast to explain the outreach options they created for differing target groups ranging from elementary, middle, and high school ages through college and the public. See the series at www.wef.org/OutreachSeries
The application period for the 2021 Water Leadership Institute opens in November. For more information about the Water Leadership Institute, click here.
The 2020 graduates are:
| Alec Mackenzie | EPCOR | Alberta |
| Alma Beciragic | UNC Chapel Hill | North Carolina |
| Ana J. Pena-Tijerina | City of Fort Worth Water Department | Texas |
| Ashley B. Warren | Metropolitan Water Reclamation District | Illinois |
| Bashar Al-Daomi | Portland State University | Oregon |
| Bradford Lovett | Water Environment Federation | District of Columbia |
| Brian Hill | Water Environment Federation | Maryland |
| Brian L. Tierney | Evoqua Water Technologies | Wisconsin |
| Christina M. Davenport | City of Bend | Oregon |
| David Michael Rhoten | S&ME, Inc. | Tennessee |
| Elaine Samuel | GM BluePlan Engineering | Ontario |
| Elizabeth James Guilford | Walsh Construction Company | California |
| Erik Asay Simmons | HDR | Washington |
| Felicia K. Glapion | AlexRenew | Virginia |
| Garrett Bergey | SDE, Inc. | Vermont |
| Indra Maharjan | Ontario Clean Water Agency | Ontario |
| Jaren Murphy | McCarthy Building Companies | Arizona |
| Jennifer Loconsole | Black & Veatch | Illinois |
| Jenny Reitz | Hampton Roads Sanitation District | Virginia |
| Jesse Burch | Beaver Water District | Arkansas |
| Jonathan Leitch | Victaulic | California |
| Joseph Massimo | SUEZ | Pennsylvania |
| K. Jennifer Cobb, P.E. | Henrico County – Department of Public Works | Virginia |
| Karoline Terrazas | Union Sanitary District | California |
| Kerry Reed | CITY OF FRAMINGHAM | Massachusetts |
| Kristin Johansen | City of Santa Fe | New Mexico |
| Kurt Kinney | Arcadis | Ohio |
| Lorenzo D. Freeman | City of Atlanta – Department of Watershed Management | Georgia |
| Louis Storino | Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago | Illinois |
| Marc Serna | South Coast Water District | California |
| Michael Brothers | City of Alabaster Environmental Services | Alabama |
| Nicole Stephens | Stantec Consulting Services, Inc. | North Carolina |
| Olga Djoumessi | N/A | Illinois |
| Palencia Mobley, P.E. | City of Detroit Water and Sewerage Department | Michigan |
| Paula Monaco | Plummer Associates, inc. | Texas |
| Peter Buehlmann | Brown and Caldwell | Virginia |
| Rebecca Erickson | South Platte Water Renewal Partners | Colorado |
| Roanna Purcaru | GHD | Arizona |
| Robert Frost | Hazen and Sawyer | New Jersey |
| Ryan Radspinner, P.E. | HRSD | Virginia |
| Saa Shemsu | Montgomery County Environmental Services | Ohio |
| Sabrina Ann Parker | City of Olathe | Kansas |
| Samantha Rucinski | SUEZ | Pennsylvania |
| Sarah M. Hunt | Arcadis | Ohio |
| Shelby Beauchemin | City of Largo | Florida |
| Shelley W. Porter | West Virginia American Water | West Virginia |
| Sophie Frances Manley | City of Chicago Department of Water Management | Illinois |
| Stacy Thompson | City of Saco WRRD | Maine |
| Stephanie Spalding | HDR | Virginia |
| Tayo Olatunji | DC Water | Maryland |
| Wes Merkle | TriCo Regional Sewer Utility | Indiana |
| William Searles Jr. | Kiewit Infrastructure West Company | California |
About WEF
The Water Environment Federation (WEF) is a not-for-profit technical and educational organization of 35,000 individual members and 75 affiliated Member Associations representing water quality professionals around the world. Since 1928, WEF and its members have protected public health and the environment. As a global water sector leader, our mission is to connect water professionals; enrich the expertise of water professionals; increase the awareness of the impact and value of water; and provide a platform for water sector innovation. To learn more, visit www.wef.org.
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