Committee Chairs

If you would like to get involved with a committee or learn more, please contact the respective committee chair. Don’t know where to start or just want to learn more about MWEA? Reach out to one of our WEF Delegates Saki Urushidani at [email protected]

Awards Committee:

Brent Herring, Chair
Kansas City Water

Audit Committee:

Dave Haverdink, Chair
Stantec

Biosolids Management Committee:

Andrew Hummell, Chair
Burns & McDonnell

Collection Systems Committee:

Deron Huck, Chair
Burns & McDonnell

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee:

Renee Lawrence, Chair
Missouri American Water

Education Committee: 

Ian McBride, Chair
Kansas City, Missouri

Emerging Leaders Committee:

Kyla Strickler, Chair
Woodard & Curran

Government Affairs Committee:

Lacey Hirschvogel, Chair
HDR, Inc.

David Carani, Co-Chair
HDR, Inc.

Historian Committee:

Pam Schweitzer, Chair

Industrial Wastewater Committee:

Mehul Soni, Chair 
Carollo

JAM Exhibits/Sponsors Committee:

Brad Calzone, Chair 
Ressler Associates

Laboratory Practices Committee:

Zach Wilson, Chair
City of Springfield, MO

Local Arrangements Committee:

Bob Welsch, Chair
Stantec

Membership Committee:

Todd Rasche, Chair
Duckett Creek Sanitary Sewer District

Newsletter Committee:

Claire Wilson, Chair
DROP Collaborative

Program Committee:

Dave Yates, Co-Chair
Brown and Caldwell

Suzie Carpenter, Co-Chair
Black & Veatch

Public Relations Committee:

Rebecca Howley, Chair
GBA

Registration Committee:

Amelia Richardson, Chair
Black & Veatch

Safety, Security, and Occupational Health Committee: 

Chris Safford, Chair
Donohue & Associates, Inc.

SSSSS Committee: 

Scott Foley, Chair
Connect Positronic

Stormwater and Watershed Management Committee:

Paul Henderson, Chair
Lochmueller Group

Tellers Committee:

Jeff Finn, Chair
Duckett Creek Sanitary District

Treatment Systems Committee:

Pat Baldera, Chair
Black & Veatch

Water for People Committee:

Jeff Clarke, Co-Chair
Hydro-Kinetics

Jennifer Welsch, Co-Chair
St. Louis Metropolitan Sewer District

Website Committee:

Erica Bogenpohl, Chair
Alliance Water Resources