WEF announces its 2007-2008 Board of Trustees
The Water Environment Federation (WEF) recently announced its
2007-2008 Board of Trustees. Consisting of six officers and twelve
board members, the individuals were confirmed during WEFTEC®.07, the
Water Environment Federation's 80th annual technical exhibition and
conference.
The 2007-2008 WEF officers were confirmed during a ceremony on
Tuesday, October 16 where President Mohamed Dahab passed the ceremonial
gavel of leadership to incoming President Adam Zabinski, Retired Deputy
Commissioner for the Westchester County Department of Environmental
Facilities. Following the presentation, Rebecca West, Director of
Technical Services for the Spartanburg Sanitary Sewer District in
Spartanburg, S.C. was named President-Elect; Paul Freedman, Founder and
President of Limno-Tech in Ann Arbor, Mich. was elected as Vice
President; and Charles Weir, General Manager of East Bay Dischargers in
San Francisco, Calif., will begin the second of a three-year term as
Treasurer. WEF Executive Director Bill Bertera serves an indefinite
term as Secretary.
The trustees, selected for a one-year term by President Mohamed
Dahab and confirmed by WEF?s House of Delegates, include: Jeanette
Brown, Executive Director for the Stamford Water Pollution Control
Authority in Stamford, Conn.; Rick Corbett, Vice President for
Associated Engineering, BC Ltd. in British Columbia, Canada; Judy
Jones, Project Engineer for Cobb County Water System in Marietta, Ga.;
Liliana Maldanado, Senior Vice President/Northeast Regional Manager for
CH2M Hill in Herndon, Virginia; Ron Moeller, Operations Specialist for
Kennedy/Jenks in Chehalis, Wash.; Daniel Nolasco, President of Nolasco
& Associates, Inc. in Buenos Aires, Argentina; Leslie Samel,
Project Manager and Principal for CDM in Charlotte, N.C.; Cordell
Samuels, Superintendent for Duffin Creek Water Pollution Control Plant
in Ontario, Canada; Christopher Schmit, Professor in the Department of
Civil and Environmental Engineering of South Dakota State University in
Brookings, South Dakota; Tracy Stigers, Vice President of Brown &
Caldwell in Walnut Creek, Calif.; Bjorn von Euler, Director of
Corporate Communications for ITT Corporation?s Fluid Technology and
Motion & Flow Control groups in New Jersey; and Jay Witherspoon,
Vice President and Technology Director of Wastewater Treatment Services
at CH2M HILL in South Carolina.
Complete biographies will be posted to the WEF Web site at www.wef.org. Those interested in obtaining print quality, electronic photos should contact Lori Harrison for more information.