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Committees Details - Illinois Water Environment Association
Students and Young Professionals Committee
Description:
The Students and Young Professionals Committee has been established with the goals of encouraging new members pursuing a career or education in the water environment, ensure they attain information that is both current and relevant to their development, and offer them the opportunity to engage with the water community. Through participation, members receive:

Resources to establish themselves in the water quality field,
Meeting and interacting with seasoned professionals in the industry,
Recognition in competitions, scholarships, and leadership opportunities,
Mentoring and employment guidance,
Tours of treatment plants and manufacturing companies in the water industry,
Low membership costs,
Information through periodicals, conferences,- and seminars,
Reduced registration cost to WEFTEC®

The Committee also encourages young professionals to join the IWEA and take leadership roles with the overarching objective to make the Association more vibrant and dynamic. We provide opportunities to network with the peers and colleagues members will work with throughout their career.
Primary Contact:
Jennifer Loconsole and Meghan Drew
Committees Member Information
Meghan Drew
(Chair)
Black & Veatch
Jennifer Loconsole
(Chair)
Black & Veatch
Connie Cannizzaro
USP Technologies
Suzane Carneiro
University of Illinois at Chicago
Mr Sam Flessner
Fehr Graham
Vedansh Gupta
Aqua Aerobic Systems Inc
Laurel Haynes
Jason Hoffman
RJN Group
Paul Hurley
Greeley and Hansen
Edward Jankun
Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago
Jim Kelleher
APX10, Inc.
Lucas Komara
Baxter & Woodman Inc
Meagan Matias
MWRDGC
Ms. Rebecca Milsk
MWRD
Mr. Stephen Moy
Jeniece Neville
UCLA (online student)
Kevin O'Brien
Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago
Daniel Panico
Baxter & Woodman Consulting Engineers
Ms. Izzy Romanucci
Baxter & Woodman, Inc.
Jason Ruffatti
Ashutosh Sharma
Aquatech
Lane To
Fehr Graham
Theresa Van Den Eeden
Axis Communications
Marissa Villafuertee
Hanting Wang
Donohue & Associates, Inc.
Tiantian Xiang
Jacobs Engineering
Anna Zachary
AECOM