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11/13/2025
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM Central
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM Central
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Shifting Behaviors and Confronting Unconscious Bias
Thursday November 13, 2025
Noon to 1 p.m.
Zoom Webinar
This webinar explores how unconscious bias shapes management decisions, including hiring practices, and offers actionable strategies for leaders to identify, reduce, and address bias to foster a more equitable workplace.
About the speaker: Catharine Richardson, PE, Program Manager, TYLin, was named the 2025 Water Professional of the Year by the Illinois Section AWWA. Having degrees in both Communications and Engineering, she brings a unique experience to the management of infrastructure programs and projects. With 18 years of experience, Katie brings program management experience on major programs that have included significant public outreach including the development of inventory outreach programs. She served as Program Manager for the historic Great Water Alliance for the Waukesha Water Utility. As the Program Manager, she is leading the program team in implementation of the delivery of a new water supply system with a return flow system to the Great Lakes Basin. She also brings experience with the compilation of rate studies, developing funding strategies, permitting of large and unique programs, and preparing detailed design drawings for conveyance and distribution systems. Katie is also the Chair of AWWA’s Water Equation committee which focuses on raising funds to support workforce development initiatives in the water industry as well as community engineering corps projects in underserved areas in the United States.
Hosted by IWEA's Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Committee
There is no charge for this webinar.
1PDH/TCH
Zoom webinar link will be forwarded by separate email the morning of November 13.
Thursday November 13, 2025
Noon to 1 p.m.
Zoom Webinar
This webinar explores how unconscious bias shapes management decisions, including hiring practices, and offers actionable strategies for leaders to identify, reduce, and address bias to foster a more equitable workplace.
About the speaker: Catharine Richardson, PE, Program Manager, TYLin, was named the 2025 Water Professional of the Year by the Illinois Section AWWA. Having degrees in both Communications and Engineering, she brings a unique experience to the management of infrastructure programs and projects. With 18 years of experience, Katie brings program management experience on major programs that have included significant public outreach including the development of inventory outreach programs. She served as Program Manager for the historic Great Water Alliance for the Waukesha Water Utility. As the Program Manager, she is leading the program team in implementation of the delivery of a new water supply system with a return flow system to the Great Lakes Basin. She also brings experience with the compilation of rate studies, developing funding strategies, permitting of large and unique programs, and preparing detailed design drawings for conveyance and distribution systems. Katie is also the Chair of AWWA’s Water Equation committee which focuses on raising funds to support workforce development initiatives in the water industry as well as community engineering corps projects in underserved areas in the United States.
Hosted by IWEA's Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Committee
There is no charge for this webinar.
1PDH/TCH
Zoom webinar link will be forwarded by separate email the morning of November 13.
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