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Program Coordinator

Lauren Belsky

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Program Manager

Paula Figueroa-Vega

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Jyoti Venketraman

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Policy and Program Coordinator

Andrew Tabas

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Policy Manager

Gary Brune

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Policy Analyst

Kimberley Irby

Director of Water Quality Compliance

Matthew Csik

Assistant Director

Tiffany Stewart

Julia Cavalier

Stephanie Corso, CPC

Richard Calbi Jr. P.E., P.P.

Glenn Barnes

Scientist (retired)

Robert Tucker

Jim Nelson

Environmental Activist

Mike Morgan

Director of Water Supply

Patricia Ingelido

Grants and Compliance Manager

Louis Copeland, Jr

Director

Shep Brown

Program Officer

Lupe Flores

Associate Professor of Practice for Water, Society and the Environment

Dan Van Abs

Watershed Scientist – Groundwater

Mara Tippett

Managing Director, Policy and Water

Chris Sturm

Community Organizer

Shereyl Snider

Director, Trenton Water Works (served until Sept. 13, 2019)

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Kristin Epstein

Vice President of Operations

Tom Shroba

Director, Office of Local Public Health

Shereen Semple

Senior Director of Environmental Health Policy

Elyse Pivnick

Assistant Director, Office of Policy and Regulatory Development

Joseph Pargola

Executive Director

Doug O’Malley

Vice President and Chief Operating Officer / Committeeman

Joe Myers

Managing Director / Senior Fellow

Andy Kricun

Director, National Campaign to End Lead Poisoning

Cate Klinger

Bureau Chief

Michael Kammer

Special Assistant to the Commissioner

Chris Huber

Executive Assistant

Keisha Griffin

Director of Health and Human Services

Monique Griffith

State Director

Amy Goldsmith

Owner

Michael Furrey

Supervisor of Certification

Olumuyiwa Falajiki

Senior Policy Analyst

Peter Chen

Laureen Boles

President and Chief Executive Officer

Staci Berger

General Supervisor of Water

Jeffrey Baig

Chief, Drinking Water and Groundwater Protection

Christine Ash

Kareem Adeem

Co-chair, Former Commissioner / Former Regional Administrator

Christopher Daggett

Kevin Whitney

Daniel J. Van Abs Ph.D., PP/FAICP

Sarah Neiderer

Wynnie-Fred Victor Hinds

Monique Girona

Bernadette M. Sohler

Chris Obropta

Bill Cesanek

Rosana DaSilva

Lester Taylor

Christine Ballard

Kareen Adeem

Drew Curtis

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Larry Levine

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Dan Kennedy

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Education and Outreach Committee

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Committee Goal: Well-informed decision makers, community partners, residents and ratepayers participate actively and influence the planning and management of their water infrastructure. They fully understand the importance of taking care of water infrastructure, including the costs of inaction.

Asset Management and Finance Committee

Green Infrastructure Committee

Combined Sewer Overflow Committee

Lead in Drinking Water Task Force

Data Advisory Committee

Jersey Water Works

One Water Summit 2022

Tap Into Resilience Summit

2022 NJ Planning and Redevelopment Conference

Lead-Free NJ January Membership Meeting

Building Resilience and Planning for an Uncertain Future: New Jersey Small Water Systems Training

WEDG Professionals Course: Resilient Waterfront Design

Creating Meaningful Partnerships with BIPOC and EJ Communities and Organizations

State Policy Showcase: How States Can Use Federal Covid Relief Funds to Pay for Equitable Water Infrastructure

Water for Climate Action: Reducing GHG Emissions

Fall DEIJ Webinar Series: Bridging Environmental Education and Advocacy

Next Generation Asset Management: Integrated Delivery of Large-Diameter Pipeline Renewal Projects

Lead with Infrastructure Webinar: What the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Means for the Water Sector

Affordability and Customer Assistance for Stormwater Services

One Water Leadership Institute

The Watershed Institute Annual Conference

NY-NJ Harbor & Estuary Program Annual Conference

New Jersey Association for Floodplain Management (NJAFM) Annual Conference

Atlantic County Utilities Authority Tour

Imagine a Day Without Water

Association of New Jersey Environmental Commissions (ANJEC) Annual Environmental Congress

Linden Blue Acres Tour – Green Infrastructure & Floodplain Restoration

Jersey Water Works Conference

Planning and Utilities, Cities and CSOs—The Value of Collaboration to Improve Municipalities

CSO Committee Meeting

Jersey WaterCheck Utility Survey

Education and Outreach Committee meeting

Association of Environmental Authorities (AEA) Annual Meeting and Conference

American Water Works Association New Jersey Chapter Conference

Tapping into Federal Funding: Leveraging WaterSMART Grants for Innovative Water Infrastructure Investments

DEIJ and Racial Justice Are Not Synonymous: Intersectional Social Justice in Environmental Work

Tapping into Federal Funding: Leveraging Housing and Urban Development Loans for Innovative Water Infrastructure Investments

Lead-Free NJ July 2021 Membership Meeting

Improving Watershed Health through Agricultural-Municipal Partnerships

Water Risk Equity Map Green Infrastructure Subcommittee

CSO Water Workforce Subcommittee

Green Infrastructure Municipal Engagement Subcommittee

Stormwater Utilities Subcommittee

2021 New Jersey Water Association Annual Conference

Green Infrastructure Workforce Subcommittee

2021 American Water Resources Association Mid-Atlantic Conference

Jersey Water Works 2021 Membership Meeting: Different Perspectives, New Opportunities, Win-Win Solutions

Asset Management and Finance LSL Guidance Subcommittee Meeting

Green Infrastructure Committee Meeting

JWW and the American Water Works Association New Jersey Chapter –  Young Professionals Networking Happy Hour

Equity Mapping Subcommittee Meeting

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Community Engagement and Partnerships

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Reports & Recommendations

Under Former Community Engagement Committee
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<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Produce public participation materials for the new municipal separate storm sewer (MS4) permit.</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Develop a strategic communications plan that identifies event-oriented social media campaigns and tools for committee members to use to engage stakeholders in water infrastructure issues.</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Provide tools and resources needed by CSO permit holders to address public participation requirements.</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Compile and share a collection of educational curricula about water infrastructure.</li>
</ol>

Under Former Municipal Outreach Committee
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<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Continue outreach for Mayoral Proclamations and City Council Resolutions.</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Provide technical training for decision makers and their staff on water infrastructure and best management practices.</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Build awareness of Jersey Water Works and water infrastructure through a strong presence at external events with a municipal audience.</li>
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Under Former Best Practices Committee
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<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Develop two actions for the Sustainable Jersey certification program: asset management and a water loss audit.</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Educate utilities about NJ A.I.M.S. and promote uptake through a presence at utility, municipal, and trade association conferences.</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Launch a recognition program for utilities that adopt N.J.A.1.M.S. practices through partnerships with water infrastructure trade associations.</li>
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Under Former Community Engagement Committee
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<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Develop and enhance educational materials and actions for community members and community-based organizations.</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Develop a list of specific stakeholders in communities, targeting areas that are perceived to have fewer potential stakeholders. Develop and implement strategy for communicating with identified stakeholders.</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Develop &#8220;universal&#8221; public participation materials for permittees that would outline best practices and checklist of potential stakeholders for outreach and supplemental teams.</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Create a network for green infrastructure Municipal Action Teams to share best practices and support and expand work.</li>
</ol>

Under Former Municipal Outreach Committee
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<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Support the New Jersey Urban Mayors Association Water Infrastructure Policy Committee in developing state policy recommendations on water infrastructure and announcing them at a fall event.</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Partner with the New Jersey League of Municipalities and other Jersey Water Works members to provide an educational webinar series for municipal officials.</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Encourage partners to host events and conferences that include water-related sessions and invite state and local officials to participate.</li>
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Under Former Best Practices Committee
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<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Examine the legal impediments to establishing water infrastructure ratepayer assistance programs in New Jersey and identify policy recommendations to overcome them.</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Publish a report on “Cost Effective Investments for Water Infrastructure” and host an event to discuss implementation.</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Host educational events that utilize the framework provided by the NJ AIMS Guide, including training on water loss audits.</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Propose a completed Asset Management “action” for the Sustainable Jersey certification program.</li>
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<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Facilitate the development of a case study of the fiscal implications of asset management at Camden County Municipal Utilities Authority.</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Develop an on-line water infrastructure finance clearinghouse with references, resources and links to the following: grant/funding resources, innovative financing methods. alternative project delivery structures, New Jersey enabling statutes.</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Assess NJEIT financed integrated green and green infrastructure stormwater management projects that feature successful designs and financing applications and highlight intervention points and advocacy efforts that can improve the financing process and ultimately increase the number of projects funded.</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Benchmark wastewater and water-supply utility emergency repair costs.</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Review and catalog existing state water-related household assistance programs.</li>
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