Central States Water Environment Association

Committee Rosters

Administrative Year 2025-2026

updated on July 26, 2025

General Awards Committee

Illinois

Rich Hussey (1st VP), Chair
LAI, Ltd.
847-392-0990
rhussey@lai-ltd.com



Tom Romza (At-Large)
RJN Group
224-587-7366
tom.romza@rjnmail.com

Minnesota

Stephen Greenwood (Radebaugh Chair)
Retired (MCES)
651-489-0948
sjgreenwood@comcast.net

Corey Bjornberg (Hatfield Chair)
City of Rochester, MN
507-328-2667
cbjornberg@rochestermn.gov


Tracy Hodel (Bedell Chair)
City of St. Cloud
608-334-3402
tracy.hodel@ci.stcloud.mn.us

Shanna Czeck (At-Large)
City of St. Cloud
320-255-7226
Shanna.Czeck@ci.stcloud.mn.us

Wisconsin

Mary-Frances Klimek (2nd VP)
Racine Wastewater Utility
262-636-9521
MaryFrances.Klimek@cityofracine.org

Troy Larson (Past President)
Strand Associates
608-251-4843
troy.larson@strand.com


Lindsey Busch (At-Large)
Carollo Engineers
608-250-0763
LBusch@carollo.com

BEDELL SUB-COMMITTEE

Illinois

Mark Eddington
Kishwaukee WRD
815-758-3513
meddington@kishwrd.com

Minnesota

Tracy Hodel
City of St. Cloud
608-334-3402
tracy.hodel@ci.stcloud.mn.us

Wisconsin

Alan Grooms
Madison MSD
608-222-1201
alang@madsewer.org

HATFIELD SUB-COMMITTEE

Illinois

Mark Eddington
Kishwaukee WRD
815-758-3513
meddington@kishwrd.com

Minnesota

Corey Bjornberg, Chair
City of Rochester, MN
507-328-2667
cbjornberg@rochestermn.gov

Wisconsin

Cody Schoepke
City of Fond du Lac
920-322-3662
cschoepke@fdl.wi.gov

RADEBAUGH SUB-COMMITTEE

Illinois

Elizabeth Heise
Trotter & Associates
630-587-0470
eheise@trotter-inc.com

Minnesota

Stephen Greenwood, Chair
Retired (MCES)
651-489-0948
sjgreenwood@comcast.net

Wisconsin

Matt Seib
Madison Sewerage District
(608) 222-1201 ext. 209
matts@madsewer.org

ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE SUB-COMMITTEE

Illinois

Mary-Frances Klimek, Chair
Racine Wastewater Utility
262-636-9521
MaryFrances.Klimek@cityofracine.org

David Diehl (WI Section Trustee)
Black & Veatch
414-455-1607
diehlDL@bv.com

Minnesota

Joe Lapastora (Student Design Co-Chair)
Northern Moraine WRD
847-526-3300
lapastora@nmwrd.org

Rahim Ansari, (S&YP Chair)
MSA Professional Services
608-335-1049
ransari@msa-ps.com

Wisconsin

Emma Forthaus (Student Design Co-Chair)
MSA Professional Services
920-392-5152
eforthaus@msa-ps.com

NOMINATIONS COMMITTEE

Illinois

Amy Underwood
Downers Grove SD
630-969-0664
aunderwood@dgsd.org

Minnesota

Tracy Hodel
City of St. Cloud
320-650-2953
tracy.hodel@ci.stcloud.mn.us

Wisconsin

Troy Larson
Strand Associates
608-251-4843
troy.larson@strand.com

RESOLUTIONS COMMITTEE

Illinois

Rich Hussey
LAI, Ltd.
847-392-0990
rhussey@lai-ltd.com

Mohammed Haque
CSWEA
855-692-7932
mhaque@cswea.org

Minnesota

Tim Wedin
Metropolitan Council
651-602-4571
timothy.wedin@metc.state.mn.us

Wisconsin

Troy Larson, Chair
Strand Associates
608-251-4843
troy.larson@strand.com

STORMWATER COMMITTEE

Illinois

Timothy Juskiewicz
Burns & McDonnell
331-205-84580
tjuskiewicz@burnsmcd.com


Paul Siegfried
Baxter & Woodman
815-459-1260
psiegfried@baxterwoodman.com

Minnesota

Andrew Toay, MN Chair
SRF
atoay@srfconsulting.com


Eileen Weigel, MN Vice Chair
Stantec
763-252-6853
eileen.weigel@stantec.com

Wisconsin

Ann Sadowski, WI Chair
Strand Associates
608-251-4843
anna.sadowski@strand.com

TECHNICAL PROGRAM COMMITTEE

Illinois

Chris Buckley (2027)
Jacobs
312-909-6990
chris.buckley@jacobs.com


Brad Bennett (2030)
Urbana-Champaign Sanitary District
217-367-3409
bbennett@u-csd.com

Minnesota

Colin Fitzgerald (2026)
Jacobs
651-247-5817
colin.fitzgerald@jacobs.com


Shanna Czeck (2029)
City of St. Cloud
320-255-7226
Shanna.czeck@ci.stcloud.mn.us

Wisconsin

Carly Amstadt (2031)
Madison MSD
608-335-8624
carlya@madsewer.org

Steve Graziano, Chair (2028)
Jacobs
414-704-7434
steven.graziano@jacobs.com

LOCAL ARRANGEMENTS COMMITTEE

Chair 2027 IL

Amanda Streicher
Baxter & Woodman
Email

Chair 2026 MN

Quentin Hahn
Burns & McDonnell
Email

Chair 2025 WI

Cathy Wunderlich
Jacobs
Email

MEMBERSHIP COMMITTEE

Illinois

Natalie Cook, IL Co-Chair
Donohue & Associates
312-583-7217
ncook@donohue-associates.com

Jonathan Kolweier, IL Co-Chair
Baxter & Woodman
815-444-4409
jkolweier@baxterwoodman.com

Minnesota

Michael Quamme, MN Chair
Apex Engineering Group
507-301-9098
michael.quamme@apexenggroup.com

Rachel Grupe, MN Vice Chair
HR Green
rachel.grupe@hrgreen.com

Wisconsin

Autumn Fisher, CHAIR
Donohue & Associates
920-539-2993
afisher@donohue-associates.com


Sam Austin, WI Co-Chair
Jacobs
414-847-0225
Sam.Austin@jacobs.com

PUBLIC EDUCATION COMMITTEE

Illinois

Cassandra Barrett
Engineering Enterprises
630-466-6700
CBarrett@eeiweb.com

Minnesota

Rocio Durkot
City of St. Cloud
320-650-2978
Rocio.Durkot@ci.stcloud.mn.us

Wisconsin

Nina Fricano, WI Chair
Milwaukee MSD
414-225-2154
nfricano@mmsd.com
Adib Amini, WI Co-Chair
UW-Madison
608-313-7700
amini4@wisc.edu

STUDENTS & YOUNG PROFESSIONALS COMMITTEE

Chair

Rahim Ansari, Chair
MSA Professional Services
608-335-1049
ransari@msa-ps.com

Illinois

Nicholas J. Domalewski
Baxter & Woodman
ndomalewski@baxterwoodman.com

Minnesota

Kaitlin Hague, MN Co-Chair
HDR
763-591-6655
kaitlin.hague@hdrinc.com


Al Robertsen, MN Co-Chair
AE2S
763-463-5036
alexander.robertsen@ae2s.com

Wisconsin

Emma Forthaus, WI Vice Chair
MSA Professional Services
314-473-9597
eforthaus@msa-ps.com

Nicole Heyniger WI Vice Chair
Carollo
440-668-6080
Nheyniger@carollo.com

STUDENTS DESIGN COMPETITION COMMITTEE

Co-Chair

Emma Forthaus
MSA Professional Services
920-392-5152
eforthaus@msa-ps.com

Co-Chair

Joe Lapastora
Northern Moraine WRD
847-526-3300
lapastora@nmwrd.org

EDUCATION SEMINAR COMMITTEE

Chair

Leon Downing
Black & Veatch
(920) 889-9291
downinl@bv.com


Program Committee

Brent Perz (Program Chair)
Baxter & Woodman
(815) 459-1260
bperz@baxterwoodman.com
Corey Bjornberg (Brochure)
Rochester WRP
(507) 328-2653
CBjornberg@rochestermn.gov
Matt Seib (Local Arrangements)
Madison Metro, Sewerage District
(608) 222-1201 ext. 209
matts@madsewer.org

Cody Schoepke
Fond du Lac WTRRF
(920) 251-9859
cschoepke@fdl.wi.gov


Amy Haque (Registration)
CSWEA
855-692-7932
ahaque@cswea.org

Autumn Fisher (Past Chair)
Donahue
920-539-2993
afisher@donohue-associates.com

Rick Manner
Urbana Champaign Sanitary
District
(217) 367-3409
rmanner@u-csd.com


Bryan Davis (Publicity & Display)
Evoqua
(262) 521-8490
bryan.davis@evoqua.com


Nate Johnson
UMN - Duluth
(218) 726-6435
nwjohnso@d.umn.edu


George Sprouse 
Metropolitan Council
651-602-8771
george.sprouse@metc.state.mn.us

Hannah Molitor
Metropolitan Council Environmental Services
(651) 602-8240
hannah.molitor@metc.state.mn.us

Mike Penn
UW-Platteville
(608) 342-1537
mrpenn@uwplatt.edu


Carrie Clement
Western Lake Superior SD
(218) 740-4782
carrie.clement@wlssd.com


Patrick McNamara
Marquette University
(414) 288-2188
patrick.mcnamara@marquette.edu

GLOBAL WATER STEWARDSHIP

Joe Lapastora (Co-Chair)
Northern Moraine WRD
847-526-3300
lapastora@nmwrd.org

VACANT (Vice-Chair)


Megan Livak (VP Operations)
GWS / SmartCover
908-507-0915
megan@globalwaterstewardship.org


Jonessa Ruhl (Community Design - Chair)
Strand Associates
ruhl.jonessa@yahoo.com


Brandon Friedland (Public Education and Outreach - Chair)
Xylem


Mike Peppin (Projects for Construction - Chair)


Guissel Davilla (Professional Development Chair)
Baxter & Woodman
815-459-1260
gdavilla@baxterwoodman.com


Megan Livak (Marketing & Fundraising Chair)
GWS / SmartCover
908-507-0915
megan@globalwaterstewardship.org

Paige Peters (CSWEA Trustee ’27)
Marquette University
paige.peters@marquette.edu
Sarah Guzman (Co-Chair)
Black & Veatch

VACANT (2nd Vice-Chair)


Liz Heise (Past Chair)
Trotter & Associates
630-587-0470
eheise@trotter-inc.com


Sam Scholz (Community Design - Chair)
Strand Associates
sam.scholz@strand.com


VACANT (Public Education and Outreach - Vice Chair)
VACANT (Projects for Construction - Vice Chair)

VACANT (TicoSan Chair)


VACANT (Marketing & Fundraising Vice-Chair)


Jason Neighbors (CSWEA Trustee ’28)
City of Lockport
jneighbors@lockport.org
Mohammed Haque (Executive Director)
CSWEA
855-692-7932
mhaque@cswea.org
Liz Heise (Treasurer)
Trotter & Associates
630-587-0470
eheise@trotter-inc.com

Maureen Durkin (Past Chair)
MWRD
312-751-3250
durkinm@mwrd.org


Eider Alvarez-Puras (Professional Development - Past Chair)
Johnson Controls
312-912-2578
eider.alvarezpuras@jci.com

INNOVATION AND TECHNOLOGY COMMITTEE

Chair

Guy Carpenter
Woolpert
602-689-2678
guy.carpenter@woolpert.com

Illinois

Derek Wold
Baxter & Woodman
708-478-2090
dwold@baxterwoodman.com


Rick Manner
Urbana Champaign SD
217-367-3409
rmanner@u-csd.com

Minnesota

Tracy Hodel
City of St. Cloud
320-650-2953
tracy.hodel@ci.stcloud.mn.us


Jackie Strait
HR Green, Inc.
651-644-4389
jstrait@hrgreen.com

Wisconsin

Chris Lefebvre
Stevens Point WWTP
715-345-5262
clefebvre@stevenspoint.com


Autumn Fisher (Past Chair)
Donohue & Associates
902-539-2993
afisher@clearaswater.com


Rachel Lee
LAI, Ltd.
608-698-6531
rlee@lai-ltd.com