Officers and Committee Chairs
CSWEA ILLINOIS SECTION – OFFICERS AND COMMITTEE CHAIRS
Administrative Year 2026-2027
Updated on June 19, 2026
Section Meetings
| OFFICERS | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chair | Joe Lapastora | Northern Moraine WRD | 847-526-3300 |  |
| Vice-Chair | Natalie Cook | Donohue | 312-583-7217 |  |
| 2nd Vice Chair | Elizabeth Heise | Trotter & Associates, Inc. | 847-644-1424 | |
| Secretary / Treasurer | Tim Juskiewicz | Burns & McDonnell |  | |
| Trustee to CSWEA Executive Committee | James Kerrigan | Fox Metro WRD | 630-301-6866 | |
| Immediate Past Chair | Tom Romza | RJN Group Inc. | 224-587-7366 |  |
| COMMITTEE CHAIRS | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Government Affairs Co-Chair | Charlie Farmer | Baxter & Woodman Inc. | 847-302-9518 |  | |
| Government Affairs Co-Chair | Mark Gockowski | Baxter & Woodman Inc. | 815-444-4960 |  | |
| Collection System Chair | Onassis Rivera | Kishwaukee WRD | 815-758-3513 |  | |
| Collection System Vice-Chair | Tom Romza | RJN Group Inc. | 224-587-7366 | | |
| Membership Co-Chair | Natalie Cook | Donohue | 312-583-7217 | | |
| Membership Co-Chair | Jonathan Kolweier | Fox Metro WRD | 630-524-7679 |  | |
| Operations & Safety Chair | Jason Neighbors | City of Lockport | 815-361-6221 |  | |
| Pulic Education Chair | Cassandra Barret | Engineering Enterprises, Inc. | 630-466-6700 | ||
| R2E Chair | Drew Zeipen | LAI, Ltd. | 708-296-1066 |  | |
| R2E 2nd Vice Chair | Nick Domalewski | Baxter & Woodman, Inc. | 815-444-4418 |  | |
| Student & Young Professionals Chair | Leigha Green | McCrometer | 331-293-8681 |  | |
| Laboratory & Pre-Treatment Co-Chair | Eduardo Gasca | P.E. | 773-412-7334 |  | |
| Laboratory & Pre-Treatment Co-Chair | Mary Dressel | City of Elmhurst | 630-530-3099 | ||
| Stormwater Committee Co-Chair | Paul Siegfried | Baxter & Woodman, Inc. | 815-444-3360 |  | |
| Stormwater Committee Co-Chair | Zach Schuster | Baxter & Woodman, Inc. | 779-216-5697 |  | |