Jeanette Brown is the 2008-2009 Vice-President of the Water Environment Federation (WEF), an international organization of water quality professionals headquartered in Alexandria, Va.

She is currently the Executive Director of the Stamford Water Pollution Control Authority (Stamford, Conn.) and Adjunct Professor of Environmental Engineering at Manhattan College in Riverdale, N.Y.

Jeanette has been a WEF member since 1976 and has served on WEF’s House of Delegates since 2004. 

She has also been a member of or chaired several WEF committees including Operations Challenge, WISE Committee-Developing Guidelines and Training for Wastewater Security, Municipal Wastewater Treatment Design and Technical Practice as well as WEF’s Community of Practice for Microconstituents and as the facilitator for WEF’s HOD Strategic Planning Sessions and Governance. In addition, she has co-chaired and authored several of WEF’s publications including Manuals of Practice and training courses. She has also published numerous papers, made several presentations at WEFTEC and other industry-related events, and is on the editorial board of the Journal of the U.S. SJWP.

She has been an active member of the New England Water Environment Association (NEWEA), the American Academy of Environmental Engineers (AAEE), the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) and their Environmental and Water Resources Institute (EWRI) and the International Water Association (IWA), serving in a number of positions including a term as AAEE’s President and their 2008 Kappe Lecturer. She also served as President of EWRI.

Jeanette has received WEF’s Hatfield (1986) and Public Educators Awards (2003); NEWEA’s NEWPCA Operator of the Year (1988), Alfred E. Peloquin (2000) and Public Educators Awards (2002); as well as the Governor's Environment 2000 Award for contributions to improving the water quality of Long Island Sound (1993) and an EPA Region 1 Merit Award (2007).

She is a licensed Professional Engineer in Connecticut; Board Certified Environmental Engineer (AAEE); Class 4 Wastewater Treatment Plant Operator; and Class 4 Collection System Operator. Jeanette received a B.S. from the University of Maryland in College Park and an M.S. in Environmental Engineering from Manhattan College.