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2008 WEF YP Summit

The WEF Students & Young Professionals Committee held another exciting and successful Summit with 67 YPs attending the event held in Austin, Texas.  The 2008 YP Summit program offered a one day event providing a variety of Professional Development sessions to enhance their career and encourage organizational involvement.  View photos from event.

Summit Speakers                                                                                                  
Linda Kelly
 - Presenting "Communicating for Success"
WEF Managing Director, Public Communications

Lisa Gallimore Withers - Presenting "Generations in the Workplace"
ProActive Consulting

James Cross - Presenting "Managing Those Older Than You"
Freese and Nichols

Paul Freedman - Inspirational Message from WEF
WEF Vice President

Glenda Dunn - Inspirational Message from AWWA
 AWWA Vice President

Lee Leffingwell - Welcome Message
Austin City Council Member

Summit YP Presenters                                                                                      
Arizona - presented by Patrick Goodfellow
Vice Chair for AWPCA YP Committee

Indiana - presented by:
Heather Cheslek, IWEA YP Committee Chair
Jessica Bastin, IWEA Public Education Chair

Illinois - presented by Brandon Celaya
IWEA YP Committee Chair

Kentucky-Tennessee - presented by:
Jessica Cooper, YP Committee Member
Robin Fothergill, KTWEA YP Committee Chair
Zack Daniel, WEF SYPC Member 

Missouri - presented by:
Rebecca Hoffmann, YP Committee Chair
Rebecca Losli, YP Committee Chair

Ontario - presented by Vanessa Chau
WEAO YP Committee Chair

South Dakota - presented by Erin Steever
Past SDAWWA YP Chair

Texas - presented by Trooper Smith
WEA of Texas YP Co-Chair
 
YP Summit Coordinators                                                                                   

Leslie Samel – WEF SYPC Chair and WEF Board of Trustee
Bob Wimmer – WEF SYPC Vice Chair and WEF Delegate-at-Large
Heather Cheslek - WEF SYPC Member
Brad Castleberry - WEA of Texas, President
Cheryl Smith - WEA of Texas, Association Manager
Trooper Smith - WEA of Texas
Brian Jordan – AWWA Board member
Kylah Hedding - AWWA Staff Liaison
Dianne Crilley - WEF Staff Liaison

For questions or interest in programs for young professionals, contact:

 

Sponsored by:                                                                               

Special Thank You to All Sponsors of the YP Reception
WEF, WEF SYPC, WEA of Texas, AWWA, Texas Section AWWA, Kentucky-Tennessee WEA, Brown and Caldwell, Carollo Engineers, Freese and Nichols, PRO-OPS, Inc., TCB|AECOM, and Treatment Equipment Company


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