Government Affairs Community

The Government Affairs Community has a number of overarching activities as well as specific activities which include

  • Position WEF as a recognized expert voice on all water;
  • Provide input on environment-related policies through actions including engagement with government officials and written comments and testimony on regulatory and legislative matters;
  • Inform WEF members and MAs and work towards internal consensus on environmental policy issues;
  • Promote the establishment of practical and scientifically sound international long-term environmental policy objectives;
  • Serve as an advocate of WEF positions within the U.S. and issues relating to U.S. environmental policy;
  • Work with the Committee members to implement Strategic Priorities and advance WEF's Position Statements.

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Chair
Susan Sullivan, 2023 - 2025
Tel:  978-323-7929  
Email:  ssullivan@neiwpcc.org 

Vice Chair
Alexandria Kendrick, 2023-2025
Tel: 918-695-1007
Email: alexandria.kindrick@gmail.com

2nd Vice Chair
Scott Cummings
Email: scummings@auburnalabama.org

Past Chair
Charles Stevens, 2023 - 2025
Tel: 816-513-0279
Email: charles.stevens@kcmo.org

Staff Manager
Steve Dye
Senior Director, Government Affairs
703-684-2400, ext. 7213
sdye@wef.org


Focus Groups

Policy 
Jim Fitzpatrick - Chair
fitzpatrickjd@bv.com 

ValaRae Partee - Vice Chair
VPartee@BrwnCald.com

Legislative
Steve Fangmann - Chair
sfangmann@db-eng.com

Kristina Dragash - Vice Chair
KDragash@carollo.com

Steven Fangmann - Vice Chair
sfangmann@db-eng.com 

Regulatory 
Saya Hickey - Chair
shickey@HazenandSawyer.com 

Karen Steel - Vice Chair
karen.steele@deq.ok.gov

MA Liaisons
Julie Nahrgang - Co-Chair
julie@weat.org

Jay Hoskins - Co-Chair
jshosk@stlmsd.com

 

 

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