Students and Young Professionals Community

The mission of WEF's Students and Young Professionals Community is to encourage and facilitate student and young professional involvement in WEF and the Member Associations through professional development and leadership opportunities. The SYPC is made up of students, young professionals, academics and water quality professionals.

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Liz Heise
Community Role: SYPC Chair
Job Title: Water/Wastewater Engineer
Company: Trotter & Associates, Inc.
Location: St. Charles, IL
Member Association: Central States Water Environment Association
Email: e.heise@trotter-inc.com

Carolyn Klunder
Community Role: SYPC Vice Chair
Job Title: Business Development
Company: Trinnex
Location: Conshohocken, Pennsylvania
Member Association: Pennsylvania WEA
Email: Carolyn.Christy@trinnex.io

Mike Piller
Community Role: SYPC 2nd Vice Chair
Job Title: Collections Program Manager
Company: Johnson County Wastewater
Location: Olathe, Kansas
Member Association: Kansas Water Environment Association
Email: Mike.Piller@jwc.org

Natalie Cook
Community Role: Immediate Past SYPC Chair
Job Title: Water and Wastewater Engineer
Company: Donohue & Associates, Inc.
Location: Chicago, IL
Member Association: Central States Water Environment Association
Email: ncook@donohue-associates.com

Haley Goddard
Community Role: YP Summit Planning Chair
Job Title: Regional Manager
Company: Cleanwater1
Location: Boise, ID
Member Association: Pacific Northwest Clean Water Association
Email: hgoddard@cleanwater1.com

Guy Yager
Community Role: YP Workshop Subcommittee Co-Chair
Job Title: Civil Engineer, Water
Company: Black & Veatch
Location: Walnut Creek, CA
Member Association: California Water Environment Association
Email: YagerG@bv.com

Prachi Salekar
Community Role: YP Workshop Subcommittee Vice-Chair
Job Title: Process Engineer
Company: Black & Veatch
Location: Houston
Member Association: WEA of Texas
Email: SalekarPA@bv.com

Seoyeong Lee
Community Role: Student Design Competition Planning Committee Co-Chair
Job Title: Infrastructure Planning EIT
Company: Black & Veatch
Location: Toronto, Ontario (Canada)
Member Association: WEA of Ontario
Email: lees@bv.com

Megan Woodall
Community Role: Student Design Competition Planning Committee Co-Chair
Job Title: Assistant Project Manager
Company: City of Corona
Location: Corona, California
Member Association: California Water Environment Association (CWEA)
Email: meganwoodall1219@yahoo.com

Brandon Friedland
Community Role: WEF Community Service Project Chair (Chicago 2025)
Job Title: Project Manager, WSSC Program
Company: Pure Technologies, a Xylem Brand
Location: Baltimore, MD
Member Association: Chesapeake Water Environment Association
Email: brandon.friedland@xylem.com

Olga Mikhalchishina
Community Role: WEF Community Service Project Immediate Past Chair (2024) 
Job Title: Engineer
Company: Ardurra
Location: Tampa, FL
Member Association: Florida Water Environment Association
Email: omikhalchishina@ardurra.com

Remmie Monahan
Community Role: Water Palooza Subcommittee Chair
Job Title: Regional Sales Executive
Company: Transcend Software
Location: Remote / digital nomad
Member Association: Kansas WEA, Nebraska WEA
Email: remmie.monahan@transcendinfra.com

Prachi Jain
Community Role: Student Activities Community Chair
Job Title: Process Engineer
Company: Haley & Aldrich, Inc.
Location: Bentonville, AR
Member Association: Arkansas Water Environment Association
Email: pjain@haleyaldrich.com

Nicole Cohen
Community Role: Workshop Committee Liaison
Job Title: Lead Engineer
Company: Carollo Engineers
Location: Sarasota, FL
Member Association: Florida Water Environment Association  
Email: ncohen@carollo.com

Chandler Mancuso
Community Role: EYPL Workshop Co-Chair
Job Title: Global Technical Director
Company: MacDermid Envio Solutions
Location: Brighton, MI
Member Association: Ohio Water Environment Association
Email: chandler.mancuso@macdermidenvio.com

Lauren Schmidt
Community Role: EYPL Workshop Co-Chair
Job Title: Project Engineer, Water Treatment Group
Company: J-U-B ENGINEERS, Inc
Location: Salt Lake City, UT
Member Association: Water Environment Association of Utah
Email: lschmidt@jub.com

Mason Ericson
Community Role: Strategic Leadership Committee Chair
Job Title: Graduate Research Assistant
Company: Kansas State University
Location: Shawnee, KS
Member Association: Kansas Water Environment Association/MWEA
Email: mericson01@ksu.edu

Nicholas Merchant-Wells
Community Role: SYPC Member Association Outreach Chair
Job Title: Process Engineer
Company: Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District
Location: Cleveland, Ohio
Member Association: Ohio Water Environment Association
Email: merchant-wellsn@neorsd.org

Jayesh Charthal
Community Role: SYPC Engagement Chair
Job Title: Water and Wastewater Process Engineer
Company: Jacobs
Location: Draper, Utah
Member Association: Water Environment Association of Utah (WEAU)
Email: jcharthal99@gmail.com

Jenny Warren
Community Role: SYPC Outreach Chair
Job Title: Environmental Engineer
Company: Burns & McDonnell
Location: Kansas City
Member Association: Kansas Water Environment Association
Email: jnwarren@burnsmcd.com

WEF Staff Manager
Ama Richardson
Students and Young Professionals Manager
Email: arichardson@wef.org