Stormwater Community

The Stormwater Community provides leadership and a voice for effective stormwater management by developing high-quality technical products and programming to support stormwater professionals.

Mission Statement

The WEF Stormwater Community's mission is to provide leadership and advocate for effective stormwater management by developing high-quality technical products and programming to support stormwater professionals, promote innovation in the field, support policies that recognize the importance of implementing sound management principles, encourage communication and outreach with the public and decision-makers, and collaborate with organizations and groups to advance the field.

Leadership  Focus Groups


Leadership

Chair
Elizabeth Krousel, 2023 - 2025
703-973-1069 
ekrousel@mbakerintl.com 

Vice Chair
James (Jamie) Houle, 2023 - 2025
603-862-1445
james.houle@unh.edu

2nd Vice Chair
Alexander (Alex) Miller, 2023 - 2025
alexander.miller@hdrinc.com

Intermin Past Chair
Heather Harris, 2023 - 2025
512-777-4569
hharris@halff.com

WEF Staff Manager
Lisa Deason
703.684.2400, ext. 7560
ldeason@wef.org 


Stormwater Community Focus Groups

Funding and Finance
Laura Adams, Chair
AdamsL@bv.com

Robert (Bob) Page, Vice Chair
rtpage@hntb.com

Green Infrastructure and Stormwater Control Measures
Michael Trapp, Chair
Michael.Trapp@atkinsrealis.com

John Phillips, Vice Chair
jmphillips@parametrix.com

Industrial Stormwater
Richard Haimann, Chair
richard@haimann.com

Innovation and Technology
Colette Easter, Chair
colette.easter@louisvillemsd.org 

Dayton Marchese, Vice Chair
dmarchese@optirtc.com 

Policy and Governance
Andy Sauer - Chair
ansauer@burnsmcd.com

Patrick Bradley
patrick.bradley@mbakerintl.com

Public Outreach and Education
Vacant

Resilience
Fernando Pasquel, Chair
fernando.pasquel@arcadis.com

Nitin Katiyar, Vice Chair
nitin.katiyar@hdrinc.com

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