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Susan is a technology fellow and a 30+ year member of the Water Environment Federation (WEF), past Chair of WEF’s Collection Systems Symposium, Technical Practices Committee and the recipient of the WEF and Ohio Water Environment Association’s Golden Manhole Awards for service – a testament to her background and expertise in the field.

Susan has gained significant industry experience serving as the Conveyance Senior Technical Consultant for the Miami-Dade County Water and Sewer Department Ocean Outfall Legislation Program - a $5.7 billion, 11-year program to eliminate all wastewater discharge to the Atlantic Ocean by 2025; Baton Rouge’s $2 billion Wet Weather Program, Las Virgenes Pure Water Program and the Northern Kentucky $100 million SSO Tunnel.

Internationally, Susan is well recognized for her work on the Thames Tideway Tunnel Program in London, U.K. – an iconic program that will reduce overflow into the Thames River; as well as her involvement in VCS’s integrated CSO model which includes Odense, Denmark’s collection system, combined and storm, river and treatment works.

Now with 38 years of experience in wet weather management, Susan remembers how it all got started.

Right out of college, she accepted a position with the Cincinnati Metropolitan Sewer District, as an engineer in the wastewater collection division – the division responsible for collecting all the wastewater for 3,000 miles of sewer in the Cincinnati Metropolitan area.

In the 16 years Susan spent working in Cincinnati’s Wastewater Collection Division, she gained invaluable knowledge and hands-on experience in hydraulic modeling, SSES studies, rehabilitation projects, emergency response and combined sewer overflows and sanitary sewer overflows operation and management that prepared her for a career move to the consulting industry.

On Miami’s Ocean Outfall Legislation Program, Susan learned about climate change impacts, developing a one water approach to solving problems which she brings to the Las Virgenes Pure Water Program. The Pure Water Program develops a full water cycle approach to water supply and improving water quality.

Susan is a life-long learner, never afraid to try something new and always willing to step out of her comfort zone. She’s humble, gracious and kind and leads by example. She recognizes that she can learn from people at every level of the organization and works to give her team the opportunity to shine. Susan’s passion for her work, the industry and her dedication to her staff has led to cq9�ټ���’ No. 1 industry rankings by several third-party organizations. Under Susan’s leadership, cq9�ټ��� has been named one of the top trenchless engineering firms, and she has spearheaded the team’s focus on the many innovations in this field.

Her commitment to making the world a better place by protecting the environment is the underlying driver for her dedication to this industry and what inspires her innovation in her work and leading her team to develop the solutions for tomorrow.