Jeffrey “Jeff” Williams, MGWC, CVCLD, began his career in the groundwater industry with his first full-time job at Spafford & Sons in Jericho, Vermont, in June 1980. He and his father purchased that company in 1984. Williams’ experience has been varied both in water well supply and geothermal heat pump operations. Like all water well supply contractors and one involved in a family business, he understands firsthand the challenges of working with a resource that consumers can’t see until it is brought to the surface, the immediate business impacts of regional and national economic conditions, and the critical need to plan for all types of contingencies. Williams became active in NGWA in 2006 as a member of its Safety Subcommittee and as a director candidate. He has served on the NGWA board and was president in 2016.