Eight groundwater industry professionals took part in the 2018 Emerging Leaders program, November 4-7 in Falls Church, Virginia.
Emerging Leaders, designed by several membership associations, develops essential leadership skills, strengthens professional careers, and builds the involvement of entry- and mid-level executives over a four-day period. The Emerging Leaders program develops
participants by conducting organized career-training sessions led by experts on the subject matter.
Participating with NGWA were the American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical, and Petroleum Engineers; American Society of Civil Engineers; Association for Iron & Steel Technology; NACE International—The Worldwide Corrosion Authority; Society
of American Military Engineers; Society of Exploration Geophysicists; Society for Mining, Metallurgy & Exploration; Society of Petroleum Engineers, and TMS—The Minerals, Metals and Materials Society.
NGWA event and content coordinator Yuliya Vanchosovych served as NGWA staff liaison during the program. Emerging Leaders participants learned from and interacted with a wide variety of professionals from assorted backgrounds including those in industry,
academia, and governmental agencies.
Industry professional participating this year were:
- Chris Brown of Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality
- Eric Duderstadt of Water Systems Engineering Inc.
- Bronson Gerken of Griffin Dewatering
- Stuart Lambert of Granite Construction
- Kathryn Moran of O’Brien & Gere Engineers Inc.
- Sam Steffl of Steffl Drilling & Pump Inc.
- Michelle Torres of Bowser Morner Inc.
- Tiffany VanDerwerker of Maryland Geological Survey
NGWA once again partnered with Roscoe Moss Co., a member manufacturer of well screen, casing, and other well products, to sponsor complimentary tuition registrations to the 2018 Emerging Leaders program.