Michael V. Bonomo, President Elect – Mike will begin his term as President Elect for NEWEA beginning in January 2012. Mike is a Business Development Manager for ADS Environmental Services and has 34 years of experience in the water quality/environmental field. Mike earned his undergraduate degree from Fordham University and a graduate degree from Pace University. He has volunteered in NEWEA and WEF in a variety of positions and is a current member of the WEF Membership Committee. Mike maintains a dual membership with the New York Water Environment Association where he is the current Chair of the Wastewater Collection System Committee through February 2012. He has served NEWEA in numerous capacities including: Membership Committee Chair, WEF Delegate, Research Committee Vice Chair and NEWEA Vice President. He has also has served as a member of the Registration, Finance and Government Affairs Committees. Mike is a member of the Select Society of Sanitary Sludge Shovelers and a past Member Association recipient of the WEF Bedell Award. In addition to his current and past NEWEA involvement, Mike has been active in many other volunteer associations including New England Water Works Association and the Connecticut Water Pollution Abatement Association.

Bradley Moore, Vice President – Brad will begin his term as NEWEA Vice President in January 2012. He has worked in the wastewater field for 34 years and has been the Superintendent of the Bangor Wastewater Treatment for the past 15 years. Brad earned an Associate Degree in Applied Science from Eastern Maine Vocational Technical Institute and currently holds a Maine Grade 5B and New York Grade 3A operator’s license along with a Grade 3 Collections System certificate. He has been a long time member of the MWWCA serving on the Government Affairs and Public Relations committees and as Secretary of the organization. Brad has served NEWEA in numerous capacities which include Maine State Director, vice-chair of the Awards Committee, WEF Delegate and served on the Utility Council, Government Affairs, Assessment and Development and Registration committees. Brad has received the President’s Service and Roger Gagne Awards from MWWCA and the Alfred E. Peloquin Award from NEWEA. He is also a recipient of the WEF Public Education Award. Brad is a member of the Quarter Century Operators’ Club and the Select Society of Sanitary Sludge Shovelers.

Vivian G. Matkivich, Treasurer (January 2010 to January 2013) – Vivian will begin her third year as Treasurer of the Association. Vivian is the Pretreatment and Safety Coordinator for the Lewiston-Auburn Water Pollution Control Authority, a regional wastewater treatment plant in Lewiston, Maine, holding a Grade V operator’s license from the State of Maine. Vivian is Past President and also former Treasurer of the Maine Wastewater Control Association (MWWCA), has served on several committees in MWWCA and NEWEA. She also volunteers as Administrative Assistant to the NEWEA Operations Challenge Committee and, as Treasurer, chairs the NEWEA Finance Committee. Vivian has been a member of WEF/NEWEA since 1988.

Vonnie Reis, Communications Director (January 2010-January 2013) – Vonnie will begin the last year of her three-year term as Communications Director for NEWEA. Vonnie is a Senior Project Engineer for Woodard & Curran and has over 20 years of experience in water, wastewater, and construction management projects. Vonnie graduated with a BS from Worcester Polytechnic Institute and an MS from Northeastern University in Civil/Environmental Engineering. Vonnie has served in several positions for NEWEA including being a past chair of the Public Education Committee, a past New England judge for Stockholm Junior Water Prize (SJWP), and a current member of the SJWP Boston 2012 special committee. In addition to NEWEA Vonnie has served as a Conservation Commissioner for Millis, MA and is a former 4-season hiking/backing leader and leadership trainer for the Appalachian Mountain Club.

Roger Janson, Past President – Roger will begin a one-year term as the immediate Past President for NEWEA. Roger is the Senior Technical Enforcement Program Manager at EPA Region 1 and has 38 years experience in the environmental field with most of it concentrated in various wastewater and water quality programs. Roger earned undergraduate and graduate degrees from Tufts University and a law degree from Suffolk University Law School. Roger has volunteered in NEWEA in a variety of positions. He has served as a member and past chair of the Legislative Affairs Program Committees. Most recently he has served as the Vice-President, President Elect and President, having served in this position from January 2011 to January 2012. He also has served on the CSO and Finance Committees and is a member of the Select Society of Sanitary Sludge Shovelers. In addition to his many NEWEA activities he also represents EPA at the New England Interstate Water Pollution Control Commission.

Scott Haynes, PE, BCEE, Meeting Management Director (January 2011-January 2014) – Scott will begin his second year of three-year term. Scott is a Principal Engineer at Malcolm Pirnie, The Water Division of ARCADIS in their Wakefield, Massachusetts office. Malcolm Pirnie, The Water Division of Arcadis, specializes in environmental engineering and consulting for municipal, federal and industrial clients in the northeast, across the United States and world-wide. Scott has spent most of his career designing and managing projects for wastewater, water and stormwater conveyance and treatment systems throughout New England. Scott received his Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering from the University of Notre Dame and his Masters in Civil Engineering from Tufts University. He also has a BA from Stonehill College. Scott has been an active member of WEF and NEWEA for over 20 years. In addition to his role as Meeting Management Director, he also serves on the Exhibits Committee and Membership Committee, actively working to grow the association and improve the numerous, superior technical conferences NEWEA holds each year. Scott served three years each as Vice-Chair and Chair of the Exhibits Committee. In addition to NEWEA, Scott is also a member of the American Public Works Association, Mass Water Works Association, New England Water Works and he is Registered Professional Engineer (PE) and a Board Certified Environmental Engineer (BCEE) of the American Academy of Environmental Engineers. Scott is the Vice Chairman of the North Reading Wastewater Planning Advisory Committee and, in his spare time, coaches his two children’s basketball, soccer and baseball teams.

Joe Witts, Secretary (January 2011-January 2014) – Joe is currently serving his 2nd term as the Secretary of NEWEA. In this capacity he serves as a member of NEWEA's Executive Committee. Prior to being Secretary he served 3 years as NEWEA’s Massachusetts State Director. Joe is a Regional Manager for Andritz Separation and has been involved in the water quality / environmental field for over 27 years. Joe earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering Technology from the University of Lowell. Besides his involvement on the Executive Committee, Joe has served on many committees within NEWEA including Awards, Operations Challenge, Safety, Young Professional, Manufacturer’s Rep, Water for People and the Government Affairs committees. Joe was part of the team(s) that helped implement the newly formed Utility Council and Committee Structure Task Force. He has been an active member of NEWEA and WEF since 1989. Besides his past and current NEWEA participation, Joe is also a Past-President of the Massachusetts Water Pollution Control Association (MWPCA) and a current member of their Board of Directors, where he is also Chair of the Government Affairs, Safety and Finance committees. He recently led the charge in putting together the 1st ever Massachusetts Legislative Breakfast, held during the Spring of 2011 in Boston, MA, where he served as host of this event. He has been involved with the Massachusetts Water Infrastructure Finance Commission and gave testimony to the Commission at the MA State House on behalf of NEWEA and MWPCA. Joe was also recently appointed by Governor Duval Patrick to be part of the Massachusetts Mutual Aid Agreement Advisory Council. Joe is involved with many other volunteer associations, actively participating in NEWWA, MWWCA, NHWPCA and RINWPCA to name a few. Joe is the current recipient of the NEWEA Alfred E. Peloquin Award for the State of Massachusetts.

Robert Cutone, PE, WEF Delegate (October 2012-October 2015) – Bob will begin a three-year term as WEF Delegate for NEWEA. Bob is Senior Vice President and Environmental Engineer at CDM and has over 41 years of experience in the water quality/environmental field. Bob earned his undergraduate degree from Merrimack College and a graduate degree from Northeastern University. Bob has volunteered in NEWEA and WEF in a variety of positions. Bob is a past member and chair of the WEF Membership Committee. He has served NEWEA in numerous capacities including: Meeting Management Director, State Director (Massachusetts), 75th Anniversary Committee Chair, President and Nominating Committee Chair. He has also has served as a member of the Finance, Awards, Conference Arrangements and Government Affairs Committees. Bob is also a member of the Select Society of Sanitary Sludge Shovelers in both New England and New Jersey and a past Member Association recipient of the WEF Bedell Award. In addition to his current and past NEWEA involvement, Bob has been active in many other volunteer associations including a current member of Executive Committee for the New England Chapter of American Public Works and Past President of the Massachusetts Water Works Association. Bob was instrumental in establishing our annual Planning Session and is the original designer of NEWEA’s current logo.

Janine Burke, Rhode Island State Director (January 2012-January 2015) – Janine will begin her first year or a three-year term as the State Director from Rhode Island. Janine is the Executive Director of the Warwick Sewer Authority. After earning a degree in chemical engineering from the University of Rhode Island, Janine started her career working for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency in Boston, during which time she earned a Masters degree in Public Administration from Northeastern University. She was named Outstanding Student of Public Administration by the Massachusetts Chapter of the American Society for Public Administration in 1997. In 1998, Janine took a position with the West Warwick Regional Wastewater Treatment Facility and has worked in wastewater ever since. She holds a Grade II wastewater operator’s license from the State of Rhode Island. Janine has served on the Board of Directors of the Narragansett Water Pollution Control Association (NWPCA) since 1998, was Secretary for many years, and has worked on numerous committees. In 2003, she was the recipient of NWPCA’s James Marvelle Award for leadership excellence as an active and contributing Association member.

Robert Fischer, Vermont State Director (January 2012-January 2015) – Bob will begin a three-year term as the Vermont Director for NEWEA. Bob is Chief Operator at the City of Montpelier Vermont WWTF, Chief Operator at Websterville Vermont Fire District #3 WTF and has over 24 years of experience in the water quality/environmental field. Bob earned his undergraduate degree in Biology/History (dual major) from SUNY College at Buffalo and attended the graduate Fisheries Biology program at Humboldt State University. Bob is a Vermont Grade 5 DM Wastewater Operator, Vermont Grade 4C Water Operator and NEWEA Grade 2 Wastewater Laboratory Analyst. He is currently ex-officio to the NEWEA Student Activities Committee, Water for People Committee and Young Professionals Committee and has served as ex-oficio to the NEWEA Safety Committee and Laboratory Practices Committee. Bob is also the GMWEA Second Vice President, Early Education Outreach Committee Chair, Newsletter Committee Chair, member of the Government Affairs Committee, member of the Finance Committee, member of the Laboratory Standards Committee, past Web Committee Chair and past Treasurer. He has been awarded the GMWEA Andrew D. Fish Laboratory Excellence Award, WEF Laboratory Analyst Excellence Award and is a member of the NEWEA Crystal Crucible Society. In his off time, besides spending time with his wife and four children Bob is the Killington Mountain School/Killington Winter Sports Club Head Freestyle Development Team Coach.

Raymond Vermette, Jr. New Hampshire State Director (January 2010-January 2013) – Ray will begin his third year term as NH State Director for NEWEA. Ray is the Facility Supervisor for The City of Dover WWTF. Ray has over 20 years experience in the wastewater field and has been at the Dover facility since it took flow in 1991. Ray earned his Associates Degree in Water and Wastewater Technology from New Hampshire Community Technical College. Ray is currently a member of NEWEA’s Plant Operations Committee. Ray has been a member of the New Hampshire Water Pollution Control Association for twenty years and NEWEA for over ten years. He has been involved in events of NHWPCA for a number of years. In 2007, he became President of NHWPCA for their 40th year anniversary. Prior to his presidency of NHWPCA, he was a member of the Certification Committee and Education Committee and currently sits on the Association’s Safety committee. Ray has also been the Recipient of the 2003 NEWEA Alfred E. Peloquin Award and the 2011 NEWEA Operators Award. He has represented NHWPCA on the Television Show "Chronicle" on a segment on Wastewater Treatment Staff Recruitment. He holds a Grade 4 Wastewater operator’s license and a Grade 1 Water operator’s license with the state of New Hampshire. Ray has an Associate’s Degree in Water and Wastewater Technology. He holds a NEWEA Grade 4 Collections Systems Operator Voluntary Certification and a NEWEA Grade 1 Lab Analyst Voluntary Certification.

Kevin Cini, CT State Director (January 2011-January 2014) Kevin will begin his second year or a three-year term as CT State Director for NEWEA. Kevin is the Chief Plant Operator City of Groton WWTP where he has worked for over 30 years. He holds a Class 4 operator license, Class 3 collection system certification, and Class 2 laboratory analyst certification. Kevin has been a member of the NEWEA Awards, Industrial Wastewater, and Water Reuse committees. He is also a member of the Connecticut Lab Analysts and Director of City of Groton Internship programv.

Raymond Willis, P.E., Massachusetts Director (January 2011-January 2014) – Ray will begin the second year of the three-year term as Massachusetts Director for NEWEA. Ray is a Vice President at Onsite Engineering, Inc. and has over 15 years experience in the water/wastewater/stormwater engineering fields. Ray received his undergraduate degree from the University of Rhode Island, is a graduate of the American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC) Program for Emerging Leaders, and holds Professional Engineering and Wastewater Treatment Facility Operator’s licenses. Ray has served NEWEA in various capacities as a member of the Awards, Collection System and Government Affairs Committees and has participated as a moderator for the NEWEA Annual Conference and Specialty Conferences. In addition to roles with NEWEA, he is active in the Massachusetts Water Pollution Control Association (MWPCA) and serves as the Association’s Vice President and is a member of the Board of Directors. He is also the chair of the Finance Committee and is a member of the Association’s Government Affairs, Decentralized Operations, and Collection System Committees. In addition to these professional activities Ray is active in his community as a member of the Franklin Conservation Commission and a former member of the Franklin Public Land Use Committee.

Ed Rushbrook, Director at Large (January 2010-January 2013) – Ed will begin the third year of a three-term as a director at large for NEWEA. Ed has 40 years of experience in the water and wastewater field with extensive experience in design, startup and operator training. Ed holds a Bachelor Science in Civil Engineering from the University of Massachusetts in Amherst, and a Master of Science degree from the University of Maine in Orono. Ed has served in a number of positions in NEWEA including Director at Large, Chair of the Plant Operations and Watershed Management Committees, and as a long-term active member in the Plant Operations Committee. Ed is a past State Director for New Hampshire, and is a member of the Select Society of Sanitary Sludge Shovelers and a recipient of the NEWEA Alfred Peloquin award. He has also served as both a coach of the New Hampshire Operations Challenge team as well as participating in Operations Challenge competitions at both the local and national level. Ed is a past- president of the New Hampshire Water Pollution Control Association, and has been actively involved in the NHDES Education Program and has lead numerous operator training sessions at the Franklin Training Center in Franklin, New Hampshire, and presented numerous technical papers at both state and regional level wastewater conferences.

Thomas Groves, Director At Large (January 2012-January 2015) – Tom will begin a three-year term as Director At Large for NEWEA. Tom is Director of the Wastewater and Onsite Programs division at New England Interstate Water Pollution Control Commission (NEIWPCC) where he has worked for the last 22 years. Tom earned his B.S. degree in Civil/Environmental Engineering from the University of Massachusetts/Lowell in 1984. Tom has volunteered in NEWEA and WEF in a variety of positions. He is the current chair of the NEWEA Small Community Outreach Committee and concludes his chairmanship in January 2012. He is a member of the WEF Small Community Committee and the WEF Professional Development Committee. He is also a past recipient of U.S. EPA’s 104(g) Sparkplug Award. In addition to his current and past NEWEA involvement, Tom has been active in many other volunteer associations including the National Onsite Wastewater Recycling Association (NOWRA), where he recently completed a 2-year term as president and currently serves as Past-President, and the Yankee Onsite Wastewater Association (YOWA) for which he was one of the founding directors.