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NEW ENGLAND WATER ENVIRONMENT ASSOCIATION

PUBLIC EDUCATION COMMITTEE

Isabel Tourkantonis, Chair
Camp, Dresser & McKee, Inc.
One Cambridge Place
50 Hampshire Street<o:p></o:p>
Cambridge, MA 02139

P: 617-452-6603

F: 617-452-8603<o:p></o:p>
e-mail: tourkantonisis@cdm.com

Vonnie Reis, Vice Chair

Weston & Sampson

100 Foxborough Rd Suite 250

Foxborough MA 02033

P: 978-977-0110 x7483

F: 978-573-4158

e-mail: reisv@wseinc.com

* The Public Education Committee is seeking new members! If interested please contact Isabel Tourkantonis.

PAST MEETING MINUTES

March 2006

April 2006

UPCOMING MEETING SCHEDULE

Next Meeting: September 14, 2006 – 3:45 pm – prior to the NEWEA Committee Member Appreciation Event at Nabnasset Lake Country Club.

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ENVIRONMENTAL AWARDS PROGRAM

Each year the Water Environment Federation (WEF) and the New England Water Environment Association (NEWEA) present awards to recognize individuals and organizations that do an outstanding job of public education about water environment issues. If you know someone who fits the profiles outlined below, we'd like to hear from you.

Water Environment Federation - Public Education Awards

Each year the Water Environmental Federation (WEF) presents the following awards nationally for service in public education.

Public Education Awards

I. Individual

To recognize an individual Federation member who has made a significant contribution to public education effort in promoting awareness and understanding of water environment issues, through public education programs.

II. Organization or Group

To recognize an organization, group of individuals, events, campaigns or persons or efforts.

Criteria and Eligibility for Individual and Organization categories:

· Must be a member of WEF.

· Documentation of achievements of public education activities in the water environment field.

· Identification and description of exceptional efforts to educate the public on water environment issues.

· Activity or effort must have been implemented within two years immediately prior to nomination. Specific nominations are eligible for nomination only once.

Harry E. Schlenz Medal

This medal is in memory of Harry E. Schlenz, who served as Federation president in 1961 - 1962. Mr. Schlenz was a distinguished leader in promoting public understanding of the need for effective water pollution control. The award consists of a plaque suitably inscribed with the recipient's name.

Criteria and Eligibility for Harry E. Schlenz Medal:

· Documented achievements of an individual who takes up the banner of water environment public education and presents it to their public in a productive process.

· Only individuals whose principal employment is outside the water environment profession are eligible for nomination.

· A nominee's contribution should be in the area of journalism, file or video production, or any other communication endeavor.

· Cannot be a member of the Water Environment Federation.

Nominations for Water Environment Federation awards will be reviewed by NEWEA's Public Education Committee, who will recommend nominees to the NEWEA Special Awards Committee for approval, award nominations will then be forwarded to WEF for consideration.

Nomination Deadline: February 15^th

New England Water Environment Association – Public Educator Award

Each year, NEWEA presents the Public Educator Award to an individual or group in the region to recognize outstanding service in public education.

Individual or Group Awards

To honor a person or group who has aided NEWEA in achievement of its objective of cleaner water and for increasing public awareness and action in water pollution control.

Criteria and Eligibility:

· Must be from the New England region.

· Must warrant merit for contributions and service to the goals of the Association.

· May be a person outside the technical field.

· Membership in NEWEA is not a prerequisite

Nominations for these awards will be reviewed by NEWEA's Public Education Committee, who will recommend nominees to the NEWEA Special Awards and Executive Committees for approval.

Nomination Deadline: August 1

If you know any individual or group who fits the profile of an award winner, please send nomination and documentation of achievements and biographical profile to:

Elizabeth Cutone, Executive Director

New England Water Environment Association

Telephone: 781-939-0908

Fax: 781-939-090

Status	First Name	Last Name	Affiliation	Street	City	State	Zip Code	Telephone	Fax	Email
C	Dan	Annacone	Town of Weymouth Dept. of Public Works Water & Sewer Division	120 Winter Street	Weymouth	MA	02188	781-337-5100 x313	781-337-6940	dannaccone@weymouth.ma.us
C	Kenneth	Carlson	Brown & Caldwell	48 Leona Drive Suite C	Middleborough	MA	02346	508-819-1404.	508-923-0894	kcarlson@brwncald.com
C	Katie	Compton	Hoyle, Tanner, & Associates	184 South Winooski Avenue	Burlington	VT	05401	(802) 860-1331		kcompton@hta-vt.com
C	Elena	Proakis Ellis	Concord Public Works Water/Sewer Division	135 Keyes Road	Concord	MA	01742	978-318-3250	978-318-3204	eproakis@concordnet.org
C	Ellen	Frye	ENOSIS The Env. Outreach Group	69 Oak Street	Lexington	MA	02421	781-861-2027	781-861-7332	ellenenosis@earthlink.net
C	Erin	Mosley (past chair)	CH2M HILL	25 New Chardon Street Suite 300	Boston	MA	02114-4774	617-523-2260 Ext. 240	773-695-1305	erin.mosley@ch2m.com
C	Christopher	Naylor	SEA Consultants Incl.	485 Mass Avenue	Cambridge	MA	02139	617-498-4630	617-498-4630	chris.naylor@seacon.com
C	Tony	Parolari	CH2M HILL	25 New Chardon Street Suite 500	Boston	MA	02114-4774	617-523-2260	617-723-9036	Tony.Parolari@CH2M.com
C	Katherine	Pedersen	Springfield Water & Sewer Comm.	PO Box 995	Springfield	MA	01101	413-787-6256	413-787-6269	kathy.pedersen@waterandsewer.org
C	Vonnie	Reis ( vice chair)	Weston & Sampson	100 Foxborough Blvd. Suite 250	Foxborough	MA	02035	978-977-0110 x7483	978-573-4158	reisv@wseinc.com
C	Alyssa	Rezendes	Weston & Sampson	100 Foxborough Blvd. Suite 250	Foxborough	MA	02035	978-977-0110 x7450		rezendea@wseinc.com
C	Jeanne	Richardson	Boston Water & Sewer Commission	980 Harrison Avenue	Boston	MA	02119	617-989-7355	617-989-7736	richardsonJE@bwsc.org
C	Meg	Tabacsko	MWRA	Deer Island Treatment Plant PO Box 100 (109 Taft Ave) Reception/Training Bldg.	Winthrop	MA	02152	617-660-7975 Cell 617-799-8852	617-660-7953	meg.tabacsko@mwra.state.ma.us
C	Michael	Tabacsko	Best Brands	5 Federal Hill Road	Nashua	NH	03062	603-880-4666		mtabascko@comcast.net
C	Isabel	Tourkantonis (chair)	CDM	One Cambridge Place 50 Hampshire St.	Cambridge	MA	02139	617-452-6603 Cell 978-764-0253	617-452-8603	tourkantonisis@cdm.com
C	Chris	Walton	EBI Consulting	Four A Street	Burlington	MA	01803	617-715-1833	617-715-6533	cwalton@ebiconsultants.com
C	Marianna	Vulli	NEIWPCC	100 Foot of John Street	Lowell	MA	01852-1124	978-323-7929		mvulli@neiwpcc.org
E	Arnold	Bevins (President Elect)	Town of Vernon WWTF	P. O. Box 22	Vernon	CT	06066	860-870-3545	860-870-3548	vernwpc@sbcglobal.net
E	Elizabeth	Cutone (Executive Director)	NEWEA	100 Tower Office Park Suite K	Woburn	MA	01801	781-939-0908	781-939-0907	jmoran@newea.org mail@newea.org
E	Douglas	Miller (Past President)	OMI, Inc.	P.O. Box 2387	S. Portland	ME	04116-2387	207-799-7425	207-799-8394	dmiller@ch2m.com
E	Janice	Moran	NEWEA	100 Tower Office Park Suite K	Woburn	MA	01801	781-939-0908	781-939-0907	mail@newea.org
E	Phyllis Arnold	Rand (President)	Lewiston Auburn WPCA	P.O. Box 1928	Lewiston	ME	04241	207-782-0917	207-782-9877	prand@lawpca.org
F	Neil	Amwake	The Metropolitan District	555 Main Street P.O. Box 800	Hartford	CT	06142-0800	860-278-7850 x3438	860-525-5013	namwake@themdc.com
F	Ned	Beecher	New England Biosolids & Residuals Association	P.O. Box 422 85 Main Street	Tamworth	NH	03886	603-323-7654	603-323-7666	Ned.Beecher@nebiosolids.org
F	Barry	Connell	Center for Environmental Communications	36 Woodland Street	Newburyport	MA	01950	978-462-7462	978-463-7967	envirocom@comcast.net
F	Jacqueline	Gethers	MWRA	Charlestown Navy Yard 100 First Avenue	Boston	MA	02129	617-788-1131	617-788-4894	jackie.gethers@mwra.state.ma.us
F	Kathy	Mello	CDM	56 Exchange Terrace	Providence	RI	02903	401-457-0333	401-751-5499	mellokm@cdm.com
F	Pamela	Sarantos		12 Westview Avenue	Shrewsbury	MA	01545	508-845-1695		pssarantos@yahoo.com