The Water Environment & Reuse Foundation Welcomes New Board Members

The Water Environment & Reuse Foundation (WE&RF) is pleased to announce the election of two new members to the Board of Directors. Joining the Board, which is composed of volunteer members from municipal utilities, industry, government agencies, corporations, and academia, are Chris Hill of ARCADIS and Ken Lykens of HDR Engineering. The Board has sole authority for all of the Foundations' research activities, including awarding research contracts and providing policy and funding direction.

Chris Hill, P.E., BCEE, ENV SP, serves as the Vice President/Regional Value Proposition Leader at ARCADIS. He brings more than 20 years’ experience in municipal drinking water quality, treatment, and treatment facility design to the WE&RF Board. He received both a Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering and a Bachelor of Business Administration from Ohio University.

Ken Lykens currently serves as the Central Region Water Business Group Director for HDR Engineering, Inc. He brings over 20 years of leadership and management experience in the water and wastewater industry. He received a Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering from Colorado School of Mines and a Master of Science in Finance from Denver University.

WE&RF also expresses its gratitude for the dedicated service of six board members who are stepping off the Board:

• Rajendra P. Bhattarai, P.E., BCEE, Austin Water Utility, Texas
• Brian Biesemeyer, City of Scotsdale Water Resources Department in Arizona
• Paul Jones, P.E., Eastern Municipal Water District in California
• Ed McCormick, P.E., of McCormick Strategic Water Management, LLC
• Thomas Minwegan, of Clark County Water Reclamation District, Nevada
• Ray Tremblay, of the Sanitation Districts of Los Angeles County, California

“WE&RF has been lucky to have such outstanding leaders during its transition from two research foundations to one,” stated Melissa Meeker, WE&RF Chief Executive Officer. “We deeply appreciate all that the retiring members have done for the Foundation and are excited to work with the new members on our Board,” she continued. Additional information about WE&RF and its Board of Directors is available on www.werf.org.

About The Water Environment & Reuse Foundation
The Water Environment & Reuse Foundation (WE&RF) is a nonprofit (501c3) organization officially formed in July 2016 as the result of the merger of Water Environment Research Foundation and the WateReuse Research Foundation. The merged research foundation, with a combined research portfolio representing over $200 million, conducts research to treat and recover beneficial materials from wastewater, stormwater, and seawater including water, nutrients, energy, and biosolids.