Leadership
2021/2022 Board of Directors

JESSE ALDEN
THIRD TRUSTEE
The Thrasher Group

JASON KESSLER
CHAIRMAN
West Virginia American Water

JONATHAN STANLEY
VICE CHAIRMAN
Beckley Water Company

LOUIS WOOTEN
NATIONAL DIRECTOR
Beckley Water Company

JENELLE ARMSTRONG
PAST CHAIRMAN
Charleston Sanitary Board

RANDY BLANKENSHIP
SECRETARY/TREASURER
West Virginia American Water

ASHLEY REED
ASSISTANT SECRETARY/TREASURER
Greenman-Pedersen, Inc

SEAN FARRELL
FIRST TRUSTEE
Service Pump & Supply

ROCKY BRAGG
SECOND TRUSTEE
CITCO Water
Committee Contacts

JENELLE ARMSTRONG
Nominating Committee
Charleston Sanitary Board

JONATHAN CARPENTER
Scholarship
The Thrasher Group

BRIAN CARR
Education/Training
WV DHHR

STEVE DERIDDER
Berkeley Water
Water Utility Council

VACANT
Government Affairs

JEFF EKSTROM
Membership
Ghosh Engineers

ASHLEY REED
Newsletter
Greenman-Pedersen, Inc.

MARY HUTSON
Fuller Award
RCAP

VACANT
Water for People

JONATHAN STANLEY
Young Professional
Beckley Water Company

JASON KESSLER
Conference Program
West Virginia American

JONATHAN STANLEY
EXPO Training
Beckley Water Company

JAMES MITCHELL
Website
West Virginia American Water

TERRY WATKINS
Audit

DAVID STOVER
Taste Test

SETH MYERS
Perkins Boynton
Bureau of Public Health

JEFF EKSTROM
Handbook
Ghosh Engineers

JENELLE ARMSTRONG
AWWA Veterans Liaison
Charleston Sanitary Board

ERICA PAUKEN
WV Source Water Protection
West Virginia American Water
Government Affairs Staff
G. TRACY MEHAN
Executive Director
tmehan@awwa.org
STEVE VIA
Director, Federal Relations
svia@awwa.org
TOMMY HOLMES
Director, Legislative Affairs
tholmes@awwa.org
KEVIN MORLEY
Manager, Federal Relations
kmorley@awwa.org
ADAM CARPENTER
Manager, Energy and Environment Policy
acarpenter@awwa.org
SEAN GARCIA
Senior, Legislative Analyst
sgarcia@awwa.org
WENDY WILKES
Regulatory Analyst
wwilkes@awwa.org
PATRICIA CHISM
Coordinator
pchism@awwa.org