VOORHEES, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--American
Water (NYSE: AWK), the nation’s largest publicly traded water and
wastewater utility company, today announced Lindsey Olson, operations
superintendent with New Jersey American Water, will participate in Think
Diversity on June 28 in Arlington, Va.
Olson, who was recently recognized by Water & Wastes Digest Magazine
as a “Top
Young Professional,” will discuss what attracted her to the water
industry and how the industry can draw in high-achieving talent.
“As we see more of our tenured employees start to retire, there is a
pressing need to recruit talent into the water industry to ensure the
continued quality of our water,” said Melanie Kennedy, senior vice
president of Human Resources. “Developing and promoting employees within
our company is another great way to ensure succession of our talent; and
Lindsey is a great example of how we do this.”
Olson was recently promoted to her new role. She joined American Water
18 years ago and has worked on both rehabilitation and expansion of
existing facilities, as well as greenfield design and construction of
new treatment plants. She has developed particular expertise in
groundwater treatment technologies, including iron and manganese
filtration systems, organics and radionuclide adsorption processes, and
other trace contaminant removal technologies. Olson has also taken on
leadership positions in both the New Jersey section and national board
of American Water Works Association (AWWA) and was a contributing author
to AWWA’s M-65 Manual for Onsite Generation of Sodium Hypochlorite, all
while earning her master’s degree in Environmental Engineering from
Rutgers University, N.J.
Scranton Gillette Communications’ Water & Wastes Digest and Roads
& Bridges magazine is hosting the live conference as a
continuation of their cooperative “Think Diversity” education program.
The event will include how technology is driving a diverse workforce,
and ways to implement succession planning. The program is an interactive
format with presenters who are immersed in the infrastructure industry
and have success stories to share on how they mastered diversity in
their companies or municipalities.
With a history dating back to 1886, American Water is the largest and
most geographically diverse U.S. publicly-traded water and wastewater
utility company. The company employs more than 6,700 dedicated
professionals who provide regulated and market-based drinking water,
wastewater and other related services to an estimated 15 million people
in 47 states and Ontario, Canada. More information can be found by
visiting www.amwater.com.
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