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Operator Training Committee (OTC) for Kansas Section AWWA

The purpose of this Operator Training Committee (OTC) is:

To provide technical, educational, and training support to the operators of public water supply systems throughout the state of Kansas;
To cooperate with other training providers in meeting the training needs of Kansas public water suppliers, with emphasis on small systems; and
To encourage membership of small systems in the KsAWWA and AWWA.

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Committee Members

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Chair	Brad Ebinger WaterOne 7601 Holliday Drive Kansas City, KS 66106 Phone: (913) 895-5801 Cell: (816) 863-4652 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Chair-Elect	Steven Craig City of Lawrence PO Box 708 Lawrence, KS 66044 Phone: (785) 760-7023 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Vice Chair	Mike Stec City of Atchison 1801 Main Street Atchison, KS 66002 Phone: (913) 360-2786 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Administration	Hank Corcoran Boyer HCB Management Services PO Box 3046 Salina, KS 67402-3046 Phone: (785) 826-9163 Cell: (785) 452-5706 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
OTC Northeast Region Subcommittee	Steven Craig City of Lawrence PO Box 708 Lawrence, KS 66044 Phone: (785) 760-7023 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
OTC Southeast Region Subcommittee	Phillip Cooper City of Emporia 2910 W 24^th St Emporia, KS 66801 Phone: (620) 340-6372 Cell: (620) 344-3006 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
OTC North Central Region Subcommittee	Vacant
OTC South Central Region Subcommittee	Dan Defore City of Winfield PO Box 646 Winfield, KS 67156 Phone: (620) 221-5642 Cell: (620) 222-8515 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
OTC West Region Subcommittee	Fred Jones City of Garden City PO Box 998 Garden City, KS 67846 Phone: (620) 276-1291 Cell: (620) 290-4401 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Diversity and Membership Inclusion Committee of KS Section AWWA

The Diversity and Member Inclusion Committee promotes volunteerism and seeks to provide opportunities that encourage the diversity of membership and leadership and creating a more inclusive organization. This mission aligns with the Section’s strategic goals focused on engagement, sustainability, knowledge transfer, and leadership. The success of AWWA depends upon the participation of all its members. We are committed to proactively engaging a membership that reflects the demographics of those we serve.

The section members and staff shall make it clear that discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, veteran status or disability, and harassment of any type are not acceptable and will not be tolerated. As such, in close collaboration with and approval by the Section’s board, our committee proposes to undertake the following actions:

Incorporate diversity and inclusion action plans for all KsAWWA committees.
Establish a quarterly virtual webinar of specific diversity, inclusion, and equity topics.
Establish a diversity track at the Section’s annual conference including diversity and other non-technical topics (human resources, accounting, legal, and others).
Establish an annual Diversity and Inclusion Award (individual and organizational) to recognize individual members and member organizations that have strong Diversity Programs or work environments that encourage employees of all backgrounds and abilities.

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KsAWWA Board of Trustees Past Officers

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	1981	1982	1983
Director	Kermit Mangun	John Robinson	John Robinson
Chair	John Robinson	H. Jack Burris	F.E. Withrow, Jr.
Chair-Elect	N. Jack Burris	F.E. Withrow, Jr.	Beau Kansteiner
Vice Chair	F.E. Withrow, Jr.	Beau Kansteiner	David Kendrick
Trustee	F.E. Withrow, Jr.	Beau Kansteiner	David Kendrick
Trustee	Beau Kansteiner	David Kendrick	Terry McKanna
Trustee	David Kendrick	Terry McKanna	Ron Amold
Sec/Treas	Leon Blackwell	Jerry May	Jerry May

	1984	1985	1986
Director	John Robinson	F.E. Withrow, Jr.	F.E. Withrow, Jr.
Chair	Beau Kansteiner	David Kendrick	Terry McKanna
Chair-Elect	David Kendrick	Terry McKanna	Jerry May
Vice Chair	Terry McKanna	Jerry May	Bennet Kwan
Trustee	Terry McKanna	Ron Arnold	Bennet Kwan
Trustee	Ron Arnold	Jerry May	Roger Coffey
Trustee	Jerry May	Bennett Kwan	Art Woodward
Sec/Treas	Jerry May	Loyal Butts	Richard Porter

	1987	1988	1989
Director	F.E. Withrow, Jr.	Alan Shineman	Alan Shineman
Chair	Jerry May	Bennet Kwan	Roger Coffey
Chair-Elect	Bennet Kwan	Roger Coffey	Art Woodward
Vice Chair	Roger Coffey	Art Woodward	Jim Patton
Trustee	Roger Coffey	Art Woodward	Jim Patton
Trustee	Art Woodward	Jim Patton	John Cramer
Trustee	Jim Patton	John Cramer	Larry Nelson
Sec/Treas	Richard Porter	Richard Porter	Richard Porter

	1990	1991	1992
Director	Alan Shineman	Beau Kansteiner	Beau Kansteiner
Chair	Art Woodward	Jim Patton	John Cramer
Chair-Elect	Jim Patton	John Cramer	Larry Nelson
Vice Chair	John Cramer	Larry Nelson	David Waldo
Trustee	John Cramer	Larry Nelson	David Waldo
Trustee	Larry Nelson	David Waldo	Ervin Sims, Jr.
Trustee	David Waldo	Ervin Sims, Jr.	David Warren
Sec/Treas	Richard Porter	Richard Porter	Richard Porter

	1993	1994	1995
Director	Beau Kansteiner	Bennet Kwan	Bennet Kwan
Chair	Larry Nelson	David Waldo	Ervin Sims, Jr.
Chair-Elect	David Waldo	Ervin Sim, Jr.	David Warren
Vice Chair	Ervin Sims, Jr.	David Warren	Larry Shannon
Trustee	Ervin Sims, Jr.	David Warren	Larry Shannon
Trustee	David Warren	Larry Shannon	Ron Parker
Trustee	Larry Shannon	Ron Parker	Dan McCarthy
Sec/Treas	Richard Porter	Richard Porter	Richard Porter

	1996	1997	1998
Director	Bennet Kwan	David Waldo	David Waldo
Chair	David Warren	Larry Shannon	Ron Parker
Chair-Elect	Larry Shannon	Ron Parker	Dan McCarthy
2^nd Year Trustee	Ron Parker	Larry Elliott	Eileen Koutelas
2^nd Year Trustee	Dan McCarthy	Bill Driscoll	Dick Pedrotti
2^nd Year Trustee	Eileen Koutelas	Ken Zielke	Don Gray
1^st Year Trustee	Ken Zielke	Dan McCarthy	Bill Driscoll
1^st Year Trustee	Bill Driscoll	Eileen Koutelas	Larry Elliott
1^st Year Trustee	Larry Elliott	Richard Pedrotti	Ken Zielke
Sec/Treas	Richard Porter	Richard Porter	Richard Porter
Past Chair	Ervin Sims, Jr.	David Warren	Larry Shannon

	1999	2000	2001
Director	Jerald Robnett	Jerald Robnett	Jerald Robnett
Chair	Dan McCarthy	Eileen Koutelas	Eileen Koutelas
Chair-Elect	Eileen Koutelas	Ken Zielke	Ken Zielke
2^nd Year Trustee	Bill Driscoll	Gerald Blain	Gerald Blain
2^nd Year Trustee	Larry Elliott	Don Gray	Don Gray
2^nd Year Trustee	Ken Zielke	Dick Pedrotti	Dick Pedrotti
1^st Year Trustee	Gerald Blain	David Glenn	David Glenn
1^st Year Trustee	Don Gray	Kevin Rood	Kevin Rood
1^st Year Trustee	Dick Pedrotti	Iraj Pourmirza	Iraj Pourmirza
Sec/Treas	Richard Porter	Richard Porter	Richard Porter
Past Chair	Ron Parker	Dan McCarthy	Dan McCarthy

	2002	2003	2004
Director	Jerald Robnett	Dan McCarthy	Dan McCarthy
Chair	Don Gray	Gerald Blain	Kevin Rood
Chair-Elect	Gerald Blain	Kevin Rood	Richard Porter/Gerald Blain
2^nd Year Trustee	David Egger	David Glenn	Jim Wendell
2^nd Year Trustee	Richard Porter	Patricia Adams	Tom Schrempp
2^nd Year Trustee	Tom Schrempp	Mike Tate	David Egger
1^st Year Trustee	David Glenn	Tom Schrempp	Patricia Adams
1^st Year Trustee	Mike Tate	David Egger	Mike Tate
1^st Year Trustee	Kevin Rood	Richard Porter	Lanny Uden
Sec/Treas	Terryl Pajor	Terryl Pajor	Terryl Pajor
Past Chair	Ken Zielke	Don Gray	Gerald Blain

	2005	2006	2007
Director	Dan McCarthy	Don Gray	Don Gray
Chair	Gerald Blain	David Egger	Lanny Uden
Chair-Elect	David Egger	Lanny Uden	Tom Schrempp
2^nd Year Trustee	Mike Tate	Marc Pedrotti	David Bries
2^nd Year Trustee	Lanny Uden	Jim Wendell	Jim Brummer
2^nd Year Trustee	Kelly Guerrero	David Odell	Dan Clair
1^st Year Trustee	Jim Wendell	David Bries	David Odell
1^st Year Trustee	Tom Schrempp	Jim Brummer	Mike Orth
1^st Year Trustee	Marc Pedrotti	Dan Clair	Marc Pedrotti
Sec/Treas	Terryl Pajor	Terryl Pajor	Terryl Pajor
Past Chair	Kevin Rood	Gerald Blain	David Egger

	2008	2009	2010
Director	Don Gray	Gerald Blain	Gerald Blain
Chair	Tom Schrempp	Marc Pedrotti	David Bries
Chair-Elect	Marc Pedrotti	David Bries	Mike Orth
2^nd Year Trustee	Jim Brummer	Jim Epp	Dan Defore
2^nd Year Trustee	Dan Clair	Jim Brummer	Charlie Wheeler
2^nd Year Trustee	David Odell	Steve Randtke	Chuck Weber
1^st Year Trustee	David Bries	David Odell	Jim Epp
1^st Year Trustee	Mike Orth	Dan Clair	Steve Randtke
1^st Year Trustee	Steve Randtke	Mike Orth	Bruce Allman
Sec/Treas	Terryl Pajor	Terryl Pajor	Terryl Pajor
Past Chair	Lanny Uden	Tom Schrempp	Marc Pedrotti

	2011	2012	2013
Director	Gerald Blain	Tom Schrempp	Tom Schrempp
Director-Elect	Tom Schrempp
Chair	Mike Orth	Steve Randtke	Bruce Allman
Chair-Elect	Steve Randtke	Bruce Allman	Dan Defore
2^nd Year Trustee	Jim Epp	Dan Defore	Jon Shellhorn
2^nd Year Trustee	Bruce Allman	Charlie Wheeler	Lester Estelle
2^nd Year Trustee	Lester Estelle	Chuck Weber	Jim Epp
1^st Year Trustee	Dan Defore	Jim Epp	Chuck Weber
1^st Year Trustee	Charlie Wheeler	Lester Estelle	Karla Pierce
1^st Year Trustee	Chuck Weber	Jon Shellhorn	Phillip Cooper
Sec/Treas	Terryl Pajor	Terryl Pajor	Terryl Pajor
Past Chair	David Bries	Mike Orth	Steve Randtke

	2014	2015	2016
Director	Tom Schrempp	Mike Orth	Mike Orth
Director-Elect	Mike Orth
Chair	Dan Defore	Jim Epp	Lester Estelle
Chair-Elect	Jim Epp	Lester Estelle	Martha Tasker
2^nd Year Trustee	Chuck Weber	Jon Shellhorn	Phillip Cooper
2^nd Year Trustee	Phillip Cooper	Durward Johnson	Andrew Hansen
2^nd Year Trustee	Martha Tasker	Mike Rudy	Katie Miller
1^st Year Trustee	Lester Estelle	Andrew Hansen	Mike Rudy
1^st Year Trustee	John Shellhorn	Martha Tasker	Durward Johnson
1^st Year Trustee	Durward Johnson	Phillip Cooper	Michelle Wirth
Sec/Treas	Terryl Pajor	Terryl Pajor	Terryl Pajor
Past Chair	Bruce Allman	Dan Defore	Jim Epp

	2017	2018	2019
Director	Mike Orth	Stephen Randtke	Stephen Randtke
Director-Elect	Stephen Randtke		Lester Estelle
Chair	Martha Tasker	Phillip Cooper	Andrew Hansen
Vice Chair	Phillip Cooper	Andrew Hansen	Durward Johnson
Vice Chair-Elect	Andrew Hansen	Durward Johnson	Katie Miller
2^nd Year Trustee	Mike Rudy	Katie Miller	William Carr
2^nd Year Trustee	Durward Johnson	Kurt Bookout	John Gilroy
2^nd Year Trustee	Michelle Wirth	Jim Jackson	Michelle Wirth
1^st Year Trustee	Katie Miller	William Carr	Kurt Bookout
1^st Year Trustee	Kurt Bookout	Michael Rudy	Jim Jackson
1^st Year Trustee	Jim Jackson	Michelle Wirth	Steve Nirschl
Sec/Treas	Terryl Pajor	Terryl Pajor	Terryl Pajor
Past Chair	Lester Estellle	Martha Tasker	Phillip Cooper

	2020
Director	Stephen Randtke
Director-Elect	Lester Estelle
Chair	Durward Johnson
Vice Chair	Katie Miller
Vice Chair-Elect	Michelle Wirth
2^nd Year Trustee	Kurt Bookout
2^nd Year Trustee	Jim Jackson
2^nd Year Trustee	Steve Nirschl
1^st Year Trustee	William Carr
1^st Year Trustee	John Gilroy
1^st Year Trustee	Jessica Adams-Weber
Sec/Treas	Terryl Pajor
Past Chair	Andrew Hansen

KsAWWA Committee Chairs 2021-2022

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Audit	Durward Johnson KCK BPU 300 N 65^th Street Kansas City, KS 66102 Phone: (913) 573-9840 Cell: (913) 645-1670 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Budget	Brandon Sisk KCK BPU 300 N 65^th Street Kansas City, KS 66102 Phone: (913) 573-9842 Cell: (913) 850-9819 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Bylaws	Steve Randtke University of Kansas Lawrence, KS 66045 Cell: (785) 218-1728 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Community Relations & Customer Service	Tonya Bronleewe Wichita State University Environmental Finance Center 1845 Fairmount Street Wichita, KS 67260 Phone: (316) 978-6638 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Conference Program	Michelle Wirth WaterOne 7601 Holliday Drive Kansas City, KS 66106 Phone: (913) 895-5821 Cell: (913) 523-6074 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Diversity & Member Inclusion	Roopa Matole HDR, Inc. 10450 Holmes Road, Suite 600 Kansas City, MO 64131 Phone: (816) 347-1138 Cell: (913) 218-4405 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.	DMI Committee Info
Exhibits	Jordan Jenisch Crossland Heavy 3252 Roanoke Road Kansas City, MO 64111 Cell: (620) 210-4064 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Fuller Award	Jim Epp Retired 13303 Davis Avenue Bonner Springs, KS 66012 Cell: (913) 645-1660 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Hospitality	Martha Tasker City of Salina PO Box 736 Salina, KS 67402 Phone: (785) 309-5725 Cell: (785) 392-7574 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Membership	Derek Patrick HDR, Inc. 10450 Holmes Road, Suite 600 Kansas City, MO 64131 Phone: (816) 347-1176 Cell: (239) 823-0581 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Nominating (includes selected awards)	Durward Johnson KCK BPU 300 N 65^th Street Kansas City, KS 66102 Phone: (913) 573-9840 Cell: (913) 645-1670 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Operator Meritorious Service Award	Dan Defore City of Winfield PO Box 646 Winfield, KS 67156 Phone: (620) 221-5642 Cell: (620) 222-8515 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Operator Training (OTC)	Steven Craig City of Lawrence PO Box 708 Lawrence, KS 66044 Phone: (785) 760-7023 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.	OTC COMMITTEE INFO
Publications	Hank Corcoran Boyer HCB Management Services PO Box 3046 Salina, KS 67402-3046 Phone: (785) 826-9163 Cell: (785) 452-5706 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Research	Rachel Drain Burns & McDonnell 9400 Ward Parkway Kansas City, MO 64114 Phone: (816) 276-1561 Cell: (816) 651-4350 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Safety	Dan Riney City of Ottawa 703 E 1^st Street Ottawa, KS 66067 Phone: (785) 250-9913 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Terry L. McKanna Scholarship	Jacob Schultze Black & Veatch 8400 Ward Parkway Kansas City, MO 64114 Phone: (913) 458-3582 Cell: (913) 709-4391 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Veterans Workforce	Leah Morris City of Lawrence PO Box 708 Lawrence, KS 66044 Phone: (785) 832-7843 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
WARN	Brad Mears KMU 2090 E Avenue A McPherson, KS 67460 Phone: (620) 241-1423 Cell: (785) 364-0670 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Water for People (WFP)	Andrew Hansen Black & Veatch 8400 Ward Parkway Kansas City, MO 64114 Phone: (913) 458-3417 Cell: (913) 961-3677 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Water Utility Council (WUC)	Darci Meese WaterOne 10747 Renner Boulevard Lenexa, KS 66219 Phone: (913) 895-5616 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Young Professionals	Casey Leaf Carollo 903 E 104^th Street, Suite 230 Kansas City, MO 64131 Phone: (816) 326-6705 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.