Board of Directors

WERF's governing body is composed of volunteer members from municipal utilities, industry, government agencies, corporations, and academia. The Board has sole authority for all of the Foundations' research activities, including awarding research contracts and providing policy and funding direction.

Chair
Catherine R. Gerali
Metro Wastewater Reclamation District
Denver, CO

Vice-Chair
Joseph E. Zuback
Global Water Advisors, Inc.
Camarillo, CA

Secretary
Jeffery A. Eger
Water Environment Federation
Alexandria, VA

Treasurer
Jeff Taylor
Freese & Nichols, Inc.
Houston, TX

Patricia J. Anderson, P.E.
Florida Department of Health, Division of Environmental Health
Tallahassee, FL

Paul L. Bishop, Ph.D., PE, BCEE
University of RI
Kingston, RI

William P. Dee, P.E., BCEE
Malcolm Pirnie, The Water Division of ARCADIS
White Plains, NY

Philippe Gislette
Suez-Environnement
France

Terry L. Johnson, Ph.D., PE, BCEE
Black & Veatch Corporation
Kansas City, MO

Ed McCormick, P.E.
East Bay Municipal Utility District
Oakland, CA

Roger Meyerhoff, Ph.D.
Eli Lilly & Company
Indianapolis, IN

James A. Parrott
Metropolitan Sewer District of Greater Cincinnati
Cincinnati, OH

Cordell Samuels
Regional Municipality of Durham
Pickering, ON

Kevin L. Shafer
Metro Milwaukee Sewerage District
Milwaukee, WI

Brian L. Wheeler
Toho Water Authority
Kissimmee, FL