AWWA Transformative Issues Symposium Embraced Our Differences

Abstract

This is my first AWWA meeting where there are more women than men." -Verna Arnette, deputy director, Greater Cincinnati Water Works "Allow my voice to be heard in the room, especially when my opinion is diverse." -Sheryl Porter, chief operating officer, Great Lakes Water Authority "[The water industry has] to do something. Because the customers we serve will be different in the next 5-10 years, we need folks to trust us, and they won't trust us if they don't see themselves in us." -Trina McGuire-Collier, principal strategic communications advisor, HDR