American Water's Olson to Participate in Diversity Conference
May 10 2017 - 3:36PM
Business Wire
Olson was recently recognized as a "Top Young
Professional"
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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