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MISSION STATEMENT - July 2002 

Communicate the benefits of WEAT membership to young professionals throughout the water environment industry, including those in wastewater and storm water utilities, river authorities, consulting firms, academia, regulatory agencies, and other related organizations. Assist in the growth of WEAT by attracting new young professional members. Attract new members from undergraduate and graduate programs by working to create student chapters at Texas universities and colleges. 

Develop and provide programming and services for to attract young professionals to our organization and that appeal to young professionals along three dimensions: 

1. Professional Development (PD). Provide professional development opportunities including technical seminars and training events, professional networking, leadership experiences, teamwork experiences, public speaking opportunities, mentoring, and other career related activities. 

2. Friends and Family (FF). Provide opportunities for new members to become part of the WEAT family. Conduct enjoyable icebreaker events and outings to provide shared experiences for members so that friendships may be formed among members. 

3. Community Service (CS). Provide opportunities for members to provide services to others, both in and out of the water environment industry. Provide outlets for members to volunteer their time in their communities and to participate in charity activities and events, science fair events, and other activities.

 

Dodson Drive YP Summit Sponsorship Application Form

 

Dodson Drive Event Funding Application Form

In 2011 WEAT worked to honor the life and work of Kenny Dodson by helping develop and offering the Dodson Drive YP Summit Sponsorship. Our first recipient, Benji Addo, was awarded his sponsorship at Texas Water 2011. We hope to continue to honor Kenny and contribute to the growth of our YPs in the industry through our annual Kenny Dodson YP Summit Sponsorship awarded at the YP Reception during Texas Water.

Dodson's Drive Donation Form

If you have any questions about YP committee activities or the business meeting, please contact one of the YP Committee Section Representatives or the Committee Chair listed below.

Position	NAME	COMPANY	PHONE
Chair Vice Chair	Jason Crawley Corinne Kluge	Freese and Nichols Carollo Engineers	(214) 217-2226 (972) 239-9949
Student Design Compition Chair	Angellia Points	Freese and Nichols	(214) 217-2274
Austin Section Rep	William Sarchet Rebecca Glaser	Carollo Engineers Freese and Nichols	(512) 453-5383 (512) 617-3167
Dallas Section Reps	Manish Bhandari Jessica Vassar	Carollo Engineers Freese and Nichols	(972) 239-9949 (214) 217-2200
Fort Worth Section Reps	Stephanie Moore Charles Norman	Alan Plummer Pump Solutions	(817) 806-1700 (817) 684-0900
Houston Section Rep	Richard Weatherly Benji Addo	Freese and Nichols Pate Engineers	(713) 600-6824 (281) 754-2391
San Antonio Section Rep	Heather Linder Kris Kneese	HDR HDR	(210) 841-2800 (210) 841-2800