The Northeast Section covers the following counties:
Ashland, Ashtabula, Columbiana, Cuyahoga, Geauga, Holmes, Knox, Lake, Lorain, Mahoning, Medina, Morrow, Portage, Richland, Stark, Summit, Trumbull, and Wayne Counties.
Interested in joining NESOWEA? Please contact Membership Chair, Doug Harris. Please note this section only membership does not grant any membership or member benefits at the state OWEA or national WEF level.
Contact the NESOWEA EC if you are interested in
applying for a position on the NESOWEA Executive Committee.
Contact the NESOWEA EC if you would like to access NESOWEA Policies & Procedures.
| Committee | Chair(s) |
|---|---|
| Awards | Dan Johnson |
| BioMassters Golf | Mike Cook |
| Collection Systems | Sven Wiberg |
| Education | Vacant |
| Government Affairs | Debbie Houdeshell |
| Industrial Waste/Pretreatment | Scott Broski |
| Laboratory Analysts | Tom Zocolo & Nicole Erkkila |
| Membership | Doug Harris |
| Past President | Mike Cook |
| Plant Operations/Safety | Kristi Babcock |
| Publications | Joe Pavlick |
| Public Outreach | Steve Baytos |
| Residuals | Mike Welke |
| Science Fairs | Ravi Tippireddy & Sammy Patridge |
| Student Design Competition | Muralikrishna Chelupati |
| Watershed | Bill Zawiski |
| Young Professionals | Tanner Adair & Doug Dietzel |
| Year | Name | |
| 2022-Present | Gary Fedak | Lake County |
| 2014 - 2022 | Todd Taylor | ms consultants |
| 2008 - 2014 | Art Kimpton | Pelton Environmental |
| 2002 - 2008 | Dave Frank | Arcadis |
| 1996 - 2002 | Rick Reed | CTI Engineers |
| Year | Name | Employer |
| 2021 | Bill Zawiski | Ohio EPA |
| 2020 | Mike Cook | ADS |
| 2019 | Doug Harris | City of Canton |
| 2018 | Jim Cooper | Arcadis |
| 2017 | Kathy Richards | City of Akron |
| 2016 | Paul Solanics | City of Solon |
| 2015 | Tom Voldrich | CT Consultants |
| 2014 | Denise Seman | City of Youngstown |
| 2013 | Mary Ann Driscoll | Burgess & Niple |
| 2012 | Lance Willard | City of Columbiana |
| 2011 | Ed Haller | NEORSD |
| 2010 | Mike Welke | City of Warren |
| 2009 | Robert Hrusovsky | MWH |
| 2008 | John Leiendecker | City of Canton |
| 2007 | Dan Johnson | Burgess & Niple |
| 2006 | Bob Hollis | Summit Co. – DOES |
| 2005 | Dan Moss | Burgess & Niple |
| 2004 | Ted Baker | Baker & Associates |
| 2003 | Eva Hatvani | NEORSD |
| 2002 | Tracy Mills | City of Canton |
| 2001 | Terry Gellner | CT Consultants |
| 2000 | Tom Angelo | City of Warren |
| 1999 | Dianne Sumego | Arcadis |
| 1998 | Debbie Houdeshell | Summit Co. – DOES |
| 1997 | Ralph Guesman | |
| 1996 | Hugh Blocksidge | Metcalf & Eddy |
| 1995 | Everett McDaries | Retired |
| 1994 | Bob Brown | City of Kent |
| 1993 | Lew Debevec | NEORSD |
| 1992 | Chuck Zibbel | Burgess & Niple |
| 1991 | Ron Bell | Northeast District OPEA |
| 1990 | Andy Catanzarite | |
| 1989 | Jim Greener | Retired |
| 1988 | Bob Mote | Deceased |
| 1987 | Dick Roberts | City of Solon |
| 1986 | Keith Riley | Northeast District OEPA |
| 1985 | Gary Johnson | Arcadis |
| 1984 | Bud Curtis | URS (Va.) |
| 1983 | Walt Metzger | Deceased |
| 1982 | Ed Rogozinski | BissNuss Inc. |
| 1981 | Tom Cardarelli | Deceased |
| 1980 | Michael Benza | Michael Benza & Assoc. |
| 1979 | Krist Jake | Deceased |
| 1978 | Ken Killinger | City of Avon Lake |
| 1977 | Dwane Stull | DK Stull & Assoc. |
| 1976 | Ray Miller | ODOT |
| 1975 | Tony Catanzarite | Retired |
| 1974 | Walter White | Retired |
| 1973 | Merle Lutz | Deceased |
| 1972 | Fred Vargo | Deceased |
| 1971 | Bob Tafel | Portage County |
| 1970 | David Dunn | Deceased |
| 1969 | John Killinen | Deceased |
| 1968 | Dave Conaut, Jr. | Deceased |
| 1967 | James Armaline | Campbell |
| 1966 | Ernest Clabaugh | Deceased |
| 1965 | Clyde Kirsch | City of Cleveland |
| 1964 | Clyde C. Cupps | Deceased |
| 1963 | George Simpson | |
| 1962 | George Pforsich | |
| 1961 | William Hill | |
| 1960 | R.N. Simonsen | |
| 1959 | Mort W. Ake | Deceased |
| 1958 | William H. Weise | |
| 1957 | Eugene Schlechty | |
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| 1952 | ||
| 1951 | Herbert Hansen | Deceased |
| 1950 | ||
| 1949 | John O. Barrett | |
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| 1942 | P. A. Williams | |
| 1941 | Joseph Wein | |
| 1940 | R. F. Snyder | 1st NE Chairman |
