Mentoring

The committee provides free assistance to community public water supplies that request it through procedures that have been established by the committee.  The main intent is to provide assistance to small water systems.

Committee Membership:

The committee is made up of volunteer retirees from the water works field.  All Past Chairs of the Section are invited to be members of this committee. 

Committee Chair:

 

Elgar Brown

MDEQ-WD-Ground Water

PO Box 30630

Lansing, MI  48909-8130

Phone: 517/ 241-1359

FAX: 517/ 241-1328

E-mail: brownelg@michigan.gov

 

 

Committee Co-Chair:

 

Chuck Van Der Kolk

Zeeland BPW  

350 East Washington   

Zeeland, MI  49464-1334       

Phone: 616/ 772-6212

FAX: 616/ 772-6242  

E-mail:  chuckv@bpw.zeeland.mi.us

 

 

Committee Members:

Wayne H Abbot

George Anderson                                           

Thomas Bazany

Stuart H Bogue

Les Bruno, Jr.

Cletus Courchaine

Allyn Ernst

William C Ewing

R.S. Gabrielse

E A Glysson

Dick Golder

Gerald Goshorn

John F Grant

Donald E Hazelswart

Paul D. Hodges

Wellington Homminga

Wayne A Jahnke

John Jenkins

Donald K Keech

Virgil W Langworthy

Arthur Maas

Terry D McClure

Harvey J Mieske

Robert Misekow

Kenneth F Nefe

Don Rennie

Gregory E Sowa

Ervin H A Stahl

Daniel Stock

Anthony V Stuppnig

Benjamin E. White

Richard M. White

Gerry Burrows, Small Systems Rep

Dan Tarnowski, MRWA Rep

Nathan Courtney, YP Rep

Tim LeTourneau, Board Liaison

 

Functions:

• Brochures have been developed and distributed to water systems that provide guidance on the program and how to request assistance. 

• The committee has a mentoring manager who receives requests for assistance in the water works field.

• The mentoring manager, when contacted, attempts to match a mentor with expertise in the area of assistance requested with the community water supply making the request.

• Assistance is provided as needed. The committee has developed guidelines to follow when providing mentoring assistance.

• The mentors sponsor the AWWA Capacity Assistance Self-Assessment Program (CAP) as well as the Noon Networking Program.

• All work is volunteer, with travel and meal costs provided by the Section.

Meeting Dates:  (Click to view meeting minutes if available)

October 1, 2003 - Minutes

February 3, 2004 - Minutes

August 9, 2004 - Minutes

October 28, 2004 - Minutes

February 8, 2005 - Minutes

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