Communications Committee

Committee Purpose

To enhance the credibility of water providers in the Rocky Mountain Section states by promoting RMSAWWA activities and events, assisting water providers with their public information activities, maintaining and updating the RMSAWWA web site, and providing content for conferences and publications.

Committee Responsibilities

Communicate events and issues on behalf of the Section not only to the public but also to general membership and the water industry at large.  Contribute articles, anecdotes, reports, and photographs to Rumbles.  Assist in coordinating publicity for the annual meeting.  Assist water utilities in enhancing their image with their customers.  Educate utilities regarding public relations techniques. Maintain a current web-site for the Section.

If you have information to post on the website or updates of the information already available, please contact Barb Martin at barbara.martin@orica.com

ACTIVITIES

The Communications Committee meets quarterly.  The following meeting dates and locations are set for 2008:

 

March 26, 2008

12 to 2 pm

Denver Water

 

June 25, 2008

12 to 2 pm

Denver Water

 

RMSAWWA/RMWEA Joint Annual Conference

Committee will meet for lunch during the conference

Date and Location to be determined

 

December 3, 2008

12 to 2 pm

Denver Water

 Members

Melissa Elliott – Co-Chair
Denver Water
(303) 628-6457

melissa.elliott@denverwater.org

Paul Fanning – Co-Chair
Pueblo Board of Waterworks
(719) 584-0212
pfanning@pueblowater.org

Barb Martin - Web Updates
Orica Watercare
(303) 268-5061
barbara.martin@orica.com

Mary Presecan
Leonard Rice Engineers, Inc.
(303)455-9589
presecan@LRCWE.com

Clint Bassett
Cheyenne Board of Public Utilities
(307) 637-6415
cbassett@cheyennebopu.org

Steve Berry
Colorado Springs Utilities
(719) 668-3803
sberry@csu.org

Jill Boyd
Northern Colorado Water Conservancy District
(970) 532-7700

Sabrina Hall
Denver Water
(303) 628-6324

Randy Hays
Cheyenne Board of Public Utilities
307-637-6446
rhays@cheyennebopu.org

Trina McGuire-Collier
Denver Water
(303) 628-6600
trina.mcguire-collier@denverwater.org

Ruth Quade
City of Greeley
(970) 350-9874
ruth.quade@greeleygov.com

Brian Werner
Northern Colorado Water Conservancy District
(970) 667-2437
bwerner@ncwcd.org

Committee Liaison – Lela Perkins