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MISSION DESCRIPTION 

The Newsletter Committee strives to distribute relevant and timely information to the members of the Wisconsin Water Association (WWA) through its printed publication, while providing a means for the vendor members as well as other Committees of WWA to regularly contact its members. 

2008 GOALS 

1.    Timely publish three issues.

2.    Revisit the possibility of changing printers.

3.    Review advertising pricing structure and strive to remain at or below 40% ad space per issue.

4.    Maintain regularly featured articles in each issue.  For example:  cover story, chair’s message, director’s report, committee reports, annual meeting information, member features, research, technology, archives, PSC news, DNR news regulatory updates, relevant events/issues.

5.    Increase number of regular features in each issue based on interest from committee chairs – including Image & PR, PSC Conservation, MEG

6.    Alert members to significant changes in the water industry and in the organization.

7.    Encourage more involvement by committees in newsletter article submission.

8.    Attempt to energize the organization by motivating a higher percentage of our members to add their own value to the newsletter by submitting information and articles.

9.    Publish a minimum of at least one committee report from each WWA committee annually.

10.  Target communities for cover stories and other articles (100-year communities) to promote membership.

11.  Obtain more technical articles.

12.  Utilize the new AWWA web site Section Synergy page which shares information between sections by publishing at least one article from another section and submitting at least one article to the webpage from our newsletter (with the author's permission). 

SUMMARY OF KEY ACCOMPLISHMENTS IN 2007 

·     Three WWA Newsletters were published over the past 12 months.

·     Ad revenue continues to offset newsletter production costs.  The Newsletter averaged 27 percent advertising space per issue over the last year compared to 30 percent the previous year. We are still below the upper limit of 40 percent, set by the Board. 

·     Transition to coordination with Jill from WWA for assistance with the advertising and newsletter production went very smoothly.

·     Many major feature articles were published in the past three issues.  Cover stories included an article on the water system work for the Village of Suring, Wisconsin Water for the World in Guatemala and Central Brown County Water Authority’s new system.  All Section officer reports required by the organization’s bylaws were published, as well as Annual Meeting information, regular committee reports, and regulatory and technology updates.

·     Vice chairs of selected WWA committees were incorporated as key members of the Newsletter Committee in 2003, and several remain actively involved. 

SCHEDULE OF KEY DATES FOR 2008
 

Deadline	Action
Early 1/08	Fall/Winter 2005 Issue out to Members
1/23/08	Committee Meeting – Spring
2/11/08	Article/Advertising Deadlines
5/08	Issue out to Members
5/20/08	Committee Meeting – Summer/Fall
6/4/08	Advertising / Article Deadlines
8/08	Issue out to Members
9/17/08 or 9/18/08	Committee Meeting – Winter
10/08/08	Advertising / Article Deadlines
1/09	Issue out to Members

Committee Members

2008 Committee Roster Newsletter Committee Wisconsin Water Association Name Affiliation Contact Information Jill Duchniak, Advertising Coordinator Wisconsin Water Association P.O. Box 635 Oak Creek, WI 53154 Ph 877-WWA-AWWA Fx 414-423-7011 jill@wih2oassoc.org Melissa Arnot Mastopietro, Co-Editor/Chair Kenosha Water Utility 4401 Green Bay Rd Kenosha, WI 53144 Ph 262-653-4300 Fx 262-653-4303 Marnot@wi.rr.com Kathleen Ziino, Co-Editor/Chair HNTB 11414 West Park Place, Suite 300 Milwaukee, WI 53224 Ph 414-410-6717 Fx 414-359-2315 kziino@HNTB.com Kelly Zylstra (Board Liaison) Crispell-Snyder 2801 Crossroads Drive Madison, WI 53718 Ph 608-244-6277, Cell 262-949-2605 Fx 608-249-6615 zylstrak@crispell-snyder.com Richard Hope (Chair Annual Meeting Planning) Earth Tech 200 Indiana Avenue Stevens Point, WI  54481 Ph 715-342-3046 Fx 715-341-7309 richard.hope@earthtech.com Paul McGinley Central Wisconsin Groundwater Ctr. USWP CNR – Room 224 Stevens Point, WI  54481 Ph 715-346-4501 Fx 715-346-2965 paul.mcginley@uwsp.edu Jane Niggemann South Milwaukee Water Utility 100 Marshall Avenue South Milwaukee, WI 53172 Ph 414-768-8070 Fx 414-768-8074 niggemann@ci.south-milwaukee.wi.us Mike Oneby Earth Tech 200 Indiana Avenue Stevens Point, WI  54481 Ph 414-225-5147 Fx 414-225-5111 mike.oneby@earthtech.com Dave Prochaska PSC 620 Whitney Way Madison, WI  53707 Ph 608-266-5739 Fx 608-266-3957 David.Prochaka@psc.state.wi.us Carol Bentzler   Wisconsin DNR 2067 Nancy Lane Stoughton, WI  53589 Ph 608-267-2451 Fx 608-267-7650 bentzc@dnr.state.wi.us Cathy Brnak (Chair Customer Service) Kenosha Water Utility 4401 Green Bay Road Kenosha, WI  53144 Ph 262-653-4312 Fx 262-653-4320 wcathyb@kenosha.org Finn, Joe (Vice Chair Information Technology & Security) GS Systems 5060 South Towne Dr. New Berlin, WI 53151 Ph 262-901-1072 Fx jfinn@gssystems.com Paul Pavlik (Vice Chair Distribution) Green Bay Water Utility 806 Ethel Avenue Green Bay WI  54303 Ph 920-448-3480 Fx 920-448-3486 paulpa@ci.green-bay.wi.us Lon Couliard (Vice Chair DNR Liaison) Milwaukee Water Works 3000 N. Lincoln Memorial Drive Milwaukee, WI 53211 Ph: 414-286-2880 Fx: 414-286-8653 Lon.A.Couliard@milwaukee.gov Tom Nennig (Chair Education) Bonestroo & Associates 12075 N. Corporate Parkway Mequon, WI 53092 Ph 262-241-4466 Fx 262-241-4901 tnennig@bonestroo.com Tonya Chandler (Vice Chair Image & Public Relations) Shaw Environmental Inc. 831 Critter Ct., Ste 400 West Salem, WI   54669 Ph  608-392-25190 Fx  tonya.chandler@shawgrp.com  Dale Marsh (Vice Chair MAC) Ayres Associates 916 Willard Drive #200 Green Bay, WI 54304 Ph 920-498-1200 Fx 920-498-1204 marshd@ayresassociates.com John Boldt (Vice Chair Legislative Affairs) Clark Dietz, Inc. 20612 81st St. Bristol, WI 53104 Ph 262-567-1550 Fx 262-567-1594 johnb@clark-dietz.com Bob Carlson (Chair Management) Kenosha Water Utility 4401 Green Bay Road Kenosha, WI  53144 Ph 262-653-4310 Fx 262-653-4303 Bob.carlson@kenoshawater.org Tom Degan (Chair Membership) Earth Tech, Inc. 200 Indiana Avenue Stevens Point, WI 54481 Ph 715-342-3031 Fx 715-341-7390 tom.degan@earthtech.com Vicki Hellenbrand (Chair PSC Liaison) Virchow, Krause & Company Ten Terra Court Madison, WI  53707 Ph 608-249-6622 Fx 608-249-8532 vhellenbrand@virchowkrause.com John Carlson (Vice Chair Research) City of Brookfield 2000 N. Calhoun Road Brookfield, WI 53005-5095 Ph 262-787-3539 Fx 262-782-1323 Carlson@ci.brookfield.wi.us Amy Lesnjak (Chair Safety) Racine Water/Wastewater City Hall Annex Room 227 Racine, WI  53403 Ph 262-636-9435 Fx 262-636-3933 Amy.lesnjak@cityofracine.org Katie Edgington (Vice Chair Treatment Operations) City of Janesville 123 East Delavan Drive Janesville, WI  53546 Ph 608-755-3115 Fx 608-755-3125 Edginitonk@janesville.wi.us Linda Mohr (Chair Water Efficiency) CH2MHill 135 S. 84th St, Suite 325 Milwaukee, WI 53214 Ph: 414-847-0205 Fx: 414-272-4408 lmohr@CH2M.com Ann-Perry Witmer (Chair Image & Public Relations) Crispell-Snyder 2801 Crossroads Drive Madison, WI 53718 Ph 608-244-6277, ext.110 Fx 608-249-6615 witmera@crispell-snyder.com Jason Schroeder (Vice Chair Young Professionals) Force Flow Equipment P.O. Box 234 Stevens Point, WI 54481 Ph 920-894-3835 Fx 920-894-2858 schrade@hotmail.com Lawrie Kobza (Representative MEG) Boardman, Suhr, Curry & Field LLP One S. Pinckney St., 4th Floor P.O. Box 927 Madison, WI 53701-0927 Ph 608-283-1788 Fx 608-283-1709 lkobza@boardmanlawfirm.com Don Swailes (Vice Chair Water for the World) Earth Tech 200 Indiana Avenue Stevens Point, WI  54481 Ph 715-342-3042 Fx don.swailes@earthtech.com

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