The Straight Flush
A podcast by the Virginia Water Environment Association (VWEA) focusing on Virginia wastewater and stormwater trends, initiatives, and individual's contributions to our industry.
Episodes
This special 50th episode of The Straight Flush has our guest hosts Chris Wilson (HRSD) and Evan Bowles (Hazen) sitting down with Dr. John Novak (Professor Emeritus at Virginia Tech) to discuss his history in the field of environmental engineering, contributions in teaching and research, and perspectives on the landscape of wastewater treatment.
We continue our Women Impacting Water series with Dana Hargrove (Hazen) and Adrianna Dimperio (Kennedy Jenks) as they sit down with Marcia Degen (Degen Environmental) and Karri Atwood (Virginia Forever) to discus their path in Virginia's regulatory field and how it shaped the next phases of their water careers.
Our guest host Becky Currall (HRSD) moderates a discussion on the joint Leadership Academy Committee, its origin, program, and long-term benefits for emerging leaders in the water industry. Guests for this discussion include Karlyn Owens (James City Service Authority), Marcello Forehand (Henrico County DPU), and Mike Wooden (Arcadis). Also, a special thanks to Chelsea Bajek (Henrico County DPU) for helping to organize and develop t...
We continue our Women Impacting Water series with Dana Hargrove (Hazen) and Adrianna Dimperio (Kennedy Jenks) as they speak with Sarah Baumgardner and Laura Schirmer (both with Western Virginia Water Authority) to learn more about their passion for innovative communications in the water sector.
We wrap-up the six-part "Career Pipeline" series that chronicles the path from undergraduate student to the student mentor. The intent is to provide students with a snapshot of the water industry, and to give professionals a peek into the mindset and perspectives of students, recent students, and their mentors.
In this episode, our series co-hosts Holly Anne Matel (HRSD) and Mark Titcomb (Newport News Waterworks)...
We continue the six-part "Career Pipeline" series that chronicles the path from undergraduate student to the student mentor. The intent is to provide students with a snapshot of the water industry, and to give professionals a peek into the mindset and perspectives of students, recent students, and their mentors.
In this episode, our series co-hosts Holly Anne Matel (HRSD) and Mark Titcomb (Newport News Waterworks...
We continue the six-part "Career Pipeline" series that chronicles the path from undergraduate student to the student mentor. The intent is to provide students with a snapshot of the water industry, and to give professionals a peek into the mindset and perspectives of students, recent students, and their mentors.
In this episode, our series co-hosts Holly Anne Matel (HRSD) and Mark Titcomb (Newport News Waterworks...
We continue the six-part "Career Pipeline" series that chronicles the path from undergraduate student to the student mentor. The intent is to provide students with a snapshot of the water industry, and to give professionals a peek into the mindset and perspectives of students, recent students, and their mentors.
In this episode, our series co-hosts Holly Anne Matel (HRSD) and Mark Titcomb (Newport News Waterworks...
We continue the six-part "Career Pipeline" series that chronicles the path from undergraduate student to the student mentor. The intent is to provide students with a snapshot of the water industry, and to give professionals a peek into the mindset and perspectives of students, recent students, and their mentors.
In this episode, our series co-hosts Holly Anne Matel (HRSD) and Mark Titcomb (Newport News Waterworks...
This episode kicks off the six-part "Career Pipeline" series that chronicles the path from undergraduate student to the student mentor. The intent is to provide students with a snapshot of the water industry, and to give professionals a peek into the mindset and perspectives of students, recent students, and their mentors.
In this episode, our series co-hosts Holly Anne Matel (HRSD) and Mark Titcomb (Newport News...
VWEA's WEF Delegate Felicia Glapion (AlexRenew) catches up with WEF's current president Howard Carter (City of Saco Water Resource Recovery Department) to discuss WEF's current priorities, and the importance of telling your "water story."
Our guest host Katya Bilyk (Hazen) facilitates a review and discussion of trends and potential futures of digital tools in wastewater treatment with guests Jeff Sparks (HRSD) and Bruce Johnson (Jacobs).
We continue our Women Impacting Water series with Dana Hargrove and Adrianna Dimperio as they sit down with Kim Stubbs to learn more about her career path and passion for connecting people.
We continue our Women Impacting Water series with Dana Hargrove and Adrianna Dimperio as they chat with Kathy Rabalais on her leadership approach as the Executive Director of the Virginia Water Environment Association.
The Straight Flush's Legacy Series continue's with Nina Andgren (Upper Occoquan Service Authority) chatting with Bob Forgione to reflect on his years of engineering excellence from New York to Virginia.
This episode kicks off a three-part series reviewing the intangible benefits of collaborative delivery. In this episode, our series host Jim Good (Jacobs) sits down with Kristina McGee (American Water) to discuss the the owners perspectives on the collaborative delivery process.
This episode continues our three-part series reviewing the intangible benefits of collaborative delivery. In this episode, our series host Jim Good (Jacobs) sits down with Alan Parent (PC Construction) and Alex Hango (PC Construction) to discuss the the contractors perspectives on the collaborative delivery process.
This episode concludes our three-part series reviewing the intangible benefits of collaborative delivery. In this episode, our series host Jim Good (Jacobs) sits down with Paul Delphos (Burns and McDonnell) and Bill M'Coy (HDR) to discuss the the engineers perspectives on the collaborative delivery process.
We continue The Straight Flush's Operations Series with a special episode focusing on VWEA/WEF's Operations Challenge! This episode has host Stacie Crandall (HRSD) hosting a discussion with Tim Scott (HRSD), Lacy Burnette (Western Virginia Water Authority), and Patrick Porto (HRSD) exploring their path to state and national Operations Challenge competitions and what it has done for their career.
We continue our Women Impacting Water series with Dana Hargrove and Adrianna Dimperio as they sit down with Sogol Gremi to hear about her immigration journey, and insightful experiences in the water sector.
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