Board of Directors

FWEA Board of Directors

Meet the volunteer leaders serving the Florida Water Environment Association and supporting FWEA chapters, committees, programs, and members across the state.

Executive Committee

David Hernandez

President

David Hernandez, P.E., ENV SP
Hazen and Sawyer

dhernandez@hazenandsawyer.com
Megan Nelson

President-Elect

Megan Nelson, M.S., P.E., LEED Green Associate
Orange County Utilities

Megan.Nelson@ocfl.net
Dustin Chisum

Vice President

Dustin Chisum, P.E.
Heyward Florida Incorporated

dchisum@heywardfl.com
Yanni Polematidis

Secretary/Treasurer

Yanni Polematidis, P.E., BCEE, PMP
CDM Smith

polematidisim@cdmsmith.com
Joan Fernandez

Past-President

Joan Fernandez, P.E., PMP
CDM Smith

fernandezji@cdmsmith.com
Michael W. Sweeney

Executive Director

Michael W. Sweeney, Ph.D, WEF Fellow
Toho Water Authority

msweeney@tohowater.com

 

Damaris Noriega

WEF Delegate

Damaris Noriega, E.I.
Orange County Utilities

Damaris.Noriega@ocfl.net

(2024-2026)

Jody Barksdale

WEF Delegate

Jody Barksdale, P.E., ENV SP
Carollo

jbarksdale@carollo.com

(2025-2027)

David B. Roberts

President, FWEA Utility Council

David B. Roberts, PE, CPM
City of Tallahassee - Underground Utilities & Public Infrastructure

David.Roberts@talgov.com
Chris Fasnacht

Operations Challenge

Chris Fasnacht
Orange County Utilities

chris.fasnacht@ocfl.net
Randy Brown

Director At Large

Randy Brown
Eagle Utility Management

randy.brown@eagleutilitymanagement.com

Southeast, Emerging Water Technology,
Utility Management

Brittany Bassett

Director At Large

Brittany Bassett
Martin

Bbassett@martin.fl.us

Treasure Coast, Awards

Mike Demko

Director At Large

Mike Demko, P.E.
Wade Trim

mdemko@wadetrim.com

Central Florida, Air Quality, Safet,

Nicole Cohen

Director At Large

Nicole Cohen, P.E., ENV SP
Carollo

ncohen@carollo.com

Manasota, Southwest, Events, Media, and Member Relations

Manasi Parekh

Director At Large

Manasi Parekh, P.E.
Ardurra

mparekh@ardurra.com

Big Bend, Contractors, Waste Water Process

Samantha Hanzel

Director At Large

Samantha Hanzel, P.E.
Jacobs

samantha.hanzel@jacobs.com

Biosolids, Collections, Students & YP

Hai Vu

Director At Large

Hai Vu, P.E.
JEA

vuhx@jea.com

First Coast, Water Resources, Reuse, and Resilience

Adriell Shrikissoon

Director At Large

Adriell Shrikissoon, P.E., DBIA, ENV SP
Freese & Nichols

adriell.shrikissoon@freese.com

South Florida, West Coast, PCOC

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