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Water Careers Podcast
Learn about Careers You Didn't Know About: The Future of the Water & Wastewater Industry, with Dave Kuzminski!
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In this episode, Dave talks with Alicea Charamut, who is the executive director of the River Alliance of Connecticut.
September 22, 2023
29:49
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In this episode, Dave talks with Tom Keser who is the senior CAD technician and a draftsman at Snyder Civil Engineering.
August 3, 2023
29:30
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In this episode, Dave talks to Tom Barger, who is the manager of water quality at the Regional Water Authority in New Haven, CT.
July 12, 2023
19:43
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In this episode, Dave talks with Mark Anderson who is the municipal sales manager at Core and Main.
June 27, 2023
18:15
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In this episode, Dave talks with Al Fiorillo who is the assistant superintendent of water at Southington Water Department.
June 10, 2023
19:58
52
In this episode, Dave talks with the Public Works Director for the Town of Portland, Ryan O'Halpin.
May 2023
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In this episode, Dave talks with Kathy Brenner, the water quality inspector at Wallingford Water District.
April 21, 2023
14:35
46
In this episode, Dave talks with Dan Lesnieski, the former infrastructure rehab manager at CT Water.
April 3, 2023
13:18
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In this episode, Dave talks with the senior project manager at Weston and Sampson, Scott Bighinatti.
March 14, 2023
14:37
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In this episode, Dave talks with Michael Archer, the director of construction at Snyder Civil Engineering, LLC.
December 30, 2022
25:24
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In this episode, Dave talks with Guy Russo who is the retired Director of Water and Sewer in Middletown, CT, and now the Director of Water Infrastructure at PRIME AE.
November 11, 2022
28:35
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In this episode, Dave talks with Russell Melmed, the Director of Health at the Chatham Health District.
October 20, 2022
33:00
31
In this episode, Dave talks with Taylor Mrozowski, water treatment plant operator for the town of Wallingford, Connecticut.
September 2, 2022
24:33
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In this episode, Dave talks with Ryon Jagoda, a water treatment plant operator at MDC.
July 28, 2022
21:29
25
In this episode, Dave talks with Patricia Kelliher, an engineer at Hazen and Sawyer.
July 6, 2022
13:38
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In this episode, Dave talks with Kristopher Bates from Ferguson Waterworks.
June 17, 2022
20:27
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In this episode, Dave talks with Colin Chung, the AWWA Chair of the International Council.
June 3, 2022
22:09
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In this episode, Dave talks with, Dan Meaney, the Director of Public Affairs and Corporate Communications at Connecticut Water Works.
May 19, 2022
29:09
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In this episode, Dave Kuzminski talks with Donna Boccuzzi, administrative assistant at the Cromwell Fire District Water Division, about Donna's career in the water industry.
May 3, 2022
24:42
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In this episode, Dave Kuzminski talks with Eric McPhee, supervising environmental analyst for the Department of Public Health (Drinking Water Section), about Eric's career in the water industry.
April 10, 2022
27:39
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In this episode, Dave Kuzminski talks with Rob Longo, who is the superintendent of the Bristol Water Department, about Rob's career and experience in the water industry.
March 21, 2022
21:27
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In this episode, Dave Kuzminski talks with Kyle Armstrong, who is a water operator II at the Portland Water Department, about his career in the water industry.
February 25, 2022
26:34
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In his pilot podcast episode, Dave Kuzminski talks with Lori Mathieu, the Branch Chief of the DPH (Water Supply Section) about how she entered the water industry.
February 4, 2022
34:37
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In this episode, Dave talks with Scott Jellison who is the CEO of the Metropolitan District Commission.
August 22, 2023
33:43
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In this 10-part episode of Careers You Didn't Know About, Dave is on location at the Metropolitan District Commission Learn and Earn Water Boot Camp. He interviews several students as well as staff in the water industry.
July 19, 2023
1:31:35
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In this episode, Dave talks with Steve Vitko who is the Environmental Planning Manager at the South Central Connecticut Regional Water Authority in New Haven.
July 8, 2023
17:41
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In this episode, Dave talks with John Herlihy, the director of water quality at Aquarion Water Company.
June 21, 2023
25:15
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In this episode, Dave talks with Chi Ho Sham, who is the immediate past president of AWWA. Throughout his tenured career, he has worked tirelessly to protect source water quality as well as drinking water quality with a number of organizations.
June 5, 2023
16:32
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In this episode, Dave talks with Ada Liz Gabancho-Soto, an administrator at CT Water.
May 6, 2023
11:34
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In this episode, Dave talks with Dave Medd, the manager of supply operations at Aquarion Water Company.
April 13, 2023
14:38
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In this episode, Dave talks with the owner of Diving Services Inc., Lisa Baxter.
March 27, 2023
17:50
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In this episode, Dave talks with Len DeJong, the principal professional at Kleinfelder.
March 7, 2023
16:10
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In this episode, Dave talks with Zach Kuegler, PE, the Director of Engineering at Synder Civil Engineering, LLC.
December 9, 2022
24:34
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In this episode, Dave talks with Manisha Juthani, MD, Commissioner of the DPH and Infectious Disease Physician at Yale School of Medicine.
November 1, 2022
8:13
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In this episode, Dave talks with Aaron Schwartz who is the owner of Water and Sewer Specialties, about his career in the water industry.
October 7, 2022
26:18
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In this episode, Dave talks with Devon Arce who is the Revenue Collection Assistant for the Town of Portland's Water & Sewer Department.
August 18, 2022
20:58
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In this episode, Dave talks with Jamie Harlow from the Metropolitan District Commission.
July 15, 2022
21:46
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In this episode, Dave talks with Don Snyder Jr, an engineer at Snyder Civil Engineering.
June 24, 2022
20:36
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In this episode, Dave talks with Susan Suhanovsky, the president at Torrington Water.
June 13, 2022
16:43
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In this episode, Dave talks with Melissa Elliot, the past president of the AWWA.
May 27, 2022
20:38
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In this episode, Dave talks with Tom Tyler, Director of Facilities at The Metropolitan District, about Tom's experience and career in the water supply industry.
May 13, 2022
34:00
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In this episode, Dave Kuzminski talks with Sheela Lal, lead service line program coordinator for Blue Conduit, about Sheela's career in the lead service line and water industries.
April 22, 2022
18:23
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In this episode, Dave Kuzminski talks with Patrick Kearney, who is an administrator for Town of Manchester Water and Sewer Department, about Patrick's time in the water and sewer field.
April 1, 2022
19:34
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In this episode, Dave Kuzminski talks with Peter Gallant, who is an engineer for Tighe and Bond about his career in the water industry.
March 14, 2022
22:06
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In this episode, Dave Kuzminski talks with Bill Sullivan, who is a Supervising Engineer and in charge of Operation Certification at the Department of Public Health, about his career in the water supply industry.
February 20, 2022
36:23
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In this episode, Dave talks with Susan Negrelli who is the director of engineering at the Metropolitan District Commission.
August 20, 2023
22:14
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In this episode, Dave talks with Maria Paris who is a business analyst working at Yum! Brands.
July 17, 2023
21:45
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In this episode, Dave talks with Dawn Labella who is the office manager at Bristol Water and Sewer Department.
June 30, 2023
21:20
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In this episode, Dave talks with Jack Jolls, who is currently an engineer at Weston and Sampson and has has a long and tenured career in the water industry.
June 15, 2023
16:32
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In this episode, Dave talks with Sally Wright, the Standards and Counsel Chair at AWWA in Dallas, Texas.
May 26, 2023
23:13
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In this episode, Dave talks with Alexa Schwartz, the co-owner of Water & Sewer Specialties in Portland, CT.
April 30, 2023
11:42
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In this episode, Jon talks with the business development manager at Snyder Civil Engineering LLC, Zoe Schwartz.
March 20, 2023
11:29
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In this episode, Dave talks with Ryan M. Smith, the water infrastructure manager at Snyder Civil Engineering, LLC.
February 5, 2023
26:03
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In this episode, Dave talks with Betsy Gara, the Executive Director of Connecticut Water Works Association (CWWA).
December 3, 2022
34:05
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In this episode, Dave talks with Adam Soltys, Water Operator at Connecticut Water Company.
October 27, 2022
9:42
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In this episode, Dave talks with Senior Vice President of Woodard & Curran, Jay Sheehan.
September 16, 2022
28:33
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In this episode, Dave talks with Paul Dellaripa who is part of the Waterworks Division for Water Meters at F.W. Webb Company.
August 3, 2022
23:49
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On this episode, Dave talks with Stephen Melanson from Snyder Civil Engineering.
July 13, 2022
24:42
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In this episode, Dave talks with Jennifer Reynolds, the Staff Engineer at Tighe and Bond.
June 21, 2022
22:02
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In this episode, Dave talks with Carolyn Giampe, who works for the Aquarion Water Company.
June 6, 2022
25:02
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On this episode, Dave talks with Alison Miner, a treatment plant operator for the Metropolitan District Commission.
May 26, 2022
27:18
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In this episode, Dave talks with Lori Mathieu, Branch Chief of the DPH (Water Supply Section), about her tenured career in the water industry and her testimony in Washington, D.C.
May 3, 2022
37:40
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​In this episode, Dave Kuzminski talks with Judy Soda, administrative assistant for Tata and Howard Inc., about Judy's career in the water industry.
April 16, 2022
17:04
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In this episode, Dave Kuzminski talks with Joe 'Woody' Mrozowski, who is the water systems supervisor at Connecticut Valley Hospital, about Woody's career in the water industry.
March 29, 2022
19:34
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In this episode, Dave Kuzminski talks with Wes Winterbottom, who is a professor of water management programs at Gateway Community College, about his career in the water management and education industry.
March 5, 2022
25:27
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In this episode, Dave Kuzminski talks with Maureen Westbrook, President of Connecticut Water about her tenured career as a water professional.
February 11, 2022
27:16
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