Southwest Chapter

The Southwest Chapter supports and serves FWEA members located in Charlotte, Collier, Glades, Hendry and Lee Counties.  We strive to provide activities that reflect the FWEA goals of uniting our members with the public through public awareness and outreach, providing professional development and networking opportunities, and creating alliances to promote sound science-based public policy.

Our annual events include: 

  • Quarterly Dinner Meetings
  • Student & Young Professionals Networking Socials
  • SWFL Water and Wastewater Exposition 
  • Charity Golf Tournament
  • Charity Sporting Clay Tournament 
  • Member Appreciation Holiday Social

The Southwest Chapter also proudly supports the FGCU U.A. Whitaker College of Engineering through continued contributions to our endowed scholarship fund from our annual charity tournaments.

If you are interested in supporting the chapter as an Annual Gold Sponsor, please visit HERE.


Thank you to everyone who joined us for the Florida Water Environment Association - FWEA Southwest Chapter Fall Dinner! A special thanks to our guest speakers Don Woodruff (Bonita Springs Utilities Inc), Sarah Catala (IMMOKALEE WATER & SEWER DISTRICT) and Dave Watson, PE, MPA (Charlotte County Utilities) and moderator Jason Sciandra, P.E., PMP (City of Fort Myers) for the outstanding insights on how their utilities deal with rapid growth and aging infrastructure!






FY 2024/2025 Southwest Chapter Gold Sponsors












UPCOMING CHAPTER EVENTS
CHAPTER LEADERSHIP

Chair
Tom Meyers
FJ Nugent
(239) 224-8422

Vice Chair
Cassidy Botelho, EI
Black & Veatch
(239) 789-2002

Secretary/Treasurer
Bryan Thaggard, PE
Victaulic
(941) 441-7203

Past Chair
Bryan Thaggard, PE
Victaulic
(941) 441-7203

Students & Young Professionals Liaison
Kylee Kavanagh, EI                                       
Hazen & Sawyer
(239) 788-9401

Webmaster
Marc Lean, PE
Stantec
(239) 939-1020

Membership
Tad Rogers, PE                                                      Hazen & Sawyer
(239) 788-9401

PCOC Liaison 
Open

FGCU Faculty Representative
Dr. Ashley Thomson
FGCU
(239) 745-4390

Director At Large                                            Dustin Chisum, PE                                              Ardurra
(239) 849-5093


If you would like to know more about the Southwest Chapter please contact us!

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