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Public Works Podcast — 414 episodes

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Marlene Alcaraz: Engineering Aid @ City of Santa Ana, CA

2

Justin Hopkins: General Manager @ Stockton East Water District, CA

3

Tia Cavender: CEO and Founder of Dig Deep Research

4

Ignatius Jean: Executive Director of CAWASA (CARIBBEAN WATER & SEWERAGE ASSOCIATION)

5

Sarah Collins: Manager of Talent Acquisition and Workforce Development @ PIttsburgh Water, PA

6

Kehinde Ojasanya: Research Scientist at the University of Vermont and Founder of Keloks Technologies

7

Dustin Stambaugh: City Manager of Weed, California

8

Tim Runde: Treatment Manager @ Des Moines Wastewater Reclamation Facility, Iowa

9

Gerry Vasquez: Water Quality and Systems Lead Operator @ City of South Gate, CA

10

Brittany Thurston: City of Minot's Leadership Development Cohort

11

The Public Works Podcast: Co-Hosts Shane and Joseph - 2025 Wrap Up Show

12

The Public Works Podcast: Tom Koutroulis Episode

13

The Public Works Podcast: Ray Dovalina Episode

14

The Public Works Podcast: EHCRP California Representatives

15

The Public Works Podcast: Jenny Haruyama Episode

16

The Public Works Podcast: Rossana Dantonio Episode

17

The Public Works Podcast: Rob Thompson Episode

18

The Public Works Podcast: Jennifer Toth Episode

19

The Public Works Podcast: Eric Johnson Episode

20

The Public Works Podcast: Anthony-Paul Diaz Episode

21

The Public Works Podcast: Laura Kroeger Episode

22

The Public Works Podcast: Vic Bianes Episode

23

The Public Works Podcast: Jamie Lai Episode

24

The Public Works Podcast: Derek Fuller and vialytics Episode

25

The Public Works Podcast: Kathryn Sorensen Episode

26

The Public Works Podcast: Marsie Geldert-Murphey Episode

27

The Public Works Podcast: Mary Joyce Ivers Episode

28

The Public Works Podcast: Mark Toy Episode

29

The Public Works Podcast: Hye Jin Lee Episode

30

The Public Works Podcast: Andy Boenau Episode

31

The Public Works Podcast: Naoki Takesue Episode

32

Sunny Wescott: Executive Director - Geospatial Intelligence Information Sharing and Analysis Center (GEOINT ISAC)

33

Jerry Hatfield: President of Hatfield Edge

34

James Peters: Founder of The Shower Pot

35

David Jenkins: CEO of Infrastructure Public Works Engineers of Australia (IPWEA)

36

Gabriella Zanzarella: Stormwater Operations Analyst @ High Point, NC

37

Travis Kearney: Wastewater Collection Supervisor @ Carpenteria Sanitary District, CA

38

Lucia Diaz: Manager of Facilities & Water System Programs @ Inland Empire Utilities Agency, CA

39

Kristina Ramirez: City Engineer @ the City of Harker Heights, TX

40

Danielle Blacet-Hyden: Executive Director at California Municipal Utilities Association

41

Sumant Patel: Manager of Operations Wastewater Services @ the City of Guelph, Ontario

42

Elia Twigg: APWA's Jennings Randolph Scholarship Experience

43

Max Herzog: Deputy Director of Programs and Partnerships @ Cleveland Water Alliance

44

Aaron Kirkland: Superintendent of Green Storm Water Operations @ the Philadelphia Water Department (PWD)

45

Erinn DeJonge: Fleet Business Operations Manager @ Sarasota County, FL

46

Ron Romero: Assistant Director of Austin Resource Recovery, Austin TX

47

Paul Cornejo: Operations Manager at AOS Utility Services, Prescott AZ

48

Veterans Day show with Chad Oxton and Blake Murphey

49

Richard Hyle: Sewer Collection Superintendent @ City of San Bernardino Municipal Water Department, CA

50

Cristel Sias: The Public Works Experience

51

Bridget McGinnis: Assistant Engineer @ City of West Sacramento, CA

52

Alleigh Weems: Senior Management Analyst @ City of Topeka

53

Linnea Rader: Director of Finance and Human Resources at Van Buren County Road Commission

54

Sherri McMahon: Environmental Compliance and Enforcement Administrator @ Public Works Department of Las Vegas, NV

55

Lindsay Hughes: Founder of Tappedin Public Relations

56

Aaron Bergeson: Public Works Project Manager @ City of Palm Springs, CA

57

Ray Brown: Drainage and Wastewater System Maintenance Division Director @ Seattle Public Utilities

58

Jeanne Jensen 2025: Director of Engineering at NOX group

59

Victor Vasquez: Water Quality Specialist @ City of Morgan Hill, CA

60

Randy Pitz: Canadian Public Works Association Board Member

61

Joshua Mair: Director of Public Works for Converse, TX

62

Lily Lopez: External Affairs and Sustainability Director @ Walnut Valley Water District

63

Sheree Hernandez: CDL A truck driver/mechanic at Moulten Niguel Water District

64

Jason Zumwalt: Engineering Technician for the City of Egan

65

Mike Wagar: Operations Supervisor @ Bay Area Water Treatment Plant, Bay City Michigan

66

Daniel Parish: AWWA Chair of the Workforce Strategies Committee. Denton, Texas

67

Matthew Junker: Public Relations Specialist @ Municipal Authority of Westmoreland County

68

Austin Meyermann: President of Hunter Crown

69

Public Works Fleet episode with Bradley Northup and Shane Silsby

70

Sabrina Sims: Water Systems Manager @ City of McCall, Idaho

71

Robert French: Operations Manager for the Capital Maintenance Division @ City of Elk Grove, CA

72

Jeff Taylor: SCADA System Supervisor @ City of Riverside's Regional Water Quality Control Plant

73

Shane Silsby's Government Wrap-up

74

Jamie Tuccolo: DPW Director Town of Salisbury, MA

75

Chris Caro: Sewer Condition Assessment Section Manager @ WSSC Water

76

Terrell Hughes: Director Of Public Works @ Henrico County, Richmond VA

77

Len Wright: Civil Engineer @ Witt O'Briens

78

Hamed Majidifard: CTO and Co-Founder of Tiger Eye Engineering

79

Tanya Nash: Director of Engineering @ Asphalt Testing Solutions & Engineering

80

John Masley: Vac-Con John

81

Kenna Hubai: Business Services Manager @ Charlotte County Public Works, FL

82

John Crisman: Senior Water Process Engineer @ Moleaer

83

Tom Wachholder: Public Works Director @ Wenatchee, WA

84

Devin Page: Wastewater Maintenance Coordinator @ Clackamas County Water and Environment Services

85

Jorge Morales: Director of the Austin Watershed Protection Department

86

Dr. Amir Cahn: CEO @ SWAN Forum

87

Marsha Anderson Bomar: Strategic Transportation Advisor @ GHD

88

Danielle Wernert: Owner of Upskilled Consulting

89

Mike McNutt: Public Affairs and Communications Manager @ Las Virgenes Municipal Water District, CA

90

Ernest Stephens: Senior Executive Recruiter @ City of Seattle, Seattle Public Utilities, WA

91

Keeli Carlton: Water Policy Program Manager @ Seminole County Government, FL

92

Adib Altallal: Water & Sewer Utilities Engineer at City of Tukwila, WA

93

Stephen Sanders: Head Trainer at The Environmental Training Center at Morrisville State, Morrisville NY

94

Jordan Lewis: Environmental Specialist II | Wastewater & Water Community North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality

95

Matthew Dawe: Co-Founder/CEO PSD Citywide Inc.

96

Dustin Hansen: Streets Operations Manager City of Sioux Falls, SD

97

Jamel Wofford: Water Treatment Plant Operator @ Bargersville Water Plant, north plant, IN

98

Caroline Barlow: Capacity, Management, Operations and Maintenance (CMOM) Section Manager at Seattle Public Utilities, City of Seattle, WA

99

Shahad Mohammed: Assistant Director of Public Works, Transportation, & Capital Development @ City of Duncanville, TX

100

Natalie Galgano: Senior Manager at Municipal Accounts & Consulting, AZ

101

Mark Harris: Operations and Maintenance Manager @ West County Wastewater District, Richmond CA

102

Travis Fisher: Wastewater Collections Supervisor @ City of Simi Valley, CA

103

Travis Walbeck: Assistant Director for Training and Outreach for NCAT located @ Auburn University.

104

Phillip Brown: Water/Wastewater/Stormwater Superintendent @ City of Jacksonville Beach, Florida

105

Rob Pluta: Sewer Foreman @ City of Highland Park, Illinois

106

Margaret Medellin: Chief Public Works Officer for City & County of Denver Deputy Manager For DOT & Infrastructure at City & County of Denver

107

Paul Gagliardo: Host of The Water Entrepreneur Podcast

108

Robert Fischer: Water Quality Superintendent @ City of South Burlington, VT

109

AZ Special Districts

110

Joseph Jarrin: Former Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Finance & Budget, Office of the Secretary, U.S. Department of Transportation

111

Cesar Garcia: Former City Manager of La Marque, Current City Administrator of Kemah TX.

112

Diane Sheesley: Director of South Sound Operations at Perteet, WA

113

Brittany Thurston: Senior HR Generalist: Risk Management + Workforce Development @ City of Minot, ND

114

Election Impacts on the Public Works Industry w/ Shane Silsby

115

Brittany Hart: Public Works Director @ City of Winter Haven, FL

116

Kyle Stephens: Operations Support Team Manager @ City of Portland, OR

117

Christine Schneider: Laboratory Analyst at Benton Washington Regional Public Water Authority, AR

118

Jerrold Crowder: Organizational Development Consultant @ City of Phoenix, AZ

119

Sheldon Primus: CEO ShelBrough Safety, LLC & Executive Director of NEOSTI

120

James Golden: CEO of Pavement Management Group

121

Kevin Johnson: DPW Director @ Macomb Townhship, MI

122

Jamie Schellens: National Sales Manager @ ACARI Engineering Co.

123

Noe Martinez: Public Works Engineering Manager @ Brighton, CO

124

Emily Lewis: Water Lawyer; Strategic Projects; Podcast Host; Professor of Law

125

Harry Ladisheff: Fluidized Bed Incinerator Operator @ Bayshore Regional Sewerage Authority in NJ

126

Amesha Morris: Stormwater Knowledge Manager @ Acorn EnviroComply

127

Jason Sciandra: City Engineer @ City of Fort Myers, FL

128

Hailie Hix: Water Resource Recovery Facility Operator @ City of San Luis Obispo

129

Laura Vidal and Lowell Huffman from 120Water

130

David Skuodas: Design, Construction and Maintenance Director @ Mile High Flood District

131

Phil Tucker and Amanda Smith: MEWEA

132

Jodi Moon: Senior Historical Analyst at Salt River Project

133

Roy Tal: Chief Technology Officer @ CITYROVER

134

Christina Jackson: Senior Codes Compliance Inspector Supervisor @ City of Newport News, VA

135

TJ Suiter: President of Hydro Products Corp.

136

Nicole Brown: Black Water Professional Alliance

137

Coby Skye: President, Blue Skye Environmental Consulting

138

Emilie Alderman: Director of Environmental Services @ City of Vaughan, ON

139

Dr. Stephanie S. Thomas: Deputy City Clerk @ City of North Miami, FL

140

Mike Stifter: Public Works Director at City of Hutchinson, MN

141

BJ Statler: President @ Source Technologies L.L.C.

142

Molly Keays: Director of Parks and Recreation @ Town of South Windsor, CT

143

Alliance of Indiana Rural Water

144

Wesley Norwood: Park Maintenance Administrator @ City of Boca Raton, FL

145

Jordan Cook: City Administrator @ City of Nevada, Iowa

146

Taylor Pierce: Project Manager at PACE Advanced Water Engineering

147

I. David Daniels: Host of the Psych Health and Safety USA Podcast

148

Jeff Wilkerson: Public Works Director @ City of Martinsburg, WV

149

Michael Elliott: Project Manager @ City of Nanaimo, BC

150

Heather Stevenson: Workforce Development Coordinator at Kentucky Rural Water Association

151

Robert van den Akker: Environmental Manager @ City of Buckeye, AZ

152

Adam McLamb: Director of Public Works @ Town of Indian Trail, NC

153

Jack Linehan: City Administrator @ City of Falcon Heights, MN

154

Shane Silsby: CEO and Founder @ Silsby Strategic Advisors

155

Daniella Hewat: Program and Office Manager @ Rural Water Association of Arizona

156

Nichole Freeman: Talent Acquisition @ Central Arkansas Water

157

Brett Butz: Water and Wastewater Specialist @ S.C. Department of Health & Environmental Control

158

Eric Dargan: Chief Operating Officer @ City of San Diego, CA

159

Ramiro Chavez: Public Works Director @ City of Tacoma, WA

160

Danielle Blacet-Hyden: Deputy Executive Director at California Municipal Utilities Association

161

Ian Timmons: Environmental Services Supervisor @ Jurupa Community Services District

162

Michele Heyward: Founder of PositiveHire

163

Alyssa Sarver: Senior Environmental Quality Analyst @ Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy

164

Tyler Napier: Deputy Public Works Director @ City of Tehachapi, CA

165

Tim Holloman: Executive Director @ Lower Cape Fear Water and Sewer Authority, NC

166

Chris Christian: Director Code Compliance @ City of Dallas, TX

167

Marshall Maurer: Director of Public Works @ City of Orting, WA

168

Scott Reece: Wastewater Treatment Operations Manager @ City of Howell, MI

169

Greg Ludwig: Director of Parks and Recreation @ City of LeClaire, IA

170

Teri Killgore: Assistant City Manager @ City of Walnut Creek, CA

171

John Groeger: Project Manager @ Howard County DPW, MD

172

Izaiah Kruenegel: Deputy Director - Operations and Maintenance @ South Platte Renew, CO

173

Randy Brooks: Water Production Manager @ G. Robert House Jr. Water Treatment Facility, Suffolk VA

174

Dan Franklin: Sales and Business Development Leader @ CrewPlex

175

Shellie Chard: Water Quality Division Director @ Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality

176

Clayton Gordon: Mapping Administrator @ Eastern Municipal Water District & IEGIS User Group Coordinator.

177

April Coady: Director of Strategic Communications and Public Affairs @ Eastern Municipal Water District, CA

178

Sean Smith: Street Operations Manager @ City of Sunnyvale, CA

179

Ryan Beech: Wastewater Collection System Supervisor @ City of San Luis Obispo, CA

180

Mike Gibson: Founder of MRG Presentations LLC

181

Hillary Caron: Water Education and Program Coordinator @ Grand Rapids, Mi

182

James Didawick: Utility Systems Manager @ Inboden Environmental Services. President @ Virginia Rural Water Association

183

Micah Gaudet on AI and Chat GPT

184

Charles E. Thomas II: NorCal Vice President PM/CM @ Jacobs

185

Jenny Tomes: Assistant Manager - Community Outreach @ City of Port St. Lucie, FL

186

Sergio Panunzio: Commissioner @ City of Albany, NY

187

Marvin Bailey: Wastewater Plant Operator III @ Kern Sanitation Authority

188

Jessica Gonzalez: Training Coordinator @ City of Houston, TX

189

Dustin Stambaugh: City Administrator @ City of Ellsworth, KS

190

John Leezy: Wastewater Collections Supervisor @ City of Wentzville, Missouri

191

Vineet Kapila: Construction Project Superintendent @ City of Columbia, Missouri

192

Janice Allen Jackson: Management Consultant/Podcaster/Local Government Expert

193

Franky Lazo: Assistant Director, Recreation and Parks @ Boynton Beach, FL

194

Jamie Curreri: Public Works Director @ Boulder City, NV

195

Chris Evers: Co-Founder of PWD Roundtable, Executive Coordinator of FPPC, Technical Representative at Pavement Technology, Inc

196

Ray Belton: THRIVE Director @ City of Houston, TX

197

Andrea Saenz: Administrative Assistant @ City of Houston, TX

198

Marvin Joles: Host of Blacktop Banter Podcast

199

Benjamin Lucha: Innovation and Environmental Resources Manager @ City of Palmdale, CA

200

Scott Andrews: Assistant City Manager @ City of Bakersfield, CA

201

Alexander Mockos: Northwest Wastewater Practice Lead @ Brown and Caldwell, WA

202

Perry Fowler: Executive Director @ Texas Water Infrastructure Network (TXWIN)

203

Ed Meece: City Manager @ City of Polson, Montana

204

Caitlin Justesen: nationally-recognized crisis communicator

205

Graham Mitchell: City Manager @ City of El Cajon, CA

206

Charles Moore: Water Maintenance Coordinator @ City of Columbus, OH

207

Daniel Borges: Director Of Public Works @ City of East Providence, Rhode Island

208

Shannon Sorrell: Director of Parks and Recreation @ City of Whitehall, Ohio

209

Will Lake: Vice President & Area Manager @ Insituform Technologies

210

Alan Freeman: Sales Representative @ Global Machinery, Idaho

211

Chris Toflinski: Wastewater Maintenance Supervisor @ City of Aurora, OH

212

Shane McDaniel: Chief Information Officer @ City of Seguin TX

213

Emmuel Toliver: Senior Inspector @ City of Houston, TX

214

Al Honorat: Project Manager Division of Flood Management @ State of California

215

Mark Hartman: Chief Sustainability Officer @ City of Phoenix, AZ

216

Austen Everett: President of Evervac Equipment in Florida

217

Markus Coleman

218

Zoran Postic

219

John Mussulman

220

Kerry Siggins

221

Farah Alkerwy

222

Amanda Jones

223

Scott Smith

224

Mario Guzman

225

Michele Chimienti

226

KT Stowers

227

Kimberly Judge

228

Elizabeth Elliott

229

Ryan Blancke

230

Griffin Lerner

231

Carl Valdez

232

Caroline Cooper

233

Chad Oxton: Operations Superintendent II @ City of Suffolk, VA

234

Brittany Bassett

235

The Grantwriting show with Greg Jaquez

236

Seth Gohring

237

Kamuron Gurol

238

Trino Pedraza

239

Jennifer Brown

240

Sheila Joy

241

Public Works Cyber Security talk with Scott Grayson and Keith Pugh

242

The GroundWater Update with Thomas Ballard

243

All Things Roads with Kelly Snyder

244

Chad Smeltzer

245

Keith Pugh

246

Brenda Bisceglia

247

Anthony Ladd

248

Mora McLaughlin

249

Lori Jones

250

Adam Tank

251

Steve Cano

252

Bryce Newell

253

Lorizelda Stoeller

254

Jeanne Jensen

255

Drew Gilbert

256

Ziptility

257

Amanda Siqueira

258

Jeremy Saenz

259

Matthew Mevis

260

Brandon Jeralds

261

Isaac Alatorre

262

Elizabeth McDonald

263

Emily | Julie | Kelly : Women in Public Works at the Director Level

264

Andrew Perez

265

Richard Davey

266

Suzan Chin-Taylor MSc

267

Alice Maupin

268

Ed McGuire

269

Nick Spano

270

Abigail Balf

271

Bethany Yaffe

272

Benjamin Barker

273

Aida Valencia

274

Amber Baylor

275

Darren Row

276

Josh Schouten

277

Olivia Wycklendt

278

Greg Humora

279

Rivotto

280

Nathan Mayo

281

Sullivan Love

282

Jason Taylor

283

Jenifer Willer

284

Rusty Nezat

285

Randall Rice, PE

286

John Vicente

287

Britney Ward, PE

288

Eric Volk

289

Robert Tobin

290

Stephanie Prescott

291

Chris Anderson

292

Grahame Watts

293

David Thompson

294

Mike Brooks

295

Carmen C Kasner

296

Daniel Vandenboss

297

Shawn Tognetti

298

Michael Wertheim

299

Ben Roueche

300

Leah Rohan

301

Craddock Stropes: Senior Management Analyst @ City of Carlsbad, CA

302

Tyler Thomas

303

Peter Tauscher

304

Donald and Stacey

305

Brooke Snow

306

Scott Grayson

307

Bill Sims

308

Shanon Kalra-Ramjoo

309

Allan Schneck

310

Troy Savage

311

APWA Government Affairs Team

312

Bruce Roadhouse

313

Brandon Pritchett

314

John Serrano

315

Peter Riggs

316

Emily Proudfoot

317

Fernando Quintanilla

318

Jose Garcia

319

Kaeli Wells

320

Jennifer Nicewander

321

Sean Kershaw

322

Morgan Palmer

323

Brandon Peters

324

Matthew Matuszewski

325

Kimberly Moon

326

Nitin Joshi

327

Jason Mitchell

328

Jason Lyon

329

Gavin McRobbie

330

Allison McMordie

331

Bill Davis

332

Marty Williams

333

Justine Marshall

334

Sarah Mark

335

Alex Evans

336

Mahanth Joishy

337

Randy Lauer

338

HyeJin Lee

339

Tony Loete

340

Daniel Lovett

341

Tanya Miro

342

Jeffrey Kramer

343

Devon Aaroe

344

Kasey Krouse

345

Katie Evans

346

Chista Kouretchian

347

Esther Lan

348

Cory Conrad

349

James Roska

350

Michael Keim

351

Michelle Hunt

352

Jennifer Heard

353

Nick Jarrell

354

Jamie Hassemer

355

Andy Hummel

356

Stan Brown

357

Donny Hooper

358

Nader Heydari

359

Phil Gaebler

360

Todd Hoppenstedt: Grease your Equipment

361

Layne Cline: City of Lake Dallas Public Works Superintendent

362

Veronica Davis: Deputy Director of Transportation & Drainage Operations for Houston Public Works

363

Zac Haffner: City of Reno NV Maintenance & Operations Manager

364

Rex Dohse: City of Portland ADA Ramp Crew

365

Micah Martin: Newport Beach Deputy Director of Public Works

366

Mahsa Ostowari: LA Sanitations Environmental Specialist

367

Stephanie Long: City of Phoenix Environmental Quality Specialist

368

Steve Grossman: Lakeville Minnesota Utilities Supervisor

369

Michelle Barton

370

Ken Eichstaedt

371

Peter Fernandez

372

John Firouzi

373

Heather Dionne

374

Caroline Burger

375

Stephen Curiel

376

Melinda Dejewski

377

Ty Fadness

378

Vicki White

379

Marc Santos

380

Chuck Cramer

381

Masahiro Dojiri

382

Albert Carbon

383

Tobin Bennett-Gold

384

JC Agcaoili

385

William T Bailey

386

Nathan Barreras

387

Chander Letulle

388

Mark Klaus

389

Nick Polsinelli

390

Stacie Crandall

391

Noel Miller

392

Keith Bryant

393

Kim O'Cain

394

Alicia Crumpton

395

Lisa Waldschmidt

396

Chelsey Weaver

397

Paul Hoeschen

398

Gil Dichter

399

Scott Harmon

400

Firat Sever

401

Thomas Ballard

402

Paul Treolar

403

Kathy Weinsaft

404

Zaid Chowdhury

405

Roger Hartzog

406

Adam P. Neale

407

Carolyn Bynum

408

Kyla Jacobsen

409

Dennis Brown

410

Johnny Ziem

411

Mary Eggert and Frank Slovenec

412

Mike Devlahovich

413

Kevin Wilson

414

Ruben Tellez