Welcome Class of 2024!
JETCC is pleased to welcome 19 new students to Management Candidate School class of 2024!
JETCC Committee Members, Maine DEP, and the Maine Water Environment Association (MEWEA) Executive Committee first led the effort to create this training program in 2009 for Maine’s wastewater operators. Since then, financial support and endorsements from MEWEA, Maine DEP, Maine Water Utilities Association (MWUA) and Maine Department of Health and Human Services (Maine DHHS) have ensured that the program provides the intensive training, networking, and skill-development coursework necessary to prepare the next generation of water and wastewater managers and leaders.
This exciting training program is aimed at mid-level operators with management potential. Topics include management courses, technical courses (such as engineering basics and construction planning), and skills training in areas of personnel management, communication, dealing with regulatory agencies, and budget preparation.
The cost of the MCS program is $1,100.00 per participant. Students must commit to attend all monthly trainings and the Operator Exchange. The cost of this program may be offset by up to 50% by funding through the Harold Alfond Center for the Development of Maine’s Workforce. For more information on this funding opportunity, visit the Center’s website here or contact Edward Wright at ewright@mccs.me.edu or (207) 227-2603.
Recognition for completing the Management Candidate School is given to all students. A certificate of completion will be awarded during a graduation ceremony to be held during the 2024 Maine Water Environment Association Fall Convention. JETCC also provides the course book and enrolls all students who desire to participate in the California State University at Sacramento “Manage for Success” Self- Study program. A diploma will be awarded to all students who complete the program assignments, Operator Exchange, and the CSUS “Manage for Success” self-study program.
Candidates that complete the program will be awarded a full renewal period of TCHs for their Maine Wastewater Certification (18 TCHs) and up to 63 TCHs for their Maine Drinking Water Certifications (actual number depends on attendance of classes).
For general information, contact Peter Zaykoski pzaykoski@neiwpcc.org or at (207) 253-8020.
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Riley Cobb, Saco Water Resource Recovery Dept.; Paul Dolewa, KKWWD; Andy Farris, Auburn Water & Sewer District; Dale Harmon, Boothbay Region Water District; Rodney Hill, Auburn Water & Sewer District; Todd Hill, York Water District; Ashley Jones, Vortex Companies; Shelley Kimball, York Water District; Alex King, Sanford Sewerage District; Paul Lamoreau, Greater Augusta Utility District; Keith Levasseur, Sanford Water District; Tyler Mitchell, Waterville Sewerage District; Stephen Ortiz, Brewer WPCF; Matt Patterson, Portland Water District; Rick Serino, Maine Water Company; Bill Snyder, KKWWD; Ryan Staples, Portland Water District; Terry Tucker, York Sewer District; Nick Tumolo, Sanford Water District; Kim Walsh, York Sewer District; Bill Wilkinson, Greater Augusta Utility District.
Front Row L to R: Rebekah Sirois, Portland Water District; David Poulin, Maine Water Company-Skowhegan; Jamie Bowden, Maine Water Company-Bucksport; Ralph Howe, BR Fuels. Second Row L to R: Adam LePrevost, Town of Bar Harbor; Paul Farquhar, Maine Water Company-Millinocket; Lee Cumber, Greater Augusta Utility District; Steven Bechard, Madawaska Water District. Third Row L to R: Zachary Lovely, Hallowell Water District; Ron Kelton, Portland Water Resources; Cody Smith, Guilford-Sangerville Sanitary District; Erica Kidd, Auburn Water District; Mark Madore, Madawaska Pollution Control Facility. Back Row L to R: Patrick Smith, Bangor Water District; Jeff Faulkner, Bangor Water District; David Witham, Warren Sanitary District; Wade Duplisea, Bangor Wastewater; Anthony Young, Bangor Wastewater. Inset: Isreal Colpitt, Greater Augusta Utility District
Front Row L to R: Ross Desjardins, Kennebec Water District; Helen Newman, Maine Water Co.; Tyler Pease, Greater Augusta Utility District; Somnang Laurendeau, York Sewer District; Cath McLeod, Kennebunk, Kennebunkport, Wells Water District. Middle Row (Kneeling): Brice Bond, Kennebunkport Sewer District; Ernie Bergeron, Brunswick Sewer District. Middle Row (Standing): Tim Abbott, Sanford Sewerage; Mickey Hall, Maine Water Co.; Chris St. Pierre, Ogunquit Sewer District; Adam Daigle, Portland Water Resources; Randy Nault, Lewiston Water Dept. Back Row: Steve Picard, Portland Water District; Joe Dignam, York Water District; Dave DePerrio, York Water District; Danny Boissonneault, Kennebunk Sewer District; Steve Allen, Kennebunk, Kennebunkport, Wells Water District; Rudy Hale, Scarborough Sanitary District; Brian Cogill, Portland Water Resources; Dave Taylor, Portland Water District; Warren Burnham, Lewiston Auburn Water Pollution Control Auth.; John Halacy, Rumford Water District; Jim Ferguson, Saco Water Resoure Recovery Dept.
Front Row L to R: Mary Jane Dillingham, Auburn Water District/Lewiston Water Division; Anthony Cote, Old Town Water District; Joshua McKay, Old Town Water Pollution Control Facility; Travis Day, Orono Water Pollution Control Facility; Bret Marshall, Dover-Foxcroft Wastewater; Jason Souzer, Greater Augusta Utility District. Back Row L to R: Amanda Smith, Bangor Wastewater Facility; Holly Sadler, Kennebec Water District; Jonathan Helstrom, Fort Fairfield Utilities District; Michael Williams, Lewiston Water Department; Ryan Tweedie, Hampden Water District; Kathleen Chapin, KKWWD; Robert Weymouth, KKWWD; Jacob Spinney, Bangor Water District; George Johns, Portland Water Resources; Michelle Gushue, Hampden Water District; Troy Hornyak, Bangor Water District; Thomas Freitas, Lewiston Water Department. Inset: Robert Shaw Jr.
Back Row L to R: Bruce Gardner – Bath Water District; Ian Carter – Kennebunk Sewer District; Brian McBride – Kennebunk, Kennebunkport, Wells Water District; A.J. Newhall – Newport Water District; Lance Raymond – City of Bangor Public Works Dept; Boyd Smith – Orono-Veazie Water District; David Williams – Greater Augusta Utility District; Joseph Hartigan – Farmington Wastewater Treatment. Middle Row: Ryan Bourque – Portland Water District; Warren Smith – Livermore Falls Wastewater Treatment; Earle Varney – Lewiston Auburn Water Pollution Control Authority; Adam West – Lewiston Water & Sewer Dept.; Jacob Butler – Hartland POTW; Matthew Sampson - Kennebunk, Kennebunkport, Wells Water District; Josh Chartrand – Skowhegan Water Pollution Control; Ben Barry – Greater Augusta Utility District. Front Row: Reginald Winslow – Bar Harbor Water; Fred Terison – Yarmouth Water Pollution Control Dept.; Richard Moran – Penobscot Energy Recovery Company; Nathan Landry - Lewiston Water & Sewer Dept.; Thomas Darrow – Penobscot McCrum LLC; Jared Bragdon – Kennebec Water District; Sheldon Main – Camden Wastewater Dept. Inset: Jacob Verrill – Mechanic Falls Water
TOP ROW, Left to Right: Matthew Bubar, Falmouth WWTF; Anthony Soucy, City of Gardiner; Justin Richardson, KKWWD; Dan Libby, Maine Water Co.- Camden/Rockport Div.; Dale Wermenchuk, Town of Kennebunkport; Keith Archibald, KKWWD; Edwin Woods, Lewiston Auburn WPCA; Robert Howard, Brewer WPCF; Justin Barnett, York Sewer District; Mark Beaudoin, City of Saco. FRONT ROW, Left to Right: Thomas Pike, Sanford Sewerage District; Edward Thyng, KKWWD; Daniel Munsey, Brunswick Sewer District; Greg Pargellis, KKWWD; Richard Gaeth, Boothbay Harbor Sewer District. (Left Inset: Albert Clinch, Rangeley Water District; Right Inset: Andrew O'Brien, Yarmouth WPCF).
TOP ROW, Left to Right - Cindi Heannsler, Verso Paper; William Stritch, Yarmouth Wastewater Dept.; Zhenya Shevchenko, South Portland Water Resource Protection; Kevin Frazier, Maine Water Co.-Biddeford/Saco; James Trombley, Newport Water District; Thomas Chase, York Water District; Tony Yorke, York Water District; Michael Stewart, Lisbon Sewer Dept.; Jason Prout, Brunswick Sewer District. FRONT ROW, Left to Right - Michael Janczura, Thomaston WCD; Shawn Ready, Ted Berry Company; Dustin Price, York Sewer District; Jonathan McCabe, Freeport Sewer District; Christian Rodriguez, Portland Water District; Kevin Eaton, York Sewer District (not pictured: David Pratt, Boothbay Harbor Sewer District).
Left to Right - Back Row: Tom Wiley, So. Portland Water Resource Protection; Andrew Whitaker, Saco Water Resource Recovery Facility; Jeffrey Moulton, South Portland Water Resource Protection; Tom Mason, Brunswick Sewer District; Alex Buechner, Biddeford Wastewater Treatment Facility; Michael Cummons, Maine Water Company-Rockport; Stanley Doughty Jr., Brunswick & Topsham Water District; Justin Futia, City of Portland; Jeffrey Hatch, Greater Augusta Utility District; Andy Bryant, Ted Berry Company; Chris Curtis, Yarmouth Water District; Front Row: Benjamin LaPlante, Kennebec Water District; Keefe Cyr, Bangor Wastewater Treatment Facility; Peter Godfrey, Greater Augusta Utility District; Marissa Carr, Maine Water Company-Biddeford & Saco; Chelsea Elliot, Alfred Water District; Eric Altvater, Machias Wastewater Treatment Plant; Not pictured: Chris Remick, Maine Water Company-Bucksport
Left to Right - Back Row: Matt Densmore, Brunswick Sewer District; Carl Palm, Kittery Water District; Noah Emery, York Water District; Michael Courtenay, Warren Sanitary District; Joel Anderson, Portland Water District; Sean Castles, South Portland Water Resource Protection Dept; Glen Bellefleur, Scarborough Sanitary Distict; Middle Row: Michael Lockard, Brewer Water Pollution Control Facility; Larry Graham, York Water District; Tim Wade, Kennebec Water District; Adrian LeClair, Maine Water Company-Skowhegan; Eric Gagnon, Brunswick Topsham Water District; Stacy Thompson, Saco Water Resource Recovery Facility; David Madsen, Lewiston Auburn Water Pollution Control Authority; Mike Dunham, Ted Berry Company; Dan Bicknell, Freeport Sewer District; Leeann Hanson, JETCC Training Coordinator; Kneeling: Nick Rico, Kennebunk Sewer District; Michael Antonelli, Wells Sanitary District; Travis Bickford, Maine Water Company-Freeport
William Alexander, Brunswick Topsham Water District; Cintya Bailey, Verso Paper; Damon Bickford, Clinton Water District; Duane Brown, Falmouth Wastewater Treatment Plant; Mark Damon, Falmouth Wastewater Treatment Plant; Michael Durant, Town of Kingfield; Shawn Gifford, Lincoln Sanitary District; Scott Hesseltine, Lincoln Sanitary District Jamie Holyoke, Hampden Water District; Travis Jones, Bar Harbor Wastewater Division; Robert Lento, Mars Hill Utility District; Kevin Luttrell, Bangor Water District; James McLaughlin, Baileyville Wastewater Treatment Plant; Nelson "Skip" Murphy, Brewer Water Dept; Scott Paradis, Bangor Wastewater Treatment Plant; Wendy Pollard, Old Town Water District Matt Small, Brewer Water Dept; Jason Sockbeson, Penobscot Nation Water Pollution Control Facility; James Wallace, Portland Water District; Ron White, Kennebec Sanitary Treatment District; Lynn Woodard, Kennebec Sanitary Treatment District; Matt Zetterman, Kennebec Water District
Left to Right - Back Row: Gary Farnham, Boothbay Harbor Sewer District; Christopher Cline, Yarmouth Sewer District; Dale Quimby, Chick Hill Spray Facilities, Rangeley Middle Row: Nick Konstantoulakis, Mechanic Falls Sanitary District; Peter Elias, Anson-Madison Sanitary District; Sal Bartolotta, Great Salt Bay Sanitary District, Damariscotta; Andre Brousseau, MWWCA President; Leeann Hanson, JETCC Training Coordinator; Carl Leathers, Kennebec STD, Waterville; Steve Aievoli, Town of Lisbon; Soct Lausier, Kennebunkport WWTF Front Row: Jeannette Murch, Falmouth WWTP; Jennifer Nicholson, Brunswick Sewer District; Celeste Fletcher, Wells Sanitary District; Daniel Laflamme, City of Biddeford; Ty Morin, Sanford Sewerage District. (Not pictured: Peter Sherwood, Kennebec STD, Waterville; Michael Tibbetts Jr., York Sewer District; George Kathios, Kittery WPCF)