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About Women of Water

Women of Water's mission is to Engage, Empower, and Educate.  Our organization strives to unite women throughout the state of Utah within the water industry.  As an organization we serve as a support network, offering mentoring opportunities, social events, and educational development. 

To learn more about who we are as an organization, click here for our bylaws.  To join our community, fill out our membership form and submit your payment to Treasurer Sarah Young.

 

 Our Officers and Board of Directors

President: Tamaran Woodland (Greater Salt Lake Municipal Services District)

Tamaran works for the Greater Salt Lake Municipal Services District (MSD) as an Engineering Manager where she assists Magna, Emigration Canyon, Brighton and Copperton with their municipal engineering needs. This is a recent job change and Tamaran is loving the challenges that come with establishing a new engineering program. She is part of a great team and knows they are up to the challenge. Prior to joining the MSD, Tamaran worked for Salt Lake County Flood Control where she started in 2006. While there she was able to see many projects in the Salt Lake Valley through design and construction, including storm drains, detention basins, high hazard dam improvements, creek restoration projects, and levee rehabilitation. Tamaran is a licensed Professional Engineer and a Certified Floodplain Manager. She enjoys spending her time away from work with her husband and five children, ages 8 to 17.

Vice President: Sarah Young (Psomas)

Sarah has worked for Psomas Engineering since 2006.  She is a project engineer in the water group.  As part of her responsibilities she handles all of the large hydrology studies, water master plans, and major utility projects in the Salt Lake office.  

Past President: Melissa Noble (Utah Division of Drinking Water)

  

Melissa Noble is a licensed Professional Geologist (PG) and Environmental Scientist in the Permitting Section of the Utah Division of Drinking Water (DDW), where she specializes in Source Protection regulations and has been with DDW since 2012. She has held multiple positions on the Women of Water board, including Secretary, Vice President, and President. She holds a Bachelor's Degree (BS) in Hydrogeology-Engineering Geology from Utah State University and a Master's Degree (MS) in Structural Geology from Colorado State University. Outside of her professional life, Melissa enjoys spending time outdoors, especially hiking with her spouse and three boys.

Treasurer: Sarah Romero

Sarah Romero has an undergraduate of environmental chemistry from Northland College and a Masters degree in environmental engineering from University of Florida. She has been working with the State of Utah for five years, working for three years at Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT) as a drainage engineer. In her current role, she works as an emerging contaminants specialist at the Utah Division of Drinking Water (DDW).

Secretary: Katie Reams (J-U-B Engineers)

Katie is a Project Engineer in the Water Treatment Group at J-U-B Engineers. Her work focuses on designing water and wastewater treatment solutions for communities in northern Utah. In both professional and extracurricular activities Katie finds her strengths in creating meaningful relationships and connecting the people around her. In her free time you can find her walking her dogs on one of Utah’s many beautiful trails or spending time with her family at home. 

Communications: Michele McFee

Michele has been passionate about water engineering for decades, and published two books about the Erie Canal and its engineering as a long-time resident of New York State. She moved to Salt Lake City in 2017 and joined the Marketing Team of WesTech Engineering, writing about industrial and municipal water and wastewater treatment. She then transitioned to proposal writing at CRS Engineers and Advanced Engineering and Environmental Services. Michele loves using her writing skills to support water engineering projects through content creation and is taking time to focus on personal projects in this field.

Social Media: Stephanie Monasterio (Okland Construction)

Stephanie works for Okland Construction as the Senior Marketing Manager. This is a recent job change where Stephanie came over from focusing on Water proposals that included wins for City Creak Water Treatment Plant and Confluence Water Reclamation Facility in Utah. Before jumping into the AEC market, Stephanie worked in luxury brand marketing for brands like Ritz-Carlton and the St. Regis after running her own company for 27 years focused on photography, graphic design, and marketing. Stephanie just completed her MBA in marketing and is looking forward to spending some quality time hiking, traveling, and exploring what hobbies might be fun! 

Activities Director and Outreach Director: These positions are OPEN! Please email if you are interested in filling either of these roles on our Board.

The Blog

The Women of Water blog is an opportunity for women all over the Utah water industry to become part of an online community. Features on the blog include information about upcoming activities, spotlights on members, and updates from the Utah Women and Leadership Program.  Member/follower contributions to the blog are encouraged by communicating with other members, posting pictures, or commenting to express yourself!  (See our FAQS section for information on how you can contribute to our  monthly features)!

Sponsors

Women of Water could not operate without the help of our Sponsors! (Check out the Sponsors section on the right side of this blog to see who they are).  If you are interested in becoming a Women of Water sponsor, please send us an email  -- we would love to hear from you and talk about a future partnership and ways to collaborate!  (Just make sure ATTN Blog: Interested WOW Sponsor is in the subject of the email).  

FAQs

Who can be a Women of Water member?  

We welcome all women within the water industry!  Whether you are a scientist, technician, teacher, engineer, or student (just to name a few).  Our organization spans throughout the Greater Salt Lake area with members from Logan to Provo. Even if you are just starting out or just recently retired in the water business, we'd love to have you. Want to be a member?  Not quite sure if you'll fit in? Email us and we'll talk with you. Just put ATTN Membership: I Want to Join in the email's subject.  We look forward to hearing from you!

If already know you want to join, please fill out the Membership form (located here) and submit your payment to our Treasurer Linda Townes.  

Can I nominate a female for your Women in Water profile features?

Yes!  If you email us the woman's name, her email/contact information, and a few sentences about why you would like her featured, we will gladly consider her.  Please put  ATTN Blog: Profile Nomination in the email's subject.  And, thanks for the tip!

Can I recommend a video to be featured on the blog?

If you email us the link, we be will very happy to review the video.  And, thanks for the tip!

Can I become a contributor to the blog?

We are trying to grow Women of Water's blog and develop regular posts.  If you have a topic idea and think you can commit to writing a post a least once a month, please send us an email.  Make sure you put in the email's subject: ATTN Blog: Contributor Idea.  We look forward to hearing about it!

Why was my comment removed from Women of Water?

Women of Water is a positive place for members (and the general public if they happen to wander over here!) to share ideas, have lively discussions, and connect with others in the water industry in Utah. Though we encourage constructive criticism and friendly debates, our priority is to keep this a safe place where people feel comfortable engaging with others in the community.  So, if we think (or hear from others) that your comment is thoughtless or offensive, we had to remove it.



Contact Us

Please feel free to email us at womenofwater@gmail.com.  Just make sure you put in the email's subject: ATTN Blog: General Inquiry.  This will help us us get your message to the right person more quickly! We get quite a few emails and comments on the blog, so we'll try to get back to you as soon as possible.  If you're in a hurry and need an answer sooner-rather-than-later, check the FAQs section above -- there's a chance we may have answered your question(s) already!