About Julie Stokes, Membership Director, ACWWA & Supervisor – Utilities, City of Moncton:
Julie Stokes is a Supervisor- Utilities for the City of Moncton, NB, where she assists in the supervision of the Municipality’s Water & Wastewater Operations. Since joining the City of Moncton in 2004, Julie has been involved in various municipal capital design projects, hydraulic modeling, Unidirectional flushing programs but mostly has supervised the water meter and backflow Departments, manages the AMI replacement program, and leads the implementation of the City’s district metering area (DMA) project. As well, she assists with the day to day operations water and wastewater, water infrastructure asset management and the development of the annual operating budget.
Prior to joining the City of Moncton, Julie spent 3 years working for an Engineering Consultant on various municipal, airport authority and railway design projects. She also spent 4 years working as part of a private consortium that saw the construction of a new 195km four-lane highway through the Province.
Julie graduated with honors from the New Brunswick Community College in Civil Engineering Technology-Highways and Municipal. She is a certified Water Treatment Operator as well as a Certified Water Distribution Operator. In 2017, Julie completed her level 300 Incident Command System (ICS) training.
Julie has been an active member of the American Water Works Association and the Atlantic Canada Water and Wastewater Association since 2009 and currently serves on the ACWWA Board as the Membership Director. She has also held a position on the ACWWA Education Committee, Technical Paper Chair Committee, participated in various Top Ops competitions (including ACE 2016 Chicago & 2018 Las Vegas). In 2016, Julie was conference chair for the ACWWA Annual Conference held in Moncton, NB.
About Richard MacEwen, Manager, Charlottetown Water and Sewer Utility:
Richard MacEwen is the Manager of the Charlottetown Water and Sewer Utility. He has worked with the Utility since 2011. He holds a Chemical Engineering Degree from the University
of New Brunswick, and a Masters Degree in Environmental Technology from Imperial College of Science, Technology
and Medicine, University of London. Prior to joining the City
of Charlottetown, he worked as an environmental consultant
based in PEI, a water resources advisor in Vanuatu and an
infrastructure manager in Ghana.
About Cathie O’Toole, General Manager, Halifax Water:
Cathie O’Toole is the General Manager of Halifax Water, a regulated public utility providing water, wastewater and stormwater service.
Prior to becoming General Manger, Cathie was the Director of Corporate Services/CFO with Halifax Water for nine years. Cathie’s experience also includes ten years with the Halifax Regional Municipality in roles such as Director of Finance/CFO, Director of Infrastructure and Asset Management, and Manager of Energy and Utilities.
When Cathie O’Toole became the General Manager of Halifax Water, she was the first female and the first nonengineer in that role in the company’s history. Cathie is an accomplished leader with a track record of successfully steering large and complex projects and championing organizational change. In the community, Cathie serves as a board member at the Nova Scotia Liquor Commission, a volunteer with CPA Nova Scotia on the Complaints Committee, Treasurer of the Bedford Ladies Slo-Pitch League, and on most Sundays can be found playing the organ at a local church.
About Lynnann Winsor, Deputy City Manager of Public Works, City of St. John’s, NL:
Lynnann Winsor is the Deputy City Manager of Public Works for the City of St. John’s, Newfoundland. She is a professional civil engineer with a Masters in Environmental Engineering.
She is a past president of the Canadian Water and Wastewater Association and a member of the AWWA Water Utility Council.
MODERATOR: Mike Chaulk, Process Engineering Manager, CBCL:
Mr. Chaulk holds a Bachelor of Biological Engineering (Environmental Option), and a Masters of Civil Engineering from Dalhousie University and has 17 years experience in the field of water and wastewater treatment projects. Mr. Chaulk specializes in the areas of water supply and treatment, membrane treatment of water and wastewater, distribution system protection, and pilot studies related to process optimization among a wide range of treatment system capacities. He has also provided extensive engineering services in both design-build and P3 water treatment plant projects. Mr. Chaulk is a Past Chair of the Atlantic Canada Water and Wastewater Association, and is an AWWA Fuller Awardee. He is currently the technical lead for the revision of regional engineering design guidelines for water infrastructure design incorporating climate resilience, including topics of lake recovery, drought planning, and wet weather events.