6.15.06
Mantua, National AWWA guest speaker at Fall Conference
Joseph P. Mantua, 2006-2007 vice-president of national AWWA, will be the guest speaker at the 2006 Annual Fall Conference November 8-9 in Kearney.
After Joe Mantua joined AWWA in 1987, he found AWWA provided excellent opportunities to exchange information, establish relationships, learn, and have fun.
He chaired numerous Chesapeake Section committees: Community Relations, Spring Meeting, Program, Regional Activities, Strategic Planning, Distribution Systems, Nominations, Finance and Awards.
He was a section trustee from 1998 to 2000, section chair in 20012002, and director beginning in 2005. An AWWA Board member, he is serving on the Conference Management and Young Professionals committees.
He was a founding member of the Scholarship Board at the WSSC, which provides college scholarships to children of commission employees.
Joe has been a long-time mentor, a career-day speaker, a science fair judge, and participant with the adopt-a-school program. He recently completed his second term as the management advisor to the company's employee council. He received the Materials and Services Division manager's award in 2000 from his employer.
Joe serves as the project delivery group leader for the Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission. The group administers facility and major pipeline designs; manages facility planning studies and special projects. The group also is responsible for the construction management and inspection of major facility projects.
In 2005, Joe received the Malcolm Shaneman Quality of Life Award from the Maryland National Capital Building Industry Association. The award is presented to a public sector person who demonstrates concern for Montgomery County quality of life and fosters partnership with the housing industry.
Honing his speaking skills in Toastmasters International, he has twice received the Best Technical Presentation Award at the Chesapeake Section annual meetings, in 1990 and 2004.
Joe has a bachelor's degree in civil engineering and is a registered professional engineer.
He and his wife, Juliann, live in Rockville, MD.