Jeff Kaiser - Nominee for Trustee District 4

Jeffrey Kaiser is the Director of Engineering for Illinois American Water Company. From the Belleville office Jeff oversees a staff of professionals across the state of Illinois who manage the capital program for Illinois American’s various operating districts. He is a 1986 graduate of Washington University in St. Louis MO. with a Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering and is a licensed professional engineer in Illinois and three other states.

 A member of Illinois and Missouri Sections of AWWA since 1996, Jeff was appointed Trustee of District 4 in 2011 after the previous Trustee, Cheryl Norton, left Illinois to assume greater responsibilities with American Water. Jeff is also a member of the Water Environment Federation.  

With more than 22 years experience as an engineering consultant and 3 years in his current role as Director of Engineering, Jeff has been involved in nearly every aspect of the water industry. He has assisted numerous municipal and private water systems in the planning, design, and construction of small and large projects, has completed comprehensive planning studies for  systems ranging from the City of Chicago to small developments, and has worked with political leaders at the local and state levels to find solutions to water industry issues.  

The Illinois Section of the American Water Works Association is pleased to offer you a slate of candidates for election to Board and Trustee positions.  In order to encourage you to cast your vote, the Illinois Section of the American Water Works Association is offering you a choice of voting procedures.  The options are: 1. Paper ballot returned by U.S. Mail 2. Paper ballot faxed to the Illinois Section Office 3. Internet secure anonymous ballot via website.  If you are unsure of your district, please refer to the map to the right side of this screen. District 1 - Ballot District 2 - Ballot District 3 - Ballot District 4 - Ballot District 5 - Ballot Out of state ballot Whichever method you choose, you are allowed to vote only one time.  In order to ensure that each member casts only one ballot, the ballots are randomly numbered.  When you cast your vote, please enter the number that appears next to your name on the mailing panel of the current issue of SPLASH magazine or email that was sent to you.  These numbers are not tied to your name or member number, they are randomly numbered only to alert us to duplicate ballots.  Biographies have been submitted by the candidates. Paper ballot returned by U.S. Mail. To vote via paper ballot, (download the paper ballot here),  please mark your choices and mail your ballot to     Laurie Dougherty, Exec. Director     Illinois Section AWWA       545 S. Randall Road, St. Charles, IL 60174 Paper ballot faxed to the Illinois Section AWWA Office To vote via fax, (download the paper ballot here), please mark your choices and fax your ballot to: 866-521-3591 toll free Internet anonymous ballot via website To vote via Internet, make your selections using the ballot link above. Mark your choices, click done.  Your email vote will be sent anonymously to the Section office. There will be no indication on your email as to who the sender is.  Be sure to include your ballot number. Ballots must be cast by December 31, 2011