Lori Stenzel is currently a Water Quality and Environmental Compliance Specialist II for Illinois American Water.  Before joining Illinois American Water in 2010, she was employed by PDC Laboratories, Inc., named previously Daily Analytical Laboratories, as the Lab Drinking Water Project Manager.  She has worked in the certified water laboratory industry for twenty three years developing, managing, and marketing the Drinking Water Program which consisted of 46% of the Illinois Public Water Systems.  Lori has developed long term relationships and good rapports with both the IEPA and IDPH agencies.  She is an Augustana Illinois College Graduate with a Bachelor’s degree in Science along with having a current water operator’s license for IDPH Non-community, Non-transient Water Systems.

She was the first recipient of the 2008 Illinois Section American Water Works Association Water Professional of the Year Award.  In 2011, Lori was named Illinois Rural Water Association’s Person of the Year Award.  The criteria for this award includes being a friend and promoter of our water industry, which she goes above and beyond to help water operators and systems in complying with the regulations associated with testing of their water as well as helping them in other water issues, which is her passion.  Over the years, she has provided training at different water operators groups and conferences such as:  15 County Water Supply Operators Association, Midstate Water Operators Group, the Southwest Central Illinois Water Operators Association, Clean Water Celebration (representing ISAWWA), Tazewell Health Department Environmental Days, Mississippi Earthtones Festival, Lewis and Clark Green Living Fair, Illinois Science Education Conference.

Lori is a long standing member of ISAWWA, the Illinois Potable Water Supply Operators Association, and Illinois Rural Water Association.

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