Management Team

Donald L. Correll is president and chief executive officer (CEO) of American Water, the largest investor-owned U.S. water and wastewater utility company. For more than 30 years, Mr. Correll has held leadership roles in the water industry and is known for developing a high-quality, customer-oriented culture in the companies he manages, resulting in outstanding service and improved stakeholder value.

Mr. Correll leads a team of nearly 7,000 dedicated professionals who provide drinking water, wastewater and other related services to approximately 15.6 million people in 32 states and Ontario, Canada. He is responsible for developing the overall strategy and vision of American Water and directing its key business development initiatives.

Prior to joining American Water on April 17, 2006, Mr. Correll served as president and CEO of Pennichuck Corp., a New Hampshire-based water utility holding company. During his tenure, Pennichuck reported solid financial performance and growth in market value and customer service.

Mr. Correll spent 25 years with United Water Resources, a leading investor-owned water services company, where he served as chairman, president and CEO from 1991 through 2001. Under his direction, the company's market capitalization increased from $400 million to $1.8 billion and its revenue base grew from $150 million to $500 million. He is also credited with expanding the United Water customer base from 1 million in two states to 7.5 million in 19 states.

Mr. Correll serves on the boards of a variety of civic, professional and business organizations, including the Environmental Financial Advisory Board of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the National Association of Water Companies. In addition, he is a member of the board of directors of HealthSouth Corporation and is a commissioner of the New Jersey Water Supply Authority. Mr. Correll is a graduate of The Pennsylvania State University and New York University, where he earned a bachelor's degree in accounting, and master's in business administration in finance, respectively. He is also a certified public accountant in New York. He resides in Franklin Lakes, N.J., with his wife, Chris.

Ellen C. Wolf is senior vice president and chief financial officer (CFO) of American Water, the largest investor-owned U.S. water and wastewater utility company. Ms. Wolf has responsibility for all information technology and financial functions, including directing and coordinating all company financial objectives and obligations, ensuring the integrity of financial statements, developing budgets for both annual and interim periods, developing cash management investment strategies, maintaining a financially solvent organization, and leading the Sarbanes-Oxley compliance implementation project.

Prior to re-joining American Water, Ms. Wolf served as senior vice president and CFO of USEC Inc., a global energy company, a position she held since December 2003. In this role, Ms. Wolf oversaw all financial functions and was an active member of USEC's Business Conduct Committee and Benefits Administration Committee, and chaired the Benefits Investment Committee.

From 1999-2003, Ms. Wolf was employed by American Water as vice president and CFO. Over the course of her tenure, her responsibilities included finance, corporate accounting, internal audit, information technology services and customer services.

Ms. Wolf's career began with the accounting firm of Deloitte Haskins & Sells. After leaving Deloitte Haskins & Sells, from 1987-1999, she held various positions with increasing responsibility in corporate accounting, finance and business development for Bell Atlantic and several of its subsidiaries including Bell Atlantic Enterprises International, Bell Atlantic NYNEX Mobile and Bell Atlantic Corp.

Ms. Wolf received a bachelor's degree from Duke University and a master's in business administration from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. She was named a recipient of the "50 Key Women in Energy Awards in 2001" for her leadership. Currently, she serves on the board of directors of C&D Technologies Inc. and Water For People.

Ms. Wolf is married to Richard Harris, a professor of political science at Rutgers University, and has two sons and a daughter.

Founded in 1886, American Water is the largest investor-owned U.S. water and wastewater utility company. With headquarters in Voorhees, N.J., the company employs nearly 7,000 dedicated professionals who provide drinking water, wastewater and other related services to approximately 15.6 million people in 32 states and Ontario, Canada.

Emily Ashworth is vice president and chief information officer of American Water. In this critical role, Ms. Ashworth is responsible for developing and implementing information technology services (ITS) strategies. Leading the ITS management team, Ms. Ashworth provides direction for implementing business solutions that integrate the latest technologies to deliver reliable technical performance and savings, ensuring goal alignment with business objectives and managing a high performance ITS infrastructure.

Ms. Ashworth has extensive experience in enterprise architecture development, business process re-engineering, and software selection and implementation. Prior to joining American Water, Ms. Ashworth worked with American Water's information technology team as a consultant with Computer Science Corporation (CSC). In her position at CSC, she focused primarily on large-scale transformation programs leveraging technology and on developing and fulfilling the strategic visions of Fortune 500 companies. With CSC, Ms. Ashworth led the first enterprise architecture development effort in the federal government for the IRS Modernization program. She has managed ERP system integration programs in both manufacturing as well as financial services and has managed change management initiatives preparing operations in 14 countries for the deployment of 8 new enterprise systems. She has consulted in food service, telecommunications, supply chain, high-tech, heavy manufacturing, construction and the federal government.

Prior to joining CSC, Ms. Ashworth served as an area director of Business Process Integration for Pulte Homes, managing business process and system alignment, system design, development and deployment. She has also held positions with Westinghouse Power Generation Corp., SuperVision International and the U.S. Naval Air Warfare Systems Simulation Training Division.

Ms. Ashworth holds a bachelor's degree in both industrial engineering and liberal studies from the University of Central Florida and a master's degree in industrial engineering from the University of Tennessee, where she was included in Who's Who in American Colleges and Universities.

Founded in 1886, American Water is the largest investor-owned U.S. water and wastewater utility company. With headquarters in Voorhees, N.J., the company employs nearly 7,000 dedicated professionals who provide drinking water, wastewater and other related services to approximately 15.6 million people in 32 states and Ontario, Canada.

Walter Lynch is president of regulated operations for American Water, the largest investor-owned U.S. water and wastewater utility company. In this role, Mr. Lynch is responsible for the successful performance of American Water's 20 regulated states, serving approximately 1,625 communities. All of the state presidents report to him. In addition, Mr. Lynch leads the company's two national customer call centers.

Mr. Lynch previously served as the executive vice president of Business Operations for the company's Eastern Division. The division encompasses eight states stretching from Tennessee to New York and has approximately 2, 600 employees. Prior to that, he was president of American Water's Northeast Region. In this role, he oversaw more than 1,000 employees and was responsible for operations that provided more than 2 million people in New Jersey and New York with water and wastewater services. Mr. Lynch also served as president of American Water Products and Services Group. In this capacity, he led and developed 10 non-regulated business lines with more than $500 million in revenue and 1,500 employees.

A veteran of environment-related businesses for the past 15 years, Mr. Lynch originally joined American Water Services in 2001 as president of the Southwest Region, overseeing a 12-state region with multiple business lines. He was responsible for all aspects of service delivery, business development and sales and marketing. Prior to that, he spent a number of years in the solid waste and residuals business, where he led successful start-ups and high-growth organizations. He also worked for Mobil Oil Corp.

Mr. Lynch has a broad range of expertise which includes engineering, operations, sales and marketing, regulatory compliance and business development.

A graduate of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, he holds a bachelor's in general engineering and attained the rank of Captain before his departure from the U.S. Army in 1990.

Founded in 1886, American Water is the largest investor-owned U.S. water and wastewater utility company. With headquarters in Voorhees, N.J., the company employs nearly 7,000 dedicated professionals who provide drinking water, wastewater and other related services to approximately 15.6 million people in 32 states and Ontario, Canada. More information can be found by visiting www.amwater.com.

George W. Patrick is senior vice president, general counsel and secretary of American Water, the largest investor-owned U.S. water and wastewater utility company. In this role, Mr. Patrick serves as the chief legal officer of American Water, providing oversight, guidance and direction regarding legal advice on all matters at American Water, and oversees its team of attorneys responsible for all aspects of American Water's legal affairs.

Prior to joining American Water, Mr. Patrick was a partner for 23 years with the law firm of Dechert Price & Rhoads, a Philadelphia-based, international law firm. For five of those years, he was the firm's resident partner in its London office. Mr. Patrick has practiced in the area of the Federal securities laws, mergers and acquisitions, corporate finance and international law. He is a former clerk to the Chief Justice of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court.

Mr. Patrick is an active member of the American Bar Association (ABA) and a member of the Editorial Committee of Model Joint Venture Task Force of the ABA's Negotiated Acquisitions Committee.

Mr. Patrick is a graduate of Georgetown University and the University of Pennsylvania Law School.

Founded in 1886, American Water is the largest investor-owned U.S. water and wastewater utility company. With headquarters in Voorhees, N.J., the company employs nearly 7,000 dedicated professionals who provide drinking water, wastewater and other related services to approximately 15.6 million people in 32 states and Ontario, Canada.

Laura L. Monica is senior vice president of corporate communications & external affairs of American Water, the largest investor-owned U.S. water and wastewater utility company. In her position, Ms. Monica is responsible for all internal and external communications, including government relations, media relations and corporate responsibility. She also leads American Water's marketing and advertising strategy while overseeing all associated implementation activities.

Prior to joining American Water, Ms. Monica was president and founder of High Point Communications Group, Inc., where she worked with a wide variety of clients in both the public and private sector, assisting them in developing and implementing comprehensive, strategic communications plans.

Ms. Monica has over 20 years of executive-level communications management experience, including 15 years as CEO/president of High Point Communications Group. She has extensive experience in designing, developing, implementing and measuring public relations campaigns around a wide array of complex, often controversial, issues and has demonstrated expertise in project management on multi-million dollar communications projects that utilize such integrated communications tactics as public relations, community outreach, advertising, media and presentation skills training, collateral development, Web site development, events and promotions.

Prior to forming High Point in 1991, Ms. Monica spent five years with Numerica Financial Corporation in Manchester, N.H., as senior vice president in charge of all internal and external corporate communications activities including marketing, advertising, public relations, media relations, community relations, shareholder relations and employee communications. Prior to joining Numerica, her career was focused in the area of corporate finance.

Ms. Monica has extensive experience with the media and has appeared nationally on PBS, CNN and C-SPAN, as well as on numerous radio stations throughout New England. Laura Monica is active in many civic and community organizations. She is a past chairman of the board of the Greater Manchester Chamber of Commerce, past chairman of Leadership New Hampshire, past chairman of the Greater Manchester American Red Cross, past chairman of the Leadership Greater Manchester program, past executive board member of the Greater Manchester United Way, former board member of the American Cancer Society N.H. Division and former director of the National Association of Security Dealers, New England Regional Council. She is a member of the Public Relations Society of America, and a former member of the Bank Investor Relations Association and the National Investor Relations Institute.

She was appointed by Governor Hugh Gallen in 1982 to the Task Force on Discrimination in State Government, was appointed by Governor John Sununu to the Health Insurance Advisory Council in 1988, served on the Jobs and Economy Transition Team at the request of Governor Benson in 2003, and was appointed by Senate President Thomas Eaton to the Commission to Assess the Operating Efficiency of N.H. State Government in 2003. Also in 2003, she was appointed by the United States Small Business Administration to the Regional Fairness Board for New England. She is a former board member of the Society for the Protection of N.H. Forests,the Endowment for Health and the Vesta Roy Excellence in Public Service Series. Ms. Monica is a member of the board of directors for the N.H. Business and Industry Association (BIA),is a board member with Hands Across the Merrimack and a board member of AAA of Northern New England.

In 2001, Ms. Monica was presented with the "Small Business Person of the Year" award by the Greater Manchester Chamber of Commerce. Also in 2001, High Point Communications Group was recognized by Business NH Magazine as "One of the Ten Best Companies to Work for in New Hampshire." The company won this award again in October 2003 and was honored as the magazine's 2004 "Best Small Company to Work for in NH." High Point was recognized in 2001 with a first-place award from the Maryland Chapter of the Public Relations Society of America for work on that state's consumer education campaign on electric restructuring.

In 2002, Ms. Monica was awarded the prestigious "New Hampshire Small Business Person of the Year Award" presented by the United States Small Business Administration, and in 2003 was awarded the "Business of the Year Award" in the Business Services Category presented by Business NH Magazine and the State Chamber of Commerce Executives. In 2004, she was awarded the New Hampshire Business Review Business Excellence Award for Excellence in Media & Marketing and the company was a finalist in 2005. The company was a finalist at the Better Business Bureau of NH's Torch Awards for Marketplace Ethics in 2004 and won the award in 2005. Ms. Monica was recognized in 2004 by Leadership New Hampshire with the Cotton Mather Cleveland Award and with an Athena Award by the Greater Concord Chamber of Commerce in April 2005.

Ms. Monica graduated from the University of New Hampshire with a bachelor's degree and a master's in public administration. She has been a guest lecturer in the areas of marketing and communications for the University of New Hampshire, New England College as well as Franklin Pierce College.

Founded in 1886, American Water is the largest investor-owned U.S. water and wastewater utility company. With headquarters in Voorhees, N.J., the company employs nearly 7,000 dedicated professionals who provide drinking water, wastewater and other related services to approximately 15.6 million people in 32 states and Ontario, Canada.

Sean Burke is senior vice president of Human Resources of American Water, the largest investor-owned U.S. water and wastewater utility company. In this role, Mr. Burke oversees staffing and integration; organization and leadership development; compensation and benefits; and labor and employee relations.

With more than 25 years of experience, Mr. Burke is well-versed in organizational alignment; talent acquisition and development; employee and labor relations; and strategic planning. Prior to joining American Water, Mr. Burke was the principal of Executive Alignment LLC, where he specialized in providing advisory services to corporate boards on matters involving executive compensation; executive assessment and succession planning; benefits and retirement planning; and other corporate governance matters. Mr. Burke has also worked for American Ref-Fuel Company, a stand alone waste-to-energy company serving the northeastern U.S. As a member of the original executive team, he jointly led the company in building a highly successful $2 billion enterprise.

Mr. Burke has a bachelor's degree in finance from Youngstown State University and has completed the University of Michigan Executive Program. He is also a member of the National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD), and has served on the boards of directors of Court-Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) and Big Brothers/Big Sisters in Texas.

Founded in 1886, American Water is the largest investor-owned U.S. water and wastewater utility company. With headquarters in Voorhees, N.J., the company employs nearly 7,000 dedicated professionals who provide drinking water, wastewater and other related services to approximately 15.6 million people in 32 states and Ontario, Canada.

Mark Strauss is president of American Water Enterprises, the non-regulated products and services division of American Water.

In his position, Mr. Strauss oversees American Water's non-regulated business units that offer operations and maintenance contract services across the United States and Canada, including design, construction and operation of community onsite water and wastewater systems, service-line protection programs, water and wastewater management for military bases, and other innovative solutions that address a variety of challenges facing the industry.

Prior to this appointment, Mr. Strauss was president and chief executive officer of Applied Water Management Group, American Water's only fully-integrated water and wastewater infrastructure design, build, finance, own and operate affiliate, which provides customized water and wastewater management solutions to real estate developers, industrial clients, and small to midsized communities nationwide. During his tenure, Mr. Strauss was credited with bringing to fruition projects that include the Solaire in New York City, the nation's first on-site water recycling system built inside a multi-family residential building, to winning the Governor's Environmental Excellence Award for a water reclamation project in New Jersey.

Mr. Strauss joined American Water's Applied Water Management Group in 1997 as corporate counsel and secretary. He was promoted to the position of chief operating officer in 2002, a position he held until his appointment as division president and chief executive officer in 2003.

Prior to that, he had been with Vizzoni Brothers Construction, Inc. as vice president and general counsel. Mr. Strauss was an associate/junior partner at the law firm of Ozzard, Rizzolo, Klein, Mauro & Savo, and an Associate at the law firm of Toolan, Romond, Abbot and Domenichetti.

He is a member of the New Jersey Bar Association, the board of directors of Skylands Community Bank, and the Design/Build Institute of America.

Mr. Strauss holds a JD from Seton Hall University School of Law, N.J., and a bachelor's degree from Bowdoin College, ME.

Founded in 1886, American Water is the largest investor-owned U.S. water and wastewater utility company. With headquarters in Voorhees, N.J., the company employs nearly 7,000 dedicated professionals who provide drinking water, wastewater and other related services to approximately 15.6 million people in 32 states and Ontario, Canada.

Edward D. Vallejo is vice president of Investor Relations at American Water, the largest investor-owned U.S. water and wastewater utility company. In this position, Mr. Vallejo is responsible for developing investor relations strategies and serving as American Water's liaison with the financial analyst and investor communities.

Mr. Vallejo has extensive experience in Corporate Finance, Capital Markets and Investment Banking. Prior to rejoining American Water in 2005, Mr. Vallejo served as the chief financial officer of Thames Water Chile, where he was responsible for all aspects of financial strategies, processes and operations. Mr. Vallejo has also held various positions at American Water Works, including vice president of Mergers & Acquisitions as well as treasurer. He started his career in the Utilities Sector as an investment banker covering electric, gas and water companies Mr. Vallejo holds a bachelor's degree in economics from New York Institute of Technology and a master's degree in business administration from New York University.

Founded in 1886, American Water is the largest investor-owned U.S. water and wastewater utility company. With headquarters in Voorhees, N.J., the company employs nearly 7,000 dedicated professionals who provide drinking water, wastewater and other related services to approximately 15.6 million people in 32 states and Ontario, Canada.

Sharon C. Cameron is president of American Water Resources (AWR), Inc., a subsidiary of American Water, the largest investor-owned U.S. water and wastewater utility company.

In her position as president, AWR, Ms. Cameron is responsible for managing the Service Line Protection Program, which educates homeowners about their water and wastewater service line ownership and responsibilities, and offers convenient and affordable solutions to water and sewer repairs.

The Service Line Protection Program was launched six years ago and has quickly become the fastest growing business at American Water, enrolling over a half million American Water customer contracts. The program is now being offered to municipal water systems across the country.

Prior to joining American Water, Ms. Cameron was principal of Marketing Solutions, a marketing consulting firm she launched in 1998, and was a consultant to American Water on the Homeowner Services business. Previously, Mc. Cameron served as vice president of Marketing and Sales at Comcast Corporation (New Jersey), senior marketing manager at Menley & James/Smith Kline Laboratories, and marketing manager at Campbell Soup Company.

Ms. Cameron is a member of the Direct Marketing Association. She holds a bachelor's degree in advertising from The Pennsylvania State University.

Founded in 1886, American Water is the largest investor-owned U.S. water and wastewater utility company. With headquarters in Voorhees, N.J., the company employs nearly 7,000 dedicated professionals who provide drinking water, wastewater and other related services to approximately 15.6 million people in 32 states and Ontario, Canada.

William R. Walsh serves in the dual role as president of Virginia American Water and Maryland American Water. In this role, Mr. Walsh is the principal external contact for American Water in Virginia and Maryland and dedicates significant time and energy to building and maintaining relationships with state and local officials, regulators and customers.

Mr. Walsh is an experienced professional with more than 23 years in water utility operations and management. He joined American Water in 1984 and has held increasingly responsible positions, including vice president of Virginia American Water and general manager and network superintendent for Virginia American Water and Maryland American Water, where he managed operations for both subsidiaries.

Prior to joining American Water, Mr. Walsh was a teacher at the Maryland Drafting Institute, where he taught Architectural, Mechanical and Engineering Drafting, as well as Technical Illustration programs. During his tenure, he advanced to training supervisor, where he was responsible for course development and oversight of the teaching staff.

Mr. Walsh is active in several industry organizations, including the American Water Works Association, the Chamber of Commerce and the Hopewell Manufacturers Association.

Mr. Walsh holds a bachelor's degree in technical management from University College of the University of Maryland.

Virginia and Maryland American Water are wholly-owned subsidiaries of American Water. Founded in 1886, American Water is the largest investor-owned U.S. water and wastewater utility company. With headquarters in Voorhees, N.J., the company employs nearly 7,000 dedicated professionals who provide drinking water, wastewater and other related services to approximately 15.6 million people in 32 states and Ontario, Canada.

William M. Varley is president of Long Island American Water, the largest water supplier in Nassau County, providing high-quality and reliable water services to more than 209,000 people. In this role, he reinforces and strengthens customer, regulatory and local government relationships, drives operational and financial results, and is the principal external contact for American Water in Long Island.

Mr. Varley previously served as vice president and general manager of Long Island American Water, as well as vice president of Business Development for New Jersey and New York. Prior to that position, he was the operations manager for the Production Department, responsible for maintaining a 70-million-gallons-per-day source of supply.

Prior to joining American Water in 2000, Mr. Varley was the district manager for Layne Christensen Co., a large water supply contracting company, where he oversaw Layne's Long Island well-drilling operations. He has also worked for large consulting engineering firms Camp Dresser & McKee and Hazen & Sawyer as resident and design engineer for large wastewater treatment plant upgrades.

Mr. Varley is on the Board of Directors for the National Association of Water Companies, New York Chapter, and is a member of the Long Island Water Conference and New York Section of American Water Works Association (AWWA). He has also offered technical presentations for the Long Island Water Conference, New York Section AWWA, New Jersey Section AWWA, the American Ground Water Trust and the Edwin C. Tifft Jr. Water Supply Symposium in New York.

Mr. Varley holds a bachelor's in civil engineering technology from Rochester Institute of Technology and a New York State Department of Health Grade IB-GW Treatment Plant Water System Operator Certification.

Long Island American Water is a wholly-owned subsidiary of American Water. Founded in 1886, American Water is the largest investor-owned U.S. water and wastewater utility company. With headquarters in Voorhees, N.J., the company employs nearly 7,000 dedicated professionals who provide drinking water, wastewater and other related services to approximately 15.6 million people in 32 states and Ontario, Canada.

B. Kent Turner is president of California American Water, provides high-quality and reliable water and/or wastewater services to more than 630,000 people. In this role, he reinforces and strengthens customer, regulatory and local government relationships, drives operational and financial results, and is the principal external contact for American Water in California.

Mr. Turner has been with American Water since 1999 and has more than 25 years of water industry experience. Most recently, he served as vice president of Business Development responsible for California, Arizona, Hawaii, New Mexico and Texas. In this role, Mr. Turner achieved many accomplishments, including leading the redesign of a national business development team and bringing the first desalination project to American Water.

From 2000-2004, Mr. Turner served as vice president, treasurer and chief financial officer for American Water subsidiaries located in California, Arizona, Hawaii, New Mexico and Texas, where he was responsible for all accounting, finance, customer service and information systems functions.

Before joining American Water, Mr. Turner held various positions over a 20-year period at Continental Water Companies, prior to the company's 1999 merger with American Water. He served as senior vice president of Business Affairs, where his daily responsibilities covered all areas of management and operations.

Mr. Turner is a licensed Certified Public Accountant in the state of Missouri and he holds a bachelor's degree from Lincoln University and a master's degree from Fontbonne College.

California American Water is a wholly-owned subsidiary of American Water. Founded in 1886, American Water is the largest investor-owned U.S. water and wastewater utility company. With headquarters in Voorhees, N.J., the company employs nearly 7,000 dedicated professionals who provide drinking water, wastewater and other related services to approximately 15.6 million people in 32 states and Ontario, Canada.

Paul G. Townsley is president of Arizona American Water, the largest investor-owned water utility in the state, providing high-quality and reliable water and/or wastewater services to more than 317,000 people. In this role, he reinforces and strengthens customer, regulatory and local government relationships, drives operational and financial results, and is the principal external contact for American Water in Arizona.

Mr. Townsley has more than twenty-five years experience in the utility business and prior to joining American Water in 2002, he was the president of Citizens Water Resources.

Mr. Townsley is a member of the California Foundation on the Environment and the Economy, the California Water Utilities Executive Council and the Scripps Hospital Advisory Board.

Mr. Townsley holds a bachelor's degree in Marine Engineering from the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy. He is also a licensed mechanical engineer in the states of Arizona and Hawaii and holds a national license as a marine engineer.

Arizona American Water is a wholly owned subsidiary of American Water. Founded in 1886, American Water is the largest investor-owned U.S. water and wastewater utility company. With headquarters in Voorhees, N.J., the company employs nearly 7,000 dedicated professionals who provide drinking water, wastewater and other related services to approximately 15.6 million people in 32 states and Ontario, Canada.

Karla Olson Teasley is president of Illinois American Water, the largest investor-owned water utility in the state, providing high-quality and reliable water and/or wastewater services to more than 1.2 million people. In this role, Ms. Teasley reinforces and strengthens customer, regulatory and local government relationships, drives operational and financial results and is the principal external contact for American Water in Illinois.

Ms. Teasley brought to Illinois American Water more than 17 years of experience in the water industry. Prior to joining American Water, Ms. Teasley was vice president of Louisville Water Co. in Kentucky. In this role, Ms. Teasley was responsible for all customer contact functions, as well as business development, capital budget and infrastructure planning, and pipeline design and construction.

Earlier, Ms. Teasley served as vice president and general counsel of Florida Water Services (aka Southern States Utilities, Inc.), providing in-house legal services, with heavy involvement in regulatory affairs and business development activities.

Ms. Teasley serves on the board of the Leadership Council of Southwestern Illinois and the Illinois Chamber of Commerce. She is also a member of the Illinois Business Roundtable, the American Water Works Association (Illinois Section) and the American Bar Association.

Ms. Teasley earned her law degree from University of Minnesota Law School and completed her undergraduate studies at the University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire.

Illinois American Water is a wholly-owned subsidiary of American Water. Founded in 1886, American Water is the largest investor-owned U.S. water and wastewater utility company. With headquarters in Voorhees, N.J., the company employs nearly 7,000 dedicated professionals who provide drinking water, wastewater and other related services to approximately 15.6 million people in 32 states and Ontario, Canada.

Nick O. Rowe is president of Kentucky American Water, the largest investor-owned water utility in the state, providing high-quality and reliable water and/or wastewater services to more than 490,000 people. In this role, he reinforces and strengthens customer, regulatory and local government relationships, drives operational and financial results and is the principal external contact for American Water in Kentucky.

Mr. Rowe joined American Water in 1987 as management assistant at West Virginia American Water. He was subsequently promoted into various management positions with responsibility for the day-to-day operations of American Water facilities in several states including Virginia, West Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Kentucky, Tennessee, North Carolina, Georgia and Florida.

Mr. Rowe is involved with various regulatory agencies, civic organizations and professional associations and holds board positions with the Lexington Industrial Foundation, Commerce Lexington, Central Bank Advisory Board and New Century Lexington. He will begin a two-year term as a board member of the Kentucky Chamber of Commerce in October 2007. Mr. Rowe is also a member of the American Water Works Association and the National Association of Water Companies.

In July 2007, the Public Relations Society of America's Thoroughbred Chapter selected Mr. Rowe to receive its Communicator of the Year Award. He was selected for his leadership and open communication in the business.

Mr. Rowe holds a bachelor's degree from Western Kentucky University and a master's in business administration from Lebanon Valley College.

Kentucky American Water is a wholly-owned subsidiary of American Water. Founded in 1886, American Water is the largest investor-owned U.S. water and wastewater utility company. With headquarters in Voorhees, N.J., the company employs nearly 7,000 dedicated professionals who provide drinking water, wastewater and other related services to approximately 15.6 million people in 32 states and Ontario, Canada.

Kathy L. Pape rejoined American Water in July 2007 as president of Pennsylvania American Water, the largest investor-owned water utility in the state, providing high-quality and reliable water and/or wastewater services to more than 2.1 million people. In this role, Ms. Pape leads customer, regulatory and local government relationships, drives operational and financial results, and is the principal external contact for American Water in Pennsylvania.

Prior to rejoining American Water, Ms. Pape served as senior vice president, treasurer and rate counsel for Aqua America Inc., with responsibility for all financing activities, billing, rates and regulatory filings, budgeting and long-range planning. In this role, she led the company's effort to manage numerous successful rate cases resulting from its growth from a one-state system to 13 states with hundreds of systems, and reduced the company's long-term debt costs, saving the company and rate payers.

From 1994 to 1999, Ms. Pape was employed by American Water as regional counsel and finance manager, where her responsibilities included rates and regulatory affairs, finance, budgeting and customer service for 10 states.

She has also worked as vice president and corporate counsel for General Waterworks Management and Service Co., as assistant counsel to the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission and as an assistant consumer advocate for the Pennsylvania Office of Consumer Advocate.

Ms. Pape has more than 25 years of experience in the utility industry and is a nationally recognized expert on the water and wastewater industries.

Active in her community, Ms. Pape has dedicated 15 years of service to Whitpain Township as a member and Chair of its Planning Commission and as a member of its Zoning Hearing Board. She also sits on the board of the Economy League of Greater Philadelphia, the Finance Council of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia and the Board of Trustees of Gwynedd Mercy Academy.

Ms. Pape holds a bachelor's degree from Edinboro University, a law degree from Dickinson School of Law and a master's in taxation from Villanova University School of Law.

Pennsylvania American Water is a wholly-owned subsidiary of American Water. Founded in 1886, American Water is the largest investor-owned U.S. water and wastewater utility company. With headquarters in Voorhees, N.J., the company employs nearly 7,000 dedicated professionals who provide drinking water, wastewater and other related services to approximately 15.6 million people in 32 states and Ontario, Canada.

Wayne Morgan is president of West Virginia American Water, the largest investor-owned water utility in the state, providing high-quality and reliable water services to more than 581,000 people. He is the principal contact for American Water in West Virginia and is dedicated to building and maintaining relationships with state and local officials, regulators and customers. Mr. Morgan also works closely with local operating staffs to continue to enhance performance.

Mr. Morgan has more than 25 years of experience in the management, operation, planning, design and construction of water and wastewater systems. In 1991, Mr. Morgan joined American Water and has held increasingly responsible positions in operations and engineering at West Virginia American Water including vice president of Operations for American Water subsidiaries in Iowa, Kentucky, Long Island, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Missouri, New Hampshire, New York, Ohio, Tennessee and Virginia. In 2006, Mr. Morgan accepted the position of vice president of Service Delivery in the Northeast Region of American Water. Under his leadership, the business operations performed exceptionally well, particularly in environmental and operational compliance.

Prior to joining American Water, Mr. Morgan worked with an engineering consulting firm in Charleston, W.Va., conducting design and construction management of water and wastewater systems facilities in West Virginia and Kentucky. He also served as a section manager in their Washington, D.C. office from 1988 to 1991 and was responsible for providing environmental services in Washington, D.C., Delaware, Maryland, Virginia and West Virginia.

Mr. Morgan is an active member of several professional organizations, including the American Water Works Association and the National Council for Public and Private Partnerships, for which he served as chairman of the Water Institute in 2002. He served on the Board of the New Jersey Alliance for Action from 2005 to 2007. The Alliance is a consortium of business, labor, government and academic leaders dedicated to creating jobs, improving the economy and protecting the environment by improving the state's infrastructure and enabling it to meet the needs of a growing New Jersey. He was also the American Water System representative for the U.S. Conference of Mayors Business Council in 2000.

Mr. Morgan received his bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering from West Virginia University, and has written and spoken frequently on numerous topics within the water industry.

West Virginia American Water is a wholly-owned subsidiary of American Water. Founded in 1886, American Water is the largest investor-owned U.S. water and wastewater utility company. With headquarters in Voorhees, N.J., the company employs nearly 7,000 dedicated professionals who provide drinking water, wastewater and other related services to approximately 15.6 million people in 32 states and Ontario, Canada.

David K. Little is president of Ohio American Water, which provides high quality and reliable water and/or wastewater services to more than 209,000 people. In this role, he reinforces and strengthens customer, regulatory and local government relationships, drives operational and financial results and is the principal external contact for American Water in Ohio.

Mr. Little most recently served as general manager for Ohio American Water, serving nine water and three wastewater districts across Ohio. Mr. Little joined American Water in 1978 and held various positions in the labor force. In 1985, Mr. Little was promoted to the newly created position of customer service supervisor in the Marion District. In the years to follow, he held increasing responsible positions in the Tiffin District of Ohio American Water and the Richmond District of Indiana American Water.

Mr. Little has been active in and held leadership positions in various environmental and civic organizations throughout his career. Mr. Little has been utilized by American Water Systems, regulatory agencies, civic organizations, and educators to speak and train on a wide variety of topics. He is also an instructor for the Operators Training Committee of Ohio. Mr. Little was recently elected as Chairman of the National Association of Water Companies, Ohio Chapter.

Mr. Little holds a master's degree in business administration from Tiffin University and an Ohio EPA Class III Operator Certificate from the Ohio EPA.

Ohio American Water is a wholly-owned subsidiary of American Water. Founded in 1886, American Water is the largest investor-owned U.S. water and wastewater utility company. With headquarters in Voorhees, N.J., the company employs nearly 7,000 dedicated professionals who provide drinking water, wastewater and other related services to approximately 15.6 million people in 32 states and Ontario, Canada.

Terry Gloriod is president of Missouri American Water, the largest investor-owned water utility in the state, providing high-quality and reliable water and/or wastewater services to more than 1.5 million people. In this role, he reinforces and strengthens customer, regulatory and local government relationships, drives operational and financial results, and is the principal external contact for American Water in Missouri.

Mr. Gloriod joined American Water in 1999 and served as president of Illinois American Water. Between 1999 and 2004, Mr. Gloriod served as president of Illinois American Water and Iowa American Water.

Prior to joining American Water, Mr. Gloriod had been with Continental Water Company, the water subsidiary of National Enterprises, Inc., for nearly 30 years, spending most of that time with its largest subsidiary, St. Louis County Water Company. He served as Continental's vice president of Operations where he supervised engineering and operations of the Continental subsidiary companies. He also served as chairman of each of Continental's four former subsidiaries: St. Louis County Water Company, Northern Illinois Water Company, Northwest Indiana Water Company, and Long Island Water Company in New York.

Mr. Gloriod is a registered Professional Engineer and a Diplomat in the American Academy of Environmental Engineers. He has been an active participant in a variety of professional organizations, including the American Water Works Association (AWWA), the AWWA Research Foundation, and the National Association of Water Companies. He is a board member of the Illinois Chamber of Commerce and Southwestern Illinois Leadership Council.

Mr. Gloriod holds a bachelor's degree in civil engineering from Washington University in St. Louis, Mo.

Missouri American Water is a wholly-owned subsidiary of American Water. Founded in 1886, American Water is the largest investor-owned U.S. water and wastewater utility company. With headquarters in Voorhees, N.J., the company employs nearly 7,000 dedicated professionals who provide drinking water, wastewater and other related services to approximately 15.6 million people in 32 states and Ontario, Canada.

Kenneth B. Earnhardt, Jr. is president of Iowa American Water, the largest investor-owned water utility in the state, providing high-quality and reliable water services to more than 203,000 people. In this role, he reinforces and strengthens customer, regulatory and local government relationships, drives operational and financial results and is the principal external contact for American Water in Iowa.

Mr. Earnhardt most recently served as general manager of Iowa American Water and has been with American Water for 40 years. He began his career at Pennsylvania American Water as a staff assistant and was subsequently promoted to distribution superintendent for Virginia American Water and manager of American Water facilities in Pennsylvania and Indiana.

Mr. Earnhardt is a member of the boards of directors of several organizations including Family Resources, Inc. (Past Chairman), American Red Cross of the Quad Cities Area (Past Chairman), Scott County Family Y (Past Chairman), Quad City Development Group (Past Chairman), River Action, Inc., DavenportOne and Junior Achievement of the Heartland. Mr. Earnhardt is a member and Past President of the Rotary Club of Davenport, Chairman of the Rotary International District 6000 World Community Service Grants Committee and a member of the Board of Directors of Rotary-affiliated FAMSCO, Inc. (Fire and Medical Supply Company).

Mr. Earnhardt holds a bachelor's degree from Brown University and has completed additional studies at the University of Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania State University and in the Master of Business Administration program at St. Ambrose University. Mr. Earnhardt has earned certifications in Pennsylvania and Indiana including Class A Waterworks Operator, Grade AT Water Treatment Plant Operator and Grade DSL Water Distribution System Operator.

Iowa American Water is a wholly-owned subsidiary of American Water. Founded in 1886, American Water is the largest investor-owned U.S. water and wastewater utility company. With headquarters in Voorhees, N.J., the company employs nearly 7,000 dedicated professionals who provide drinking water, wastewater and other related services to approximately 15.6 million people in 32 states and Ontario, Canada.

John R. Bigelow is president of New Jersey American Water, the largest investor-owned water utility in the state, providing high-quality and reliable water and/or wastewater services to more than 2.5 million people. In this role, Mr. Bigelow is responsible for customer, regulatory and local government relationships, as well as operational and financial results, and is the principal external contact for American Water in New Jersey.

Mr. Bigelow joined American Water in 1994 and successfully held a number of senior management positions during his tenure. He most recently served as American Water's senior vice president of Regulatory Programs and Enterprise Risk Management, where he co-led the company's national efforts to secure regulatory divestiture approvals in multiple states.

Mr. Bigelow also served as the company's chief financial officer from December 2003 to February 2006 and was primarily responsible for the financial activities of the company.

Mr. Bigelow is not new to American Water's New Jersey operations. He served as vice president and treasurer of New Jersey American Water and director, vice president and treasurer of New Jersey American Resources Co. In these positions, his overall responsibilities included leadership of accounting procurement, information services, finance, business development, customer service, rates, and contract pricing and negotiation.

Mr. Bigelow began his career with GPU System Companies, where he spent a total of 18 years in various leadership roles in the finance area.

He holds a bachelor's degree in business administration from Bloomsburg University and a master's in business administration from St. Joseph's University.

New Jersey American Water is a wholly-owned subsidiary of American Water. Founded in 1886, American Water is the largest investor-owned U.S. water and wastewater utility company. With headquarters in Voorhees, N.J., the company employs nearly 7,000 dedicated professionals who provide drinking water, wastewater and other related services to approximately 15.6 million people in 32 states and Ontario, Canada.

David Baker is president of Indiana American Water, the largest investor-owned water utility in the state, providing high-quality and reliable water and/or wastewater services to more than 1.2 million people. In this role, Mr. Baker reinforces and strengthens customer, regulatory and local government relationships, drives operational and financial results and is the principal external contact for American Water in Indiana.

Mr. Baker joined American Water in 1995, and most recently served as vice president of Business Development for the Central Region. In this role, he was responsible for the redesign and focus of the business development team. From 2001 to 2004, Mr. Baker was the Eastern Division manager for Illinois American Water, where he managed the internal and external operating districts in several Illinois communities.

Prior to joining American Water, Mr. Baker served as division president/general manager of Waste Management of Kentucky for ten years.

Mr. Baker holds a bachelor's degree in business management from Indiana University and a master's in business administration from Saint Francis University.

Indiana American Water is a wholly-owned subsidiary of American Water. Founded in 1886, American Water is the largest investor-owned U.S. water and wastewater utility company. With headquarters in Voorhees, N.J., the company employs nearly 7,000 dedicated professionals who provide drinking water, wastewater and other related services to approximately 15.6 million people in 32 states and Ontario, Canada.

John S. Watson is president of Tennessee American Water, is the largest investor-owned water utility in the state, providing high-quality and reliable water and/or wastewater services to more than 391,000 people in Tennessee and northern Georgia. In this role, he reinforces and strengthens customer, regulatory and local government relationships, drives operational and financial results, and is the principal external contact for American Water in Tennessee.

Mr. Watson joined American Water in 1977 and most recently served as vice president and general manager of Tennessee American Water. He also held several management positions at Indiana American Water, Ohio American Water and Virginia American Water, including district manager, corporate office manager and operations manager.

Mr. Watson is active in the community, having served on the Rotary Club, Civitan Club, United Way and the Boy Scouts of America, and holding memberships in the state and local chambers of commerce, the National Association of Water Companies and American Water Works Association.

He has attended and spoken at many industry association meetings and conferences and has testified in numerous rate proceedings in three states regarding the water utility field.

Mr. Watson holds a bachelor's in accounting from Ball State University, with emphasis in management and computer science.

Tennessee American Water is a wholly-owned subsidiary of American Water. Founded in 1886, American Water is the largest investor-owned U.S. water and wastewater utility company. With headquarters in Voorhees, N.J., the company employs nearly 7,000 dedicated professionals who provide drinking water, wastewater and other related services to approximately 15.6 million people in 32 states and Ontario, Canada.