Established Professionals Network
Staff: Mary Quigley
About the Established Professionals Network
The Established Professionals Network (EPN) serves as a bridge for experienced members of the New England Water Works Association (NEWWA) transitioning into the next phase of their lives and careers. Here is a structured overview of what the EPN focuses on.
Association Engagement & Leadership Support
- Maintain Connection: Keeps retired and transitioning members actively involved in NEWWA.
- Institutional Knowledge: Serves as a resource of historical industry expertise.
- Committee Assistance: Offers hands-on help to other NEWWA committees upon request.
- Advisory Pool: Offers guidance when requested by the broader association.
Peer Support & Retirement Planning
- Transition Guidance: Helps members successfully shift from full-time work to retirement. Uses collective wisdom to prepare the next generation of retirees.
- Resource Forum: Shares information on logistics like Social Security and Medicare.
- Purpose Finding: Helps individuals discover meaningful activities and passions for their next chapter.
- Experience Exchange: Creates a space to share personal stories of active retirement life.
2026 Photography Contest
Join us at the December Membership Meeting on December 16, where the 2026 winners will be revealed!
Instructions & Criteria:
- Contest Theme: “Connected to Drinking Water”
- Photographers must be members of NEWWA or work for a NEWWA member organization.
- Original photographs only
- Limit 1 submission per member
- Photos taken at any time, in any geographical location, may be submitted.
- Photos must be submitted online through the submission form.
Photo and Information Release: By submitting your photographs you agree to allow NEWWA to use your photo in any NEWWA-related publication or social media site. Please exercise good judgment when submitting photos.
Each person submitting a photograph will create a NEW user account for OpenWater, NEWWA’s new award submission portal. This account is separate from your NEWWA.org user account. Contact Mary Quigley if you need assistance.
First Place Prize: $200 and inclusion in the NEWWA Journal
Second Place Prize: $100
Third Place Prize: $50
2024 Winning Photographs
1st Place – “Operators connected to the tank, repairing network lines. Overlooking Mount Hope Bridge, Bristol, RI.”
By Jim Vieira, Bristol County Water Authority
2nd Place – “Decommissioned Raw waterline connecting Swansea Reservoir (Swansea MA) to Kickemuit Reservoir (Warren RI).”
By Jim Vieira, Bristol County Water Authority
3rd Place – “Safeguarding Source Water at Lake Champlain – NEWWA Annual Conference 2023, Burlington, VT”
By Michael Pelletier, CDM Smith
