Welcome to Mission Monday! Mission Monday is the Illinois Section’s new webinar series designed with our mission in mind: providing resources for the advocacy of safe and sustainable water through enriching membership, mentoring, and increasing public awareness. The education that you receive from this series is focused on the topics that you need to continue to supply safe and sustainable water to all of Illinois. Once a month we’re bringing education to you on the topics you need the most. This series is free for our members and $25 for non-members. Not a member? Join today at AWWA – www.awwa.org/join.
CEU TYPE: Drinking Water Technical (DWT)
WEBINAR TYPE: Technical
SUMMARY: This Mission Monday webinar highlights how Cook County’s leadership is being translated into real‑world impact for households and municipalities and explores how this work can inform, strengthen, and scale future regional and statewide progress. Staff from the Cook County Bureau of Economic Development and the nonprofit Elevate will showcase their innovative programmatic partnerships to address water affordability and lead in drinking water. Speakers will share early, data‑driven lessons from implementing direct household assistance, municipal capacity‑building, and public‑health protections.
Goals:
• Highlight Cook County’s role in advancing innovative programs and initiatives
• Share early, data‑driven lessons to underscore the need for—and potential impact of—local capacity‑building
• Promote replicability and adaptation beyond Cook County, and invite partnerships to support scaling and long-term sustainability
• Inform and shape policy discussions among governments, researchers, advocates, practitioners, and funders on water affordability and lead in water
PRESENTER:
Justin Keller, Strategist, Water Programs, Elevate
Dominic Tocci, Deputy Bureau Chief, Bureau of Economic Development, Cook County
Caroline Pakenham, Director, Water Programs, Elevate
Rachael Burchett, Program Manager, Water Affordability, Elevate
Bethany Olson, Program Manager, LeadCare Cook County, Elevate
Ruth Kerzee, Senior Project Manager, Cook County TAP, Elevate
CHECK-IN & HOURS: This webinar will begin at 12:00pm and end by 1:00 pm CST. Earn up to 1 PDH or RTC hour. After registering with Illinois Section AWWA, attendees will be furnished via email with all materials and links needed to participate in the webinar a date prior to the webinar. Questions? Call 866-521-3595 x3.
COST:
Registration Type | ISAWWA Member Rate
| Non ISAWWA Member Rate |
Regular
| $0.00
| $25 |
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