Welcome to ISAWWA's Mentor Profiles!

Luke Mattson

Luke Mattson is a Water Resources Project Manager for Ciorba Group and has been in the water industry for 15-25 years. He holds a P.E. License in Illinois, Indiana, Wisconsin and is licensed in Namibia in Sub-Saharan Africa. His work focuses on project management of water and sewer projects including studies, design, and construction.

Luke is interested in serving as a traditional one-on-one mentor. Outside of work, Luke enjoys spending quality time with his family hiking, cooking, and being outdoors. He loves coaching his three kids in sports and writing.

Michael Hassenauer

Michael Hassenauer is a pump operator for the Village of Arlington Heights. He holds a Class C Operator License for the State of Illinois. Michael began working in public utilities in North Carolina as a jet truck operator. Since then, he has worked in water and sewer construction, SCADA operations, sanitary pump and wet well repair, and wastewater treatment. His current role consists of completing station rounds and chlorine analysis as well as storm and sanitary lift station maintenance. Michael is specialized in pump maintenance with an emphasis on preventative maintenance and vibration analysis.

Michael is interested in serving as a traditional one-on-one mentor or a coaching mentor. Michael looks forward to meeting more people in the industry and using his knowledge and experience to help inform someone in their career path.

Outside of work, Michael enjoys spending time with his son and cleaning up parks and beaches with his family.

Carolyn Grieves

Carolyn Grieves is a Vice President at Baxter and Woodman with over 26 years of experience in the water industry. Carolyn works as a consultant helping municipalities’ plan for the future of their water systems, managing their business development team, putting together proposals, and running the non-profit, B&W Cares.

Carolyn is interested in serving as a traditional one-on-one mentor or a coaching mentor and brings experience in water system master planning. She looks forward getting to know more people in the section and her greatest job satisfaction comes out of seeing other people thrive.

Carolyn is a dog person and enjoys walking and spending time outside. She volunteers at a therapeutic horseback riding facility.

Chris Rebone

Chris Rebone is a Wastewater Treatment Plant Supervisor for the Village of Hanover Park with 15-25 years of experience. Chris holds IEPA Class 1 Wastewater and Class C Water licenses. He began his career as a water treatment specialist in the army in 2005. Since then, Chris has worked in both water and wastewater treatment as a wastewater operator, Facility Coordinator/Chemist, Assistant Division Manager, and Division Manager of Wastewater. Chris has a strong background in compliance sampling and testing and a great knowledge base on process controls for traditional treatment methods as well as BNR.

Chris is interested in serving as a traditional one-on-one mentor or a coaching mentor. He wants to help others and do what he can to help retain future operators and supervisors.

Outside of work, Chris enjoys fishing and hiking outdoors with his family.

Greg Swanson

Greg is a Music, Water & Life Advocate (and retired Utilities General Manager for the City of Moline IL) and is a licensed Illinois Class A Drinking Water Operator.  Greg has been in the water industry for over 26 years, beginning his career as a laborer and working his way through the ranks of maintenance mechanic, operator, crew leader, plant manager, and ultimately to utilities general manager. 

He is interested in serving as a traditional one-on-one mentor or coaching mentor and brings skills in the areas of goal-setting, communication, problem-solving, project/utility management and surface water treatment.  Greg is excited to pay forward all of the wonderful mentoring that he received over his many years as a water professional.

Greg enjoys playing music, traveling, cooking, reading and hiking.

Michael Fontanez

Mike is currently a Crew Leader for the Village of Buffalo Grove. He holds a Class C water license. He began his professional career as a part-time employee in the forestry section as summer help and moved to the water sector after six months. He became the youngest Crew Leader in Buffalo Grove at age 27. He led the Wellness and Employee Recognition committee and currently serves on the Innovation Committee that works to improve village processes. He has learned a great deal while pursuing his Bachelors in Public Administrations as well. He is interested in serving as a traditional one-on-one or coaching mentor. His strongest professional competency is being able to grasp the "big picture" and relate it to an employee who may only be working on a small portion. He likes to be outside in nature in any facet: hiking, canoeing, fishing, or swimming.

James Erlain

James is a water foreperson for the Village of Lisle possessing a Class “C” water operators license. He is hoping to connect with a mentee looking for a traditional one-on-one mentoring, or coaching relationship. While working on almost all parts of the distribution side of the water system, he has grown an affinity for learning the SCADA side of the water system. Automation, Pumps, PLC's to just name a few. He thoroughly enjoys satisfaction of helping someone achieve a goal they set. Watching them succeed in the same industry. He looks forward to working with someone who wants to learn and is not intimidated to ask for advice. Away from work he enjoys traveling the world especially diving in the South Pacific. 

Casey Johnson

Casey  is Superintendent and ROINC at the Anna-Jonesboro Water Commission and holds a Class A Water operators license. He began his professional career in construction, and after 12 years became a conductor for Union Pacific Railroad. He soon found himself at the water plant and worked towards his Class A Water license. He is interested in serving as a traditional one-on-one or coaching mentor. Casey leads by example and is a great listener who can explain things so that those who are new to the industry can understand. Water quality is his main objective and he believes that teamwork is the key to achieve shared goals; as well as, pro-activity teamed with maintenance is the key to success from a quality and financial standpoint. He is a husband and father of two kids, and he is dedicated to his family. He has coached his children's sports teams, and serves on the Jonesboro Elementary School Board of Education.

David Speagle

David is the Water Superintendent at the City of Taylorville IL and holds a Illinois Class A Water Operators license.  He has been in the water industry for more than 26 years, starting his career as a water laborer, then equipment operator, transitioning then to water plant and distribution foreman and finally to water superintendent.  He is interested in serving as a traditional one-on-one mentor or coaching mentor and brings skills in the areas of project planning, troubleshooting, mechanical repair and management.

David enjoys hiking and other outdoor activities, as well as hanging out with his grandson.

Bob Bohannon

Bob is a Water Lab Chemist for the City of Moline IL, earning a degree in Biology and holding an Illinois Class A Drinking Water Operators license.  He has been in the water industry for 6-15 years.  His career path began as a lab tech, then lab supervisor, and the transitioning into lab manager. He is interested in serving as a traditional one-on-one mentor or coaching mentor and brings experience in laboratory testing and techniques, lab safety, compliance, regulations, water quality, networking and computer skills.  Bob looks forward to personal growth as a mentor and using his mentoring skills to uplift those around him.   

Bob enjoys running, biking, hiking, craft beer, photography and urban traveling.

Tim Holdeman