The American Water Works Association’s (AWWA) Board of Directors today selected Brent Tippey from Lexington, Kentucky, as the Association’s next president-elect. 

The Board also selected AWWA’s four vice presidents and a Young Professional director-at-large during its annual winter meeting in Hilton Head Island, South Carolina. 

Tippey will begin his term as president-elect in June at the conclusion of AWWA’s Annual Conference & Exposition (ACE25). His term as president begins in June 2026 following that of current President-Elect Heather Collins. 

Tippey is the Vice President – East Region Drinking Water Lead for HDR, a global professional services firm. An active member of the Kentucky-Tennessee Section since joining AWWA in 1999, Tippey serves on the AWWA Board of Directors, as well as the Executive Committee. He has served as Chair of AWWA’s Water Treatment Design and Construction Committee and as Chair and Trustee of the Kentucky-Tennessee Section. He holds a Bachelor of Science in civil engineering from the University of Kentucky. 

The Board selected the following four vice presidents:

• John Eisnor, director of operations at Halifax Water in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. He has been engaged in the Atlantic Canada Section since joining AWWA in 2000.
• Andrea Odegard-Begay, senior associate at Hazen and Sawyer in Goodyear, Arizona. She has been an active participant in the Arizona Section since joining AWWA in 2000.
• Kevin Smith, project manager for Ramboll. He has been engaged in the Virginia Section since joining AWWA in 2011.
• Andrea Song, utilities division manager for the City of Westminster, Colorado. She has been actively involved in the Rocky Mountain Section since joining AWWA in 1999. 

The Board selected Lily Lopez as Young Professional director-at-large. Lopez is the director of external affairs and sustainability at Walnut Valley Water District in Walnut, California, where she has served since 2019. She has been engaged in the California-Nevada Section since joining AWWA in 2020. 

The Board appointed Mark Theiler as Young Professional advisor. Theiler is director of production at Middlesex Water Company in New Jersey. 

The new officers will begin their terms in June at the conclusion of ACE25.