Toho Water Authority Director of Innovation and Strategic Design Elected as WateReuse Florida President

Mike Sweeney, director of innovation and strategic design at Toho Water Authority (Toho), was recently elected as president of the board of trustees of WateReuse Florida. Sweeney has served on the WaterReuse board since 2018.

At Toho Sweeney focuses on promoting innovation and advancing targeted strategic initiatives for the water sector. He has previously served the City of Indianapolis, Metropolitan Sewer District of Greater Cincinnati, and Louisville and Jefferson County Metropolitan Sewer District in technical and executive management positions.

In addition to utility management, he worked for EMA Inc. and Woolpert Inc. as a consultant serving utilities and clients throughout North America in various capacities, such as strategic planning, organizational development, executive coaching, and technology planning implementation.

Sweeney has a bachelor’s degree in public health and environmental science from Indiana University and a master’s degree and Ph.D. in environmental engineering from Purdue University.

WateReuse Florida is the Florida section of the National WateReuse Association. The mission of the association is to educate the public on the importance of reusing water and to advocate for policy, laws, and funding to increase water reuse in communities across the United States. More information about WateReuse Florida is available at www.watereuseflorida.org. S

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