72: Water Nerd’s Guide to Building Dream Teams
Stephen Sanders is a certified Water and Wastewater operator living in central New York. He has nearly 19 years of experience in the industry. During that time he has worked at several drinking water and wastewater facilities throughout NY. He has worked for public, private, and not-for-profit entities. Currently, he is the Director and Head Trainer for the Environmental Training Center at Morrisville State College where he does precertification operator training. He has been teaching at the ETC for the last 9 yrs. He serves on the state operator certification governance council and on WEF’s recently formed Diversity, inclusion, and Equity taskforce.
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[7:33] What is your connection to operators?
[10:14] What is the best message we can offer to operators see the value in being a professional?
[11:40] When should we start talking to students about operations as a career path?
[14:10] What is the biggest industry blind spot?
[18:35] What are some ways we can encourage empathy?
[20:15] Dream Teams by Shane Snow – what stood out to you most?
[27:09] Discussion about the importance of Wu-Tang and the power of diversity.
[31:06] The Lighting Round
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