About Us Customer Service Business Community Stormwater Careers Blog Residential | Business | Careers | Industrial About Us Customer Service Business Community Stormwater Careers Blog NOTICE: Our Board of Trustees meets in person on the first and third Thursdays of the month at 3900 Euclid Avenue at 12:30 p.m. 2021 Board schedule. Home About Us Trustees and Leadership Trustees and Leadership The Sewer District is governed by seven Trustees, each of whom serves a five-year term. Trustees are appointed as follows: Two are appointed by the Mayor of the City of Cleveland; two appointed by a council of governments comprised of representatives of all the suburban communities served by NEORSD (called the Suburban Council of Governments); one appointed by the Cuyahoga County Executive; one appointed by the appointing authority of the subdistrict with the greatest sewage flow (currently the Mayor of the City of Cleveland); and one appointed by the appointing authority of the subdistrict with the greatest population (which is currently the Suburban Council of Governments). Trustees meet twice each month in regular public meetings to discuss and determine policy and to act upon resolutions presented by Sewer District staff. The Board also holds public meetings for three standing committees: Audit, Finance, and Governance. Board meetings schedule: 2021 public meeting schedule TRUSTEES LEADERSHIP Kyle Dreyfuss-Wells – Chief Executive Officer The Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District is a regional entity providing sanitary and stormwater management services to Cleveland and 61 suburban communities in Northeast Ohio. As CEO, Ms. Dreyfuss-Wells oversees the operation of one of the largest clean-water agencies in Ohio, a district that treats 90 billion gallons of water every year thanks to the work of more than 750 employees. She works closely with seven Trustees and nine directors to ensure efficient management of hundreds of miles of sewer and stream networks, a multi-billion-dollar 25-year Project Clean Lake program, and a regional wet-weather strategy for the health of Lake Erie and more than one million residents. Before becoming CEO, Ms. Dreyfuss-Wells coordinated the District’s watershed management, including the Regional Stormwater Management Program and the application of stormwater control measures to reduce combined sewer overflows under the District’s Green Infrastructure Policy. She is past chair of the National Association of Clean Water Agencies (NACWA) Stormwater Management Committee and the One Water Council of the US Water Alliance. She serves on the NACWA Board and chairs the District 1 Natural Resources Assistance Council for the Ohio Public Works Commission’s Clean Ohio Conservation Program. In 2012, Ms. Dreyfuss-Wells received the Stormwater Professional of the Year award from the Ohio Stormwater Association and the NACWA President’s Award. Ms. Dreyfuss-Wells graduated summa cum laude from The Ohio State University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Biology. She earned master’s degrees with honors in both Public Affairs and Environmental Science at Indiana University’s School of Public and Environmental Affairs, and served as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Samoa. Before joining the District, she was Director of the Chagrin River Watershed Partners, Inc. James Bunsey – Chief Operating Officer Mr. Bunsey joined the District in May 2010 after working for 25 years as a consulting engineer for a large national water resources engineering firm where he managed several large capital improvement programs with responsibility for five offices as the Midwest Regional Manager. He has a Bachelor of Science Degree in Civil Engineering from Ohio University and is a registered Professional Engineer in Ohio. Upon joining the District as Deputy Director of Engineering and then Director of Engineering, Mr. Bunsey was directly responsible for the planning, design, and construction of approximately $220M of projects yearly delivered by the Districts 65-person Engineering and Construction Department as well as implementation of the 25 year, $3 billion Combined Sewer Overflow Program known as Project Clean Lake. As COO he oversees the Operations and Maintenance department which operates the three wastewater treatment plants, numerous pump stations and the 330 miles of large diameter collection sewers. Eric Luckage – Chief Legal Officer As the Chief Legal Officer, Mr. Luckage manages the District’s in-house legal team and the engagement of outside special counsel. He joined the District in April 2016 after 25 years of federal, state and local government experience. He spent 16 years with a private firm representing local governments with water, sewer and stormwater legal issues. Eric was involved in the formation or representation of dozens of regional districts in Ohio and also assisted municipalities, counties and townships. He is on the Board of the Coalition of Ohio Regional Districts and frequently provides testimony on legislation affecting regional districts. He attended The Ohio State University for his undergraduate studies and received his law degree from Capital University Law School in Columbus, Ohio in 1997. While attending law school in the evenings, Eric worked as a Legislative Aide in the Ohio Senate He also worked for five years at the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Rural Development office, one of the major funding agencies for rural water and sewer projects. Kenneth Duplay – Chief Financial Officer Mr. Duplay joined the District in June of 2003 as a co-op student and progressed through the Finance Department, being promoted to Controller in January, 2014. He was appointed Chief Financial Officer in May, 2017. In his tenure he has been involved in projects including financial system implementations, debt issuances and utility rate studies. As Chief Financial Officer he is responsible for the overall financial management of the District and oversees the departments of Purchasing, Inventory Control, Contract Compliance and Accounting and Finance. Mr. Duplay holds a Bachelor of Business Administration and a Master of Science in Accounting from Kent State University in Kent, Ohio. His is also a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) licensed in the state of Ohio, as well as a Certified Management Accountant (CMA). Mr. Duplay is a member of the Ohio Society of CPAs, Institute of Management Accountants, Government Finance Officers Association and several other state and national organizations. Frank Foley – Director of Operation & Maintenance Mr. Foley began his career with the District as an operator at the Southerly Wastewater Treatment Center in 1988. In his current role, he oversees the operation and maintenance of the District’s three wastewater treatment plants, the collection system and affiliated budget centers. Prior to his appointment as Director of Operation and Maintenance, Mr. Foley held various positions in both the Operation and Maintenance and Watershed Programs Departments, including Shift Manager at the Easterly Wastewater Treatment Plant, Superintendent of Environmental Services, Superintendent at the Westerly Wastewater Treatment Center, and Deputy Director of Operation and Maintenance. Mr. Foley holds a Bachelor’s degree in chemistry from the University of Dayton and a Master of Business Administration from Cleveland State University. He is certified by the Ohio EPA as a Class IV Wastewater Operator. Frank Greenland – Director of Watershed Programs Mr. Greenland has worked for the District since 1988. Formerly a Planning Engineer, Project Engineer, Planning Manager, Deputy Director of Engineering & Construction, Director of Capital Programs, he is now Director of Watershed Programs. He has been involved in a variety of wet-weather projects, including the District’s $3 billion Combined Sewer Overflow (CSO) Control Program and the development of the Sewer District’s Regional Stormwater Management Program. A registered Professional Engineer, he earned his degree in Environmental Engineering Technology from the University of Dayton and Masters in Civil Engineering from Cleveland State University. Constance T. Haqq – Chief Administrative Officer Ms. Haqq joined the Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District in 2005 as Director of Communications and Community Relations. She also served as Director of Administration and External Affairs responsible for the organization’s internal and external communications, public outreach and education, media relations, customer service and government affairs functions. In March 2019, Ms. Haqq was appointed to Chief Administrative Officer overseeing Administration and External Affairs and Human Resources. Ms. Haqq has held several leadership positions in her career including Executive Director of both INROADS/Northeast Ohio, Inc. and the Nordson Corporation Foundation. A native of Cleveland Ohio, she holds a Bachelors degree from Tufts University and a Masters Degree from Case Western Reserve University’s Mandel School of Applied Social Science. She has served on numerous philanthropic boards including: Ohio Boys Town, Inc., Karamu House, Inc., Rainbow Babies and Children’s Hospital and Business Volunteers Unlimited. Ms. Haqq currently represents the Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District on the Commission for Economic Inclusion’s leadership committee. Mohan Kurup – Director of Information Technology Mr. Kurup joined the District in November of 2018. He is a native Ohioan, born and raised in the suburbs of Cleveland. Mr. Kurup graduated from Case Western Reserve University with a bachelor’s degree in biology. After college, Mr. Kurup served in the US Army as a combat medic, and a respiratory specialist stationed at Ft. Sam Houston, San Antonio. Mr. Kurup has been in the IT field for 25 years and has worked for several multi-national chemical companies, as well as the Cleveland Museum of Natural History. Devona Marshall – Director of Engineering and Construction Ms. Marshall is joined the Sewer District nearly 20 years ago as an entry-level Engineer and during her tenure served as Planning Manager and Deputy Director of Engineering and Construction prior to her promotion to Director in 2017. Ms. Marshall received her BS in Civil Engineering from the University of Akron in 1997 and her MS in Civil Engineering from Cleveland State University in 2001 and is a registered Professional Engineer in the State of Ohio. She was part of the District’s technical team during Combined Sewer Overflow (CSO) Consent Decree negotiations with U.S and Ohio EPA and the Department of Justice. As Director, Ms. Marshall is responsible for the delivery of the District’s Capital Improvement Program (CIP) including those projects associated with the $3 billion CSO Long-term Control Plan known as Project Clean Lake. Elizabeth Brooks – Director of Human Resources Ms. Brooks joined the Sewer District in 2020 as Director of Human Resources. Prior to joining the Sewer District, Ms. Brooks founded and led an HR consulting firm and held a variety of roles in HR, Talent Management and IT with global manufacturing companies. She holds an MBA from the University of Florida. As Director, Ms. Brooks ensures our Human Resources department responds quickly and intelligently to the needs of our workforce and our organization while keeping pace with regulations at the state and federal levels. FEATURED POSTS Current Board meeting agenda Reports and Finances Audit Committee About Us RELATED LINKS History Mission, Vision, Values & Responsibilities About us Our mission: Provide progressive regional management of sewage and stormwater that protects the environment and serves our community. Our vision: be the environmental leader in enhancing quality of life in the region and protecting its water resources. 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