Committee Members of Maine’s Joint Environmental Training Coordinating Committee (JETCC) are leaders in the water and wastewater industries in the state. Meeting quarterly, the 11 members can serve up to two three-year terms to provide training guidance and insights and assist in developing action plans.

JETCC Committee Members include the commissioner or designee of Maine’s Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) and Department of Health and Human Services Center for Disease Control and Prevention. Other members appointed by the DEP commissioner include representatives of MeWEA, industrial wastewater treatment facilities, Maine Municipal Association (MMA), DEP Bureau of Water Quality, NEIWPCC, and an at-large representative from the water or wastewater profession.

Jonathan Helstrom

Jonathan Helstrom

Chair
Caribou Utilities District

Yarissa Ortiz-Vidal

Yarissa Ortiz-Vidal, PhD

Vice-Chair
Rockland Pollution Control Dept.

Judy Bruenjes

Judy Bruenjes

Secretary
Maine Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Water Quality Management

Christopher Cline

Christopher Cline

Yarmouth Wastewater Treatment Plant

Jeff McBurnie

Jeff McBurnie

Casella Resource Solutions

Dustin Price

Dustin Price

Portland Water District

Alex Pugh

Alex Pugh

Division of Environmental Health, Maine CDC
Department of Health & Human Services
Subsurface Wastewater

Jeff Saucier

Jeff Saucier

McCain Foods USA

Christina Stringer

Christina Stringer

Director of Wastewater and Onsite Programs, NEIWPCC

Gregg Wood

Gregg Wood

Maine Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Water Quality Management

Open Committee Position

Open position!

Contact Peter Zaykoski to learn more.


Past Service Recognition

Previous JETCC committee members are recognized for their outstanding contributions during their tenure on the committee.

Past Recipients

2023

  • Mark Holt, Livermore Falls and Jay Sewer Depts.
  • Amanda Smith, Bangor Wastewater Treatment Plant

2022

  • Christopher Enman, Sappi Fine Paper

2021

  • Andrew Seiler, General Dynamics

2019

  • Leonard Blanchette, Brunswick Sewer District