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.
Dustin Price
Chair
Portland Water District
Christopher Cline
Vice Chair
Yarmouth Wastewater Treatment Plant
Judy Bruenjes
Secretary
Maine Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Water Quality Management
Theresa Tucker
York Sewer District
Isreal Colpitt
Greater Augusta Utility District
Jeff McBurnie
Casella Resource Solutions
Nicholas Textor
City of Bangor
Alex Pugh
Division of Environmental Health, Maine CDC
Department of Health & Human Services
Subsurface Wastewater
Jeff Saucier
McCain Foods USA
Peter Zaykoski
Senior Program Manager, NEIWPCC
Gregg Wood
Maine Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Water Quality Management
Past Service Recognition
Previous JETCC committee members are recognized for their outstanding contributions during their tenure on the committee.
2025 Recipient
Jonathan Helstrom, Caribou Utilities District
Jon served on JETCC starting in 2018 and served his final year as the Committee Chair. He provided valuable insight on the needs of northern Maine operators. He was always willing to help make things happen in the County and ready to volunteer his time for our events, including the North Country Convention.
Past Recipients
2024
- Travis Jones, Olver Associates
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