About the Membership Committee
Mission:
As a vibrant and engaged community, our mission is to advance the APWA’s goals at the local level. The Membership Committee is dedicated to recruiting new members, maintaining relationships, and diversifying our membership base. We believe a larger, more diverse membership enhances networking opportunities, expands educational initiatives, strengthens advocacy efforts, and amplifies public awareness campaigns.
- Membership Benefits: Enjoy exclusive access to networking events, educational workshops, industry insights, and mentorship opportunities. Connect with local professionals and benefit from a range of professional growth resources.
- Events and Activities: Participate in seminars, panel discussions, social gatherings, and community outreach throughout the year.
- Get Involved: Take on leadership roles, volunteer for committees, and help shape the future of our chapter. Your involvement drives our collective success.
- Contact Us: Have questions or suggestions? Reach out to us—we value your input and look forward to connecting!
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| Chair: Jenn Saugen Perteet jennifer.saugen@perteet.com |
We typically meet the first Wednesday of each month via Microsoft Teams online, as well as meeting at the fall and spring conferences. |
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Committee Members:
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Chair:
Jenn Saugen PE, Perteet jennifer.saugen@perteet.com |
About Jenn:
I lead Perteet’s central Washington design team as we tackle both large and small transportation projects in and around the Wenatchee Valley. I bring 20+ years of project management and civil engineering design to my work with local agencies and WSDOT. My work is transportation design focused, with some transportation planning and public involvement to provide holistic support to all projects. I’m a known leader in my work with APWA’s Washington Chapter, as well as co-chairing the ACEC/WSDOT Project Delivery Committee. I believe that public works projects are the lifeblood of our communities and love providing improvements in places I live, work, and recreate! |
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Committee Member
Leah Rohan PE, City of Walla Walla
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About Leah:
Leah Rohan is an Environmental Engineer with the City of Walla Walla. Leah’s experience has included air regulatory compliance and energy management at the Department of Energy Hanford Site, creating and managing pretreatment and fats, oils, and grease programs, municipal and industrial wastewater treatment project management, and landfill master planning and project management. Leah has been an APWA Member since 2022 and has served on the 2023-2024 Board for the Washington Chapter. |
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Committee Member
Malisa Enghusen, Commonstreet Consulting |
About Malisa:
Malisa Enghusen is an experienced Project Manager specializing in Right-of-Way for transportation infrastructure. She aims to be an asset to her partners through her knowledge and experiences, and because of this, she is open to opportunities that will expose her to difficult, complex, and unique project situations. She truly embodies a growth mindset and is always excited to learn and tackle something new. This led Malisa to join the APWA membership committee after attending her first conference. She had known of this association for years and after attending, saw this as an opportunity to get involved, learn more about the Public Works community she supports daily, and give back to an industry she loves being in. When she’s not at work, Malisa spends quality time with her family, playing/watching sports, and finding fun new things to do, collect, and experience with her husband from books, art, food, to games, concerts, Broadway shows, and more! |
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Committee Member
JJ Didier PE, Perteet |
About JJ:
My name is JJ Didier, and I’ve been a member of the Washington APWA Membership Committee since 2018. I am a senior associate at Perteet Engineering, a consultant firm based out of Everett, where I have been my entire career since 2006. I manage transportation and non-motorized design projects around the north Puget Sound region. I also manage our transportation design team in Everett getting to coach and mentor my team on a daily basis. I got involved with this committee to be an active participant within the APWA community, and have found the friends and connections I’ve made genuine and rewarding. I enjoy this committee because we continue to reach out and make an impact to NEW members of APWA, and share all the great benefits being a chapter member brings. Being part of the committee gives me the opportunity to use my skills in networking and communication while also learning from others, which I find both rewarding and inspiring. |
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Committee Member
Stephanie Sullivan PE, City of Sammamish |
About Stephanie:
Stephanie Sullivan, P.E. is the Senior Stormwater Program Manager at the City of Sammamish, WA. She leads a diverse team of administrators, engineers, and inspectors to accomplish capital improvement projects, stormwater planning and code development, NPDES permit compliance, and inspection and maintenance programs. She was a member of the APWA Emerging Leaders Academy Class XIV. She presented at past APWA WA conferences to share lessons learned on culvert replacement for fish passage. She is an active participant of the Membership Committee and regularly attends APWA conferences to network, learn new technology, bring best practices back to her team, and have some fun! Stephanie graduated from Michigan Technological University with a B.S. in Environmental Engineering and a minor in Municipal Engineering. She obtained a M.S. in Civil Engineering from the University of Washington. |
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John Swidecki PE, City of Lacey |
About John:
I am a licensed engineer and a graduate of the University of Idaho, with a diverse background spanning naval architecture, structural design, state & public projects. I began my career as a civilian naval architect for the U.S. Navy, where I provided technical drawings and conducted ship surveys for equipment installation and maintenance. I later worked as a consultant design engineer in Tacoma, WA, focusing on structural and industrial design.
At WSDOT, I served as a Transportation Engineer and was promoted to project team lead, overseeing fish passage projects in collaboration with consultant teams. I currently serve as a Capital Project Engineer for the City of Lacey, working closely with consultants on a range of large and small municipal projects, including a new building project designed by KMB Architects.
In my free time, I enjoy spending time with family, hiking, sketching, and reading. I also look forward to the APWA conferences each year, where I enjoy networking and engaging with the thought-provoking topics presented by speakers. |