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October 2020 - The Authority 31 Pittsburgh Based We Cut Cost, Serving The Not Quality Tri-State Area All Work Guaranteed “Mr. Jeff Tuma is an expert at his craft. He can make certain that you'll never have a weed problem from year to year. I used to spend thousands of dollars and untold man hours trying to keep our sewer plants and pump stations free from unwanted vegetation. I gave Jeff a try and have never had to worry about weedy plants or brush since.” Frank Manslow Manager , Wastewater Operations MATR. Jeff Tuma (304) 376-TUMA (8862) MUNICIPAL By Jeff Tuma Providing Solutions in Vegetation Management for over 40 Years Larson Design Group Names New COO David Schaarsmith, LDG’s Vice Pres- ident of Infrastructure, has assumed the role of Chief Operating Officer (COO). As COO, David will be responsible for providing leadership, working with Senior Leadership and the Board of Directors to establish operational development goals, strategies, and plans to implement our internal growth and acquisition vision. He will also be responsible for the implementation of all strategic and tactical matters as they relate to technical services and operations of the firm. David joined LDG in April 2019, bringing a 20-year track record of cli- ent growth and operational excellence in Planning and Engineering Con- sulting to LDG, including a wealth of knowledge in public policy, resource management, comprehensive and environmental planning, and military master planning and programming. Entech Engineering hires Com- pliance Coordinator/Senior Proj- ect Manager Entech Engineering, Inc (Entech) is pleased to announce the recent hiring of Christina (Tori) Morgan to our team as Compliance Coordinator/Senior Project Manager. Tori brings thirty years of diverse experience in compliance manage- ment, industrial pretreatment, quality control, health & safety, and regulato- ry support. At Entech, Tori will take the lead on centralizing regulatory and compliance information to help ensure our clients stay abreast of regulatory changes. Tori will also take a lead role to expand our industrial pretreatment portfolio and mentor other employees. “Tori’s addition to our team greatly enhances our ability to provide com- pliance, operational and regulatory support to our clients,” said Robert Weir, P.E., Executive Vice President. “Her technical expertise along with her enthusiasm and commitment to NEWS from our members community involvement is a valuable asset to Entech and our customers.” Tori’s experience includes supervision, compliance management, environmen- tal audits, budget preparation, opera- tions, safety, laboratory, compliance and QA/QC software management, industrial pretreatment and regulatory support. She is also a certified water and wastewater operator in Pennsylva- nia and New Jersey. In addition to Tori’s technical achieve- ments, she serves on multiple public and community service boards includ- ing Lehigh Valley Planning Com- mission, Parkland School Education Foundation, Western Lehigh Chamber of Commerce, and is also an elected Commissioner for South Whitehall Township, currently serving as Presi- dent.