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municipalauthorities.org │ 9 s econd V ice P resident - s haron P urnell Hamilton Township Municipal Authority S haron Purnell graduated from the Chambersburg Area Senior High School in 1984, completing the business secretarial curriculum. During her senior year, she participated in the school’s cooperative education program, gaining hands-on training and professional experience while working at Letterkenny m eet the 2026 - 2027 e xecutiVe c ommittee P resident - c raig b ubb Mifflin County Municipal Authority T he Mifflin County Municipal Authority (MCMA – formerly the Municipal Authority of the Borough of Lewistown) is managed by the Executive Director, Craig A. Bubb, with assistance from the consulting engineering firm of Buchart Horn Consulting Engineers, Inc. and construction engineers Herbert, Rowland and Grubic, as needed. Mr. Bubb attended Penn State University from 1990 to 1994 where he pursued a degree in Biochemistry. Craig was hired by the Authority in August 1997. Over the next seven years Mr. Bubb was promoted to Staff Assistant and then to Assistant Superintendent for three years. He also held the position of Water Production Manager. Mr. Bubb has a wealth of hands- on knowledge with regard to the daily operations of the entire system, which serves nearly 30,000 Mifflin County residents through 300 miles of pipe and 12,000 service connections. From December 2004 to the present, Mr. Bubb has served as the Executive Director of the Authority. In this capacity he is responsible for the daily operations in the field, operations at the Laurel Creek Water Treatment Plant and dam, as well as oversight of office personnel. MCMA has 26 full-time employees and has a six million operating budget as well as a self- funded Capital Additions and Improvements budget of one million annually. Craig resides in Lewistown, and has two children, Courtney (Phoenix, AZ) and Aaron (Mifflintown, PA) and his wife, Kiley and their children, Charlotte and Anna. V ice P resident - P atrick c aulField Schuylkill County Municipal Authority P atrick M. Caulfield, P.E. is a 28-year employee and CEO of the Schuylkill County Municipal Authority, a 192- year old drinking water and sanitary sewer service purveyor in east-central Pennsylvania, headquartered in Pottsville, PA. SCMA provides service to over 40,000 residents and commercial customers in 26 municipalities. Since 2010, he has served as Executive Director and currently oversees 67 employees that operate eight water treatment facilities, eight wastewater treatment facilities, and over 300 miles of water distribution and sanitary sewer collection and conveyance piping. Pat has served as Executive Director for 16 years after holding the position of Assistant Manager since 1998. Prior to his employment with SCMA, Mr. Caulfield served as a Consulting Engineer for seven years managing the design group serving over 35 municipal clients. Mr. Caulfield is a former PMAA Region II Director and currently serves as Chairman of the Legislative Committee’s Administrative Subcommittee. He also currently serves as Chairman of the Pennsylvania Section, American Waterworks Associations (PA-AWWA) Water Utility Council. Pat also serves on the board for the Schuylkill Economic Development Corporation, Pennsylvania Municipal Health Insurance Cooperative, Schuylkill Chamber of Commerce Infrastructure Committee, and Schuylkill County Comprehensive Plan Steering Committee, while continuing to participate with multiple associations in the water and wastewater industry. He is a registered professional engineer in Pennsylvania and New York, licensed water and wastewater operator, and retains an undergraduate degree in Civil Engineering from Villanova University, and a Master’s Degree of Engineering in Environmental Pollution Control from the Pennsylvania State University. He resides in North Manheim Township with his sons Ryan and Matthew.