President
Melissa Radovanic
Greater Johnstown Water Authority/RDM – Johnstown, LLC

Melissa Radovanic is a graduate of University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown where she received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Communication with an emphasis in Public Relations and Advertising. Melissa began her career at Crown American Hotels in Johnstown, Pennsylvania in the year 2000 as the Catering Sales Manager of the Holiday Inn Johnstown Downtown. Within a few years Melissa worked to open the Frank J. Pasquerilla Conference Center. Melissa served as the Director of Conference Sales and eventually the Director of Marketing & Community Relations for 18 years. She was responsible for the overall sales, marketing and advertising effort of the Holiday Inn Johnstown Downtown, the Holiday Inn Express and Suites in Richland Township, the Frank J. Pasquerilla Conference Center and managed a four-person sales team.

From 2019 until late 2021 Melissa served on the Greater Johnstown Water Authority Board of Directors representing Westmont Borough which led to her involvement with the Pennsylvania Municipal Authorities Association and eventually being a Board Member of PMAA representing Region 6.  

In the fall of 2021 Melissa made a significant change in her career path. After 21 years in hospitality and tourism, Melissa switched roles to the field of water and wastewater. Melissa currently works for RDM, the management company of the Greater Johnstown Water Authority. She is the Assistant Manager of Commercial, Distribution, and Collections and directs the day-to-day management, development, and operations of those departments and the personnel assigned to those departments. 

Melissa is the President of the Discover Downtown Johnstown Partnership a volunteer led non-profit organization with a mission to promote Downtown Johnstown as a destination to shop, dine, and explore. Over the past five years the Partnership has embarked on several initiatives most notably the Christmas Tree @ Central Park project. Since originally installed in November 2015, tens of thousands of guests have visited Central Park during the Christmas season. She is the past Chairwoman of the Greater Johnstown / Cambria County Convention & Visitors, the official tourism promotion agency of Cambria County, and served on that board for 18 years.

Melissa is the proud mother of two sons, Marty and Matthew. 
 

Vice President
Michael Sullivan
Northampton Bucks County Municipal Authority

Michael Sullivan has nearly 40 years of experience in the water and wastewater industry. He has provided management and consulting services to municipalities and authorities on topics such as water and wastewater treatment, management, and utility operations.

Mike began his career in the industry after his graduation from Southern Illinois University, ERTC in 1983, where he acquired a solid foundation in water and wastewater management. He went on to become a Pennsylvania State licensed water and wastewater operator and has held various positions in the industry.

Since 1997, he has served as the Executive Director for several municipal authorities where he has been instrumental in overseeing the efficient and sustainable delivery of water and wastewater services to these communities. He is currently the Executive Director for the Northampton Bucks County Municipal Authority and serves on the Board of Directors for the Chalfont/New Britain Joint Sewer Authority.

Additionally, from 2002 to 2022, Mike owned and served as the President of Private Utility Enterprises, Inc., a company dedicated to consulting, contract operations, and management of approximately eighty (80) water/wastewater treatment facilities in Southeastern and Southcentral Pennsylvania. Under his guidance, Private Utility Enterprises, Inc. became a trusted industry leader, providing comprehensive solutions and expert advice to numerous municipal and private clients.

Mike has served several terms as the Region 1 Assistant Director, the Region 1 Director and serves on the Legislative Committee.
 

Second Vice President
Patrick Caulfield
Schuylkill County Municipal Authority

Pat Caulfield is a 27-year employee of the Schuylkill County Municipal Authority, a 191-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, seven wastewater treatment facilities, and over 300 miles of water distribution and sanitary sewer collection and conveyance piping. Pat has served as Executive Director for 15 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.
 

Immediate Past President
Terri Hauser
Latrobe Municipal Authority

Terri was born and raised in Latrobe, Pennsylvania, a small city located approximately 40 miles southeast of Pittsburgh. After high school, Terri attended the Pennsylvania State University, where she graduated from in1989 with a degree in environmental engineering. At that time, Terri was hired as an engineer with a private consulting engineering firm, Dewberry and Davis, located in Fairfax, Virginia. She worked there until March of 1993 when she decided to return to her hometown of Latrobe, where she was offered a job with the Latrobe Municipal Authority (LMA) as the newly-created position of Environmental Control Supervisor. 

The Latrobe Municipal Authority provides water and wastewater services to approximately 10,000 customers. Terri continued to work in that position at the Authority until March of 2011, when she was named LMA’s Assistant Manager. In 2016, Terri was promoted to the role of Manager of the Authority and has held that position ever since. 

Terri served as the Region 9 director for PMAA from 2015-2018. She has also been a member of the PMAA’s WIN Steering Committee since it became in existence. Terri currently resides in Latrobe with her husband Jay and she has one son, Ryan.
 

Second Past President
William Ross
Lower Saucon Authority

Bill is the Administrator of the Lower Saucon Authority in Northampton County, a role he has had since 2016. A graduate of Penn State University, Bill served as PMAA’s Region 2 Director from 2018-2021.

Bill got his start in the industry when, as an elected member of the Town of Clinton (N.J.) Council, he was appointed to the water commission in 1994. After serving for five years, he and his family moved to Lower Saucon Township, PA in 1999. Upon seeing a vacancy on the local authority board and thinking that his experience was a good fit, he submitted an application and was appointed to the Lower Saucon Authority board in 2001. He served as board Secretary from 2003-2005, board Vice-Chairman from 2006-2007 and as board Chairman from 2008-2016. As board chairman, he worked closely with the previous administrator, who ran the day-to-day operations of the authority. When the administrator retired in 2016, his position was offered to Bill, who has held it since then.

An avid golfer, Bill spends much of his free time reading (preferably history and detective novels). He usually has music surrounding him, whether at work, on the course or at leisure. Bill and his wife Deb just recently celebrated their 38th anniversary. They have three adult daughters: Melissa, Libby and Colleen.