LEXINGTON, KY — The American Water Works Association’s (AWWA) Board of Directors selects Brent Tippey from Lexington, Kentucky, as the association’s next President-Elect.
The board also selected AWWA’s four Vice Presidents and a Young Professional Director-at-Large during its annual winter meeting in Hilton Head Island, South Carolina.
Tippey will begin his term as President-Elect in June at the conclusion of AWWA’s Annual Conference & Exposition. His term as President begins in June 2026 following that of current President-Elect Heather Collins.
Tippey is the Vice President - East Region Drinking Water Lead for HDR, a global professional services firm. An active member of the Kentucky-Tennessee Section since joining AWWA in 1999, Tippey serves on the AWWA Board of Directors, as well as the Executive Committee. He has served as Chair of AWWA’s Water Treatment Design and Construction Committee and as Chair and Trustee of the Kentucky-Tennessee Section. He holds a Bachelor of Science in civil engineering from the University of Kentucky.
Established in 1881, the American Water Works Association is the largest nonprofit, scientific, and educational association dedicated to managing and treating water. AWWA has approximately 50,000 members.
