Stormwater Management

Addressing & retaining the stormwater workforce

April 24, 2023

Julie Davis, senior director of Workforce and Industry Initiatives for AEM, discusses the shortage of skilled workers in the utility industry and how to address the issue.

Katie Johns

Julie Davis, senior director of Workforce and Industry Initiatives for AEM discusses the shortage of skilled workers in the utility industry and what can be done to recruit the next generation. With the passage of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, there is the opportunity to make the industry more resilient, including the workforce.

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About the Author

Katie Johns

Katie Johns, editor-in-chief of Stormwater Solutions, graduated from the University of Missouri in 2016 with a Bachelor of Journalism and a Bachelor of Arts in Spanish. Johns joined the Stormwater Solutions team in September 2019. Johns also helps plan the annual StormCon conference and co-hosts the Talking Under Water podcast. Prior to entering the B2B industry, she worked as a newspaper reporter and editor in Sarasota, Florida, and a magazine assistant editor in the Chicago suburbs. She can be reached at [email protected].