Julia Anastasio, Esq.

Executive Director & General Counsel

Julia Anastasio joined the Association of Clean Water Administrators in May 2014 as the new Executive Director and General Counsel.  Ms. Anastasio has 18 years of experience in government law and policy. In the early 2000s she worked for the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection and for the last 9 years she has worked with the America Public Works Association (APWA). With APWA, she focused on environmental, sustainability and infrastructure development at the local, state and federal levels and has extensive experience in with federal advocacy and administrative law before Congress and the Executive branch agencies. She is passionate about the role of state government in in developing and implementing national water policy and looks forward to working with ACWA’s membership.

Ms. Anastasio earned her B.A. from Franklin Marshall College, her Masters in Environmental Law and Policy from Vermont Law School, and her J.D. from American University.

Favorite body of water: Susquehanna River
Email: janastasio@nullacwa-us.org
Phone: 202-756-0600

Sean Rolland, Esq.

Deputy Director

Sean Qui Rolland is the Deputy Director and provides support to the Executive Director and the ACWA Board of Directors. He supports several ACWA Committees and Workgroups, serving as a liaison to managers and staff at the federal agencies.  Sean drafts letters, position  statements, and testimony to be presented to Congress and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Having worked with the Association for more than a decade, his duties also include grants management, budget development, vendor negotiations, and contract review.  He  also keeps the membership informed on proposed guidance, regulations, legislation, and recent case law.  Sean initially joined ACWA in 2002 as a Legal & Policy Analyst.  He has a law degree from Stetson University College of Law and has undergraduate degrees in both Marine Biology and Environmental Studies from the Richard Stockton College of New Jersey. Sean works remotely from Palm Harbor, FL.

Favorite body of water: Tampa Bay
Email: srolland@nullacwa-us.org
Phone: 202-465-7179

Annette Ivey

Director of Operations

Annette Ivey joined the staff of ACWA in April 2007, as Fiscal and HR manager with a Bachelor’s of Science degree in Business Administration from Strayer University, and a certificate of Administrative Management from USDA. Annette brings over 20 years experience in business operations including finance and budget management, human resource management, public and grant administration and nonprofit and for profit accounting, along with association meeting planning and membership development. She has worked on and managed several grant related projects for Women, Law and Development International and Child and Family Services ( FACES Project), and the District of Columbia state grant adult basic education program. She also has experience working with membership based organizations such as American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, where she worked cross departmental with meetings, exhibits, publications and accounting departments. Annette has coordinated several single audits including, A-133 single audits and numerous regularly occurring general audits, and is a member of Society of Human Resource Professionals and the Solomon IV (accounting) user group. With all of Annette’s work experiences, it is her volunteer experience after the Katrina storm, volunteering with Serve DC she feels is one of her best contributions.

Favorite body of water: Potomac River
Email: aivey@nullacwa-us.org
Phone: 202-756-0602

Mark Patrick McGuire, Esq.

Environmental Program Manager

Mark Patrick McGuire joined ACWA in January 2016 as an Environmental Program Manager.  He manages Association work in the following subject areas: Nutrients policy, legal affairs, NPDES permitting, compliance, and enforcement, pretreatment, and water quality trading.  Patrick holds a J.D. from the Catholic University of America, Columbus School of Law and a B.S. in History from Northeastern University.  He is an active member of the Rhode Island and Massachusetts bars and came to ACWA after working for over three years as Associate Legal Counsel at the Narragansett Bay Commission in Providence, Rhode Island.

Favorite body of water: Narragansett Bay, Rhode Island
Email: mpmcguire@nullacwa-us.org
Phone: 202-756-0604

Jasper Hobbs

Environmental Program Manager

Jasper Hobbs joined ACWA in July 2019 as an Environmental Program Manager.  He manages the associations work in the following subject areas: Assessment & 305(b)/303(d) Reporting, TMDL Development & Implementation, 319/NPS Program, Modeling Workgroup, Workforce Development, and Wetlands. Jasper comes to ACWA with an M.S in geology from Kansas State University and a B.A. in earth science from Boston University. He previously worked for the New England Interstate Water Pollution Control Commission in their water quality division, and as an adjunct professor of environmental science at Bunker Hill Community College.

Favorite body of water: Crater Lake
Email: jhobbs@nullacwa-us.org
Phone: 202-756-0603

Jake Adler

Environmental Analyst

Jake Adler joined ACWA in October 2019 as an Environmental Analyst. He manages the following subject areas: Monitoring, Standards, & Assessment; Water Resources Management & Climate; Water Reuse & Recycling; and Water Technology & Innovation. Jake came to ACWA after 3 years as a Water Technology, Innovation, and Sustainability Research Fellow at EPA Office of Science and Technology. He has worked or interned at the local, state, and national levels, and outside of water has worked on community development, local sustainability, and homelessness prevention. Jake holds a Masters in Political Science, Environmental Policy and Public Administration and a Bachelor’s degree from Colorado State University.

Favorite body of water: North Fork South Platte River, Colorado
Email: jadler@nullacwa-us.org
Phone: 202-756-0601

Katie Foreman

Environmental Program Associate

Katie joined ACWA in May 2017 as an Environmental Intern and came on full time in January 2018 as an Environmental Program Associate. She manages website content updates, Member365 inquiries, and special projects such as the How’s My Waterway Workgroup, Source Water Collaborative, Decentralized MOU, and Environmental Justice. Katie came to ACWA after graduating with a B.A. in Environmental Studies from Franklin and Marshall College, where she also participated in two study abroad programs: Wildlife Management and Public Health in Tanzania, and Sustainability and Environmental Action in Australia.

Favorite body of water: Lake Gaston, North Carolina
Email: kforeman@nullacwa-us.org
Phone: 202-793-2633