LOCAL GOVERNMENT

INTERCOUNTY & REGIONAL AGENCIES

WASHINGTON SUBURBAN SANITARY COMMISSION

[photo, Richard G. Hocevar Building, 14501 Sweitzer Lane, Laurel, Maryland] Kishia L. Powell, General Manager & Chief Executive Officer

Richard G. Hocevar Building, 14501 Sweitzer Lane, Laurel, MD 20707
(301) 206-9772; 1-800-828-6439 (toll free); tty: (301) 206-8345
(301) 206-4001 (customer service); (301) 206-4002 (emergency service, 24-hours)
e-mail: customerservice@wsscwater.com
web: www.wsscwater.com/home.html

Richard G. Hocevar Building, 14501 Sweitzer Lane, Laurel, Maryland, May 2019. Photo courtesy of Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission.

Organizational Structure

Origin & Functions

ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE

WASHINGTON SUBURBAN SANITARY COMMISSION (WSSC WATER)

Mark J. Smith Chair (chosen by Commission in June, 1-year term), 2026
Jonathan W. Powell, Vice-Chair (chosen by Commission in June, 1-year term), 2026

Appointed by Montgomery County Executive with County Council consent to 4-year terms: Jonathan W. Powell, 2028.

Ex officio: Jeffrey M. Seltzer, Acting Director, Montgomery County Department of Environmental Protection

Appointed by Prince George's County Executive with County Council consent to 4-year terms: Mark J. Smith, 2027; Regina Y. Speed-Bost, 2027; Lynette D. Espy-Williams, 2028.

Julianne M. Montes De Oca, Corporate Secretary (301) 206-8200
e-mail: julianne.montesdeoca@wsscwater.com
web: https://www.wsscwater.com/governance

ETHICS OFFICE
Angelique Dorsey-White, Ethics Officer (301) 206-8004
e-mail: angelique.dorsey-white@wsscwater.com

INSPECTOR GENERAL
Jon T. Rymer, Inspector General (301) 206-8300
e-mail: jon.rymer@wsscwater.com
web: www.wsscwater.com/OIG

GENERAL COUNSEL
Nina R. Hickson, Esq., General Counsel (301) 206-8127
e-mail: nina.hickson@wsscwater.com

GENERAL MANAGER & CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
Kishia L. Powell, General Manager & Chief Executive Officer (301) 206-8777
e-mail: kishia.powell@wsscwater.com

[photo, Annapolis office, Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission, 7 State Circle, Annapolis, Maryland]

Annapolis office, Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission, 7 State Circle, Annapolis, Maryland, December 2016. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.

[photo, St. Barnabas Elevated Water Tank, 2104 Alice Ave., Oxon Hill, Maryland]

St. Barnabas Elevated Water Tank, 2104 Alice Ave., Oxon Hill, Maryland, 2019. Photo courtesy of Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission.

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