Cheyanne Harris, Brown and Caldwell | WWD Young Pros
Engineers can often be labeled as robotic or analytical, but it is their emotion and connection to community and humanity that drives their purpose and work in the water industry.
It is a common trope that engineers are robotic and overly analytical. While that may be true to an extent, they still have emotions and feelings that ground them in their work and inspire their next project. Connecting with that humanity is crucial to establishing purpose.
Cheyanne Harris, senior associate engineer for Brown and Caldwell, said she finds purpose in her work in water and wastewater in the value it provides to the community it impacts. She also is an avid learner who notes that each new day and job presents an opportunity to learn something new.
Bob Crossen is the editorial director for the Endeavor Business Media Water Group, which publishes WaterWorld, Wastewater Digest and Stormwater Solutions. Crossen graduated from Illinois State University in Dec. 2011 with a Bachelor of Arts in German and a Bachelor of Arts in Journalism. He worked for Campbell Publications, a weekly newspaper company in rural Illinois outside St. Louis for four years as a reporter and regional editor.
