![Through a Long Career, This Massachusetts Utility Executive Never Strayed Far From a Focus on Water](https://cole-tpomag.imgix.net/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tpomag.com%2Fuploads%2Fimages%2Feisen_glsd102022_029.jpg?crop=focalpoint&fit=crop&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=620&ixlib=php-1.1.0&q=75&w=1024&s=f248e57efe69f035527073a9be8512ab)
Cheri Cousens (right), shown with Kristin Politano, administrative assistant, sees multiple opportunities are very good for women in the clean-water industry, especially for those moving into administrative roles.
Cheri Cousens found out early that wastewater treatment was interesting. Her Girl Scout troop visited the South Essex Sewerage District in Salem, Massachusetts, when she was 8. “To get the Water Badge, we had to tour a water or wastewater facility or something like that, and...