Kirk is the Director of Compliance and Training for PAWSC and NAWSC. Kirk has over 25 years experience working with and regulating Public Water Supplies including water distribution systems and treatment plants as a Sanitarian and Sanitarian Supervisor for the PA DEP Northwest Region and while working for PRWA and PAWSC. Kirk is a PA Class-A Licensed Drinking Water Plant Operator since 2007. Kirk has trained and certified hundreds of certified testers and repairers since 2001 using ASSE, ABPA, and NEWWA methods. Prior to joining NAWSC and PAWSC, Kirk worked in oil and gas for 12 years for both the PADEP Office of Oil and Gas Management and also as the Director of Environmental Health and Safety Corporate Compliance for the Diversified Gas and Oil Corporation and Atlas Energy, L.P. in 14 states (9/2013-5/2021) Kirk is a veteran of the U.S. Navy and graduate of The Pennsylvania State University and holds a B.S., Environmental Resource Management.