Brianna Huber worked in the public health field for 13 years before exploring the environmental side of public health. She has been a licensed Class A chemist for the City of East Moline Water Filtration Plant for five years ago. Her tenure in the water industry may be short but her list of involvement is not. Brianna is the current chair of the ISAWWA’s Mentoring committee and a member of the Outreach Committee. She also holds leadership roles in the Upper Mississippi River Water Suppliers Coalition, the USCG Area Maritime Security Council, the Quad City Public Information Officer group and the AWWA Diversity and Inclusion Committee. Brianna is also passionate about empowering women in the water industry which she demonstrated by launching and serving as chair of the ISAWWA Women in Water committee where she unites, motivates and supports female water industry workers throughout IL and beyond.
Top Takeaways:

We are so fortunate in the US with regards to water and sanitation. So many people around the world still don’t have adequate access.
If you believe in something, you better be ready to die for it – or run full speed down a mountain to survive.
Women have a critical role to play in solving the global water crisis and achieving the UN SDG6.

Show Notes:
[8:50] Tell us about your adventure and the Tanzanian Gender Networking Program (TGNP).

Strong interest in global water issues.
Planned to climb Mt. Kilimanjaro to raise awareness for women in water and water issues.

[12:55] How did you become a tribe member of an African tribe?

The village Chief showed me their water supply and how they were not able to use it due to the poor water quality.
Brianna remains connected to the tribe via WhatsApp.

[17:05] What were some of your biggest takeaways from Tanzania?

The USA is so much more engineered than Tanzania.  Very few standards – looked like a lot of chaos.
No infrastructure to support basic needs.
Hard to describe the level of poverty these people experience every day.
Vibrant culture, kind people, what they have they are willing to share. The people are very happy.

[22:48] You said Tanzania doesn’t have concern for environmental issues, what made you come to that conclusion?

There were piles of trash in the front yards of most people’s homes.
More concerned about getting food and water vs. environmental concerns.
Sometimes we think we are doing a good thing but the results don’t turn out as expected – the story of two...

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