Shellie Chard

Shellie Chard is a member of the 2022-23 Board of Trustees for the Water Environment Federation (WEF), an international organization of water quality professionals headquartered in Alexandria, Va. Chard is the Water Quality Division Director for the Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) where she oversees a holistic water program which... includes the regulatory aspects of the Clean Water Act, Safe Drinking Water Act, water reuse, infrastructure funding, operator certification, ground water protection and other state water programs. Chard has 24 years of experience as a water professional and five years of administrative experience managing human resource, finance and information technology. This time in administrative management lead to her earning credentials as an Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Investigator and as a Certified Personnel Professional. Chard became a WEF and Oklahoma Water Environment Association member in 1997. Since that time, she has served as President of OWEA, chaired two committees and has been an active member of nine committees. Additionally, she served two terms as the OWEA Delegate in WEF’s House of Delegates. Also, Shellie has been a member of the WEF Collection Systems, Industrial Wastewater, and Government Affairs Committees. She has been actively involved in WEF’s water reuse efforts including serving on the Water Reuse Blue Ribbon Panel and she currently serves on WEF’s PFAS Taskforce. In addition to Chard's involvement with WEF, she is recognized as a national leader in the water sector. Her current leadership positions outside of WEF include serving as a member of the National Drinking Water Advisory Council and as the Treasurer of the Ground Water Protection Council. Previous leadership positions outside of WEF include serving as President of both the Association of State Drinking Water Administrators and the Association of Clean Water Administrators. Shellie holds a bachelor of science degree in chemical engineering with an emphasis in biotechnology from the University of Oklahoma.Read More