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Keith L. Hobson is vice president and a member of the WEF Board of Trustees and a member of the 2023-24 Board of Trustees for the Water Environment Federation (WEF), an international organization of water quality professionals headquartered in Alexandria, Va. 

Keith is the former president and CEO of Fox Engineering Associates, and currently a Project Manager with FOX Strand in Ames, Iowa, with more than 40 years of experience in environmental engineering as a consultant in the field of environmental engineering for both municipal and industrial clients. He also served with Black & Veatch for more than 13 years and has been involved in design of water and wastewater treatment facilities ranging in capacity from 2 mgd to over 400 mgd. 

A WEF member since college, he served as WEF Treasurer from 2019 through 2023 and as speaker of the WEF House of Delegates (HOD) in 2018-2019. He also serves on the WEF Government Affairs Committee. He is a Board Certified Environmental Engineer (BCEE) through the American Academy of Environmental Engineers and a member of the Select Society of Sanitary Sludge Shovelers. Keith is a registered professional engineer in Iowa and multiple other states. He is a recipient of the Arthur Sidney Bedell Award and the Kenneth J. Miller Founders Award.