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Bryn Mawr, PA-based Aqua America Appointed Whitney Kellett as Chief Information Officer
About the Company
This year marks Aqua`s 130-year anniversary of protecting and providing water service in the communities we serve. Our history dates back to Jan. 4, 1886, when a group of Swarthmore College professors were granted a charter to supply water to the residents of Springfield Township, Delaware County, Pennsylvania. The professors had previously been part of an association that included Swarthmore residents who had abandoned their wells in favor of nearby spring water. They built a small pumping station and laid pipes to their homes. At first, new customers were welcomed openly, but as the number of potential customers increased, so did the association`s operating responsibilities. It was then that the association decided to incorporate the Springfield Water Company — the future Aqua America. Today, Aqua provides water and wastewater services to approximately 3 million people in 8 states and continues to grow its operations through acquisitions.
About the Person
Whitney Kellett, who starts this week, was for the past four years vice president of technology at Atlas Energy Group LLC, the energy management firm. At Atlas Energy, she managed all technology services and platforms for more than 850 employees and contractors, the company said. Prior to that, Ms. Kellett worked as a senior tech manager at Navigate Corp., for four years, and Descartes Systems Group, for six years, according to her LinkedIn profile. She began her corporate tech career as an IT project manager at Bank of America Corp., in July 1993.
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