ENDEAVOR BUSINESS MEDIA - Key Persons


Amanda Kieffer

Job Titles:
  • Process Engineer
  • Wastewater Process Engineer
Amanda Kieffer is a process engineer with 10 years of experience in the industrial manufacturing and environmental compliance industries. Amanda serves as a Wastewater Process Engineer and Project Manager for Operators Unlimited.

Bob Crossen

Job Titles:
  • Editorial Director
  • Editorial Director for the Endeavor Business Media Water Group
Bob Crossen is the editorial director for the Endeavor Business Media Water Group, which publishes WaterWorld, Wastewater Digest and Stormwater Solutions. Crossen graduated from Illinois State University in Dec. 2011 with a Bachelor of Arts in German and a Bachelor of Arts in Journalism. He worked for Campbell Publications, a weekly newspaper company in rural Illinois outside St. Louis for four years as a reporter and regional editor.

Chris Hubbard - VP

Job Titles:
  • Vice President

Erik Larsen

Job Titles:
  • Product Marketing Manager for Aquatic Informatics
Erik Larsen is product marketing manager for Aquatic Informatics. He is a digital solutions expert with a special focus on AI and machine learning, data and analytics, and managed services.

Jeff Sober - Chairman

Job Titles:
  • Chairman
  • Director of Water Services
Jeff Sober is director of water services for Garver and serves as the chair of the WEF Operations Challenge. Connect with Jeff on LinkedIn.

John Huff

Job Titles:
  • Account Manager, East Region U.S

Katie Johns

Job Titles:
  • Editor - in - Chief of Storm Water Solutions
Katie Johns, editor-in-chief of Storm Water Solutions and Water Quality Products, graduated from the University of Missouri in 2016 with a Bachelor of Journalism and a Bachelor of Arts in Spanish. Johns joined the Storm Water Solutions team in September 2019. Johns also helps plan the annual StormCon conference and co-hosts the Talking Under Water podcast. Prior to entering the B2B industry, she worked as a newspaper reporter and editor in Sarasota, Florida, and a magazine assistant editor in the Chicago suburbs. She can be reached at kjohns@endeavorb2b.com

Mandy Crispin

Job Titles:
  • Editor - in - Chief of WaterWorld
Mandy Crispin is the editor-in-chief of WaterWorld, having joined Endeavor Business Media in 2023. She lives in Las Vegas, Nevada and is a graduate of University of Nevada, Las Vegas. She has internal and external corporate communications experience in disparate industries including online retail, gaming, plastics and is now enjoying exploring the water utility space. Crispin can be reach at mcrispin@endeavorb2b.com.

Ryan Hanson

Job Titles:
  • Group Publisher