WATERWORLD - Key Persons


Bob Crossen

Job Titles:
  • Editorial Director
  • Editorial Director for WaterWorld Magazine
Bob Crossen is the editorial director for WaterWorld Magazine, Wastewater Digest, Stormwater Solutions, and Water Quality Products, which compose the Endeavor Business Media Water Group. Crossen graduated from Illinois State University in Dec. 2011 with a Bachelor of Arts in German and a Bachelor of Arts in Journalism. He has worked in business-to-business journalism covering the drinking water, wastewater, stormwater and point-of-use/point-of-entry markets since April or 2016. Crossen can be reached at bcrossen@endeavorb2b.com or 847.954.7980.

Dr. Carolina Venegas Martinez

Job Titles:
  • Senior Strategy Manager for the Water Industry for Autodesk
Dr. Carolina Venegas Martinez is a senior strategy manager for the water industry for Autodesk. She has more than 20 years of experience working in the environmental engineering/water/wastewater field and has worked for consulting firms, regulatory agencies, and academia (faculty, researcher, Chair) in the U.S. and overseas. She actively serves as peer reviewer of over 15+ journals and has authored several industry and scholarly papers in the field. Carolina holds a BS in Civil Engineering and a Specialization degree in Sanitary Engineering from Universidad del Norte in Colombia, a master's degree in Environmental Technologies and a PhD in Environmental and Hydraulic Engineering and Science (focused on wastewater treatment) both from Universidad de Cantabria in Spain.

Janet Blaney

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

John Huff

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

Mandy Crispin

Job Titles:
  • Editor - in - Chief

Mark Gimson

Job Titles:
  • Director of Marketing and International Sales
Mark Gimson is Director of Marketing and International Sales for Cla-Val. As a mechanical engineer with 40 years in the water industry, Mark has a passion for expanding markets and understanding customer challenges to provide the optimal solution.

Ryan Hanson

Job Titles:
  • Group Publisher

Virgil Diaz

Job Titles:
  • Senior Sales Engineer

Yolanda Coleman Kokayi

Job Titles:
  • Director of Communications for Mueller
Yolanda Coleman Kokayi is director of communications for Mueller. She has over 20 years of experience in global marketing and communications, and is a passionate brand leader and change agent for the water industry.