Marshall selected for WEF Water Leadership Institute

Garver Water Team Strategic Growth Director Krysten Marshall has been accepted to the13th class of the prestigious Water Environment Federation (WEF) Water Leadership Institute (WLI). She will join 84 fellow water professionals in the program, which provides intensive management training and leadership development.

Program participants will examine complex challenges in the water and wastewater industry and collaborate with peers from the public and private sector, developing valuable skills and knowledge. The curriculum is varied and includes a kickoff session; monthly online training; a two-day workshop in Alexandria, Virginia; engagement with the WLI community, alumni, and leaders in the water sector; a final project; and a workshop at the 2025 Water Environment Federation Technical Exhibition and Conference (WEFTEC).

Marshall began working at Garver in 2018, first serving as a Business Planning Manager for Garver’s Water Business Line. She has since been promoted several times, first to Water Business Development Team Leader, then to Water Marketing and Business Development Team Manager, and to her current position as Strategic Growth Director for the Water team. In this role, Marshall drives business development for the Water Team, leading strategic initiatives and building stakeholder trust and financial support for projects that provide safe drinking water across the country.

She is passionate about increasing public understanding of the value of water and engineering and about being part of an industry that provides critical services to communities. Motivated by the purposeful work being done each day by the water industry, she regularly pursues professional development opportunities, such as WLI, that will help her improve as a water professional: “In graduating from the Water Leadership Institute, I hope to gain a better understanding of the challenges the water industry faces, and in turn, use that information to better serve my clients, my industry, and my community,” she said.