MWRD Commissioner Sharon Waller, President Kari K. Steele, Chairman of Finance Marcelino Garcia, and Commissioner Precious Brady-Davis were installed during a swearing-in ceremony for the MWRD’s Board of Commissioners on Dec. 3 at the Barbara J. McGowan Main Office Building in Chicago.

On June 25, the Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office and Center on Halsted presented the 15th Annual Pride Recognition and Awards Ceremony.

This year’s honorees included activist Metropolitan Water Reclamation District Commissioner and activist Precious Brady-Davis;

The Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago (MWRD) has been keeping our waterways clean since it was first established in 1889 Although it has a history of excellence and has won a couple of awards to prove it including the WEF Water Quality Improvement Award and the Schroepfer Innovative Facility Design Medal, consumers don’t know much about this agency, and often get it confused with the Chicago Department of Water. There are nine commissioners on the board of MWRD, and for Woman’s History Month, we chose to highlight the three African American women of MWRD, President, Kari Steele: Commissioner Precious Brady-Davis and Commissioner Yumeka Brown.