American Water Announces Denise Venuti Free as Vice President External Communications, Michael Chirico and Megan Hannah to Lead Corporate Stakeholder Engagement Strategy
Venuti Free joined American Water in 2009, where she served as External Affairs Manager in Corporate Communications for over seven years. Appointed to New Jersey American Water as Director in 2016, and then Senior Director in 2022, she has successfully developed and implemented external affairs strategy for the state. Her corporate and state communications experience, strong track record of successful external and government affairs strategy, thorough knowledge of the water industry and regulatory relationship building make her an outstanding leader in this position.
Michael Chirico has been named Director, Legislative and External Affairs for American Water, reporting to Christine Keck, Vice President, Chief Legislative and External Affairs Officer. In this role, he will lead efforts to strengthen and expand key, strategic third- party relationships, helping to further elevate American Water’s industry leading voice with policy makers and regulators across the nation.
Chirico brings a wealth of experience from his previous roles at the
Megan Hannah has been named Director, External Communications for American Water, reporting to Venuti Free. In this role, she will work to build a robust outreach strategy focused on educating key stakeholders on the critical role American Water has in delivering safe, clean affordable and reliable water and wastewater services.
Hannah has served on the West Virginia American Water external affairs team for more than a decade, most recently representing the company as Senior Manager, Government and External Affairs. During her time with West Virginia American Water, Hannah developed exemplary external affairs and community relations strategy across our
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