If you ask Shawn Middendorf to describe his management style, he will say he "leads as a servant." He believes that "By taking care of people, the water will take care of itself." That philosophy has taken him far, from entry-level maintenance worker to system manager of the Nevada, Mo., division for Alliance Water Resources.
He was selected for Alliance Water's first leadership development program in 2006 and found it helpful in his supervisory position. In February 2011, he began working with a team of former city employees to resolve Nevada's water issues,
