Sue Baert credits her husband, Dan, for gettinG HER into the wastewater treatment industry.“I grew up on a Wisconsin farm, got my biology degree and worked in the lab at a cheese plant,” says Baert. “Then I met my future husband, who was from Illinois.” He showed her an ad for a lab technician at the Wheaton (Illinois) Sanitary District.That was 27 years ago. She got the job, worked in the lab for 18 years, and worked up to wastewater treatment plant superintendent, a position she has held for seven years. Her experience and management skills served her well as
