American Water Works Co., Inc., a U.S. water and wastewater utility company, announced that Laura Monica, senior vice president of corporate communications and external affairs, was named one of New Jersey’s 2010 Best 50 Women in Business by NJBIZ. Monica, along with her fellow honorees, will be recognized in a gala awards ceremony in Somerset, N.J., on April 7, 2010, and featured in the April 12 edition of NJBIZ.
The Best 50 Women in Business honors 50 women who share a commitment to business growth, professional excellence and to the community. Monica is being honored for her leadership in reengineering American Water’s external affairs functions, spearheading a national communications campaign to educate customers and other audiences about the company and the complexities of the water industry, initiating the company’s first formal corporate social responsibility program and serving as a role model within the New Jersey-based national company. /p>
