About the Presenter: April Hill

About the Presenter: Dale Vanderhoof

    April Hill is a Class IV Water Operator with 6 1/2 years experience as a Lab Tech, Operator, and Softener, for the City of Salina.  She has a B.S. with a double major in Biology and General Science from Troy State University. 
    Prior to her experience in water, she was employed for nine years with Georgia-Pacific Chemical Division in Atlanta, Georgia in Research & Development.  While this is her first year of teaching, she is experienced in Surface Water Treatment and  Groundwater Treatment and has over 10 years of laboratory experience.  She has worked with three city utilities and presented over 5 workshops in less that one year. 
    April has been married for almost 20 years and has a 12 year old daughter and a dog named "Georgia".  She enjoys traveling, cooking and singing in her church choir.  

    Dale Vanderhoof is a Class IV Wastewater Operator. He worked in a treatment facility for 8 1/2 years for the City of McPherson before taking the job as the Wastewater instructor for Salina Tech. While at the city of McPherson, Dale took care of the treatment facility as well as seven lift stations; performing duties such as lab testing, cleaning, maintenance, biosolids handling and hauling, operations, computer programming and operation, lift station maintenance, report and data handling, electrical, etc.
     Dale is in his 6th year as an instructor for Salina Tech School, and has presented over 50 workshops to almost 2,000 attendees, and has worked in almost 50 wastewater systems, providing training and assistance.
     Dale is married and has a 17-year-old son. Dale enjoys computers, camping, photography, and video production. He has his own video production studio, where he produces and edits videos and creates DVDs for weddings and other projects.