Dewberry has hired Todd Shafer, PE, as the water service line leader in the firm's Fairfax, Virginia, office. He will oversee the growth of the firm's national water practice.

Shafer comes to Dewberry with 23 years of extensive consulting experience in the municipal water/wastewater industry, including project and client service management. His experience also includes successfully delivering planning, design, and construction phase assignments under various procurement models. Prior to joining the firm, Shafer served as a water/wastewater market sector leader in Denver, Colorado.

Shafer earned his bachelor's degree in civil engineering from California Polytechnic State University (1994). He is a professional engineer in Colorado and California and is a member of the Water Environment Federation (WEF) and the American Water Works Association (AWWA).