Women’s Resource Center Announces Colleen Arnold, President of Aqua, as Featured Speaker for 2026 Breakthrough Breakfast Fireside Chat

The Power of Flow: Women Engineering Change — Courage. Curiosity. Change.

Wayne, PA – The Women’s Resource Center (WRC) is proud to announce Colleen Arnold, President of Aqua, as the featured speaker for the fireside chat at its 2026 Breakthrough Breakfast, The Power of Flow: Women Engineering Change.

The fireside chat will explore how women lead through complexity, adapt to change, and engineer progress across industries and communities—anchored by the theme courage, curiosity, and change.

As President of Aqua, the water and wastewater family of companies of Essential Utilities, Arnold oversees more than 1,500 regulated water and wastewater systems serving communities across eight states—Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, New Jersey, Virginia, North Carolina, and Texas. She was promoted to the role in 2020 after serving as Deputy Chief Operating Officer since 2015, bringing more than 25 years of experience in water and wastewater utility work to her leadership.

“The Power of Flow speaks to how women lead through complexity—by adapting, persevering, and creating momentum for meaningful change,” said Beth Monroe, Executive Director of the Women’s Resource Center. “Colleen Arnold’s career exemplifies this theme. Her leadership in engineering, operations, and community stewardship offers a powerful example of how courage and curiosity can drive lasting impact.”

“When women lead with courage and curiosity, we don’t just navigate change—we engineer it in ways that create lasting impact for people and communities,” said Arnold.

Arnold began her career as a consultant before transitioning into utility operations management, where she has focused on strengthening infrastructure, ensuring environmental sustainability, and supporting long-term community resilience. She has been an active member of the American Water Works Association since 1992 and currently serves on the Water Utility Council. She is also a board member of the Ridley Hospital Community Foundation. Arnold holds a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering from the University of Massachusetts–Amherst, a Master of Engineering from Manhattan College, and an Executive MBA from Villanova University.

Proceeds from the Breakthrough Breakfast will support the Women’s Resource Center, a Greater Philadelphia nonprofit celebrating over 50 years of serving women and girls facing difficult life transitions. Long-standing WRC programs include an Information & Referral Helpline (701-314-4357), Counseling services, low-cost Family Law consultations, a Girls Lead leadership development program, and a Financial Stability program.

WRC is deeply grateful to all our event supporters and sponsors, with special thanks to our 2026 sponsors Raymond James, The O’Connor Group, Comcast, Aqua and Graham Media Partners.

More information about the 2026 Breakthrough Breakfast can be found HERE. Additional details about the Women’s Resource Center and its programs are available on WRC’s main website.