Ted Henifin

Biography

Ted Henifin is the General Manager of the Sustainable Water Initiative for Tomorrow (SWIFT) an innovative water purification initiative in eastern Virginia that provides a sustainable source of groundwater while also addressing environmental challenges such as Chesapeake Bay restoration, sea level rise and saltwater intrusion.

Henifin is a registered professional engineer who has served as HRSD’s General Manager since 2006. He began his career in 1982 as a civil engineer in the Facilities Planning division of the Navy Public Works Center in Norfolk. He has served as a senior engineer with the Norfolk Redevelopment and Housing Authority, and as the deputy site manager of the Navy Public Works Center at Little Creek. Prior to this, Henifin worked as Director of Public Works for the City of Hampton.

Henifin also serves on the boards of the National Association of Clean Water Agencies, VIRGINIA forever and WHRO. He is the treasurer of the Hampton Neighborhood Development Partnership as well as a past president of the Virginia Association of Municipal Wastewater Agencies. Henifin is also a member of Congressman Scott Rigell’s Chesapeake Bay Advisory Committee.

Henifin has been honored with the Julian F. Hirst Award for Distinguished Service. He was also selected for the 2009 class of LEAD Virginia and the Civic Leadership Institute Class of 2015.

Education

Water and Wastewater Leadership Program, Kenan-Flagler Business School, University of North Carolina

Bachelor of Science, Civil Engineering, University of Virginia