Plenary Session
Beyond the Choir: building public will for clean, affordable, accessible water
Amy Skoczlas Cole, Managing Director of American Public Media’s Water Main
Calling for A.C.T.I.O.N with people for clean water
John Bilotta, Senior Research and Extension Coordinator
Extension Engaged
Renee Pardello, Assistant Dean University of Minnesota Extension
Keynote Presentation
Engaging People in Collaborative Modeling to Support Adaptive and Resilient Water Resources Management
Dr. Allyson Beall King, Clinical Associate Professor, Associate Director of Undergraduate Programs, School of the Environment, Washington State University
Stormwater Track
Transforming Central High School
Britta Hansen, PLA, Landscape Architect, Emmons & Olivier Resources, Inc.
Julie Marckel, Transforming Central Committee
Nate Zwonitzer, Water Resource Project Manager, Capitol Region Watershed District
Hansen Park Comprehensive Water Management Project
Beth Carreno, Communications and Outreach Coordinator, Rice Creek Watershed District
Dennis McAlpine, CE, Project Manager, Houston Engineering, Inc.
Waste to Utility: Harnessing Stormwater in Waconia
Tim Sundby, Water Resource Program Analyst, Carver County
Craig Eldred, Public Services Director, City of Waconia
Richard Gillyard, Architect; President, Prospect Park 2020 Inc.
Marcy Bean, Capitol Project and Stewardship Specialist, Mississippi Watershed Management Organization
Pretreatment Practices for Bioretention: Capture of Sediment and Gross Solids
Andy Erickson, Research Associate, Saint Anthony Falls Laboratory at the University of Minnesota
Lakes, Rivers, & Habitat Restoration Track
Hall’s Island and Scherer Site Reconstruction: Planning, Community Engagement, and Design
Jon Duesman, Project Manager, Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board
Marcy Bean, Capitol Project and Stewardship Specialist, Mississippi Watershed Management Organization
Kurt Leuthold, CE, Barr Engineering Company
Collaborating to Achieve Multiple Benefits of Water Resource and Transit Investments
Laura Jester, Administrator, Bassett Creek Watershed Management Commission
Laura Scholl, Associate Director, Metro Blooms
Lisa Goddard, Project Manager, Surface Water & Sewer Division of Minneapolis Public Works
Erica Sniegowski, Projects and Program Coordinator, Nine Mile Creek Watershed District
Steve Gurney, Water Resources Specialist, City of Bloomington
Campus Greening through Alternative Stromwater Compliance and School Community Engagement
Diana Preisen, Community Forestry Specialist, Tree Trust
Andy Schilling, South Washington Watershed District
Thompson Lake Contaminated Sediment Removal and Stormwater Improvement
Joe Barten, Administrator, Lower Mississippi River Watershed Management Organization
Cathy Undem, Environmental Assessment and Remediation Program, Dakota County
Josh Peterson, Senior Water Resources Engineer, Dakota County
Groundwater Track
PFAS in East Metro Water Supplies: A Long Story
James Kelly, Manager, Environmental Surveillance and Assessments, Minnesota Department of Health
Sustainability of Source-Water Supply – City of Rochester
John Greer, Senior Hydrogeologist, Barr Engineering Company
Todd Osweiler, Environmental and Regulatory Affairs Coordinator, Rochester Public Utilities
Irrigation Efficiency in Woodbury – Efforts to Conserve Groundwater
Kristin Seaman, Environmental Resources Specialist, City of Woodbury
Reuse of Stormwater – Conserving Surface and Groundwater in the Rice Creek Watershed
Tim Olson, Water Resources Project Manager, Bolton & Menk, Inc.
Beth Carreno, Communications and Outreach Coordinator, Rice Creek Watershed District
Nudging Minnesota Citizens Toward Water Conservation
Carmelita Nelson, Water Conservation Coordinator, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
Britt Gangeness, Senior State Program Administrator, MPCA