Urban Water Sustainability Leadership Conference - Module 1
Nancy Ahern, Deputy Director, Seattle Public Utilities
Michael Carlin, Deputy General Manager, San Francisco Public Utilities Commission
Adel Hagekhalil, Assistant Director, City of Los Angeles - Bureau of Sanitation
Angela Licata, Deputy Commissioner, New York City Department of Environmental Protection
Howard Neukrug, Water Commissioner, City of Philadelphia
James (Tony) Parrott, Executive Director, Metropolitan Sewer District of Greater Cincinnati
Bruce Roll, Watershed Management Director, Clean Water Services, Portland
Kevin Shafer, Executive Director, Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District
William J. Bertera, Executive Director, Institute for Sustainable Infrastructure

Urban Water Sustainability Leadership Conference - Module 2
Dan Rodrigo, Vice President, CDM Smith Inc.
Kellie Rotunno, Director of Engineering & Construction, NEORSD
Robert Brown, Director, Cleveland City Planning Commission, City of Cleveland
Kyle Dreyfuss-Wells, Manager of Watershed Programs, NEORSD
Lillian Kuri, Program Director for Architecture, Urban Design, and Sustainable Development, The Cleveland Foundation
Terry Schwarz, Director, Cleveland Urban Design Collaborative
Catherine Nagel, Executive Director, City Parks Alliance 

Urban Water Sustainability Leadership Conference - Module 3
Dr. Les Lampe, Vice President, Black & Veatch
Terry Leeds, Director, Kansas City MO Water Services
Mayor Pro Tem Cindy Circo, Kansas City
Ron Coker, Vice President, Burns & McDonnell, (Missouri Overflow Control Program)
Lara Isch, Outreach & Education Coordinator, Kansas City MO Water Services
Dennis Murphey, Chief Environmental Officer, City of Kansas City MO
Kristin Riott, Executive Director, Bridging the Gap
Mary Ann Dickinson, President & CEO, Alliance for Water Efficiency

Urban Water Sustainability Leadership Conference - Module 4
Dr. Cindy Paulson, Senior Vice President, Brown and Caldwell
Jackson Jenkins, Director, Pima County Regional Wastewater Reclamation Department
Alan Forrest, P.E., Director, City of Tucson Water Department
Paul Green, Executive Director, Tucson Audubon Society
Jeff Prevatt, Ph.D., Regulatory Compliance Manager, Water & Environment Sustainability Center, Pima County Regional Wastewater Reclamation Department
Claire Zucker, Sustainable Environment Program Director, Pima Association of Governments 

Urban Water Sustainability Leadership Conference - Module 5
Alan Vicory, Chair, CONFLUENCE Water Technology & Innovation Cluster
Lisa Darling, South Platte Program Manager, City of Aurora
Pete Frost, Executive Director, Douglasville Douglas County Water & Sewer Authority
MaryLynn Lodor, Environmental Program Manager, Metropolitan Sewer District of Greater Cincinnati

Urban Water Sustainability Leadership Conference - Module 6
Brian Marengo, Senior Technologist Water Resources, CH2M Hill
Matthew J. Millea, Deputy County Executive for Physical Services, Onondaga County
Maarten Jacobs, Director, Near Westside Initiative, Office of Community Engagement, Syracuse University
Robert Kukenburger, Vice President, CDM Smith
Mark Lichtenstein, Executive Director, Syracuse Center of Excellence/Center for Sustainable Community Solutions
Matthew J. Marko, Green Infrastructure Program Manager, CH2M Hill
Steve Rogowski, Director of Operations/Maintenance, Metro Wastewater Reclamation District

James Borton has been working in the water treatment industry for over 20 years. Borton is the Utilities Division Manager for the City of Wooster, Ohio. His certification titles include Class IV Wastewater Operator and Class I Wastewater Laboratory Analyst for the state of Ohio. Currently, Borton serves as the Ohio Water Environment Association (OWEA) Publications Committee Chairman. He earned his Bachelor of Science in Natural Resources Management – Watershed Policy and Planning from The Ohio State University, and holds an Associate’s Degree in Applied Science in Laboratory Research at the Ohio State University’s Agricultural Technical Institute in Wooster, Ohio. Most recently, he acquired a Master of Science Degree in Environmental Science – Environmental Business Option from the University of Maryland.

Allan R. Budris, P.E., is an independent consulting engineer who specializes in training, failure analysis, troubleshooting, reliability, efficiency audits and litigation support on pumps and pumping systems. With offices in Washington, NJ, he can be contacted via e-mail at budrisconsulting@comcast.net.

Brad Buecker has nearly 30 years of experience in or affiliated with the power industry, much of it in steam generation chemistry, makeup and cooling water treatment, air quality control, and results engineering positions with City Water, Light & Power (Springfield, Illinois) and Kansas City Power & Light Company’s (La Cygne, Kansas) station. He has an A.A. in pre-engineering from Springfield College in Illinois and a B.S. in chemistry from Iowa State University, with additional course work in fluid mechanics, material and energy balances, and advanced inorganic chemistry. He is a contributing editor for Power Engineering, and has written many articles and three books for PennWell on steam generation topics.

Steve Canter has been working in the environmental engineering field for 38 years. He is a licensed Professional Engineer (P.E.), Class III Wastewater Operator, and Class I Water Supply Operator, all in the state of Ohio. His experience and training in the water and wastewater industries have led to professional positions ranging from a field technician to his current position as the president of his own company, Environmental Engineering Service, which he began in 1984. Canter holds a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering from the University of Cincinnati.

Donald Chase has worked in the water and wastewater industries for 23 years. Currently, Chase holds a professional position as Assistant Professor of Civil & Environmental Engineering at the University of Dayton in Dayton, OH. Since 1989, he has also worked for WaterWare Consultants in Miamisburg, OH, as a Water Resources Consulting Engineer. He is registered as a Professional Engineer in Kentucky and Ohio. Chase is also actively involved in many organizations including ASCE (American Society of Civil Engineers), AWWA (American Water Works Association), and WATER FOR PEOPLE, which is an organization dedicated to bringing potable water and sewerage services to people in developing countries. He also chairs the ASCE Environmental Engineering Task Committee to Develop a Manual on Design and Construction of Water Distribution Systems. Chase holds a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering Degree, a Master’s of Science in Civil Engineering Degree, and a Ph.D from the University of Kentucky.

The Water and Wastewater Training Program at the Texas Engineering Extension Service (TEEX) is one of the largest water and wastewater operator training organizations in the United States. TEEX provides training to thousands of operators every year. TEEX’s mission is to provide continuing education in engineering and engineering-related applied sciences. TEEX is a member of The Texas A&M University System, one of the largest systems of higher education in the United States.

Ralph Franco, PE, has spent the last 24 years in the water treatment profession. He has a BS in Chemical Engineering from Penn State University as well as an MBA from Point Park University.  He is a licensed Environmental Engineer. Franco currently serves as Director of Sales, UV Technologies Division, at Calgon Carbon Corp. He originally worked in the industrial side of the business designing high purity ion exchange and reverse osmosis systems primarily for the cogeneration and chemical processing sectors. Franco then moved into the chemical side of the business with Nalco Chemical.  He has also worked in the specialty membrane separations market and the municipal low pressure membrane market as a product manager. Franco joined Calgon Carbon seven years ago as a Regional Sales Manager covering the Eastern United States for the UV Technologies Division.

Troy Gallagher has worked in operations and maintenance departments in the water industry for 15 years. He is licensed in the State of Michigan through the Department of Environmental Quality - Water Industrial Licensing as a Class A-1b (Clarification), B-1b (Neutralization), B-2a (Chemical Clarification), C-1b (Aerated Lagoons), C-1c (Stabilization Ponds), and C-3a (Activated Sludge) operator. He also holds a Class D Wastewater License with the Educational Requirements to obtain a Class A License. He is certified to work with Industrial Waste Troubleshooting, specifically Activated Sludge, and in situations requiring Confined Space Entry. Currently, Mr. Gallagher is employed at Bay College in Escanaba, Michigan as a full-time instructor in Water Resource Management and Environmental Resource Management. Gallagher holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Physical Resource Management & Planning from the University of Wisconsin – Green Bay and a Master of Science Degree in Education In Technology from Boise State University and the University of Phoenix Online Program.

Sheree Gossett-Johnson has been actively involved and worked in the water and wastewater industries for 26 years. She currently is registered as a Class II Laboratory Analyst and a Class III Wastewater Operator in the State of Ohio, and she is also certified by WET (Water Education for Teachers) as a facilitator. Since 1994, Ms. Gossett-Johnson has worked for the Ohio EPA as an Environmental Specialist II in the Division of Surface Water. She also serves as a Wastewater Treatment Operations Trainer for the Ohio EPA.

Michael Hogan has been working in the water and wastewater industries for 22 years. Currently, he works for Duke’s Sales & Service in Syracuse, New York. He is a member of the American Public Works Association, the Georgia Water & Pollution Control Association, Trenchless Technologies, WEFTEC (Water Environment Federation technology Trade Show), and NASSCO (National Association of Sewer Service Companies). Hogan holds a Bachelor of the Arts Degree in Business Administration from the University of Florida.

Michelle Lomago is a graduate of the Pennsylvania State University with a B.S. in Chemical Engineering and has recently joined Calgon Carbon as an activated carbon application engineer based out of Pittsburgh, PA. She is currently providing engineering support to the technical sales team and is responsible for providing recommendations for equipment and carbon, carbon systems, carbon adsorption usage rates, training, troubleshooting, coordination of lab studies, and carbon seminars. Prior to working for Calgon Carbon, Lomago was an operations manager for Proctor and Gamble in their Mehoopany, PA papermaking plant.

Roger K. Noack, P.E., S.P.A. is Desalination Practice Lead and a Senior Project Manager/Senior Professional Associate at the engineering firm HDR. He has a B.S., Civil Engineering, University of Wisconsin, 1977, and is Registered in Texas as a Professional Engineer. Noack works for HDR Engineering in Austin, Texas. He has over 32 years of experience in the industry. His principal field of experience is in civil and environmental engineering. He worked on the first municipal membrane water treatment plant in the State of Texas in 1979 and has been working with membranes in drinking water ever since.

David H. Paul is founder and president of David H. Paul Inc., a company specializing in water treatment training, consulting and technical services. Mr. Paul has a Bachelor of Science degree in Biology and a Master of Science degree in Microbiology.  He has authored more than one hundred published articles on membrane water treatment and has written a four thousand page correspondence training program on advanced water treatment.  DHP Inc. has trained in excess of seven thousand water treatment professionals since the company was founded in 1988. 

Kendra L. Ryan is an Applications Engineer with Calgon Carbon Corp., currently providing activated carbon applications support to the Municipal Drinking Water market. She received a B.S. degree in Chemical Engineering from Youngstown State University in 2008. Prior to working at Calgon Carbon, Ryan worked for Case Western Reserve University as an undergraduate research student working on proton exchange membrane fuel cells, and also Fireline/TCON Inc., an industrial ceramics manufacturer, as an engineering intern.

Steven Safferman has been working in the water and wastewater industries for 21 years. From 2000-2005, he held the position of Associate Professor and Graduate Faculty at the University of Dayton in Dayton, OH, where he conducted research on bioremediation and physical treatment technology for liquid and solid wastes. Currently, Safferman is Associate Professor in the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources at Michigan State University. He is also a registered Professional Engineer in the State of Ohio. Safferman holds a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering Degree, a Master’s of Science Degree in Environmental Engineering, and a Ph.D. in Environmental Engineering from the University of Cincinnati

Richard Stratton, P.E., is West Region Drinking Water Business Class Lead and a Senior Project Manager/Senior Professional Associate at HDR.

Don Thompson, Ph.D., P.E., is a senior vice president at CDM. He is an environmental engineer with more than 30 years of experience in water and wastewater treatment process and design, with a focus on membrane technologies. Dr. Thompson has completed large-scale potable water planning and alternatives analyses; piloting and design of membrane water treatment plants; process studies and detailed design involving ultraviolet light, ozone, and aeration; indirect potable water treatment plant studies and design; and construction management. He is CDM's Drinking Water market leader.

Alan Tucci has been actively involved in the water industry for 28 years.  Since 1981, Mr. Tucci has held the professional position of Safety Coordinator for the Board of County Commissioners Sanitary Engineering Division in Cleveland, OH.  During his tenure in Cleveland, he has improved the safety program for the Sanitary Engineering Division in 7 separate years.  Tucci is also the chairman of the Ohio Water Environment Association Safety Committee, the Governor’s Community Traffic Safety Network Committee for Cuyahoga County, and of the Member Information Subcommittee of WEF (Water Environment Federation). Tucci holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Biological Science from Ohio State University and a Masters of Public Administration – Program Development Specialty from Cleveland State University.

Don Vandertulip, P.E., has more than 36 years of experience in program management; studies, planning, design, and construction of water and wastewater treatment facilities; potable and recycled water pump, storage, and distribution systems; and wastewater collection and pumping. He is an active member of the Water Environment Federation (WEF), American Water Works Association (AWWA), and WateReuse Association (WRA). He currently serves as Chair of the WEF Water Reuse Committee; a member of the WEF Municipal Wastewater Treatment Committee; President of the WateReuse Association, Texas Section; and Quad-Chair for the WateReuse Symposium. He also authored two sections of the WEF MOP 8 update and Chapter 2 of AWWA M-24, 3rd Edition.