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Speakers(Click on names to download their presentations) First elected to Congress in 1998, Rep. Napolitano is currently serving her seventh term. Her Los Angeles County-based district covers several cities and communities in the San Gabriel Valley and Southeast Los Angeles County areas. Napolitano has been a member of the House Committee on Natural Resources since the 106th Congress, and is currently the Ranking Member on the Subcommittee on Water and Power. She has been a long-time promoter of conservation, water recycling, desalination, and groundwater management as solutions to Southern California’s water needs. She is also a member of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, where she has advanced projects and policies that relieve congestion, improve transit, and reduce the negative impacts her district takes on as a primary shipping corridor from the Ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles.
Carl Nettleton, President, OpenOceans Global Mr. Nettleton is the president and founder of OpenOceans Global, a non-profit, non-advocacy organization with a goal of aggregating and creatively presenting the world’s ocean data, which includes data about the water cycle and the atmosphere. He is also a principal in Nettleton Strategies, a consulting firm specializing in organizational needs assessments, facilitation, utilization of GIS technology, and building communities of interest both in the U.S. and bi-nationally. In addition, he is the co-director of the San Diego Chapter of Environmental Entrepreneurs (E2) and active with several business and non-profit boards.
Lawrence Goldenhersh, CEO, Enviance Mr. Goldenhersh founded Enviance in 1999. As President and CEO, he is responsible for the strategic and operational management of the company. Today the Enviance System is deployed in 49 countries and is relied upon by major utility, oil and gas, energy, chemical, retail and general manufacturing companies, as well as the federal government, to manage environmental, health and safety compliance, greenhouse gas, and the financial risk posed by over 1600 environmental factors. Mr. Goldenhersh publishes and speaks regularly on trends in environmental compliance, financial management of environmental risk, greenhouse gas accounting and finance, cloud computing and supply chain environmentalism. He sits on the Advisory Board of Environmental Protection magazine, has taught a course at the UCLA entitled Leadership in Environmental Compliance Management, has lectured at Duke University on performance-based compliance organizations, and has spoken at many investor, technology, and environmental, health and safety conferences. Ms. Dell is a Vice President in the Energy and Water Division of CH2M HILL. CH2M HILL is a global program management, engineering, design and construction company. Ms. Dell is a registered chemical engineer (M.S. University of California, Berkeley) with over 25 years of experience extending across more than 40 countries including China, Canada, the Mid East, Australia and other regions with energy resources and water supply constraints. She has worked with global companies in the oil and gas, power, chemical, manufacturing, food, beverage, footwear, apparel, and entertainment industries to develop major projects and implement sustainable business practices in their business operations, their communities and their supply chains. Ms. Dell has led collaborative business and energy industry initiatives on adaptation to the projected impacts of climate change. Ms Dell led the creation of the WBCSD Global Water Tools which have been used by hundreds of companies to measure their water usage and map their risks on a global level. Ms. Dell is a member of the U.S. National Climate Assessment Development and Advisory Committee (NCADAC) and is a Board Member of the World Environment Center.
Jon Freedman, Global Government Relations, GE Water & Water Process Technologies Mr. Freedman is a recognized expert and frequent speaker on water policies. He has recently spoken on water issues at conferences in China, Australia, Saudi Arabia, Europe, and the United States. He also serves on the Board of Directors of the WateReuse Association, and chairs its National Legislative Committee. In that capacity, Freedman helps set the Association’s legislative agenda and leads visits with government officials to advocate for greater water reuse.Freedman joined GE more than ten years ago as a Business Development Leader with GE Energy, where he was responsible for growing GE’s global water business. He initiated what turned out to be three of the five acquisitions that GE made over a several year period to create what today is one of the world’s leading advanced water treatment companies with more than 8,000 employees in 130 countries around the world. Before joining GE, Freedman worked in various senior leadership roles for Suez Water, both in the United States and in Paris, France. His roles included Vice President & General Counsel for Suez Water’s US real estate business unit, and Director of Business Development for the Western US. Freedman earned a BA from the University of Virginia, a JD from William & Mary Law School, and an MBA in Finance from The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.
Maureen Hinman, Water Technology Trade Specialist, International Trade Administration - Department of Commerce
Mr. Mace joined the Texas Water Development Board in 1999 to manage the Groundwater Availability Modeling Program. Over the next nine years, he rose from a unit leader to director for Groundwater Resources Division to assuming his present role in February 2009 as Deputy Executive Administrator of the Texas Water Development Board to lead the Water Science & Conservation program area. Prior to Texas Water Development Board, Dr. Mace worked eight years at the Bureau of Economic Geology at The University of Texas at Austin as a hydrologist and research scientist. Dr. Mace has a B.S. in Geophysics and an M.S. in Hydrology from the New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology and a Ph.D. in Hydrogeology from The University of Texas at Austin. He has published more than 200 articles,
Dr. Daniel R. Cayan, Research Meteorologist, Scripps Institution of Oceanography Dr. Daniel R. Cayan is a Research Meteorologist at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography (SIO), University of California, San Diego, and is also a Researcher in the U.S. Geological Survey. His work is aimed at understanding climate variability and changes over the Pacific Ocean and North America. Specific interests concern impacts of climate changes on water resources and other sectors in western North America. Cayan heads the California Nevada Applications Program and the California Climate Change Center, climate research programs to improve climate information and forecasts for decision makers in the California region. Cayan received a BS degree in Meteorology and Oceanography in 1971 from the University of Michigan. He received a Ph.D. in Oceanography in 1990 from the University of California, San Diego. He has been employed by Scripps since 1977 and by the U. S. Geological Survey Water Resources Division since 1991.
Dr. Barry Toyonaga, Chief Business Officer, Kent BioEnergy Corporation Dr. Barry Toyonaga is the Chief Business Officer at Kent BioEnergy Corporation. He is responsible for the global strategic partnering of the company's microalgae based technology assets – to provide energy, water treatment, and co-products. He has over 20 years of international experience in fund-raising for technology-rich companies. Prior to Kent BioEnergy, he was a partner at Ventana Capital (San Juan Capistrano, CA) overseeing biotech and high tech investments on behalf of international investors. After early years spent at Johnson & Johnson in New Jersey and later La Jolla, he worked in both established biotechnology companies such as Protein Design Labs and early-stage companies like Ontogen Corporation. He also conducted academic research as a Visiting Scientist at The Scripps Research Institute, Caltech, and Yale Medical School. Dr. Toyonaga earned a Ph.D. in physical organic chemistry from the University of Toronto and was a postdoctoral fellow at the Ontario Cancer Institute involved in the discovery of the human T-cell receptor.
Dr. Kathleen Dominique, Consultant, Environmental Directorate, OECD Dr. Dominique is currently leading the project on financing, climate change and water in the Environment Directorate at the Organisation of Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). At OECD, she has also contributed to the Green Growth Strategy and the Sustainable Development Programme. Prior to joining OECD, she researched the innovation and diffusion of low carbon technologies at the Paris-based think tank Institute of Sustainable Development and International Relations (IDDRI). She also has several years of experience in Global Risk Management Services at PricewaterhouseCoopers. She holds a Master’s of Public Affairs from L’Institut d’études Politiques de Paris (Sciences Po) and a Bachelor’s degree in Management Information Systems from University of Notre Dame.
Mr. Bruns has a bachelor’s degree in chemistry from UC Davis and a master’s degree in environmental engineering from Caltech. He is a Registered Civil Engineer, State of California, a Board Certified member of the American Academy of Environmental Engineers, and a member of the Water Environment Federation and the California Water Environment Association. He is also a member of the stakeholder’s advisory group on California’s State Revolving Fund loan program. Mr. Bruns has been a member of the engineering staff of the Sanitation Districts since 1979, primarily serving in various capacities related to wastewater planning and financial management. From August 1991 to April 2005, Mr. Bruns served as the Section Head in charge of the Financial Planning Section, where he was responsible for the wastewater system budgeting and rate setting for both annual user charges and one-time connection fees, budgeting and rate setting for the solid waste system, and property management and acquisition. In May 2005, Mr. Bruns became the Assistant Department Head for what is now the Financial Management Department.
Dr. Tony Haymet, Director, of Scripps Institute of Oceanography Dr. Haymet is the tenth director of Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California, San Diego. Dr. Haymet also serves as UC San Diego’s vice chancellor for Marine Sciences and dean of the Graduate School of Marine Sciences, and is a professor of oceanography at Scripps and chemistry at UC San Diego. Tony is a founder and currently vice-chair of CleanTECH San Diego, a business development organization dedicated to the practical response to climate change issues, and in particular to meet the goals of Governor Schwarzenegger’s landmark greenhouse gas legislation AB-32. He has also launched SPHEAR, Scripps Partners for Hazard and Environmental Applied Research, an industry-based partnership for funding higher risk research projects in response to climate change. He is a trustee of the California Ocean Science Trust, a member of the U.S. National Science Foundation’s Advisory Committee on Geoscience, the U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology Visiting Committee on Advanced Technology, the National Oceans Advisory Group, and the executive committee of the Partnership for Observation of the Global Oceans (POGO). He was elected by his peers to the Board of the (U.S.) Consortium for Ocean Leadership (COL). He is also a panel member for the ICSU/WMO/IOC review of the World Climate Research Program (WCRP). In Australia he served as Chief of Marine and Atmospheric Research, then Director of Science and Policy, CSIRO. He was also chair of OPSAG the Federal Governments Ocean Policy Science Advisory Group, and a member of NOAG the National Ocean Advisory Group. Tony Haymet is a highly distinguished chemist whose research has focused on freezing, phase transition, nucleation, and Antarctic fish antifreeze proteins. He holds a Ph.D. from the University of Chicago and a Doctor and Bachelor of Science (Honours) from the University of Sydney. He is the author of more than 165 peer-reviewed publications. More recently he has published Op-Ed pieces in major Australian and U.S. newspapers.
Dr. W. Michael Hanemann, Director, California Climate Change Center Dr. Hanemann is a Chancellor's professor and Professor of environmental and resource economics in the Department of Agricultural and Resources Economics, where he has been on the faculty since 1968. Prior to coming to Berkeley, he earned a B.A. from Oxford University in Philosophy, Politics and Economics, a M.Sc. in Economics from the London School of Economics and Ph.D. in Economics from Harvard University. Dr. Hanemann's research in economics has focused largely on aspects of modeling individual choice behavior, with applications to demand forecasting, inducing conservation, environmental regulation and economic valuation. He is a leading authority on the methodology of non-market valuation using techniques of both revealed and stated preference.
Marsi A. Steier, Deputy Director, San Diego Public Utilities Department Marsi A. Steirer is the Deputy Director for the Business Support branch of the Public Utilities Department. She has worked in the water industry for more than 20 years and has worked on key department initiatives including the Strategic Plan for Water Supply and the City’s Water Conservation Program. Currently, Marsi is serving as the Project Director for the Water Purification Demonstration Project, which will evaluate the feasibility of using advanced water treatment on recycled wastewater for augmentation of supplies in a local reservoir. She is a member of the American Water Works Association, Water Environment Federation, and the Association of California Water Agencies. Marsi earned a B.A. from the University of California, Riverside, and an M.A. from American University in Washington, D. C. She has taught a Water Resources Planning class through the UCSD Extension Program.
Frank Belock, Deputy General Manager, San Diego County Water Authority
Frank Belock, Jr. serves as Deputy General Manager of the Water Authority. Mr. Belock joined the Water Authority in August 2007. Before joining the Water Authority, Mr. Belock was employed by the Parsons Corporation serving in the capacity of Area Manager for the San Diego office. Mr. Belock is a California registered professional civil engineer. Prior to his employment with Parsons, he served as Water Department Director and Director of Engineering and Capital Projects for the city of San Diego. Mr. Belock received his Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering from the University of Vermont and his Master of Public Administration from San Diego State University.
Chris Holmes, Coordinator, World Water Strategy, USAID Mr. Holmes was designated by Administrator Rajiv Shah as the USAID Global Water Coordinator in February 2011. He is the first USAID executive to serve in this position. Mr. Holmes is the senior representative within USAID responsible for coordinating the implementation of key water policy initiatives, including USAID’s water strategy. He also serves as the primary spokesman and liaison with public and private organizations, including congressional leaders, to coordinate water efforts. Since rejoining USAID in January 2010 as the Senior Advisor for Energy and Environment, he has supported the missions in Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Ghana on water and food security matters. As a USAID Senior Foreign Service Officer with the rank of Minister Counselor, he twice received the Presidential Meritorious Service Award, and the Arthur S. Fleming award for his leadership of OFDA. Mr. Holmes served in the U.S. Army, Second Lieutenant, Civil Affairs, receiving the U.S. Army Soldier’s Medal of Heroism. He is a graduate of Wesleyan University, Connecticut, B.A. Government. Lane Sharman, Founder, Borrego Water Exchange Lane Sharman develops sustainable business models. He is the founder of the Borrego Water Exchange. This entity was the first in the State of California to provide a platform for the independent transfer of water rights in the form of water credits. This effort led to the creation of policies, contracts, easements, and transactions now serving the economic and sustainability interests of the Borrego Valley in San Diego County. The underlying aquifer in Borrego has been in over-draft for 60 years since the introduction of industrial farming. The Borrego Water District and the Exchange cooperate in the management of the water credit market. In excess of $1 Million Dollars of transactions have been conducted since 2006. Mr. Sharman is the Managing Partner of Solana Energy where he originates financing for solar projects on an international basis. Steven Messner has 30 years of environmental industry experience in the areas of climate change, greenhouse gas (GHG) reporting and analysis, energy and transportation. Steven Messner is an internationally known figure in the field of GHG accounting, carbon capture and storage, GHG offset methodology development and climate change adaptation planning. He has led GHG inventory, reduction strategy and opportunity analysis studies for many private and public sector clients in the United States and abroad. Steven has written or contributed to a number of the GHG offset and reporting methodologies in place in the US-specific areas of expertise include oil and gas systems, PHEV and smart grid benefits, banking sector strategies, agriculture (composting and manure management), aluminum and steel industry emissions, coal mine methane recovery and sulfur hexafluoride emissions from power industry equipment.
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