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Featured Speakers

Benjamin Hamlington

Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology

Research Scientist

Kelsey Leonard

Shinnecock Indian Nation, University of Waterloo

Collin O'Mara

National Wildlife Federation

President & CEO

Glenn "Hurricane" Schwartz

NBC 10

Meterologist

Speakers

Michael Acquafredda

NOAA

Alexandria Ambrose

Rutgers Haskin Shellfish Research Laboratory

Student

Thomas Amidon

Delaware River Basin Commission

Manager, Water Resource Modeling

Aneca Atkinson

PADeP

Deputy Secretary of Water Programs

Roger Barlow

USGS

Physical Scientist

Janine Barr

Rutgers University - Haskin Shellfish Research Lab

Graduate Student

Emily Baumbach

Partnership for the Delaware Estuary, Inc.

Estuary Program Coordinator

Hayden Boettcher

University of Delaware

Graduate Student

Nathan Boon

William Penn Foundation

Senior Program Officer

Sarah Bouboulis

Partnership for the Delaware Estuary

Habitat Project Coordinator

Damian Brady

University of Maine

Associate Professor

William Brady, III

Exelon Corporation

Vice President, Corporate Environmental Strategy

Jacob Bransky

Delaware River Basin Commission

Aquatic Biologist

Elizabeth Koniers Brown

Audubon Mid-Atlantic

Director

David Bushek

Rutgers Haskin Shellfish Research Laboratory

Director/Professor

Marc Cammarata

PWD

Deputy Water Commissioner for Planning

Bradley Dean CFM, CE

FEMA

Communications & Partnerships Specialist

Jonathan Cohen

University of Delaware

Associate Professor of Marine Science

Bob Collins

Delaware Center for the Inland Bays

Program Manager

Samantha Collins

The Wetlands Institute

Research Scientist

Erin Dorset

Delaware Department of Natural Resources

Wetland Biologist

Philip Duzinski, PE

Philadelphia Water Department

Hydrodynamic Modeler

Eric Eckl

Water Words That Work, LLC

Owner

Jennifer Egan

University of Maryland

Program Manager

Jim Eisenhardt

RK&K

Senior Manager

Chen Fanghui, Ph.D, P.E.

DRBC

Senior Water Resource Engineer

Lisa Ferguson

The Wetlands Institute

Director Research and Conservation

Julia Fontana

University of Delaware

Graduate Student

Bruce Friedman

NJDEP

Director of Water Monitoring and Standards

Mark Gallagher

Princeton Hydro

Vice President

Zachary Garmoe

Delaware Center for the Inland Bays

Science Technician

Shawn Garvin

DNREC

Secretary

Xiaolong Geng

New Jersey Institute of Technology

Dr. & Research Assistant Professor

Matthew Gentry

Partnership for the Delaware Estuary

Shellfish Specialist

Firas Gerges

New Jersey Institute of Technology

PhD Candidate

Geoffrey Goll

Princeton Hydro, LLC

President

Maddy Goss

Delaware Center for the Inland Bays

Communications Specialist

Eliza Gross

U.S. Geological Survey

National Map Liaison

LeeAnn Haaf

Partnership for the Delaware Estuary

Wetland Coordinator

Sydney Hall

Wesley College

Heidi Hanlon

Cape May NWR

Wildlife Biologist

Michael Harris

New Castle County

Stormwater & Environmental Programs Manager

Michael Hartshorne

Princeton Hydro, LLC

Senior Project Manager; Senior Aquatic Ecologist

Molly Hesson

Sage Services LLC

Water Resources Specialist

Taylor Hoffman

University of Delaware

Laboratory Technician

Jennifer Holmes

DNREC - Delaware National Estuarine Research Reserve

Planner

Archi Howlader

University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science

Graduate Research Assistant

Douglas Janiec

Sovereign Consulting Inc.

Natural Resources Program Manager

Erin Johnson

Villanova University

Research Technician

Desmond Kahn

Fishery Investigations, Inc.

Scientist

Marjorie Kaplan

Rutgers University

Associate Director, Rutgers Climate Institute

Kristen Bowman Kavanagh

Delaware River Basin Commission

Deputy Executive Director

Neil Keller

Wesley College

Environmental Science Undergraduate Senior

Laura Kerr

Stevens Institute of Technology, New Jersey Sea Grant

Research Coastal Engineer, Coastal Resilience Specialist

Kathy Klein

Partnership for the Delaware Estuary

Executive Director

Ellen Kohler

University of Maryland Environmental Finance Center

Program Director of Water Resources

Matthew Konfirst

US EPA

EPA

Ian Kraucunas

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Chief Science & Technology Officer

Danielle Kreeger

Partnership for the Delaware Estuary

Science Director

Justin Kuntz

University of Delaware

Graduate Student

Upmanu Lall, Ph.D

Columbia University

Director, Columbia Water Center

Javier Laureano

U.S.EPA, Region 2

Director, Water Division

Kari St Laurent

Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control

Research Coordinator

Gregory Lech

PA Fish & Boat Commission

Fisheries Biologist

Kinman Leung

Philadelphia Water Department

Water Quality Modeler

Catherine Libertz

US EPA

EPA

Kimberly Long

Exelon Corporation

Environmental Performance Improvement Manager

Wu Ma

Los Alamos National Laboratory

Postdoc

Sabirah Mahmud

Philadelphia Youth Climate Action Team

Climate Organizer

Emily Manuel

Rutgers Haskin Shellfish Research Lab

Graduate Student Research Assistant

Robert A Mason

University of Delaware

PhD Student

Martha Maxwell-Doyle

Barnegat Bay Partnership

Deputy Director

Gregory McCabe

U.S. Geological Survey

Research Physical Scientist

Cassandra Miller

Wesley College

Environmental Science Undergraduate Senior

Joshua Moody

Partnership for the Delaware Estuary

Restoration Programs Manager

Leah Morgan

Partnership for the Delaware Estuary

Science Fellow

Lauren Mosesso

University of Delaware

PhD Candidate

Governor Phil Murphy

State of New Jersey

Governor

Howard Neukrug

The Water Center at the University of Pennsylvania

Professor of Practice and Executive Director; Chair, Advisory...

Malcolm Newman

The Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University

Staff Scientist

Angela Padeletti

Partnership for the Delaware Estuary

Operations Director

Alex Parker

CSU Maritime Academy

Associate Professor

Nivette Perez-Perez

Delaware Center for the Inland Bays

Project Manager

Christopher Petrone

Delaware Sea Grant / Univ. of Delaware

Marine Advisory Service Director

Nicholas Procopio, Ph.D.

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection

Bureau Chief, Division of Science and Research

Jennifer Repp

University of Delaware

Graduate Student

Julia Rockwell

Philadelphia Water Department

Manager, Climate Change Adaptation Program

Jennifer Rogers

Mercer County Park Commission

Director of Stewardship

Alison Rogerson

Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control

Environmental Scientist

Robert Scarborough, Ph.D

DNREC, Delaware Coastal Programs

Environmental Program Manager II

Amy Shallcross

Delaware River Basin Commission

Manager, Water Resource Operations

Mayci Shimon

Villanova University

Graduate Assistant

Kenny Smith

Delaware Department of Natural Resources

Environmental Scientist

Ron Smith

Haddonfield Memorial High School

Environmental Science Educator

Kelly Somers

US EPA

EPA

Jack Szczepanski, Ph.D

Princeton Hydro

Senior Aquatic Ecologist

Steven J. Tambini

Delaware River Basin Commission

Executive Director

Korin Tangtrakul

Drexel University

Sustainability Manager

Joseph Tarsavage

Wood

Vice President, Mid-Atlantic Operation Manager

Lenore Tedesco

The Wetlands Institute

Executive Director

Todd Thoman

University of Delaware

Graduate Student

Noel Turner

U.S Fish & Wildlife Service

Hydrologist

Marianne Walch

Delaware Center for the Inland Bays

Science & Restoration Coordinator

Roger Wang

Rutgers University New Brunswick

Assistant Professor

Elizabeth Watson

Judith S. Weis, Ph.D

Rutgers University

Professor Emerita

Brittany Wilburn

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection

Intern Research Scientist

Laura Wiltsee

University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science

Masters Student

David Wise

Stroud Water Research Center

Watershed Restoration Manager

Christopher Woltemade

Shippensburg University

Professor and Chair, Department of Geography-Earth Science, and...

Heidi Yeh

Rutgers University, Haskin Shellfish Research Laboratory

Graduate Assistant

Metthea Yepsen

NJ DEP

Research Scientist II

Yu Zhang

Los Alamos National Lab

Postdoc

Adrianna Zito-Livingston

The Nature Conservancy New Jersey

Coastal Projects Coordinator