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Mr. Nudelman has represented members of the construction industry across a broad spectrum of matters for over 25 years. He works with owners and developers, construction managers, general contractors, subcontractors and design professionals to prepare and negotiate contract documents for construction in the New Jersey and New York metropolitan area. Mr. Nudelman drafts, modifies and negotiates customized contracts, as well as contracts based on standard industry forms from groups such as the American Institute of Architects, Consensus Docs and Design Build Institute of America. His construction contracting work helps his clients manage the risk inherent in construction projects so they may adequately protect their interests now to avoid claims and disputes in the future. When claims and disputes are unavoidable, Mr. Nudelman draws upon his wide-ranging experience in construction litigation, representing clients in state and federal courts throughout the New Jersey/New York metropolitan area, as well as in local and international mediations and arbitrations.

Ms. DeHart is a compassionate advisor and tenacious courtroom advocate with significant experience representing clients in challenging family law cases all over Texas. Her practice covers all aspects of family law, including divorce proceedings, complex marital property characterization and valuation, premarital and post-marital agreements, enforcement actions, child custody and support matters, modification proceedings, adoptions and other child-related issues. Ms. DeHart brings a creative and detail-intensive approach to helping clients reach the best possible outcome in every case, whether it involves a complicated marital estate with considerable assets and business interests at stake, or an emotionally-charged custody battle where the best interests of the children take center stage. Although she is ready to litigate aggressively when necessary, Ms. DeHart focuses on minimizing pointless antagonism between the parties and resolving disputes amicably before they land in the courtroom. During her final year of law school, Ms. DeHart served as a judicial intern in the 246th Family District Court in Houston. This experience gave her an inside look at how judges evaluate complex family law issues and effective strategies for delivering compelling arguments in the courtroom. She also worked as a criminal law paralegal for seven years while attending college and law school. She received her J.D., cum laude, from Texas Southern University Thurgood Marshall School of Law and her B.A. degree from Texas A&M University.

Ms. Pingenot Key exclusively practices family law. She has been selected for inclusion in Texas Monthly “Rising Stars” each year since 2006. Prior to practicing law, Ms. Pingenot Key was the program director of a supervised visitation facility for families in Austin as well as an elementary school teacher with the non-profit program, Teach for America. She received a B.A. degree in Psychology, with honors, an M.S. degree in Social Work, with honors, and a J.D. degree from the University of Texas at Austin. Ms. Pingenot Key is board certified in family law and speaks and writes frequently on issues in family law.

Ms. Richardson’s practice focuses on all aspects of family law, including divorce proceedings, marital property valuation and characterization, premarital agreements, enforcement actions, child custody and support issues, modification proceedings, adoptions and other child-related issues. She graduated with a B.F.A. from the University of Houston and with a J.D. from the South Texas College of Law. Following law school she served as a clerk for Judge Larry Weiman, Texas 80th District Court, and for Judge Evelyn Keyes, First Court of Appeals of Texas.

Mr. Tsai began his career in a boutique litigation defense firm. In 2016, he switched from civil litigation to family law litigation at a medium-sized law firm. Mr. Tsai experience at that firm included managing his own docket of family law cases and first-chairing numerous trials, hearings, and a jury trial. He sat for the board certification exam in family law and later passed that exam. Mr. Tsai is board certified in family law as of December 2020 by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization. He received his B.S degree from Purdue University and his J.D. degree from Baylor Law School.

Ms. Wise completed her undergraduate studies at the University of Texas at Austin with honors, majoring in Psychology, and she earned her J.D. degree from South Texas College of Law in Houston. She was admitted to practice in Texas on February 8, 2001, and has been Board Certified in Family Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization since 2011. Ms. Wise is a member of the State Bar of Texas, its Family Law Section, its Texas Technology Section, and then the College of the State Bar of Texas, the Houston Bar Association and its Family Law Section, the Fort Bend County Bar Association, and Gulf Coast Family Law Specialists.

 Mr. Jerrard is the principal of Greywater Corps, a company that designs, installs, and teaches about greywater irrigation and rainwater harvesting systems as a response to climate-driven water shortages. Mr. Jerrard and his team are the boots on the ground, doing the physical work required to shift southern California towards a resilient, egalitarian, and abundant future. Mr. Jerrard has installed over 700 systems, ranging from simple gravity-flow systems to thousandgallon-per-day fully automated treatment systems and massive underground rainwater cisterns. Mr. Jerrard also works with nonprofits, water purveyors and city agencies to facilitate broader implementation of greywater irrigation and rainwater harvesting. He has lectured or taught workshops at numerous institutions, local and statewide. Before getting immersed in water conservation, Mr. Jerrard worked at the office of Frank Gehry and ran the architecture firm Yeh + Jerrard. Leigh is a licensed architect, general contractor, and plumber in the state of California, and is an ARCSA Accredited Professional.

Mr. Coe is a divorce and family lawyer known for his honest guidance, approachable demeanor, and high-conflict cases. Mr. Coe emphasizes collaboration and communication to understand and unravel his clients’ often complicated situations, relationships, and work toward the best possible outcome for each client. He is adept at managing cases involving divorce, child custody, modifications, and high-conflict disputes. Mr. Coe is experienced with the unique needs and issues that arise in a mid-to-high asset family law matters. He routinely represents young professionals, established professionals, business owners, executives, and stay-at-home spouses. Mr. Coe assists in matters involving children and can help establish plans that prepare for their future. He earned his B.A. degree, magna cum laude, from Drake University, and his J.D. degree from the University of Iowa College of Law.

Mr. Doner is a family law attorney with Arenson Law Group in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Her practice focuses on divorce, custody, and domestic abuse protective order matters, and she also works with some clients with cases in juvenile court. While she enjoys working on all types of family law cases, she takes particular interest in offering trauma-informed representation for clients who benefit from that approach. Ms. Doner likes to use technology to streamline the practice of family law and enjoys connecting with colleagues to share innovative ideas. She is a graduate of The University of Iowa College of Law and a member of the Iowa State Bar Association and the Linn County Bar Association. In the community, Ms. Doner serves on the Board of Directors for Iowa Humane Alliance, an organization that provides spay/neuter services to the community. When she’s not at work, she’s traveling, cheering on the Hawkeyes, or spending time with her loved ones and her Australian Cattle Dog, Maxine.

Ms. Koob enjoys a diverse practice of providing counseling and representation to individuals, companies, and Native American Tribes. Part of her practice includes advising individuals, companies, and insurance carriers in personal injury, products liability, construction defects and contractual disputes. She specializes in tribal law, including tribal representation in employment law, real estate transactions, contracts, administrative law, litigation, the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA), taxation law, sovereign immunity and providing general oversight on legal matters. She has represented tribal interests in state courts, federal courts, and tribal courts. Ms. Koob has also lectured frequently on the Indian Child Welfare Act. Rounding out her diverse practice is her work in family law representing individuals in divorces, custody, paternity determinations, child support recovery issues, adoptions, and juvenile court matters. She is certified in collaborative law (an alternative approach to the traditional divorce process), mediation and as a parent coordinator. She earned her B.A. degree from Briar Cliff College and her J.D. degree from Creighton University.

Diane Murphy Smith practices in the areas of family law, guardian/ conservatorship, insurance defense, Indian Child Welfare Act and tribal law, and criminal law groups. Before joining the Heidman Law Firm, She was an Assistant Attorney General for the State of Iowa where she worked as conflicts counsel attorney, representing the Iowa Department of Health and Human Services. Diane Murphy Smith was also lead counsel on issues relating to Tribal-State relations Indian Child Welfare Act enforcement. She successfully developed a method to streamline Tribal Customary Adoption in Iowa. Diane Murphy Smith represented the state on termination of parental rights appeals, subpoenas to DHHS, and complex child welfare cases. Prior to her work at the Attorney General’s Office, She worked for over 14 years as an Assistant Woodbury County Attorney specializing in juvenile law and child welfare matters. Diane Murphy Smith earned her B.B.A degree from the University of Iowa and her J.D. degree from Drake University Law School.

Ms. Shannon main area of focus is divorce and family law. She represents clients in divorce proceedings, domestic relations trials, contested hearings, contempt hearings, child support hearings, and the appellate courts. Divorce is often a new and difficult time for Ms. Shannon’s clients, and she works diligently to communicate and work with her clients to ensure their needs are met through their ongoing legal matters. She uses creative problem-solving, critical thinking, and a keen legal sense to help effectively resolve their issues. Ms. Shannon advocates for her clients in the courtroom as an adept trial attorney, having appeared in multiple counties across Iowa. However, she also understands the impact of litigation on her clients. For each case, she offers a pragmatic and strategic approach to help her clients obtain the best possible outcome, inside or outside the courthouse. Prior to becoming a lawyer, Ms. Shannon worked as a paralegal, earning her certification from Kirkwood Community College. She received her political science degree from the University of Iowa, and her J.D. degree, with honors, from Drake University Law School.

Mr. Suraci is a national leader in active transportation and complete streets. His experience spans the public, private and nonprofit sectors, and includes management of high-profile projects such as the Long Island Greenway plan, and the New York Cycling Census. In addition to facilitating more than 40 complete street workshops in New York State, Mr. Suraci authored the American Public Transit Association’s National Guide to Bicycle Integration with Transit and served as the lead subject matter expert for ‘Extending Transit’s Reach’ MTA’s first ever strategic action plan for bicycles, pedestrians and micromobility. Currently he is a key team member on the development of NYSDOT’s Statewide Active Transportation Plan and is leading the bicycle and pedestrian element of NYMTC’s 2055 Long Range Transportation Plan, as well as a systemwide active transportation inventory for the State University of New York (SUNY). Outside of work, Mr. Suraci is a passionate cyclist biking as his primary mode of transportation.

Mr. Kurdi has been serving the electrical industry for over 30 years as an engineer, electrician and trainer. Mr. Kurdi has engineered (designed, specified and analyzed) government buildings (police stations, sheriff’s offices, fire stations, city halls, court houses, libraries, and jails), housing buildings (affordable, senior, assistant, memory care, adaptable use and student), hospitals, data centers, sport arenas, commercial office buildings, water/wastewater treatment plants and electric utility distribution and substations. Mr. Kurdi’s experience as an electrician includes estimating, laying out, wiring, installing and maintaining electrical systems for residential and commercial buildings. He has served as an engineer on construction projects in numerous locations in Texas, including San Antonio, Arlington, Bryan and Manor. He has developed and taught thousands of seminar hours over the years at Dunwoody College of Technology, Minnesota Electrical Association, IEEE and others. The seminars include NEC Code, electrician’s exam, MV system, electrical wiring, apprenticeship, estimation, electrical design, Revit MEP, and project management. Mr. Kurdi holds a BS degree in Electrical Engineering and a master’s degree in Adult Education. He is a registered electrical engineer (PE) in 37 states, including Minnesota and Texas. He holds a Class A master electrician license from the State of Minnesota. Currently, Mr. Kurdi is a senior electrical engineer and department head at BKV Group (A&E Firm with offices in Chicago, Dallas, DC & Minneapolis). Mr. Kurdi served as NCEL Board Member (Jan 2021 – present), IAEI MN Chapter president (Jan 2018 – Jan 2023), chair of IEEE Twin Cities PES/IAS (Aug 2019 – Jan 2023), Minnesota State Board of Electricity member (Jan 2018 – Jan 2020).

Professor Rauf has over 25 years of experience in teaching undergraduate and post graduate engineering, science, math, business administration and MBA courses, seminars, and workshops. He earned his BS degree in Electrical Engineering, with honors, from North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina. Professor Rauf earned his Executive MBA degree from Pfeiffer University Misenheimer, North Carolina. He is a registered professional engineer in the States of Virginia, Wyoming, and North Carolina, and he is a Certified Energy Manager. Professor Rauf holds a patent in process controls technology. His last full-time engineering employment, in the corporate world, was at PPG Industries, Inc. where he served as a senior staff engineer. Professor Rauf was inducted as “Legend in Energy” by AEE, in 2014. He is a member of ASEE, American Society of Engineering Education. Professor Rauf has developed and instructed Professional Engineering and Fundamentals of Engineering Exam (NCEES) Prep Courses over the past 20 years. He develops and instructs PDHs (Professional Development Hours) and continuing education, engineering skill building seminars and courses. Professor Rauf is also an adjunct professor at Gardner-Webb University. He has published multiple texts over the last ten years. Professor Rauf also provides text editorial services to River Publishers.

Mr. Hanrahan has more than 47 years of industry experience. In addition to presentations in Canada, Taiwan and the Dominican Republic, he has also presented at the national level for many organizations, including the International Erosion Control Association, the Land Improvement Contractors of America, the Geotechnical Fabrics Institute, the National Working Waterfront Network, and the American Water Works Association. Mr. Hanrahan’s articles have been published in many magazines, including Erosion Control, Land & Water, Geosynthetics, and Landscape Architect & Specifier News. He has produced webinars for the International Erosion Control Association, the International Association of Hydroseeding Professionals, the New York State Society of Professional Engineers, and Forester University. Mr. Hanrahan has also served as a guest lecturer at the University of Mississippi, Ohio Northern University, University of New England, and Vermont Technical College. He has also been active in industry organizations. He was national president of the International Management Council in 1991-92 and served four terms as president of the Northeast Chapter of the International Erosion Control Association. Mr. Hanrahan is also a member of the Senior Advisory Committee of Envirocert. He has developed and delivered training events throughout his career. From 2008 to the present, he has organized coastal erosion control training events up and down the New England Coast, with multiple seminars in Maine, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut. Event co-sponsors for these events have included the Maine Department of Environmental Protection, Maine Sea Grant, the Rhode Island Coastal Management Council, the University of Rhode Island Coastal Resources Center, Connecticut College, and Connecticut Sea Grant. Mr. Hanrahan has also assisted with the development of erosion control standards with the Illinois Tollway Authority, and the State Departments of Transportation in New Hampshire, Vermont, Maine, Oklahoma, Missouri, Arkansas, and Illinois.

Mr. Merwade he has been a professor in the Lyles School of Civil and Construction Engineering at Purdue University since 2006. During 2004 – 2006, he worked as worked as post-doctoral fellow at the Center for Research in Water Resources at the University of Texas at Austin. Dr. Merwade received his bachelor of Engineering degree in Environmental Engineering from Shivaji University, India, in 1997, his M.Sc. degree in Engineering Hydrology from University of Galway, Ireland, in 2000, and his Ph.D. degree in Civil Engineering from the University of Texas at Austin, in 2004. From 1997-1999, he worked as project engineer at Montgomery Watson (now part of Stantec) in Mumbai, India.

His research and teaching interests include surface water hydrology with specific focus on flood modeling and mapping. Much of his work has been on improving the simulation of hydrologic processes for flood prediction by using geographic information systems (GIS), data-driven techniques and advances in cyberinfrastructure. He has authored more than 100 peer-reviewed journal articles and conference proceedings in the area of river channels, watershed hydrology and flood modeling.

Some of his awards include the Education and Public Service Award (2025) from the Universities Council on Water Resources, the Education and Outreach Award (2024) from the Indiana Association for Floodplain and Stormwater Management, Best Technical Paper Award (2024) from ASCE’s Journal of Hydrologic Engineering, Outstanding Achievement Award (2018) from the Indiana Water Resources Association for work related to flood prediction and mapping for Indiana streams, and Excellence in GIS Award (2017) from Indiana Geographic Information Council for Soil-Based Floodplain Maps for Indiana.

Dr. Merwade disseminates his educational material as online tutorials, modules and YouTube videos, which have been used/viewed by hundreds of thousands of students, faculty and working professionals around the world who want to learn about hydrology, GIS applications, and hydrologic modeling.

Ms. Doherty, conducts Passive House feasibility studies for new clients and conducts energy modeling and 3D building modeling for a range of building types pursuing Passive House certification. She provides support for clients throughout their design and construction phases while completing documentation submission for final certification. Ms. Doherty’s experience
at SWA, with a wide range of project types including historical retrofits, multifamily, and commercial use buildings, allows her to be most effective in supporting the team.

Mr. Ingui Architecture is a collaborative architectural design firm with extensive experience in residential, institutional, and commercial projects. He and the firm have received various design awards and have been included in numerous publications including Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, and most recently CNN. Ingui Architecture is a leader in the Passive House movement and almost all the firm’s architects are Certified Passive House Designers. The firm’s involvement in the early stages of the US Passive House movement has allowed for a clear vision of both the hurdles and the resulting opportunities associated with this emerging market. Mr. Ingui and the team at Ingui Architecture believe in openly sharing what they have learned to accelerate the growth of better building. As part of this effort, they have opened their homes during construction to student groups, other architects, tradespeople, homeowners, and developers. He has expanded this level of sharing by speaking at many national and international conferences, including Passive House Institute’s 25th anniversary of Passive House in Darmstadt, Germany and most recently in China. One of the benefits of being a part of so many conferences is meeting incredible people who truly have solutions that are essential to the survival of our planet. In June of 2019, Passive House Accelerator was launched. Passive House Accelerator was created to make it easier to learn about Passive House; to support the community by allowing them to share ideas and solutions; to continue and expand on the incredible conversations and sessions at conferences; and to allow those who are succeeding in creating beautiful projects and/ or solutions to share their knowledge.

Ms. Meskens has seven years of experience in Passive House design. She studied architecture and sustainable design at ULB in Brussels. There, she worked on Passive House buildings from small, residential projects to large-scale, urban planning throughout Europe. In 2018, she moved to New York City, where she has spearheaded sustainable projects throughout the U.S. and Canada while giving lectures and training professional networks.

Mr. Moreno-Vacca leads A2M’s vision, design aesthetic and drives to be the most sustainable and energy efficient architecture possible. Since starting the architecture firm A2M in 2000, he has led it to international recognition through his sustainable building knowledge and his numerous roles as president of the Board of the Belgian Passive House Association. Since 2006, Mr. Moreno-Vacca has also been teaching at ULB architecture university. In 2009, he co-founded and edited the magazine ‘be.passive’. Mr. Moreno-Vacca has been giving lectures regularly for several professional networks (architects, engineers and builders) for more than 20 years. He has also been giving an extensive set of presentations, conferences and trainings all over the world. A2M now has offices in Brussels and Lisbon, and a sister company, M2A, in the United States.

Mr. Peel is a renowned expert in the field of Passive House buildings. He is the founder and principal of Peel Passive House Consulting, a consulting firm that specializes in supporting the design and constructing of high-performance, low carbon buildings. Mr. Peel has over 15 years of experience in the field and is an accredited Passive House certifier, consultant, and trainer. His passion for sustainable building began early in his career, and he has been dedicated to promoting energy efficiency and sustainability ever since. Mr. Peel has worked on a wide range of projects, including residential homes, multi-family dwellings, and commercial buildings, all with the aim of improving occupant quality of life, reducing energy consumption, and minimizing environmental impact. As a certified Passive House consultant, he is well-versed in the principles of energy-efficient design and construction. Mr. Peel has a deep understanding of building science and can apply this knowledge to create buildings that are not only energy-efficient but also comfortable and healthy for their occupants. He is also an active member of the sustainable building community, regularly attending conferences and events to stay up to date on the latest developments and innovations in the field. Mr. Peel is committed to educating others about the benefits of sustainable building and is always eager to share his expertise with clients, colleagues, and industry partners. With his passion, expertise, and commitment to sustainability, he is a leading figure in the industry and a valuable asset to any project.

Ms. Torres Moskovitz is an architect and Director of Sustainability and a Senior Associate at WXY architecture + urban design, a 50-person firm based in Lower Manhattan. She leads projects in environmental health and is overseeing 20 Wellness rooms for New York City Health & Hospitals across 20 public hospitals for the Workforce for a program called Helping Healers Heal. Ms. Torres Moskovitz is project director for several New York State Park projects and a NYPA Canal Project in Lockport, a study for upgrading existing NYCHA community centers as Resiliency Hubs – the first of its kind in NYC. In her role as Director of Sustainability, she works to prioritize people and the public realm while also designing for resiliency, optimum energy-efficiency, and zero-carbon ready buildings.

Prior to WXY, she was principal and founder of Fete Nature Architecture, PLLC and designed the Tighthouse, the first certified passive house in NYC (PHI 2012) which was a retrofit of an 1899 rowhouse. She is author of Princeton Architectural Press’ The Greenest Home, which features 18 Passive House case studies. After the Tighthouse project, she continued to retrofit over 15 passive house strategy projects and several new passive house residences.
Ms. Torres Moskovitz teaches as a visiting professor at several universities (Syracuse University, Pratt Institute, Parsons, RISD, and NYU) class that range from design and planning for developers, Eco-Urban seminar, to core classes in Building Environment and design studios. She has co-taught several trainings for architects and engineers at the AIA Center for Architecture including trainings for green building initiatives under Local Law 31 and Local Law 97 compliance. She is currently training in Regenerative Design.

William C. Brown, III, Associate at Dinsmore & Shohl, LLP in Huntington, WV Mr. Brown is a proud West Virginian whose practice focuses on creating, growing, defending, and advising businesses in Huntington and nationwide, generating value for owners and their communities. He helps clients with corporate formation and reorganization, mergers and acquisitions, and real estate transactions. His experience also includes representing businesses in contract and real estate disputes, including litigation before the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals and the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals. He earned his J.D. degree from William & Mary Law School.

Mr. Davis is a member of the Business Law practice group and the Energy and Oil & Gas industry groups. His practice focuses on business litigation, mineral acquisitions and sales, and general commercial transactions. A former Assistant United States Attorney, Mr. Davis prosecuted over 40 criminal cases in the Southern District of West Virginia. He has handled numerous civil matters as well, serving as lead counsel in partition actions, condemnations, civil actions involving trespass, and quiet title claims. Mr. Davis has also represented a number of public utilities, public service districts, and motor carriers in rate and certification cases before the Public Service Commission of West Virginia. He is a former Marine Corps Captain, a 1999 graduate of Emory & Henry College, and a 2008 graduate of the West Virginia University College of Law.

Ms. Kerns is a member of the firm’s Energy Team, focusing on coal and oil and gas law. She also practices in real estate development. Her work in the coal industry has included representing and advising coal operators and coal producers on various matters. Ms. Kerns served as counsel in the acquisition of coal properties for coal operators, and represented them in leasing rights, title disputes and curative judicial proceedings. She has also defended coal producers concerning leasing disputes. In the area of oil and gas law, Ms. Kerns has performed due diligence for multi-million dollar oil and gas operation acquisitions. She has represented oil and gas operators in acquisition of properties in West Virginia and Pennsylvania, and she has counseled oil and production companies regarding leasing rights in West Virginia, Pennsylvania and Ohio. Since the Fall of 2018, Ms. Kerns has served as an adjunct professor for the West Virginia University College of Law where she teaches the course on Coal, Oil and Gas Law. She earned her law degree from the West Virginia University College of Law in 2011, where she was a member of the Order of the Coif and senior editor of The West Virginia Law Review. She is admitted to practice in West Virginia and before the United States District Courts for the Northern and Southern Districts of West Virginia.

Prior to his service at TVA, Mr. Savage was in private survey practice for 10 years specializing in dispute resolution and expert witness services. He has surveyed several disputed state boundaries to resolve jurisdictional conflicts. Mr. Savage is an adjunct professor at Cleveland State Community College where he teaches courses in boundary law, geodesy, GIS, and surveying fundamentals. He has researched and retraced the historical surveys of Henry David Thoreau and has published several articles on the subject. Mr. Savage teaches exam review and continuing education seminars at various state and local conferences across the country.

Mr. Kent is in his 40th year with Schneider Geomatics in Indianapolis – having transitioned to part-time status in 2020. He also provides training, consulting and expert witness services as manager and owner of Meridian Land Consulting, LLC. He served as chair of the Joint ALTA/NSPS Committee responsible for the ALTA/NSPS Land Title Survey standards from 1995 to 2021. He has also served on the Indiana State Board of Registration for Professional Surveyors since 2004 and is a past-president of both ACSM and the Indiana Society of Professional Land Surveyors. Mr. Kent has presented programs on boundary law, easements and rights of way, surveying standards and practice, and leadership multiple times in all 50 states.

Dr. Sarah-Jeanne Royer is an oceanographer and a specialist on plastic degradation in the oceanic environment. She is currently working on this problem at Hawai’i Pacific University on the Island of Oahu in collaboration with Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California, San Diego. Dr. Royer’s research focuses on common polymers including synthetic microfibers and their degradation times in the environment. She also investigates the different sources and sinks that connect plastic to the ocean such as the impact of the fishing industry with respect to the total mass balance of plastic discarded in the ocean.  Prior to this work, Dr. Royer investigated the emissions of greenhouse gases from plastics in the environment at the Center for Microbial Oceanography, Research and Education. She also worked with Prof. Nikolai Maximenko on marine debris at the International Pacific Research Center at the University of Hawaii where her research was linked to the pathways and fate of marine debris and plastic accumulation in the ocean in relation with the North Pacific Garbage Patch.  For more than a decade now, she has been working with several organizations to share her science, bring awareness to the growing issue of plastic in the environment and organized several educational workshops. Dr. Royer has been highly involved with the organization named Sustainable Coastlines Hawaii, which is the biggest organization of beach cleanups in Hawaii. For five years she served as their science advisor and started using data collection from volunteers for citizen science projects. She is now the science advisor for Parley for the Oceans and works closely on related science topics with The Ocean Cleanup.  Dr. Royer’s goal is to pursue plastic research to better understand the degradation and fragmentation processes of plastic and fate in the ocean in addition to the plastic accumulation on the different islands of Hawai’i. Her long-last objective is for policymakers to use data from scientists and volunteers to design better laws and policies to reduce plastic production & consumption.

Professor Fratta is an associate professor in Geological Engineering and Civil Engineering at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He holds Civil Engineering degrees from three different universities: a diploma from U.N. Corboda (Argentina), an M.A.Sc. degree from U. of Waterloo (Canada), and a Ph.D. degree from Georgia Tech (USA). He has over 20 years of teaching experience through courses in soil mechanics, foundation engineering, and applied geophysics, and he is the author of three books. Professor Fratta also supports a research group that pursues studies in near-surface geophysics, wave propagation in soils and groups, and experimental geotechnical engineering.

Mr. Lueck, is a retired engineer with over 17 years of experience with the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT). He started his career performing design and surveying for a variety of roadway projects ranging from farm-to-market roads, urban roadways and high design speed facilities in the Waco district. Mr. Lueck later transferred to the construction division, where he provided oversight to statewide districts in the areas of construction project management, construction engineering, inspection and contract claims. After serving in this capacity for over 9 years, he transferred to the transportation planning division. As Assistant Director of Traffic Analysis, he oversaw transportation data collection and reporting, corridor-level plans, and travel demand modeling. He then served the City of Killeen for 11 years as Assistant City Engineer and Director of Transportation. Mr. Lueck had oversight of all operations of the city’s transportation system. He was also charged with ensuring that the city’s transportation system was planned, constructed and maintained in a cost-effective manner to effectively address the region’s growing safety, mobility and reliability needs.

Mr. Jungclaus is an independent consultant and a Ph.D. researcher with the Living Materials Laboratory at the University of Colorado Boulder, where he develops whole-building embodied carbon benchmarks. His research focuses on life cycle assessment, building material flows, and computational analysis. Prior to joining the University of Colorado, Mr. Jungclaus was a manager at Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI), where he focused on reducing embodied and operational carbon in the built environment. His work at RMI included leadership in the Department of Energy’s Zero Energy District Accelerator, policy work with NYSERDA and the City of Pittsburgh, developing a net-zero energy roadmap for the McDonald’s Corporation, delivering integrative design workshops for federal and private sector clients, and creating industry-leading reports focused on zero energy buildings and carbon-reducing policies. Prior to joining RMI, Mr. Jungclaus served as an energy auditor and project manager for many public sector, commercial, and residential building retrofit projects. His core competencies lie in life cycle assessment, building science (including energy auditing and modeling), architectural and mechanical engineering, teaching, and project management. 

Mr. Burack with Burack Environmental Law Office has over 40 years of exclusively environmental legal experience, including four years as an enforcement attorney with U.S. EPA in Washington, DC, and ten years as a partner with Pepper Hamilton, LLP, in Philadelphia. Mr. Burack has represented industrial and commercial clients in a wide variety of regulatory and enforcement matters including: stormwater citizen suit and agency enforcement actions, stormwater permitting, Brownfield site acquisitions, site cleanups, and cost-recovery claims against historic site owners. Mr. Burack is a 1976 graduate of University of Illinois (B.A., Psychology) with a law degree from Washington University (St. Louis) in 1979. He is admitted to practice in Pennsylvania, Illinois, and the District of Columbia, and he is an approved mediator pursuant to Rule 53.3 of the Federal District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. Mr. Burack has published articles in the Pennsylvania Bar Journal, Philadelphia Business Journal, the Legal Intelligencer, and the Route 422 Business Advisor. 

Mr. Hagerty is a civil and environmental engineer with over 30 years of experience in the environmental and civil engineering consulting industry. Mr. Hagerty’s areas of competency and practice have included environmental permitting and compliance, environmental insurance support, storage tank containment system compliance, dam and waterway engineering, environmental remediation, landfill design and compliance, stormwater management, natural resources, land development support, remedial design, contaminated sediment management, residential metals remediation and construction QA/QC. Mr. Hagerty is dual licensed as a professional engineer (DE, MD, MO, NJ, PA and VA) and a professional geologist (DE). He earned his B.C.E., Civil Engineering from the University of Delaware and his M.S., Civil/Environmental Engineering from Villanova University.

Mr. Hann focuses his practice on environmental law and municipal law, and chairs the firm’s Environmental Law Department. He represents a diverse client base, which includes municipal authorities, municipalities, business entities, builders and developers. Steve personally handles all facets of a sophisticated environmental law practice, such as environmental litigation with federal and state government agencies and private parties, advising/representing clients on regulatory, permitting and compliance matters, and guiding clients on environmental issues arising in business and real estate transactions. He provides clients with experienced counseling on federal and state legislative and regulatory developments.  Mr. Hann has developed an extensive practice in the area of municipal law, with a specific emphasis on municipal authorities. Steve is the East Region Solicitor (responsible for the eastern half of Pennsylvania) for the Pennsylvania Municipal Authorities Association (“PMAA”), an organization representing the interests of over 700 municipal authorities in Pennsylvania.  He provides guidance to PMAA member authorities and firm clients on a variety of municipal authority-related matters, including general water, wastewater and environmental issues; stormwater management; permitting; regulatory compliance; sewage facilities planning; waste load management; board member issues; tapping fees and rates; water and sewer regulations; and, compliance with state law bidding and procurement requirements. Steve provides experienced counseling on various statutes, such as the Municipality Authorities Act, Sunshine Act, Right-to-Know Law and Ethics Act. He has been appointed as both solicitor and special counsel for municipal entities, and has been retained as both an expert and mediator in matters involving municipal authorities. He is a frequent author and speaker on both environmental law and municipal law-related issues.  

Ms. Phillips is an attorney in Holland & Knight’s Boston office who concentrates her practice in litigation, regulatory, energy and environmental law. Ms. Phillips’ environmental practice focuses on brownfields redevelopment and remediation, including former military installations, former manufactured gas plants (MGPs) and vapor intrusion sites. Her energy practice focuses on LNG terminal operations, natural gas pipeline permitting and operations, construction, and eminent domain. Her litigation experience involves hazardous waste disputes, civil and administrative enforcement defense under federal and state environmental regulatory programs, and defense of citizen suits under the CWA and RCRA, as well as construction, land use, permitting, utilities, regulatory, toxic tort and contract matters.

Mr. Rosenbaum is a partner of The Environmental Law Group, LLP, practicing in the areas of environment, land use and natural resources, with an emphasis on water quality and land use laws affecting infrastructure and renewable energy projects. He develops compliance strategies for clients regulated under the storm water provisions of the Clean Water Act, the Endangered Species Act, the California Environmental Quality Act and other state and federal resources statutes. Relying on his broad experience with environmental permits and environmental management systems, Mr. Rosenbaum helps clients develop and implement solutions to environmental regulations that are both legally defensible and economically sustainable. He also assists his clients in defending their regulatory compliance programs against challenges by regulatory agencies and environmental groups.

Mr. Witt is the vice president of Environmental Services for CMI. He has over 30 years of environmental program experience helping industrial facilities comply with a variety of environmental compliance issues. Mr. Witt has a bachelor of science degree in Chemical Engineering from Pennsylvania State University and a master of science degree in Environmental Engineering, which aids in his ability to provide experienced environmental auditing and National Point Source Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit preparation for a variety of industries.

Mr. MacDonald is a Fellow of the American Concrete Institute (ACI) and a member of ASTM, ASCE, the Concrete Society and Professional Engineers Ontario. His commitment to ACI includes a role as the past chair of the 132-Responsibility in Concrete Construction and chair of subcommittee 130-0B Production/Transport/Construction and 302 Construction of Concrete Floors. Further, Mr. MacDonald is a member of ACI committees 211-Proportioning Concrete Mixtures, 212-Chemical Admixtures, 223-Shrinkage-Compensating Concrete, and 232-Fly Ash in Concrete and 318 sub-A. In addition to his concrete consulting work, he is an assistant professor at the University of Wisconsin-Stout in the construction management program where he teaches courses in concrete, reinforced concrete design and heavy construction. Mr. MacDonald brings considerable experience in field and lab concrete, quality control and problem-solving to his students and clients. He earned a B.S. degree in Chemical Engineering as well as master’s and Ph.D. degrees in Engineering Materials from the University of Windsor in Ontario. Quality of concrete remains one of his interests. Mr. MacDonald is heavily involved in ACI certification with the Aggregate and Ready Mixed Concrete Association of Minnesota.

After working in engineering and design management with award-winning structural and construction firms for nearly 10 years, Mr. Woods founded his own firm, Woods Residential Engineering & Inspection. Mr. Woods is a licensed professional engineer in multiple states, and he holds bachelor’s and master’s degrees in Civil Engineering (with a focus on structures) from Washington University in St. Louis. He has earned “Accredited Professional” status from the U.S. Green Building Council. Mr. Woods is a member of the Woods Educational Enrichment Foundation, The National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE) (director of programs for the Chicago professional chapter), The American Society of Civil Engineers, and the Structural Engineers Association of Illinois.

Mr. D’Aloisio is a principal with Klepper, Hahn & Hyatt, a structural engineering, landscape architecture, and building envelope services firm in East Syracuse, New York. A graduate of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and is a registered professional engineer in New York and Massachusetts. He is a member and past president (1997 – 1998) of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Syracuse Section, and a member of the American Institute of Steel Construction (AISC), the American Concrete Institute (ACI), the National Society of Professional Engineers (NSPE), and the Structural Engineers Association of New York State (SEAoNY). Mr. D’Aloisio is a member of ASCE/SEI’s Frost-Protected Shallow Foundations Committee, the Structural Condition Assessment of Existing Buildings Committee, and the Sustainability Committee. Mr. D’Aloisio received the Order of the Engineer at Syracuse University in 1997. His 30-plus years’ experience as a consulting structural engineer has primarily involved the design of new building structures, additions, and modifications, and analyses, assessments, and investigations of structures and facades. Mr. D’Aloisio has performed structural condition reviews of over 15 million square feet of buildings and he has performed over 150 structural forensic investigations. He has presented over 300 times.