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Mr. King, is a city planner and has directed multidisciplinary teams around the country and world. He has served as the project director and prime author on over 200 plans for cities, towns, neighborhoods, and corridors. Mr. King was a Principal at Dover, Kohl & Partners for 18 years before creating his own firm, King Design Collaborative. He is also the co-founder of Able City East. Mr. King’s work has focused on social, economic, and climate change resilience. He authored two books: The Climate Planner: Overcoming Pushback Against Local Mitigation and Adaptation Plans (2021) and The Equity Planner: Five Tools To Facilitate Economic Development with Just Outcomes (2023). Mr. King’s work is also featured in numerous planning texts such as Sustainable Urbanism (2007), Form-Based Codes (2008), and Street Design (2014), and he has been interviewed by the New York Times, Planning Magazine, and National Public Radio.

Ms. King has over 24 years of experience in architecture and urban planning. She specializes in leading the design of illustrative plans that promote walkability and sustainability, collaborating closely with the public. Ms. King excels in directing multi-disciplinary teams, fostering collaboration among stakeholders, business owners, and residents to transform visions into reality. Her portfolio spans downtown and corridor vision plans, comprehensive plans, form-based codes, and community development strategies. Ms. King has navigated both public and private sectors, discerning the nuanced needs of each and how they can work together. Her guidance enables communities to secure funding through grants and other funding streams. Ms. King received her bachelor of Architecture degree and her master’s degree of Architecture in Suburb and Town Design from the University of Miami. She is a certified Charrette planner and is CNU accredited.

Mr. Cohen’s experience includes residential and commercial accessibility research and design projects for older adults and people with sensory, mobility or cognitive impairments, as well as course development teaching/mentoring at the New York School of Interior Design. With the AIA Design for Aging Committee and NYC Department for the Aging, he contributed to the Aging in Place Guide for Building Owners.

Mr. Lipson’s work includes accessibility upgrades and feasibility evaluations for numerous properties, drawing on years of experience working within the city’s residential buildings—experience that predates his architectural degree. A graduate of The Cooper Union’s Irwin S. Chanin School of Architecture, he is known for his inventive, detail-oriented approach. He is a licensed architect in New York, an active member of the AIA, and has served on several NYC Department of Buildings code committees, including the Construction Code Revision Cycle (2017–2021), the Existing Building Code review, and the current Accessibility Code Committee (2025–2026).

Ms. Mellor has over 30 years’ experience in building energy conservation. She recently retired from her position as Senior Energy Code Compliance Auditor with the Department of Buildings Bureau of Sustainability. In that capacity, she trained energy code inspectors and auditors, developed references and
training materials for the review of energy code-related construction documents and inspection reports, and oversaw the resolution of energy code infractions. Ms. Mellor hopes to pass along the knowledge gained from her experience to construction industry professionals and to the public.

CLM Engineering is a multi-faceted engineering firm offering construction management and engineering, and forensic investigations. Mr. Moskowitz is a member of the American Society of Safety Engineers, the National Society of Professional Engineers, the American Society of Civil Engineers and the Connecticut Society of Civil Engineers. Mr. Moskowitz earned his B.S. degree in Civil Engineering from the University of Maine, his Master of Business Administration from the University of Bridgeport, his Master in Construction Administration from Columbia University, and his Certificate in Mediation from Quinnipiac College School of Law.

Ms. Motel’s practice includes federal, state and local environmental permitting and compliance, real estate development, and wireless telecommunications siting. Ms. Motel regularly represents national developers, homeowners and small businesses before municipal and state land use and environmental agencies. Her background in environmental compliance allows her to integrate technical experience into her legal representation. Clients consult with her on various aspects of development and seek her advice regarding New York’s State Environmental Quality Review Act, coastal redevelopment and numerous state and local land use laws. Ms. Motel worked as an environmental consultant prior to becoming an attorney, serving as a compliance advisor for clients. The various projects she administered included wastewater, storm water, and air permitting, as well as hazardous materials operations and management.

With over 20 years of industry experience, Mr. Pakatar specializes in home performance, energy efficiency, and construction-related training and consulting. Mr. Pakatar holds professional certifications from the International Code Council (ICC), the Association of Energy Engineers (AEE), the Building Performance Institute (BPI), the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC), PHIUS and RESNET. He is a certified Code Enforcement Officer in New York State and holds ICC credentials as an Energy Code Inspector and Plans Examiner. Throughout his career, Mr. Pakatar has played an active role in the development and implementation of building codes, contributing to the creation of policies and protocols that support energy efficiency and code compliance. Over the past two decades, he has designed and delivered training programs for code officials, design professionals, and construction industry stakeholders across the Northeast, Mid-Atlantic, and nationwide. Recognized as a subject matter expert, Mr. Pakatar continues to support the evolution of codes and standards through education, technical assistance, and policy engagement.

Ms. Walz routinely counsels public and private real estate investment trusts (REITs), housing developers, hotels, website operators, restaurants, and local governments concerning the requirements of the ADA and Fair Housing Act and defends them in civil enforcement actions involving compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and the Fair Housing Act.

Mr. Abbott manages the Midwest and NY territories, working directly with civil engineers and landscape architects to promote responsible and economical design of plastic stormwater chambers. He has overseen the installation and design of commercial chamber systems with all ranges of project goals and storage requirements. Mr. Abbott graduated from Western Connecticut State University with a Bachelor’s Degree in History. Following his graduation, he joined the family business Cultec. His grandfather was responsible for patenting the very first stormwater chamber and his father still has a managing role in the company, now owned by ADS. His history with Cultec and the stormwater chamber industry runs deep and his passion for the industry has not waned. Mr. Abbott is focused on building partnerships with engineers and acting as a resource to the designing community on how best to account for stormwater. Connecting designers, developers, contractors, and home owners with these solutions can have far reaching benefits to the community and is the motivation behind these efforts.

Dr. Balci is accomplished in successfully developing and delivering large climate resiliency and sustainability projects. At the South Florida Water Management District, she managed Federal and State Policy and Permitting Division to achieve goals of Everglades Restoration. At NYC DEP, she led the nations’ largest green infrastructure and innovative cloudburst management program with a budget to reduce combined sewer overflows and improve water quality in New York Harbor while providing flood mitigation benefits and resiliency in environmental justice communities. Notably, she led the Tibbets Brooks Daylighting and Greenway project in the Bronx and developed NYC’s first wastewater resiliency plan. In addition, Dr. Balci worked as the NYC interagency lead to manage NYC’s Stormwater Management Program Plan under the Phase 1 MS4 permit covering 14 city agencies and led the permit negotiations with the State and EPA. Currently, Currently, she is senior vice president at WSP USA working on multiple mid to large-scale drainage and resiliency projects. She is a doctoral faculty member at CUNY Graduate School and teaches classes on climate resiliency and integrated water systems management.

Mr. Fortuna’s nearly 50 years’ experience in the construction industry brings extensive and diverse knowledge of many facets of commercial and residential construction. A fourth generation home builder and land developer, Mr. Fortuna designed homes that work in unison with the land, creating ecologically friendly designs which focus on energy efficient homes and environmentally friendly landscapes. He has created landscapes and hardscapes that focus on controlling runoff and recharging the water cycle. Mr. Fortuna was also a certified post-tension concrete designer/installer building PT concrete tennis courts. Shifting focus after the 2007 housing fiasco he spent several years as a regional sales manager for a large pre-cast concrete stormwater manufacturer managing the culverts and underground retention/detention vaults division in the heavy civil construction sector. Most recently working as New York area sales manager for ACO, Inc., he demonstrates his passion of delivering a top-notch consultative sales approach offering the most innovative stormwater systems on the market and is also known for providing industry-leading support to designers, suppliers, and contractors alike.

Since 1997, Mr. Gabriel has worked as a consultant in a Danish company that later became part of WSP – He is responsible for development within climate adaptation and sustainability and has had a central role in the development of the Danish approach to holistic climate adaptation. As part of this, Mr. Gabriel has, among other things, been included in a number of Copenhagen’s climate and cloud breaking projects. He has a background in research and teaching environmental management and assessment.

Dr. Montalto is a civil engineer interested in the development of ecologically, economically, and socially sensible solutions to urban environmental problems, with a focus on sustainable water resources engineering and climate change. His 25 years of experience have included research and design of a variety of nature-based solutions involving ecological restoration of degraded landscapes, the use of constructed wetlands for wastewater and stormwater treatment, as well as work with “green infrastructure” and “low impact development” technologies as a means of managing urban runoff, while promoting urban sustainability and resilience. Dr. Montalto is currently a professor at Drexel University, where he directs the Sustainable Water Resource Engineering Lab. He is the founder and president of eDesign Dynamics LLC, an environmental consulting firm based in New York City, with an international portfolio of projects.  Dr. Montalto also serves as the director of the North American Hub of the Urban Climate Change Research Network (UCCRN) and in June of 2020 was appointed by Mayor Bill de Blasio to serve as a member of the 4^th New York City Panel on climate change. Previously, he served as a research fellow at The Earth Institute at Columbia University, and a Fulbright Scholar in Venice, Italy. His degrees are from the Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art and Cornell University. Dr. Montalto is a licensed engineer in New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Connecticut, Florida, and Puerto Rico.

Ms. Steblein is a registered professional engineer in New York State and a certified professional in erosion and sediment control. For 25 years, she has worked as a civil engineer in consulting engineering, first with URS Corporation (acquired by AECOM) and for the last 16 years with LaBella Associates. Ms. Steblein specializes in stormwater regulations, permitting of all varieties, and municipal engineering. Her stormwater focus is on the NYSDEC SPDES permits for Stormwater Discharges from Construction Activity and Municipal Separate Storm Sewer Systems. Ms. Steblein has been involved in more than 75 Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plans (SWPPPs) with LaBella and has reviewed dozens of SWPPPs for municipal clients. Ms. Steblein is a graduate of Lafayette College and is a member of the American Society of Civil Engineers, the Society of Women Engineers, and the International Erosion Control Association.

Mr. Absher is an attorney in private practice in the Woodlands, Texas. He represents investors and other business owners in a wide range of transactions, often with a focus on real estate contracts. Mr. Absher enjoys solving complex issues in transactions and eliminating confusion with plain-English contracts.

Ms. Smith’s practice focuses on a wide variety of agricultural issues, especially those involving cattle. She additionally spends a significant portion of her time on oil and gas title examination, farm and ranch transactions, and real estate litigation. Ms. Smith also assists clients with estate planning, probates, and business planning needs. She is a graduate of El Campo High School. Ms. Smith received her bachelor of science degree in Agricultural Science from Texas A&M University in 2009, and received her doctor of jurisprudence degree from South Texas College of Law in 2014. She was admitted to the State Bar of Texas in 2014 and is also admitted to the Southern District of Texas. Ms. Smith is a member of the Wharton County Bar Association, formerly serving as president, and she is a member of the Texas Bar College. 

Mr. Glaub has over 10 years of engineering and project management experience in various municipalities in and around the DFW area. He has successfully completed a plethora of diverse projects in Water Resources throughout his career including storm water and flood management, site, institutional, and residential development planning, and municipal floodplain management, as well as stormwater, water, and wastewater distribution facilities design. Mr. Glaub has a Master of Engineering Degree in Civil Engineering and Water Resources from UTA and an undergraduate degree in Civil and Environmental Engineering from Old Dominion University.

Mr. Gorneau is responsible for offering innovative green infrastructure/low impact stormwater solutions that enable new applications and raise the bar on performance, cost effectiveness, and verification. He previously served as national manager of ACF Environmental/Ferguson Waterworks and as regional vice president for FABCO Industries where he was responsible for engineering design, specification, and installation of manufactured stormwater management systems. Mr. Gorneau earned a BS degree in Biological Systems Engineering and an MS degree in Agricultural and Biological Systems Engineering from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln which provided the necessary knowledge for him to launch his career into the technical sales and specified engineered products industry. He spent the subsequent time since graduation gaining experience and expanding his knowledge of the industry on a wide variety of civil and environmental engineering design projects for private and public sector clients. Mr. Gorneau is a registered professional engineer in Maine and New Hampshire, and he is a Maine certified stormwater inspector. He has been a member of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), serving as section president in 2014.

Mr. Kendrick is a Project Manager with the City of New Orleans. He received his bachelor’s degree in biology and master’s degree in environmental science from the University of North Texas. Prior to joining the city of New Orleans, he was a Specifications Manager at Construction EcoServices for 8 years and an Environmental Scientists at KJE for 3 years. Currently, Mr. Kendrick lives in New Orleans and is responsible for managing grant funded projects that focus on hazard mitigation, sustainability, and resiliency using green infrastructure. He has been involved in various roles on more than 100 green infrastructure projects throughout his career. Mr. Kendrick has a passion for community engagement and education, where he uses his work experience to advance green infrastructure and low impact development solutions throughout New Orleans and the state of Louisiana.

Dustin Learned- Construction EcoServices
Mr. Learned is a resourceful professional engineer with civil engineering design and project management experience in land development projects, stormwater hydraulic analysis, jurisdictional permitting, and roadway design. He has over 20 years of civil engineering design and project management experience of numerous commercial and industrial land development projects as well as further experience in roadway design and traffic analysis projects. Mr. Learned has provided engineering services in Texas, Pennsylvania, Delaware, New Jersey, and Tennessee and is currently a licensed professional engineer in Texas. He has a proven record of assisting clients in developing project scope and providing innovative solutions. Mr. Learned has a passion for stormwater hydrology and stormwater design aspects to improve the way we develop the world. He combines strong analytical skills with his ability to coordinate resources, implement plans and execute initiatives to achieve company goals and objectives. Mr. Learned is a highly motivated, self-directed team player who nurtures effective working relationships, and provides energetic determination.

Ms. Balzen is currently a hydrogeologist with KT groundwater and has worked as a geologist in several different government and private companies in Central Texas, including the Edwards Aquifer Authority, Bandera County River Authority and Groundwater District, USGS, and TCEQ. She has experience in groundwater sampling, regulation, research, and geologic evaluations, and is the Past President of the South Texas Geological Society. Ms. Balzen earned her Bachelor of Science in Geology and Master of Science in Geology from the University of Texas at San Antonio and is a graduate of the Texas Water Leaders class hosted by the Texas Water Foundation’s Carole Baker Water Leadership Institute. She holds a certification as a Professional Geoscientist, and enjoys speaking about career opportunities within the geoscience community.

Professor Banner studies water resources, climate change, and environmental justice. This research combines geoscience and chemistry to examine streams, aquifers, caves, and tree rings, and it takes him to the Caribbean, the Western Pacific Ocean, and Texas among other places. His community engagement initiatives include Hot Science – Cool Talks and Project CRESSLE. Professor Banner is a Fellow of the Geological Society of America, a member of UT’s Academy of Distinguished Teachers, and the recipient of the 2024 Robert Foster Cherry Award for Great Teaching. In his free time, he enjoys his family, dogs Lucy and Ziggy, and playing ultimate frisbee.

Mr. Dutta is a registered Professional Engineer (P.E.) who is fully engaged in water and environmental protection through his leadership in S&M Engineering, LLC (SNM), a Maryland Corporation. He worked as the lead engineer in a superfund site remediation project and various RCRA sites involving design and installation of landfill cover systems, planning and implementing exhumation of a radioactive waste site in a DoD facility. Mr. Dutta worked in developing regulations and guidance later at a national level while with the US EPA for 20 years. He designed an innovative well interception plan, based on the bathymetric profile of the seabed to successfully kill the 1.4m gal/day Deepwater Horizon oil spill (Macondo Well) in Aug 2010. Mr. Dutta is also working on climate change impacts in the Himalayan region by visiting the glacial sources of rivers, specifically the Khatling Glacier (12,500 ft.) in Uttarakhand, India. Mr. Dutta’s most recent book Environmental Treatment Technologies for Municipal, Industrial and Medical Wastes, Remedial Scope and Efficacy, 2nd edition, Taylor & Francis (CRC Press), was published in October 2024 (new edition), Isbn 9781032058214.

Dr. Esposito is a veteran of the electrical utility industry with more than 30 years of leadership related to research, development, and deployment of technology options for including carbon capture & storage, geothermal power, bulk energy storage, hydrogen, and deep borehole isolation. He has a diverse academic background with a B.S. and M.S. degree in geology from Auburn University, M.S. degree in environmental management from Samford University, and Ph.D. in engineering from the University of Alabama. He has published extensively and lectured as a subject matter expert worldwide on a wide range of electrical utility environmental and technology related issues.

Dr. Griffin’s research interests include accretion or loss of sediments in marsh soil systems; Wetland-Pond ecosystems impacted by agriculture; Environmental and natural resources education; Dynamic soil processes associated with fluctuating water tables in seasonally wet and wetland soils; Effects of added organic carbon and altered pH levels on microbiological activities in soil systems; Measurement of pH, Eh, and Ferrous Iron levels in seasonally wet soils; Wetness conditions and redoximorphic features in microtoposequences; Red dust accumulation in soils and its bioenvironmental and biomedical impacts; Land-use regulation and control. Dr. Griffith earned his B.S and M.S. degrees from North Carolina State University and his Ph.D. from Texas A & M University.

Ms. Pearson is the Director of the Michigan Geological Survey. With over 30 years of experience in geology, hydrogeology, and environmental management, she has a proven track record in leadership, technical expertise, and program development. As Director, Ms. Pearson oversees research, mapping, and preservation efforts that support the sustainable management of Michigan’s natural resources. Her goal is to continue the revitalization of the Survey, emphasizing collaboration with stakeholders, innovative research, and public education about Michigan’s critical resources, from water to minerals. Ms. Pearson’s career includes roles in state government working for the Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE), and private industry, where she managed multidisciplinary teams, coordinated multi-agency remediation projects, and provided technical expertise on environmental risk management. She has also developed and delivered training for organizations such as the American Institute of Professional Geologists (AIPG) and the Interstate Technology and Regulatory Council, showcasing her ability to communicate complex geoscientific concepts effectively. Ms. Pearson holds a Master of Science in Earth Science with an emphasis in Hydrogeology from Western Michigan University and a Bachelor of Science in Geography and Environmental Studies from Aquinas College. She is a Certified Professional Geologist (CPG) and current National President of AIPG and an active member of several professional organizations.

Ms. Carter serves as A native of Pennsylvania, she holds a Master of Science degree in Geological Sciences from Lehigh University and a Bachelor of Science degree in Geology/Environmental Science (double major) from Allegheny College. Over the course of her 30+-year career in the private and public sectors, she has conducted technical studies involving water-rock interactions and the aqueous geochemistry of surface and ground waters, oil and gas exploration and development, storage reservoir characterization, and most notably, carbon capture utilization and storage (CCUS) opportunities in the Appalachian basin and greater Mid-Atlantic region of the U.S. Ms. Carter joined PAGS in 2001 as a petroleum geologist and was a founding member of Pennsylvania’s participation in the Midwest Regional Carbon Sequestration Partnership (MRCSP). From 2003 to 2019, she was involved with every MRCSP phase and task, culminating in her work as the state’s Primary Investigator for the MRCSP Phase III Project efforts. She has also served as Pennsylvania’s Primary Investigator for the Mid-Atlantic U.S. Offshore Carbon Storage Resource Assessment Project (2016-2018) and the Midwest Regional Carbon Initiative Project (MRCI; 2019-present). Ms. Carter served as Project Manager for the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR)’s Carbon Sequestration Technical Assessment Project in 2008-2009, preparing a statewide assessment of geologic carbon sequestration opportunities for the sedimentary rocks of western and northern Pennsylvania. In addition, she has led Pennsylvania’s CCUS Inter-Agency Work Group, which was established in 2019 and offers industry and stakeholders streamlined access to the technical, regulatory and economic agency professionals committed to supporting emerging CCUS projects and the commonwealth’s climate mitigation goals. Most recently, Ms. Carter was appointed as a member of the Biden-Harris Administration’s CCUS Non-Federal Lands Task Force, where she is working with technical professionals across the country to identify challenges associated with implementing CCUS projects, improve the performance of permitting processes and provide recommendations to the Council on Environmental Quality and the Secretary of Energy on these matters.

Attorney Daniel attended Indiana University of Pennsylvania, graduating with a degree in Philosophy/Pre-law in 2000. Immediately afterwards he attended the University of Pittsburgh School of Law, where he obtained a Juris Doctor in 2003, and was admitted to the Pennsylvania Bar that same year. He is admitted to practice law in all courts of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, the United States District Court for the Middle and Western Districts of Pennsylvania, and the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. Attorney Daniel has a wide range of legal experience, but he has an emphasis in litigation and representing his clients in the courtroom. He has extensive experience in litigating claims of real estate disputes involving gas and oil leases and rights, boundaries, and use of easements; breach of contract and commercial disputes; challenging wills, estate and trusts plans and administration; and election law claims involving ballot access and campaign finance audits. Attorney Daniel has argued multiple cases in front of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court. Law 360, a nationwide legal news service, has interviewed him and covered his legal work involving reconciling the competing rights of natural gas and coal producers to operate in the same area. Attorney Daniel served as chair of the Indiana County Republican party for eight years, and was a publically elected member of the Pennsylvania State Republican Committee for four more. In 2020, Governor Tom Wolf nominated, and the Pennsylvania Senate confirmed, him to Pennsylvania’s Election Law Advisory Board, a public board created under Act 77 to review and advise the Pennsylvania Legislature on changes to Pennsylvania’s Election Law. Attorney Daniel has been quoted in USA Today and statewide newspapers for his insight into Pennsylvania elections and politics.

Mr. Libuser concentrates his practice on appellate law and complex commercial litigation. Based in Harrisburg, Pa., he represents clients in state and federal trial courts, with a particular emphasis on cases before the United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania. He also represents businesses, trade associations, and other clients in state and federal appellate courts. Mr. Libuser earned his B.A. degree, with honors, from Stony Brook University, and his J.D. degree from the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law.

Mr. Mazzocco’s practice focuses on environmental and complex commercial litigation. His environmental litigation experience includes representing businesses in environmental cost recovery cases and federal, state, and local environmental regulatory matters, including large-scale citizen suits and environmental class action cases. Mr. Mazzocco has extensive experience representing clients in trials and hearings in federal and state courts, as well as before administrative bodies and arbitration panels. His complex commercial litigation experience includes representing clients in a wide variety of matters, including toxic tort actions, contract and lease disputes, unfair trade practices claims, shareholder disputes, and personal injury claims. Mr. Mazzocco earned his B.A. in English and a minor in Chemistry, cum laude, from Gettysburg College and his J.D. degree from Duquesne University School of Law.

Ms. Puhnaty assists clients with matters encompassing a broad range of environmental issues, including those related to state and federal permitting, regulatory compliance, and environmental litigation. She devotes a significant portion of her practice to advising clients on issues arising under the Clean Air Act and related state programs regulating air emissions. Ms. Puhnaty handles air permitting matters and appeals and helps clients facing federal and state enforcement actions. Her practice also involves counseling clients on a variety of federal and state regulatory issues related to both coal and noncoal mining operations. Ms. Puhnaty earned her B.S. degree in chemistry from the University of Pittsbrugh and her J.D. degree from the University of Wisconsin Law School.

Mr. Whitaker combines expertise in administrative law with extensive litigation, trial and appellate experience. He is the only person to have been appointed chief counsel to both Pennsylvania resource agencies, the Department of Environmental Protection and the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources. During his nearly 28 years of Commonwealth service, Mr. Whitaker litigated and argued complex cases at trial and on appeal before administrative tribunals and state and federal courts, prosecuted selected criminal matters as a special deputy attorney general, and developed expertise in the defense of Section 1983 actions and in regulatory takings. He currently focuses on appellate and original jurisdiction practice in Pennsylvania and in selected federal courts, using his extensive knowledge of government and the courts to offer sound advice, creative solutions and effective strategies. Mr. Whitaker is a past president of the Pennsylvania Bar Institute and a past chair of PBA’s Administrative Law Section. He frequently serves as a planner and faculty member in CLE programs related to administrative law and appellate practice. Mr. Whitaker was law clerk to Joseph T. Doyle, president judge of the Commonwealth Court, as well as Commonwealth Court Judges Bonnie Leadbetter and Renee Cohn Jubelirer. He received his J.D. degree from the Dickinson School of Law and his B.S. degree from the Pennsylvania State University.

Ms. Balzen is currently a hydrogeologist with KT groundwater and has worked as a geologist in several different government and private companies in Central Texas, including the Edwards Aquifer Authority, Bandera County River Authority and Groundwater District, USGS, and TCEQ. She has experience in groundwater sampling, regulation, research, and geologic evaluations, and is the Past President of the South Texas Geological Society. Ms. Balzen earned her Bachelor of Science in Geology and Master of Science in Geology from the University of Texas at San Antonio and is a graduate of the Texas Water Leaders class hosted by the Texas Water Foundation’s Carole Baker Water Leadership Institute. She holds a certification as a Professional Geoscientist, and enjoys speaking about career opportunities within the geoscience community.

Professor Banner studies water resources, climate change, and environmental justice. This research combines geoscience and chemistry to examine streams, aquifers, caves, and tree rings, and it takes him to the Caribbean, the Western Pacific Ocean, and Texas among other places. His community engagement initiatives include Hot Science – Cool Talks and Project CRESSLE. Professor Banner is a Fellow of the Geological Society of America, a member of UT’s Academy of Distinguished Teachers, and the recipient of the 2024 Robert Foster Cherry Award for Great Teaching. In his free time, he enjoys his family, dogs Lucy and Ziggy, and playing ultimate frisbee.

Mr. Ellis has been practicing water law and been involved in water issues for over three decades. As a law student, he helped clerk the House Natural Resources Committee working on a variety of water legislation. After receiving his J.D. degree from the University of Texas School of Law, He worked as legislative liaison for the Texas Water Commission and later served as general counsel to the Harris-Galveston Coastal Subsidence District. The Edwards Aquifer Authority hired Mr. Ellis as their first general manager in 1997, a position he held until October 2004 when he left to start his solo law practice. In addition to representing subsidence districts and groundwater conservation districts, he serves as board secretary of the Texas Water Foundation, a nonprofit corporation that provides water conservation education throughout the State.

Mr. Gary is a karst hydrogeologist who specializes in investigations that expand our understanding of karst processes, and study the implications that karst hydrogeology has on natural resource management. He received his Ph.D. in hydrogeology from the Jackson School of Geosciences at The University of Texas at Austin in 2009, and a B.S. degree from the same institution in 2001. Mr. Gary dissertation focused on defining the geological processes that formed one of the deepest underwater cave systems in the world, Sistema Zacaton. This multi-disciplinary research included studies utilizing geophysics, geomicrobiology, hydrology, field mapping, geochemistry, and numerous related topics. Most notably, Sistema Zacaton was explored by the DEPTHX autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV), also known as the Deep Phreatic Thermal Explorer, developed and tested with funding from NASA. The DEPTHX probe produced a detailed 3-D spatial dataset used to characterize this underwater cave system. He also worked for 8 years as a hydrologist for the U.S. Geological Survey, 4 years as a private environmental consultant, and is currently the Field Operations Project Manager for the Edwards Aquifer Authority in San Antonio, Texas. Since 2011, he has taught a class in Applied Karst Hydrogeology at the Jackson School of Geosciences, integrating research objectives of the Edwards Aquifer Authority with this class, strongly emphasizing field hydrogeology. Prior to his career in geosciences, he worked as a commercial diver (A.S. in Marine Technology – College of Oceaneering, 1994), working for over 8 years in the offshore oil industry, conducting marine archeological surveys, managing hyperbaric medical facilities, exploring underwater caves, and recovering ICBMs for the U.S. military in the south Pacific.

Ms. Hovorka has led a team working geologic storage of CO2 since 1998, with a focus on field studies, monitoring, at the Frio Test site and Cranfield Field and EOR studies at SACROC oil field, Cranfield, Hastings and West Ranch industrial CO2 utilization projects and GoMCARB offshore characterization study. She specializes in monitoring to document retention. The Gulf Coast Carbon Center is leading efforts to develop offshore storage capacity in the US and globally. She has a long-term commitment to public and educational outreach. Ms. Hovorka has a BA from Earlham College and a PhD in Geology from The University of Texas at Austin.

 Ms. Luciano has previously worked as a field engineer in fracking operations and has conducted research with the Gulf Coast Carbon Center analyzing and displaying the success of other Underground Injection Control programs as an analog for CCS. She is currently the project manager for TXLA CMC and is working to further public and educational outreach. Ms. Luciano has a BS in Petroleum Engineering and a MS in Energy and Earth Resources from The University of Texas at Austin.

Ms. Smith’s practice focuses on a wide variety of agricultural issues, especially those involving cattle. She additionally spends a significant portion of her time on oil and gas title examination, farm and ranch transactions, and real estate litigation. Ms. Smith also assists clients with estate planning, probates, and business planning needs. She is a graduate of El Campo High School. Ms. Smith received her bachelor of science degree in Agricultural Science from Texas A&M University in 2009, and received her doctor of jurisprudence degree from South Texas College of Law in 2014. She was admitted to the State Bar of Texas in 2014 and is also admitted to the Southern District of Texas. Ms. Smith is a member of the Wharton County Bar Association, formerly serving as president, and she is a member of the Texas Bar College. 

Professor Banner studies water resources, climate change, and environmental justice. This research combines geoscience and chemistry to examine streams, aquifers, caves, and tree rings, and it takes him to the Caribbean, the Western Pacific Ocean, and Texas among other places. His community engagement initiatives include Hot Science – Cool Talks and Project CRESSLE. Professor Banner is a Fellow of the Geological Society of America, a member of UT’s Academy of Distinguished Teachers, and the recipient of the 2024 Robert Foster Cherry Award for Great Teaching. In his free time, he enjoys his family, dogs Lucy and Ziggy, and playing ultimate frisbee.

Becky Johnson P.G. – Chair of the Texas Board of Professional Geoscientists
Ms. Johnson is a board certified professional geoscientist and geologist, an environmental science professor at Texas Christian University, and consultant/trainer with more than 26 years of experience. She is a founding member of the Society of Texas Environmental Professionals Sustainability Chapter, and a volunteer with the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality EnviroMentor Program. She served for the last 10 years as past president/officer of Society of Texas Environmental Professionals. Ms. Johnson received a bachelor’s degree in Geology from the University of Texas at Arlington and a master’s degree in Environmental Science and Hydrogeology from Texas Christian University. 

Ms. Smith’s practice focuses on a wide variety of agricultural issues, especially those involving cattle. She additionally spends a significant portion of her time on oil and gas title examination, farm and ranch transactions, and real estate litigation. Ms. Smith also assists clients with estate planning, probates, and business planning needs. She is a graduate of El Campo High School. Ms. Smith received her bachelor of science degree in Agricultural Science from Texas A&M University in 2009, and received her doctor of jurisprudence degree from South Texas College of Law in 2014. She was admitted to the State Bar of Texas in 2014 and is also admitted to the Southern District of Texas. Ms. Smith is a member of the Wharton County Bar Association, formerly serving as president, and she is a member of the Texas Bar College. 

Charles “Charlie” Werth – Professor and Bettie Margaret Smith Chair in Environmental Health Engineering University of Texas at Austin
Dr. Charles J. Werth is a Professor & Bettie Margaret Smith Chair of Environmental Health Engineering in the Department of Civil, Architecture and Environmental Engineering at the University of Texas at Austin. He joined the UT faculty in August of 2014, after spending 17 years on the faculty at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Dr. Werth’s research and teaching focus on the fate and transport of pollutants in the environment, the development of innovative catalytic technologies for drinking water treatment, and the mitigation of environmental impacts associated with energy production and generation. He is presently the Principal Investigator of an NSF NRT on “Reducing Energy Barriers for Novel Water Supply Use in Sustainable Agriculture”, as well as on other NSF, DOD and DOE grants.

Mr. King, is a city planner and has directed multidisciplinary teams around the country and world. He has served as the project director and prime author on over 200 plans for cities, towns, neighborhoods, and corridors. Mr. King was a Principal at Dover, Kohl & Partners for 18 years before creating his own firm, King Design Collaborative. He is also the co-founder of Able City East. Mr. King’s work has focused on social, economic, and climate change resilience. He authored two books: The Climate Planner: Overcoming Pushback Against Local Mitigation and Adaptation Plans (2021) and The Equity Planner: Five Tools To Facilitate Economic Development with Just Outcomes (2023). Mr. King’s work is also featured in numerous planning texts such as Sustainable Urbanism (2007), Form-Based Codes (2008), and Street Design (2014), and he has been interviewed by the New York Times, Planning Magazine, and National Public Radio.

Ms. King has over 24 years of experience in architecture and urban planning. She specializes in leading the design of illustrative plans that promote walkability and sustainability, collaborating closely with the public. Ms. King excels in directing multi-disciplinary teams, fostering collaboration among stakeholders, business owners, and residents to transform visions into reality. Her portfolio spans downtown and corridor vision plans, comprehensive plans, form-based codes, and community development strategies. Ms. King has navigated both public and private sectors, discerning the nuanced needs of each and how they can work together. Her guidance enables communities to secure funding through grants and other funding streams. Ms. King received her bachelor of Architecture degree and her master’s degree of Architecture in Suburb and Town Design from the University of Miami. She is a certified Charrette planner and is CNU accredited.

Mr. Curtin is the stormwater manager at Erosion Control Services and oversees the UPDES program at the company. Before joining ECS, Mr. Curtin served as the construction program coordinator for Utah DWQ for three years and on the stormwater team with UDOT for a year. Prior to moving to Utah, Mr. Curtin worked as a consultant for four years implementing MS4 permits across multiple different regions. He holds a B.S. degree in Earth Science with a minor in Soil Science from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo.

Ms. Jack Hinners is the director of conservation and research at Red Butte Garden on the University of Utah campus in Salt Lake City. An urban and landscape ecologist, she has a B.A. degree in Geography and Environmental Studies from McGill University and a PhD degree in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology from the University of Colorado at Boulder. Prior to her current position, she was on the faculty of the Department of City and Metropolitan Planning at the University for 12 years and founded the Center for Ecological Planning and Design. She has been studying and teaching about stormwater green infrastructure from an interdisciplinary perspective for over a decade and has multiple stormwater reference sites on the University of Utah campus, most notably the Landscape Lab. Ms. Jack Hinners has also taken a leadership role in stewardship of Red Butte Creek on campus, and in her current position at Red Butte Garden, she continues to study and advocate for landscape practices that support and enhance the health of our urban streams and riparian ecosystems.

Mr. Tolman is the president and owner of AccenaGroup, a company that has served Utah and surrounding states as stormwater plan and consulting experts since 2007. His industry certifications include QSWPPP, Utah RSI, CISEC, and CPESC. Mr. Tolman has presented several times at American Public Works Association (APWA) conferences, CASQA, Stormcon, and other industry conferences. He has consulted on U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Utah State consent decrees and regularly guest lectured for construction management classes at Brigham Young University and Utah Valley University.

Mr. Mohney is the Engineering Geology Program leader for the Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT). The Engineering Geology Program at ODOT encompasses site characterization, subsurface exploration, slopes and embankments, geologic hazards, groundwater, geotechnical instrumentation, and planning and research activities. In this role, he also oversees the Unstable Slopes (landslide/ rockfall) Program for ODOT. He is a registered geologist and a certified engineering geologist in Oregon with over 30 years of experience in Oregon and the western states. Mr. Mohney has been the Engineering Geology Program leader since 2004. Prior to this, he had been a staff and project-level geologist for consulting firms and the mining industry as well as for ODOT. He is a graduate of the Geology Program at Portland State University. During his professional career, Mr. Mohney has been involved in the investigation, design, and construction of a wide range of challenging earthwork projects including high fills on soft ground, side slope embankments, and cut slopes in mixed-face conditions. His other work includes landslide and rockfall mitigation, ground improvement, and dewatering.

Mr. Mohney is the Engineering Geology Program leader for the Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT). The Engineering Geology Program at ODOT encompasses site characterization, subsurface exploration, slopes and embankments, geologic hazards, groundwater, geotechnical instrumentation, and planning and research activities. In this role, he also oversees the Unstable Slopes (landslide/ rockfall) Program for ODOT. He is a registered geologist and a certified engineering geologist in Oregon with over 30 years of experience in Oregon and the western states. Mr. Mohney has been the Engineering Geology Program leader since 2004. Prior to this, he had been a staff and project-level geologist for consulting firms and the mining industry as well as for ODOT. He is a graduate of the Geology Program at Portland State University. During his professional career, Mr. Mohney has been involved in the investigation, design, and construction of a wide range of challenging earthwork projects including high fills on soft ground, side slope embankments, and cut slopes in mixed-face conditions. His other work includes landslide and rockfall mitigation, ground improvement, and dewatering.

Mr. Mohney is the Engineering Geology Program leader for the Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT). The Engineering Geology Program at ODOT encompasses site characterization, subsurface exploration, slopes and embankments, geologic hazards, groundwater, geotechnical instrumentation, and planning and research activities. In this role, he also oversees the Unstable Slopes (landslide/ rockfall) Program for ODOT. He is a registered geologist and a certified engineering geologist in Oregon with over 30 years of experience in Oregon and the western states. Mr. Mohney has been the Engineering Geology Program leader since 2004. Prior to this, he had been a staff and project-level geologist for consulting firms and the mining industry as well as for ODOT. He is a graduate of the Geology Program at Portland State University. During his professional career, Mr. Mohney has been involved in the investigation, design, and construction of a wide range of challenging earthwork projects including high fills on soft ground, side slope embankments, and cut slopes in mixed-face conditions. His other work includes landslide and rockfall mitigation, ground improvement, and dewatering.

Mr. Mohney is the Engineering Geology Program leader for the Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT). The Engineering Geology Program at ODOT encompasses site characterization, subsurface exploration, slopes and embankments, geologic hazards, groundwater, geotechnical instrumentation, and planning and research activities. In this role, he also oversees the Unstable Slopes (landslide/ rockfall) Program for ODOT. He is a registered geologist and a certified engineering geologist in Oregon with over 30 years of experience in Oregon and the western states. Mr. Mohney has been the Engineering Geology Program leader since 2004. Prior to this, he had been a staff and project-level geologist for consulting firms and the mining industry as well as for ODOT. He is a graduate of the Geology Program at Portland State University. During his professional career, Mr. Mohney has been involved in the investigation, design, and construction of a wide range of challenging earthwork projects including high fills on soft ground, side slope embankments, and cut slopes in mixed-face conditions. His other work includes landslide and rockfall mitigation, ground improvement, and dewatering.

Ms. Ankers has been a practicing attorney since 1992, licensed in North Dakota and Minnesota. She keeps offices in Fargo and Wishek, North Dakota. Ms. Ankers trained as an arbitrator with AAML in 2020. Using her arbitration skills has been an asset in her work as a parenting coordinator and parenting time expeditor. In addition to providing collaborative and mediation services for family law cases, she represents clients in custody matters, child support, divorce, paternal rights, adoptions and guardianships. She also conducts custody investigations and provides guardian ad litem services. She has experience in complex family law matters. Ms. Ankers is a member of the Cass County Bar, Clay County Bar, State Bar Associations of North Dakota and Minnesota, as well as the Association of Family and Conciliation Courts. She has been named a Great Plains Super Lawyer and been a Fellow of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers since 2011. In 2015 she became certified as a Family Law Specialist by the National Board of Trial Advocacy. Ms. Ankers has presented in seminars for the North Dakota Supreme Court, the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, National Business Institute, and State Bar Association of North Dakota. She earned her B.A. degree from Hamline University, St. Paul, Minnesota (1989) and her J.D. degree from the University of North Dakota School of Law (1992). Ms. Ankers lives near Argusville, North Dakota in their rural home, with her husband, horses, dog and various barn cats.

Ms. Einarson has a wide variety of legal experience but mainly focuses her practice on divorce & other family court issues. She is a seasoned litigator, having represented clients in complex family litigation for over 30 years. Ms. Einarson has significant experience helping farmers and other business owners through the divorce process. She has helped thousands of clients through divorce, custody matters and premarital planning. Ms. Einarson’s undergraduate background is in Psychology and Education. She loves teaching her clients about the process and helping them come up with creative solutions. Ms. Einarson has also been a certified mediator since 1989, and is certified in Collaborative Law as an attorney and Divorce Coach. She has served as a prosecutor and was the Grafton Municipal Judge from 2008-2024. Ms. Einarson began practicing with Fleming, DuBois and Trenbeath in Cavalier, ND. She founded Einarson & Gaustad, PLLP in 1996 which became Einarson Law Office, PC in 2000. Darcie has served the northern valley for over 30 years. Ms. Einarson is licensed in ND, MN and Arizona. Einarson was the President of the State Bar Association of ND in 2017-2018. She is also a Past President of the ND Family Lawyers Section. Ms. Einarson (Seboe) grew up in Park River, North Dakota and obtained her college and law school education at the University of North Dakota. She calls Grafton home but has a large service area and often travels as much as two hours away for court appearances. Ms. Einarson has also experienced divorce after a long-term marriage. She has two grown children; Sydney is a shareholder and practices law with her. Landen is an infantryman and team leader in the 82nd Airborne Division. Ms. Einarson loves to golf, spend time on the water, cook and travel. She’s an avid UND fan and enjoys being a “fun Nana” to her grandchildren.

Ms. Jablonski Jahner has spent more than a decade providing professional legal services to lower income clients and those who would otherwise not be able to afford to hire an attorney. A native of the Bismarck-Mandan community, She earned a bachelor’s degree from Minot State University and continued on to the University of North Dakota’s School of Law to earn her law degree. With her credentials secured, Ms. Jablonski Jahner began her legal career at Legal Services of North Dakota, a non-profit organization that provides legal services to low income and elderly North Dakotans. Serving those in greatest need has been her mission since day one.

Mr. Lamb is a graduate of the University of North Dakota School of Law. He is a 20-year Army veteran and retired Major. Mr. Lamb left active-duty service to attend the UND Law School. He has served as a private practice attorney since 2010, appearing in front of the North Dakota Supreme Court for a number of cases.

Ms. Ulloa initially joined the firm as a law clerk in 2022 and is now an associate attorney in the Family Law department at SW&L Attorneys. She is dedicated to helping clients primarily with domestic matters such as custody, visitation, divorce, and contempt. Priscila is fluent in Spanish and has experience assisting individuals who speak little to no English. After her first year of law school, Ms. Ulloa was a summer judicial extern in Bismarck at the United States District Court for the District of North Dakota. She worked in the chambers of Judge Daniel L. Hovland, Judge Daniel M. Traynor, and Magistrate Judge Clare R. Hochhalter. By her second year, Ms. Ulloa interned at a family law firm in Grand Forks, where she worked for a year and a half until her graduation in May of 2022. She was admitted to practice in North Dakota in 2023.

Dr. Bezbaruah received his Ph.D. (2002) in Civil Engineering from the University of Nebraska at Lincoln. Prior to joining NDSU in 2005, Dr. Bezbaruah worked on groundwater remediation and modeling at URS Corp (now AECOM) at Omaha, NE. Since joining NDSU, he has established a new research track on environmental nanotechnology.

Mr. Ganje is a seasoned attorney and founder of Ganje Law Offices, with extensive experience in natural resources law, commercial law, and commercial litigation. His practice spans both South Dakota and New York, and he has built a reputation for handling complex legal matters involving Natural Resources Law: mineral rights, oil and gas law, environmental law, water law, and energy law Commercial Law & Litigation: business transactions, litigation, mergers and acquisitions, banking law, and title/legal examinations. Mr. Ganje has B.A. and J.D. degrees from the University of South Dakota. He is admitted to Practice in South Dakota, New York and multiple U.S. District Courts, U.S. Court of Appeals (Eighth Circuit), and U.S. Tax Court. Mr. Ganje is a former adjunct professor at Albany Law School, a visiting professor at Augsburg University School of Law in Germany and a Faculty member at Northern State University’s School of Business and Industry.

Dr. Sushant Mehan’s research and Extension work focus on water quality, environmental modeling, and stakeholder engagement in agricultural systems. He leads several state and federally funded projects on precision water management, drainage practices, and rural water education. Dr. Mehan also serves as Associate Director of the South Dakota Water Resources Institute and is actively involved in statewide efforts to connect science, tools, and community perspectives to improve water stewardship.

Mr. Nygren is Director of the Water Appropriation Division for the North Dakota Department of Water Resources. He holds an M.S. degree in Geological Engineering from the University of North Dakota. Mr. Nygren has been employed with North Dakota Department of Water Resources since 2005.

Mr. Snow represents clients in Arizona and Utah on matters related to water rights, real property, and resource development. He regularly appears before land and water agencies and in state and federal court. Mr. Snow’s clients include governmental entities, national and multi-national corporations, water companies, cooperatives, partnerships, and individuals. He has litigated numerous general adjudication claims in Arizona and Utah. Mr. Snow has also litigated quiet title, easement, right-of-way and condemnation claims in both states.

Mr. Alsberg began his hydroelectric career in operations management of projects over 20 years ago. Since then, he has been involved with all aspects of dams, including operations, construction, and repairs, regulatory compliance, and development. His experience from both the owner and service provider perspectives is both unique and valuable.

Ms. Brotkowski is a senior licensing coordinator with over 20 years of
professional natural resource experience. She specializes in FERC hydroelectric licensing and compliance projects. She has worked on hydroelectric projects across the United States and has extensive experience managing FERC hydropower relicensing, decommissioning, and compliance projects in the Midwest. Ms. Brotkowski’s expertise also includes new development of pumped storage projects, wetland delineations, wetland and waterway permitting, ecological assessments,
National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) compliance, natural resource restoration and management projects, and endangered species consultation and surveys. She is a certified endangered resource (ER) reviewer in Wisconsin. Ms. Brotkowski works with a diverse clientele including utility companies, commercial and residential
developers, state and federal governments, municipalities, private landowners, and conservation organizations. Ms. Brotkowski has an M.S. degree in Conservation Biology and Ecology from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and a B.S. degree in Biology, magna cum laude, from Carroll College in Wisconsin. She recently served as president on the Midwest Hydro User Group (MHUG) Board of Directors and is chair for the MHUG Regulatory & Legislative Committee.

Ms. Faulkner, P.E., is a registered professional engineer at Ayres, a multidisciplinary consulting engineering company with offices nationwide. She has more than 30 years of experience in developing and executing studies in watershed hydrology and river hydraulics, with a particular focus on floods and dam safety. Ms. Faulkner has performed hydrologic design studies for dams and hydro projects nationwide and has developed and performed technical analyses in support of hydropower license applications, including instream flow studies and analyses of alternative hydropower operation rules. She has also developed and presented training seminars in watershed and dam break modeling for the Association of State Dam Safety Officials. Some of her areas of expertise are instream flow studies, floodplain analysis, dam safety analysis, and hydro project analysis.

Mr. Grondin, P.E. is a graduate of Michigan Technological University with a bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering. He maintains a professional engineering license in Michigan. Mr. Grondin is the Chief Engineer of Hydro for WEC Energy Group. Mr. Grondin also serves as the chief dam safety engineer under WEC’s Owner’s Dam Safety Program. Mr. Grondin oversees the engineering department, which has primary responsibility for dam safety and capital investments on all WEC projects. WEC, consists of We Energies, Wisconsin Public Service and Wisconsin River Power Company. Together WEC operates 30 hydros on the Menominee, Peshtigo, Fox and Wisconsin River watersheds in Michigan and Wisconsin. WEC holds the most FERC licenses in the FERC Chicago Region. Their projects range from 6 years to 121 years old with an average age of 90 years. They maintain 80 generating units that range from 0.1 MW to 11 MW capacity that generate approximately 960,000 MWHrs a year. In his role at WEC, Mr. Grondin works closely with many members of MHUG including contractors, consultants, the FERC and NHA.

Ms. Hansen, P.E. has over 17 years of experience working on dam and hydroelectric projects. She specializes in dam-safety and field inspections, condition assessments of existing facilities, and civil and structural engineering design for hydraulic structures. Over the course of her career, Ms. Hansen has worked on more than 50 dams and hydroelectric projects for over 11 clients. She is a Federal Energy Regulatory Commission approved independent consultant.

Mr. Barentine is the principal consultant at Dark Sky Consulting, LLC, and was formerly the Director of Public Policy for the International Dark-Sky Association. He earned a Ph.D. degree in Astronomy from the University of Texas at Austin, and he previously held staff positions at the National Solar Observatory, Apache Point Observatory, and the Sloan Digital Sky Survey. Throughout his career, he has been involved in education and outreach efforts to help increase the public understanding of science. He is a member of the American Astronomical Society and the International Astronomical Union, and he is a Fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society. The asteroid (14505) Barentine is named in his honor. His interests outside of astronomy and light pollution research include history, art and architecture, politics, law and current events.

Ms. Clanton is CEO of Visibility Innovations, LLC, a consulting firm specializing in sustainable and regenerative design. She is a registered professional engineer. Ms. Clanton is a member of the National Academy of Science committee on the assessment of solid state lighting. She is an International Standards Organization (ISO) 205 WG 7, USA delegate. Ms. Clanton received the 2018 Edison Report Lifetime Achievement Award, 2014 American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC) Colorado Outstanding Woman Engineer Award, the International Clean Design Award, and the 2021 CU Engineering Distinguished Alumni Award.

Mr. Barentine is the principal consultant at Dark Sky Consulting, LLC, and was formerly the Director of Public Policy for the International Dark-Sky Association. He earned a Ph.D. degree in Astronomy from the University of Texas at Austin, and he previously held staff positions at the National Solar Observatory, Apache Point Observatory, and the Sloan Digital Sky Survey. Throughout his career, he has been involved in education and outreach efforts to help increase the public understanding of science. He is a member of the American Astronomical Society and the International Astronomical Union, and he is a Fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society. The asteroid (14505) Barentine is named in his honor. His interests outside of astronomy and light pollution research include history, art and architecture, politics, law and current events.

Ms. Clanton is CEO of Visibility Innovations, LLC, a consulting firm specializing in sustainable and regenerative design. She is a registered professional engineer. Ms. Clanton is a member of the National Academy of Science committee on the assessment of solid state lighting. She is an International Standards Organization (ISO) 205 WG 7, USA delegate. Ms. Clanton received the 2018 Edison Report Lifetime Achievement Award, 2014 American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC) Colorado Outstanding Woman Engineer Award, the International Clean Design Award, and the 2021 CU Engineering Distinguished Alumni Award.