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President at LaForge & Associates, LLC
Mr. LaForge primarily focuses on the areas of municipal services; road construction; stormwater management; flood control; hydraulics and hydrology; domestic water supply, distribution and treatment; and wastewater collection and treatment. His extensive experience includes all aspects of the above design areas, from collection of the initial raindrop through domestic use and wastewater treatment to recycling and reuse. Mr. LaForge has an extensive training background in all areas of capital improvement programs, municipal implementation programs, inspection techniques and stormwater management. His experience includes the use of geographical information systems (GIS) and modeling software to simulate the collection or distribution system of interest, and the experience to understand why the model does not match the actual system measurements. Mr. LaForge is registered as a professional engineer in Illinois and is a member of the American Public Works Association. He earned his B.S. degree in Agricultural Engineering from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

President at LaForge & Associates, LLC
Mr. LaForge primarily focuses on the areas of municipal services; road construction; stormwater management; flood control; hydraulics and hydrology; domestic water supply, distribution and treatment; and wastewater collection and treatment. His extensive experience includes all aspects of the above design areas, from collection of the initial raindrop through domestic use and wastewater treatment to recycling and reuse. Mr. LaForge has an extensive training background in all areas of capital improvement programs, municipal implementation programs, inspection techniques and stormwater management. His experience includes the use of geographical information systems (GIS) and modeling software to simulate the collection or distribution system of interest, and the experience to understand why the model does not match the actual system measurements. Mr. LaForge is registered as a professional engineer in Illinois and is a member of the American Public Works Association. He earned his B.S. degree in Agricultural Engineering from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

Water Services Sector Leader at SGMMs. Fowler is a registered professional engineer in the State of Colorado and has 19 years of combined water resources engineering and project management experience. She has built strong relationships within the local water resources community through her project work and as a part of local project leadership teams, including the Roaring Fork Watershed Collaborative, the Middle Colorado Watershed Council and the Colorado River Basin Roundtable. Ms. Fowler has a depth of experience in both point source and nonpoint source discharge permitting. Her experience includes NPDES permitting, total maximum daily load (TMDL) consulting, and site-specific standards development. She also has extensive experience characterizing surface water quality impacts from a watershed perspective. Ms. Fowler has designed water quality monitoring plans, and she has performed sample collection and data analysis to support development of site-specific standards and address water quality issues. She has developed and conducted several training workshops and sessions to educate municipal, state, and private agencies about MS4 stormwater permitting requirements, TMDLs, water quality trading frameworks, the Clean Water Act, 401 and 404 permitting and related regulations. She earned her B.S. degree in Biological Systems Engineering from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and her M.S. degree in Agricultural Engineering with an emphasis in groundwater hydrology from Colorado State University. Ms. Fowler was recently appointed to the Colorado Ground Water Commission, representing the Municipal and Industrial Sectors for the Western Slope.

Stormwater Management Coordinator, City of O’Fallon, MissouriMs. Gremminger manages the NPDES Phase II Stormwater program for the City of O’Fallon, Missouri. She has experience in public policy, government permitting, regulations, water quality, green infrastructure, stormwater infrastructure, hazardous waste, website management, reporting/database management, budgeting, environmental education, volunteer events and marketing. She specializes in stormwater concerns for private, public or developing sites; environmental compliance with regard to government regulations; pollution prevention; public education; and event and volunteer coordination. Ms. Gremminger has experience with Low Impact Development/Green Infrastructure, environmental permitting, and illicit discharge detection and elimination enforcement. She has earned the designation of Certified Professional in Municipal Stormwater Management (CPMSM) and Certified Erosion, Sediment and Stormwater Inspector (CESSWI) from EnviroCert International.

Mr. Courtney is a Principal of the firm, holds a B.S. degree in Civil Engineering from the University of Akron, and is a Registered Professional Engineer and Surveyor in the State of Ohio. Chris is also a Certified Professional in Erosion and Sediment Control (CPESC) and a Certified Professional in Storm Water Quality (CPSWQ). Additionally, he teaches and attends numerous seminars on a variety of professionally relevant topics.

President, Compliance Services LLCCompliance Services LLC was founded in 2014 to provide stormwater and environmental program assistance and development for municipal and commercial clients. Mr. Church specializes in serving MS4s and other stormwater-related programs through assessments, education, training and inspections. He previously worked as a stormwater engineer in Loudoun County, Virginia, where he developed innovative best management practices for advanced phosphorous removal. He was also previously the chief of the Stormwater Facility Maintenance Program in Montgomery County, Maryland, where he was instrumental in implementing the water quality protection charge. Mr. Church earned his B.S. degree from West Virginia University and his M.S. degree in Environmental Biology from Hood College. He holds certifications from the Center for Watershed Protection and Chesapeake Stormwater Network as a master stormwater practitioner, the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality as a certified stormwater inspector, and the North Carolina State University Cooperative Extension Service as a stormwater BMP inspection and maintenance professional.

President, Compliance Services LLCCompliance Services LLC was founded in 2014 to provide stormwater and environmental program assistance and development for municipal and commercial clients. Mr. Church specializes in serving MS4s and other stormwater-related programs through assessments, education, training and inspections. He previously worked as a stormwater engineer in Loudoun County, Virginia, where he developed innovative best management practices for advanced phosphorous removal. He was also previously the chief of the Stormwater Facility Maintenance Program in Montgomery County, Maryland, where he was instrumental in implementing the water quality protection charge. Mr. Church earned his B.S. degree from West Virginia University and his M.S. degree in Environmental Biology from Hood College. He holds certifications from the Center for Watershed Protection and Chesapeake Stormwater Network as a master stormwater practitioner, the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality as a certified stormwater inspector, and the North Carolina State University Cooperative Extension Service as a stormwater BMP inspection and maintenance professional.

President, Compliance Services LLCCompliance Services LLC was founded in 2014 to provide stormwater and environmental program assistance and development for municipal and commercial clients. Mr. Church specializes in serving MS4s and other stormwater-related programs through assessments, education, training and inspections. He previously worked as a stormwater engineer in Loudoun County, Virginia, where he developed innovative best management practices for advanced phosphorous removal. He was also previously the chief of the Stormwater Facility Maintenance Program in Montgomery County, Maryland, where he was instrumental in implementing the water quality protection charge. Mr. Church earned his B.S. degree from West Virginia University and his M.S. degree in Environmental Biology from Hood College. He holds certifications from the Center for Watershed Protection and Chesapeake Stormwater Network as a master stormwater practitioner, the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality as a certified stormwater inspector, and the North Carolina State University Cooperative Extension Service as a stormwater BMP inspection and maintenance professional.

Water Resources Project Manager at Amec Foster WheelerMr. Niles is a senior project manager with Amec Foster Wheeler Environment and Infrastructure, Inc. and a key lead for Water Resource Services in the Northeast U.S. and the firm’s international Climate Change Practice. He has been assisting communities for the last 16 years to develop and implement a variety of water resource, stormwater management, and infrastructure programs. His projects encompass a wide range of expertise from stormwater management and finance programs to stream restoration, water quality monitoring, flood mitigation and levee assessment. Mr. Niles has worked with over 30 MS4 communities throughout New England to implement every aspect of the permit since its inception in 2003.

Mr. Courtney is a Principal of the firm, holds a B.S. degree in Civil Engineering from the University of Akron, and is a Registered Professional Engineer and Surveyor in the State of Ohio. Chris is also a Certified Professional in Erosion and Sediment Control (CPESC) and a Certified Professional in Storm Water Quality (CPSWQ). Additionally, he teaches and attends numerous seminars on a variety of professionally relevant topics.

President of RT Environmental Services, Inc.
Mr. Brown is president of RT Environmental Services, Inc., an environmental services firm located in King of Prussia, Pennsylvania. He is a professional engineer (P.E.) in 20 states, and he has been practicing environmental engineering in Pennsylvania and New Jersey since 1973. He is also a qualified environmental professional (Q.E.P) with over 30 years of diversified engineering experience, including 22 years of engineering management experience. Mr. Brown has worked in the waste management industry and designed stormwater facilities since 1978. He has completed expert work on state and federal court cases as well.

Mr. Trinkaus is an internationally-recognized expert in the field of low impact development (LID), having presented at many American Society of Civil Engineers/Environmental & Water Resource Institute (ASCE/EWRI) international conferences and many other regional conferences and workshops on LID and water quality issues. He was invited by the Water Resources Agency in Taichung, Taiwan, to present a 12-hour workshop on LID in December of 2011. Mr. Trinkaus has been an invited presenter and consultant multiple times on stormwater and LID in China and South Korea since 2013. He has designed LID retrofits in Zhenjiang, China. Mr. Trinkaus has reviewed and edited LID reports by Pusan National University and Land & Housing Institute in South Korea. Mr. Trinkaus has written LID design manuals for the towns of Tolland, Plainville, Harwinton, Morris, and East Granby, Connecticut. He has designed many types of LID treatment systems for a variety of residential and commercial applications. Mr. Trinkaus is primary author of the EWRI Filter Strip/Bioswales Task Committee. Mr. Trinkaus is a licensed professional engineer in Connecticut and Maryland. He received a Bachelor of Science degree in Forest Management in 1980 from the University of New Hampshire. Mr. Trinkaus has more than 39 years of experience in the land development field and more than 19 years of experience designing low impact development treatment systems and 10 years writing LID regulations and design manuals.

Ms. Keish has over 20 years of experience in environmental engineering, specializing in stormwater and construction mitigation compliance. Ms. Keish is a California Stormwater Quality Association (CASQA) qualified trainer of record under the construction and industrial stormwater permits, as well as a qualified SWPPP practitioner/developer (QSP/D) and qualified industrial stromwater practitioner (QISP). She has also conducted state-wide stormwater trainings on visual trash assessment for full trash capture equivalence. Her project experience includes work as seconded staff on a Phase II MS4 program, as well as in design and construction on large infrastructure projects. She is also an Envision sustainability professional (ENV SP), and an ISI verifier and trainer. Ms. Keish is currently serving as CASQA Non-Traditional Subcommittee co-chair and WTS Women’s Leadership Program chair.

Mr. Flack has earned his designations, among select thousands in the world, as a Certified Professional in Erosion & Sediment Controls (CPESC) as well as his designation as a Certified Erosion, Sediment and Storm Water Inspector (CESSWI), lending his experience and training to his customers to consult them in all their stormwater needs. He has also earned his status as a Qualified Compliance Inspector of Stormwater (QCIS) and as a Qualified Preparer of Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plans (QPSWPPP.) He also earned the Certified Erosion and Sediment Control Lead (CESCL), which is a 17.5-hour certificate program as required by Washington State for all construction stormwater management. He is a subject matter expert and lead instructor for StormwaterONE, which has established itself as the leader in stormwater management training and credentialing, the school’s mission is to provide their students with the most comprehensive and up to date training of individual stormwater permits, online or in-person.

Brad has been invited to speak in-person on storm water and erosion control issues in many locations, including California, Texas, Tennessee, Louisiana, Wyoming, Oregon, Colorado, Ohio and New Mexico, as well as internationally in Antigua, Guatemala, and in San Jose, Costa Rica. Furthermore, he has provided virtual online training for a wide variety of  organizations across the country, including the Army Corps of Engineers, Maryland Stadium Authority, and more.

Additionally, he served as president and administrative vice president for the South-Central Chapter of the International Erosion Control Association. Furthermore, he directed the IECA Region 1 Education Committee: Stormwater Management Track as co-chair, which encompasses North America, South America and Europe. Brad also sat as the Region 6 Chapter President for EnviroCert International (ECI) and was a member of the Policies and Procedures Committee for ECI. He has served as the Region 7 representative for the CPESC, Inc., group as well as the technical vice-chair for the Council. He has been an IECA Mentor and served as a TCEQ EnviroMentor.

Brad has been involved with Stormwater Quality Management since 2004 where he learned about permitting, turf establishment, erosion control and detention pond maintenance and has continued to be a student of the industry throughout his career. His attention to detail and depth of knowledge about structural control devices, vegetative stabilization and best management practices are a valuable asset to his clients and students.

His wife is his high school sweetheart, and they have been married for over 20 years and have three sons. Brad has also actively served at his church and has ventured on over a dozen mission trips, from drilling for water in rural villages in Honduras to assisting in hurricane recovery efforts in Puerto Rico. Brad was the Director of Hands and Feet Honduras/Puerto Rico, a 501(c)3 organization for over eight years.

Ms. Keish has over 20 years of experience in environmental engineering, specializing in stormwater and construction mitigation compliance. Ms. Keish is a California Stormwater Quality Association (CASQA) qualified trainer of record under the construction and industrial stormwater permits, as well as a qualified SWPPP practitioner/developer (QSP/D) and qualified industrial stromwater practitioner (QISP). She has also conducted state-wide stormwater trainings on visual trash assessment for full trash capture equivalence. Her project experience includes work as seconded staff on a Phase II MS4 program, as well as in design and construction on large infrastructure projects. She is also an Envision sustainability professional (ENV SP), and an ISI verifier and trainer. Ms. Keish is currently serving as CASQA Non-Traditional Subcommittee co-chair and WTS Women’s Leadership Program chair.

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. 

Barry Isett & Associates 
Ms. Mildner works as Barry Isett & Associates’ MS4 specialist and works to ensure that municipal clients are compliant with their NPDES permit requirements and stay informed on any changes that would impact their MS4 programs. Municipal assistance includes sharing resources between communities, conducting field inspections, identifying stormwater impact areas, conducting staff training and addressing permit violations. Ms. Mildner holds a master’s degree in Landscape Architecture with an undergraduate background in Biology, which provides an understanding of a project’s environmental impacts while balancing the need for sustainable, functional and attractive public landscapes. Ms. Mildner continues her community education and outreach efforts within the Lehigh Valley as a branch member of the Delaware Valley Green Building Council (DVGBC) and as a steering committee member of the Lehigh Valley Sustainability Network (LVSN).

Urban Engineers Inc. 
Mr. Musil has diversified work experience in both the private and public sectors, including private consulting and ombudsman services for industrial and manufacturing facilities, engineering consultants, government agencies, and local authorities/municipalities. His responsibilities have included management of multi-million-dollar construction projects, environmental and OSHA site audits, and review of multi-million dollar government procurement centers’ activities. He places emphasis on environmental program management, development of standardized contracting procedures and documents, long-range planning, and improvement of total quality management within client operations. He has applied his expertise as an employee of Urban Engineers, Inc., of Philadelphia for the past 23 years as a NEPA specialist and regulatory compliance engineer.

Dan Wright Montrose Environmental Group
Mr. Wright is the director of operations for the Site Design at Montrose Environmental Group. He is a civil engineer and serves as project manager and senior project consultant for numerous land development projects. His duties include project planning; engineering analysis; municipal and permitting agency coordination; and production of land development plans, construction plans, and reports. Mr. Wright has been working in the site design field since 1984, working on large and small multi-disciplined private and public land development projects. Mr. Wright has developed a unified design approach that coordinates planning, architecture, and landscape architecture with the civil engineering design based on his experience working with various types of clients. This approach has enabled Mr. Wright to successfully manage projects from conceptual design through completion of construction on a variety of commercial, residential, industrial, and institutional projects. Mr. Wright’s duties include project planning; engineering analyses; and production of land development plans, construction plans, and reports. Mr. Wright specializes in creating engineering designs that are efficient but that also enhance the project. Complex grading and utility coordination designs significantly contributed to several redevelopment projects in the City of Philadelphia. Mr. Wright is also the township engineer and township zoning officer for Charlestown Township in Chester County, Pennsylvania.