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Mr. Jones, P.E., is president of Hartech Engineering, which was founded in 2007 as a multi-discipline civil engineering consulting firm providing infrastructure, development, and municipal design services for the public and private sectors. Bringing over 30 years of engineering expertise along with specific state-of-the-art, computer-aided technology to achieve efficient, cost saving design solutions, he also provides hydrology and hydraulic studies and reports along with general civil engineering support for prime consultants to PennDOT or local municipality projects. Mr. Jones is a licensed pilot and studied Military Civil Engineering while serving in the U.S. Air Force and continues his master’s education locally through Penn State. He is also a registered professional engineer in the states of Pennsylvania, Maryland, Arizona, and Georgia.

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.

Innovative Water Solutions, LLC, Austin
Mr. Maxwell-Gaines received a B.S. degree in Civil Engineering specializing in water and wastewater from Texas A&M University in College Station. After college, he and his wife joined the U.S. Peace Corps and accepted volunteer positions in Suriname, South America. They were assigned to the remote village of Godo Olo which is located in the Amazon rainforest, deep in the interior of Suriname. They helped the village implement a water well project, provided after-school tutoring, and provided business training for the villagers. They spent 27 months serving in the Peace Corps. After returning to Austin in 2002, Mr. Maxwell-Gaines worked at a civil engineering firm that provided a breadth of project experience ranging from TMDL computer modeling projects for impaired streams in Texas, to subdivision design, to water and wastewater treatment plant design. He became a licensed engineer in 2007. In 2004, Mr. Maxwell-Gaines started Innovative Water Solutions LLC. IWS is a design/build water conservation company that focuses on the nexus of stormwater management and water conservation. The company designs and installs rainwater/stormwater collection systems, stormwater management systems including green infrastructure, and graywater reuse systems, as well as efficient irrigation systems and water conservative landscaping for residential and commercial projects. To date, IWS has installed over 8,000,000 gallons of rainwater storage capacity across the state of Texas. Mr. Maxwell-Gaines has designed water conservation systems and green infrastructure projects for numerous institutions including: Texas A&M University; The University of Texas at Austin; City of Austin; Texas Department of Transportation; Texas Parks and Wildlife; numerous Independent School Districts (Austin, Dripping Springs, Wimberley Hays CISD); Atmos Energy; CubeSmart; Denton County, Texas; City of New Braunfels; San Jacinto River Authority; and SeaWorld.

Wade Burcham graduated from the University of Alabama in Birmingham. His 21 years of experience has been focused on natural stream stabilization, water resources engineering, stormwater management, municipal engineering and contract administration. This experience has facilitated a balanced viewpoint from perspectives obtained as a civil engineer, a municipal consultant and a developer’s representative. He enjoys learning sustainable and innovative design practices and applying those techniques in developing countries through his volunteer work with Engineering Ministries International and other faith-based mission efforts. 

Professional Civil Engineer, Environmental Engineer with Mobile County
Mr. Jones graduated from the University of South Alabama with a BS degree in Civil Engineering and Mathematics/ Statistics. His career spans nearly two decades with valuable experience in the public sector, where he gained experience in construction engineering and contract administration and in the private sector, where he gained design experience in water resources engineering and stormwater management. Mr. Jones has also served as City Engineer for the City of Spanish Fort. In his spare time, he enjoys spending time with his wife and three children under the age of five.

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.

Dr. Roseen is a recognized industry leader in green infrastructure and urban watershed renewal, and he is the recipient of an Environmental Merit Award by the US Environmental Protection Agency Region 1. He consults nationally and locally on stormwater management and planning and currently leads one of the first-in-the-nation integrated planning efforts in coastal New Hampshire. He directed the University of New Hampshire Stormwater Center for 10 years and is well versed in the practice, policy and planning of stormwater management. Dr. Roseen has 20 years of experience in the investigation, design, testing and implementation of innovative approaches to stormwater management. His broad area of expertise includes water resources engineering, stormwater management, low-impact development (LID) design, porous pavements, nutrient and TMDL studies, stream restoration and erosion and sediment control. Dr. Roseen has led the technical analysis of numerous studies examining land use and climate change impacts on municipal flooding. He has participated in many significant and award winning green infrastructure projects.

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.

Dr. Roseen is a recognized industry leader in green infrastructure and urban watershed renewal, and he is the recipient of an Environmental Merit Award by the US Environmental Protection Agency Region 1. He consults nationally and locally on stormwater management and planning and currently leads one of the first-in-the-nation integrated planning efforts in coastal New Hampshire. He directed the University of New Hampshire Stormwater Center for 10 years and is well versed in the practice, policy and planning of stormwater management. Dr. Roseen has 20 years of experience in the investigation, design, testing and implementation of innovative approaches to stormwater management. His broad area of expertise includes water resources engineering, stormwater management, low-impact development (LID) design, porous pavements, nutrient and TMDL studies, stream restoration and erosion and sediment control. Dr. Roseen has led the technical analysis of numerous studies examining land use and climate change impacts on municipal flooding. He has participated in many significant and award winning green infrastructure projects.

Natural Resources Manager, Cuyahoga Soil & Water Conservation DistrictMs. Hiser is the natural resources coordinator for the Cuyahoga Soil & Water Conservation District. She coordinates the post-construction stormwater control measures long term operation and maintenance program. Ms. Hiser coordinates outreach and training efforts for community stakeholders, residents, students, businesses, and local governments to meet required public education and involvement goals. Her work includes field surveying, data collection and analysis, site inspections, written reports, and presentations. She also performs district stream assessments and provides technical assistance to communities related to land conservation and natural resource initiatives. Prior to joining the Cuyahoga Soil & Water Conservation District, Ms. Hiser was an environmental scientist with Tetra Tech where she had 11 years of experience providing technical support on projects for the USEPA’s TMDL Program and the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative. She earned her B.S. degree in Water Resources from Heidelberg College.

Natural Resources Manager, Cuyahoga Soil & Water Conservation DistrictMs. Hiser is the natural resources coordinator for the Cuyahoga Soil & Water Conservation District. She coordinates the post-construction stormwater control measures long term operation and maintenance program. Ms. Hiser coordinates outreach and training efforts for community stakeholders, residents, students, businesses, and local governments to meet required public education and involvement goals. Her work includes field surveying, data collection and analysis, site inspections, written reports, and presentations. She also performs district stream assessments and provides technical assistance to communities related to land conservation and natural resource initiatives. Prior to joining the Cuyahoga Soil & Water Conservation District, Ms. Hiser was an environmental scientist with Tetra Tech where she had 11 years of experience providing technical support on projects for the USEPA’s TMDL Program and the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative. She earned her B.S. degree in Water Resources from Heidelberg College.

Associate at A. Morton Thomas and Associates, Inc. (AMT), Williamsburg, VA
Ms. Snead is a water resources engineer with more than 25 years of consulting and state government experience, specializing in water planning, engineering and policy in Virginia and in the Chesapeake Bay watershed. Her municipal experience includes stormwater master planning, BMP and retrofit design, inspection oversight, plan review and programmatic planning and reporting services. Her prior experience includes directing the Office of Stormwater at the Virginia DEQ and managing the Office of Regulatory Programs at the Virginia DCR which governed both the NPDES (MS4, Construction General Permit) for stormwater and the TMDL implementation plan programs, and which included the Virginia Erosion and Sediment Control Program, the Virginia Stormwater Management Program (and Virginia Stormwater BMP Clearinghouse), the Chesapeake Bay Preservation Act Program and Nutrient Management. Ms. Snead led the state team negotiating Virginia’s 2013 MS4 NPDES permits with U.S. EPA Region III which still serve as the basis for MS4 permits in the Commonwealth. She has served as the project manager and technical lead on projects including stream restoration, outfall stabilization and BMP retrofits as well as on MS4 compliance projects. She currently serves as a member of the Chesapeake Bay Urban Stormwater Workgroup, closely following and commenting on the changes in stormwater BMP crediting in the Bay. She also serves on the committee developing protocols for manufactured treatment devices, to encourage innovation in MS4 TMDL compliance options. Ms. Snead is the current board chair for the Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay, a non-profit focused on improving the health of the Bay, and she serves as a member of the Commonwealth of Virginia Chesapeake Bay Stakeholder Advisory Panel.

Partner at Bartholomew & Wasnicky, LLP in SacramentoFormerly a partner for 15 years with the law firm of Desmond, Miller, Desmond & Bartholomew, he co-founded the firm of Bartholomew & Wasznicky in 1989. He is a retired captain in the United States Army Reserve and is a licensed real estate broker. In addition to membership in the California Bar, he is admitted to practice before the United States Supreme Court, the United States Tax Court, and the United States Court of Claims. Mr. Bartholomew is a Fellow of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, as well as the International Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, and is certified by the State Bar of California as a family law specialist.

Attorney at the Moran Law Group in Mountain View, CAA certified specialist in bankruptcy, Ms. Moran has practiced law on the San Francisco Peninsula since 1978. She is a graduate of Stanford University and Hastings College of the Law. Over the course of her career, she has represented trustees, creditors and creditors’ committees and well as debtors in Chapters 7, 11, and 13. She also serves as an expert witness on bankruptcy matters. The intersection of tax and family law questions in the bankruptcy forum holds a special appeal for Ms. Moran. She feels strongly about maintaining the integrity of the bankruptcy system by ferreting out fraud and in keeping bankruptcy relief available to the honest debtor. She is a member of the National Association of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys (NACBA). She was first named a Bankruptcy Super Lawyer in 2007.

Partner at Family Law Group, LLP, in Livermore, CAMs. Hooker has focused her legal career exclusively in the area of family law, particularly litigation. She represents clients in a wide variety of complicated cases involving dissolution of marriage; legal separation; child custody and visitation; child and spousal support; valuation and division of business ownership interests; division of retirement benefits, stock and investment accounts; and real property claims and disposition. She coordinates with forensic accountants, business and real estate valuation professionals, vocational experts, and/or mental health professionals to achieve her clients’ financial or child custody goals. In 2013 and 2014 Super Lawyers Magazine named Ms. Hooker in the top 2.5 percent of lawyers under 40 in the State of California.

Senior Associate with Whiting, Fallon, Ross & Abel, LLP in Walnut Creek, CAMr. Lantry has been a presenter regarding complex financial issues related to divorce. Recently, he lectured regarding the “extraordinary high earner” exception to guideline child support (Family Code section 4057(b)(3)) and the treatment of equity compensation, such as stock options and restricted stock units, as “income available for support.” He successfully litigated a deviation from California guideline child support in the case of an “extraordinarily high earner.” Mr. Lantry joined Whiting, Fallon, Ross & Abel, LLP in 2004, prior to attending law school. When he passed the California Bar in 2008, he became a member of the team of family law attorneys at the firm.

Sole Practitioner with Law Offices of Mark Ressa in San Ramon, CAMr. Ressa received his B.A. degree from Oakland University in Rochester, Michigan, and his J.D. degree from Whittier College, School of Law. He was admitted to the California and Federal Bar in 1979. He limits his practice exclusively to family law matters including complex litigation, spousal and child support, paternity, high-conflict custody disputes and domestic violence. He practices primarily in the Bay Area counties of Alameda, Contra Costa, San Mateo and Solano. Mr. Ressa created and marketed the first Windows-based child/spousal support calculation program to be certified for court use by the California Judicial Council, i.e., SupportPro, from 1994 to 1998.

Stegner & Associates CPAs, P.C. in Walnut Creek, CAMr. Stegner is nearing 30 years of experience in public accounting. He has dedicated nearly the last 20 years for forensic and valuation services.Mr. Stegner is qualified as an expert in courts throughout the San Francisco Bay Area and has been retained as an expert in more than 1,000 contested matters. He has performed thousands of business valuations in a wide range of industries. Mr. Stegner is a graduate of San Francisco State University.

Mr. Kwiatkowski has over 25 years of experience in the field. He’s a certified professional ecologist (CE) and fluvial geomorphologist, who has collected and analyzed data on more than 1,000 miles of river and stream and contributed to stormwater best management practice manuals, addressing the design of ecosystem restoration projects, green infrastructure planning, water quality improvement, and habitat reconstruction. Mr. Kwiatkowski has assisted numerous clients, including non-profit organizations, municipalities, park districts, and government agencies, with the planning, design, and installation of restoration projects on a variety of scopes and scales. His day-to-day professional responsibilities include project management, public outreach, stream assessment, data analysis and calculations, restoration design, and construction oversight.  

Civil and Environmental Consultants, Inc.
Dr. Straub has over 20 years of experience in sustainable stormwater management systems, aquatic and terrestrial ecosystem reconstruction, endangered species and wetland science. He has managed complex projects related to watershed restoration and has developed green and grey design stormwater solutions. He has led projects related to watershed assessment, including GIS and mapping, hydraulic and hydrologic modeling, watershed ecology, source area identification, pollutant loading analysis, and evaluation of watershed management strategies and best management practices (BMPs). Dr. Straub has also conducted several wetland delineations and stream evaluations along with wetland and stream mitigation design and has obtained Section 404 and 401 permits for various clients, negotiating the complexities of the permitting processes. With an extensive background in preparing planting plans and technical specifications in support of wetland and stream restoration he has developed comprehensive land-use plans involving the return of remediated sites to their natural historic conditions and has designed and implemented ecological restoration plans, including monitoring and maintenance, for wetlands, prairies, riparian and upland forests and streams. Dr. Straub has also conducted bioengineering workshops along with bioengineering design and implementation for stream restoration sites.