2026 SPEAKERS 

EXPLORE 2026 CONFERENCE PROGRAM
Laura Adams
Communities & Ecosystems Solution Lead
Black & Veatch
Paige Ahlborg
Assistant Administrator
Ramsey-Washington Metro Watershed District
Shawn Alire
Retrofit and Asset Manager
Kitsap County
Tim Back
Principle Engineer
Back Municipal Consulting
Gareth Becker
Senior Civil Specialist
Barr Engineering Company
Gary Belan
Senior Director
Clean Water Supply, American Rivers
John Bilotta
Stormwater Research and Extension Coordinator
Univ. of Minnesota Water Resources Center
Ross Bintner
Engineering Services Manager
City of Edina Engineering Department
Richard Brooks
Project Manager
Fayette County GA
Seth Brown, PE, PhD
Executive Director
National Municipal Stormwater Alliance
Tracy Campbell
Superintendent
City of Missoula
Patrick Chavez
Storm Water Quality Engineer
AMAFCA
Paul Chellsen
Supervising Engineering Technician
City of Minneapolis Surface Water & Sewers Division
Thomas Cornell
RV Wastewater Program Coordinator
Seattle Public Utilities
Carolyn Eckstein
Water Resources Specialist
Minneapolis Park & Recreation Board
Andy Erickson
Research Manager
St. Anthony Falls Laboratory
Chris E Wilkerson
Pollution Prevention Operations Supervisor
Seattle Public Utilities
Haley Foster
Communications & Outreach Coordinator
City of Minneapolis Surface Water & Sewers Division
Rachel Funke
Water Resource Project Manager
Capitol Region Watershed District
Steve Gebauer
Senior Engineer
MN Dept of Transportation
Tony Graham
Environmental Inspector I
City of Minneapolis Public Works Surface Water & Sewers
Lori Haak
Water Resources Coordinator
City of Eden Prairie
Lori Haak
Water Resources Coordinator
City of Eden Prairie
Jay Holtz
Director of Water Quality Technology
Oldcastle Stormwater
Kristin Homuth
Stormwater Outreach Coordinator
Maricopa County Stormwater Quality Program
James Houle
Director/Vice Chair
University of New Hampshire
Ryan Johnson (Invited)
Environmental Manager, Engineering Div.
City of Roseville, MN
Roopesh Joshi
Assistant Commissioner
New York City Department of Environmental Protection
Paula Kalinosky
Minnesota Pollution Control Agency
Diana Karwan
Associate Professor
University of Minnesota
Bryan Keller
Director of Environmental Management
Fayette County
Forrest Kelley
Facility Management Division Manager
Capitol Region Watershed District
Katrina Kessler
Commissioner
Minnesota Pollution Control Agency
Anya Kwan (Invited)
Associate
Best, Best and Krieger, LLP
Kuan-Ying Lee
PhD student
University of Minnesota-Twin Cities
Peter MacDonagh
Green Infrastructure Coordinator
MN Dept. of Transportation
Eleanor Mahon
Community Engagement Coordinator
Riley Purgatory Bluff Creek Watershed District
Michael McKinney
Senior Water Resources Engineer
Barr Engineering Co.
Greg McPartlin
Presient
Urban Quarries
Carla Milesi
Emerging Stormwater Technologies Technical Manager
University of Washington
David Mora
Municipal Stormwater Grant Project Manager
Department of Ecology, Washington State
Poornima Natarajan
Research Professional
University of Minnesota
Marie Nelson
Program Specialist
City of Missoula Stormwater Utility
Drew OConnor
CEO
MCSP
Ash Paranthaman
Associate Project Engineer/Manager
Rick Engineering Company
Michelle Perdue
Stormwater Program Manager
Kitsap County
Matthew Peterson
Civil Engineer
ERM
Heidi Quinn
Environmental Resources Specialist
City of Woodbury
Jon Rasmusson
President & CEO
Flood-Con
Fred Rozumalski
Landscape Architect & ecologist
Barr Engineering
Kyle Salek-Nyhus
Water Resource Specialist
City of Minneapolis
Beth Schrayshuen
Asset Management Program Manager
EA Engineering, Science, and Technology, Inc., PBC
Zoe Schroeder
Botanic Technician II
City of Portland (OR) Bureau of Environmental Services
Matt Scott
Central US Watershed & Stormwater Practice Lead
Black & Veatch
Kristin Seaman
Environmental Resources Coordinator
Woodbury
Andrew Sheerin
University of Rhode Island, Fathom Solutions
Olivia Sims
Design Engineer
Black & Veatch
Jeremy Siudzinski
Environmental Inspector II
City of Minneapolis
Jeremy Siudzinski
Environmental Inspector II
City of Minneapolis Public Works Surface Water & Sewers
David Smith
Principal
Water Innovation Services
Elizabeth Stout (Invited)
Water Resources Regulatory Manager
City of Minneapolis- Public Works
Kevin Strauss
MPCA Municipal Stormwater Inspector
MPCA
Mike Trojan
STEPP Technical Lead
NMSA - STEPP
Matt Vajdic
Senior Solution Engineer
OptiRTC, Inc.
Sarah Wein
Water Resource Project Manager
Capitol Region Watershed District
Greg Williams
Director of Water Quality Technology
StormTrap
Maxine Winslow
Program Coordinator
City of Missoula Stormwater
Gael Zembal
Education and Outreach Coordinator
Nine Mile Creek Watershed District
Nate Zwonitzer
Planning, Projects, and Grants Division Manager
Capitol Region Watershed District