October 14 - 16, 2025
The Westin
Westminster, CO
Conveniently Located between Boulder & Denver
The Westin
Westminster, CO
Conveniently Located between Boulder & Denver
October 14 - 16, 2025
The Westin
Westminster, CO
Conveniently Located between Boulder & Denver
The Westin
Westminster, CO
Conveniently Located between Boulder & Denver
2025 Keynote Presenters & Track Chairs
CONFERENCE KEYNOTES
Tom Boer
Partner and Co-Chair - Environmental Practice
Hogan Lovells US LLP
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Andri Dahlmeier
East Metro Unit Supervisor
Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA)
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Christa Leibli
Hydrogeologist
Environmental Protection Agency - Region 8 Laboratory Services and Applied Science Division
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Wendy Linck
Senior Engineering Geologist
California State Water Resources Control Board - Division of Water Quality (DWQ)
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Dan Newton
Assistant Deputy Director
California State Water Resources Control Board - Division of Drinking Water
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Pete Nyquist
Chair, Environmental Practice Group
Greenberg Glusker LLP
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Rachel Puttmann
Remedial Project Manager
US Environmental Protection Agency
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Donald E. Sobelman
Partner and Chair of Environmental Practice
Farella Braun + Martel
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Jennifer Talbert
Remediation Program Manager - Hazardous Materials and Waste Management Division
Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment
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SESSION KEYNOTE PRESENTERS
Frank Barranco
Senior Vice President and Director of Quality Control
EA Engineering, Science, and Technology, Inc., PBC
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Kevin T. Finneran, Ph.D.
Professor
Clemson University
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Rebecca Fuoco
Director of Science Communications
Green Science Policy Institute
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Chris Higgins
Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering
Colorado School of Mines
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David Hockey
Acting Director - Office of Mountains, Deserts, and Plains
US Environmental Protection Agency
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Edward Kolodziej
Allan and Inger Osberg Professor
University of Washington
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Dr. Rainer Lohmann
Professor
University of Rhode Island Graduate School of Oceanography
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Mahsa Modiri
PFAS Practice Lead
EA Engineering, Science, and Technology
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Chris Olivares
Assistant Professor
University of California-Irvine
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Chapman Ross
Director of Technology
FRx, Inc.
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Hooman Vatankhah
Assistant Professor
Florida International University
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Arjun Venkatesan
Associate Professor - Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering
New Jersey Institute of Technology
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TRACK CHAIRS
Melissa Armstrong
Senior Consultant
Integral Consulting Inc.
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Steve Becker, CEP
Technical Director - Water Technologies
SciDev Ltd.
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Dan Bryant
Emerging Contaminants Practice Leader
Woodard & Curran
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Ashley Parks
Managing Scientist
Exponent
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Lloyd "Bo" Stewart, Ph.D., P.E.
Vice President
Praxis Environmental Technologies, Inc.
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