5th Annual Sustainnovate Conference and Expo: Water in the West
Wednesday, March 8, 9:30AM -8PM, UCCS Berger Hall
9:30 – 10am
10-10:15am
Registration and Expo
Welcome - Overview of the Day - Kevin Gilford, UCCS Asst. Director of Sustainability
Opening Remarks - Sentwali Bakari, VC for Student Success and Enrollment Management
Opening Poem - Janice Gould, Assoc. Prof. of Women’s and Ethnic Studies (WEST)
10:15 – 11:15am Keynote Climate and Colorado’s Water Future
Nolan Doesken, Colorado State Climatologist, Colorado State University
Taryn Finnessey, Senior Climate Change Specialist, Colorado Water Conservation Board
11:15-11:30am
BREAK VISIT THE EXPO!
11:30am-12:30pm
--- BREAKOUT SESSION 1-- Energy/Water Nexus: Ensuring the Resiliency of our Interdependent Water and Energy Systems
Stacy Tellinghuisen, Senior Water Policy Analyst Western Resources Advocates
Tom Cech, Director, One World One Water Metropolitan State University
Kristen Averyt, Assoc. Dir. For Science, Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Science, CU Boulder
 Hydraulic Fracking and Safe Drinking Water? Changing EPA Conclusions and Next Steps in Colorado
Genevieve Kahrilas, Ph.D., area of focus - effects of chemical additives in hydraulic fracturing fluids
Phil Doe, Environmental Director, Be the Change USA
Wes Wilson, Science Advisor for Be the Change, USA
12:30-2:00pm Lunch by UCCS Food Next Door and Expo
The Water Footprint of Food on your Plate, Nanna Meyer, Assoc. Prof. Health Sciences, UCCS
2:00-3:15pm
----- BREAKOUT SESSION 2---- As Population Increases and Climate Change Affects Colorado, What are Colorado Strategies for
Conserving and Protecting our Water?
Nancy Smith, CO Water Program Director, The Nature Conservancy
Aaron Derwingson, CO River Agricultural Program Coordinator, The Nature Conservancy
Taryn Finnessey, Senior Climate Change Specialist, Colorado Water Conservation Board
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Water Rights, Quality, and the Dakota Access Pipe Line (DAPL). What is Standing Rock?
Heather Whiteman Runs Him, Staff Attorney, Native American Rights Fund
3:15-3:45pm
BREAK VISIT THE EXPO!
3:45-5:00pm
---- BREAKOUT SESSION 3 --- Local Colorado Springs Water Strategies for our Future
Brett Gracely, Water Resources Manager, Colorado Springs Utilities
Richard Mulledy, Water Engineering Division, Colorado Springs Utilities
Kim Gortz, Landscape Architect, Colorado Springs Utilities
Scott Winter, Water Conservation Specialist, Colorado Springs Utilities
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Water Contamination and our Foodshed - Focus on Venetucci Farm
Susan Gordon, Farm Manager, Venetucci Farm
Kristy Richardson, Environmental Toxicologist, CO Dept. of Public Health + Environment (CDPHE)
Mike Van Dyke, Ph.D., CIH, Section Chief Environmental Epidemiology, Occupational Health, and Toxicology, CDPHE
Janel Owens, Ph.D., Assistant Prof. Chemistry + Biochemistry, UCCS
Nanna Meyer, Ph.D., RD, CSSD, Associate Prof. Health Sciences + SWELL, UCCS
Eric Gaulke, Student Researcher, UCCS
Sarah Dietrick, Student Researcher, UCCS
5:00-8:00 pm
Recreation and Water, from Spirits to Skiing and Snowboarding
5:00-6:30pm Sustainabrew - Hoppy Hour & Whiskey Tasting with Heavy Appetizers and Drawings for Prizes
Janel Owens, Ph.D., Assistant Prof. Chemistry + Biochemistry, UCCS, Michael Myers, Founder, Distillery 291,
Steve Oliveri, Communications & Development + Sustainability, Bristol Brewing Company
7:00 – 8:00pm
Jake Black, Professional Snowboarder, Protect Our Winters Riders Alliance
Creating Change and Conserving our Resources