1st Annual Southeast Region Brownfields Conference October 28-31, 2014 Orlando, FL

1st Annual Southeast Region Brownfields Conference
October 28-31, 2014
Orlando, FL
Tuesday, October 28, 2014
3:00 – 6:00 p.m.
Exhibitor Set-up
3:00 – 5:00
6:00 - 8:00 p.m.
Early Conference Registration
Welcome Reception
Catch up with your colleagues!
Rosen Plaza Hotel
Wednesday, October 29, 2014
7:30 - 8:15 a.m.
Continental Breakfast in Exhibit Area
8:15 – 8:45
Opening Session Plenary
8:45 - 9:00
Break in the Exhibit Area
9:00 – 10:00
Breakout Sessions
Session 1: What is a “Brownfield” Anyway? Moderator: Michael Sznapstajler, Cobb Cole; Brian Gross, EPA
Region IV; George Houston, FDEP
Session 2: Brownfields; A Pathway to Viable Communities: Barbara Alfano, EPA Region IV; Bob Perkins, AMEC
Environment & Infrastructure, Inc.; Jeff Peters, Environmental Consulting & Technology
Session 3: Incorporating Sustainable Design into Brownfield Projects and Areas: Justin Freedman, E Sciences,
Inc.; Margi Nothard, Glavovic Studio
10:00 - 10:30
10:30 – 11:30
11:30 - 1:00
1:00 – 2:00
Break in Exhibit Area
Session 4: It Takes a Team to Put Together a Successful Brownfield Project: Jorgen Bergstrom, GEL; Dave
Pass, Bureau Veritas; Anne Wallace, City of Knoxville
Session 5:*Creating a Rural Brownfields Resource Network: Chris Bird, Alachua County; Chris Bowley, City of
Deltona; Lee Taylor, Taylor Environmental Consulting
Session 6: Building the Bridges to Provide for Equitable Development in Environmentally Challenged
Neighborhoods: Amber Igoe, Tetra-Tech, Inc.; Ken Jones, Hillsborough County Government Development
Department; Charles Ray, PPM Consultants
Luncheon
Speaker: Charles Bartsch, USEPA Headquarters
Dessert and Coffee to be served in Exhibit Hall
Session 7: Practical Tips, Proven Strategies, and New Tools to Successfully Manage the Vapor Intrusion
Pathway to Infinity and Beyond ….: David Gillay, Barnes and Thornburg LLP; Kyle Hoylman, PROTECT
Environmental
Session 8: Once Upon a Time – The Key to Reviving Historic Urban Communities: Kevin Crowder,
Redevelopment Management Associates; Ken Stapleton, Ken Stapleton & Associates
Wednesday, October 29, 2014, Continued
2:00 – 3:00
Session 9: State Brownfields Programs Part I: Moderator: Jason Lichtstein, Akerman; Shawn Cecil, Kentucky
DEP; Trey Hess, Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality; Paula Larson, Tennessee Dept. of Environment
& Conservation; Larry Norris, Alabama Department of Environmental Management; Kim Walker, Florida DEP
Session 10: Manufacturing – As American As Apple Pie: Moderator: F. Joseph Ullo, Jr., Lewis, Longman &
Walker, P.A.; Charles Bartsch, USEPA Headquarters; Cindy Nolan, EPA Region IV; Al Stimac, Manufacturers
Association of Florida
Session 11: Private Public Partnerships – Just Say Yes: Channing Bennett, EPA Region IV; Jeff Burton, City of
Palmetto CRA; Frank Hearne, Mechanik, Nuccio, Hearne & Wester, P.A.; Charles A. Hunsicker, Manatee County
Natural Resources
Session 12: State Brownfields Programs Part II: Moderator: Jason Lichtstein, Akerman; Shawn Cecil, Kentucky
DEP; Trey Hess, Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality; Paula Larson, Tennessee Dept. of Environment
& Conservation; Larry Norris, Alabama Department of Environmental Management; Kim Walker, Florida DEP
3:00 – 3:30
Break in Exhibit Area
3:30 – 4:30
Session 13: If We Build It, They Will Come – How to Work with Developers Towards a Successful Brownfields
Redevelopment: Kevin Crowder, Redevelopment Management Associates; Michael Goldstein, Goldstein
Environmental Law; Hiral Shah, XL Insurance
Session 14: *Don’t Forget to Dot Your “I’s” and Cross Your “T’s” – A User’s Guide to Successful Grant
Applications: Moderator: Flormari Blackburn, E Sciences, Inc.; Brian Gross, EPA Region IV; Joe Morici, Cardno;
Belinda Williams-Collins, City of Deland
Session 15: Money Talks, So Let’s Pick Up the Conversation – Funding Your Brownfields Redevelopment:
Richard Bergen, Fidelity Bank of Florida; Michael Goodstein, Hunsucker Goodstein; Daria Milburn, SunTrust Bank;
Charles Rogers, Centennial Bank
4:45 – 6:00
Exhibitors’ Reception
6:00 - until
Dine Around Town - - Sign up to go to one of the many restaurants in Orlando where reservations have
already been made for you. Get a group of friends or new acquaintances together to make a party!
Thursday, October 30, 2014
Community Day
8:00 – 9:00
Continental Breakfast in Exhibit Area
8:00 – 10:00
Community Caucus & EJ Listening Session: Kyle Bryant, EPA Region IV Superfund; Ed Johnson, City of Tampa;
Cynthia Peurifoy, EPA Region IV; Ken Pinnix, Cardno; Wynetta Wright, Eastside Environmental Council
Session 16: When Cities Collaborate: Chris Bowley, City of Deltona; Dave Koch, Terracon; Sara Jo Shipley,
Northern Kentucky Area Development District
Session 17:*Don’t Forget to Dot Your “I’s” and Cross Your “T’s” – A User’s Guide to Successful Grant
Applications: Moderator: Flormari Blackburn, E Sciences, Inc.; Brian Gross, EPA Region IV; Joe Morici, Cardno;
Belinda Williams-Collins, City of Deland
Session 18: What’s the Latest on Institutional Controls? Moderator: Laurel Lockett, Carlton Fields; Trey Hess,
Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality; Jim Kirby, Kentucky DEP; Larry Norris, Alabama Department of
Environmental Management
9:00 – 10:00
10:00 – 10:30
Break in Exhibit Area
10:30 – 11:30
Session 19: Implementing Cooperative Regulatory Change through Private/Public Dialogue: Moderator:
Andy Lawn, HSW Engineering; Shawn Cecil, Kentucky DEP; Doug Cloud, Kazmarek, Mowrey, Cloud, Laseter, LLP;
Kim Walker, Florida DEP
Session 20: “Land Ho” – Waterfront and Port Redevelopment: Roy Funkhouser, Linebach, Funkhouser, Inc.;
Craig Roberts, Tampa Port Authority
Thursday, October 30, 2014 – Community Day, Continued
Session 21: Brownfields Inventory Tools as Part of Community Revitalization: Moderator: Belinda Richard,
Terracon; Brian Gross, EPA Region IV; Blasé Leven, Kansas State University; Stephanie Shakofsky, CCLR
Session 22: Meaningful Community Engagement: Moderator: Ken Pinnix, Cardno; Kyle Bryant, EPA Region IV
Superfund; Dr. Liz Strom, USF Brownfields Center
11:30 – 1:00
1:00 – 2:00
2:00 – 3:00
Awards Luncheon
Speaker: Jorge Caspary, Florida Department of Environmental Protection
Session 23: *Creating a Rural Brownfields Resource Network: Chris Bird, Alachua County; Chris Bowley, City of
Deltona; Lee Taylor, Taylor Environmental Consulting
Session 24: Small Towns, Big Ideas, Amazing Results: Mikael Spangberg, Tetra-Tech; Zoe Mansfield, City of St.
Marks; Keith J. Ziobron, O’Brien & Gere
Session 25: What the Heck is a CREC: Nick Albergo, HSA Engineers & Scientists; Jonathan Huels; Tom Lewis,
Cardno
Session 26: Regional Healthfields Successes: Moderator: Barbara Alfano, EPA Region IV; Ed Johnson, City of
Tampa; Theresa M. Zawacki, City of Louisville, KY
Session 27: The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) Brownfields’ Land Reuse Case
Studies: Leann Bing, Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry
Session 28: Asbestos in Soil – Who Knew? Russell Stauffer, AMEC Environment & Infrastructure, Inc.; Jonathan
Teda, EMSL Analytical
Session 29: Economic Redevelopment Programs – Enhancing Brownfield Redevelopment: Moderator:
Charles Ray, PPM Consultants; Melanie Borkowski, Palm Beach Department of Economic Sustainability; Trey
Hess, Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality ; Ken Jones, Hillsborough County Economic Development;
Heather Squires, Enterprise Florida
Session 30: Bearing Fruit – Brownfields and Healthy Foods: Sabine Martin, Kansas State (Safe Gardening on
Brownfield Sites); Tim Polk, City of Bradenton (CRA – Brownfields to Grocery Store); Mary-Stewart Droege, City
of Orlando (Community Gardens/Urban Agriculture)
3:00 – 3:30
Break in Exhibit Area
3:30 – 4:30
Session 31: Environmental Workforce Development: Patrick Barnes, BFA Environmental Consultants; Michael
Senew, Hazardous Materials Training and Research Institute; Ernest Coney, CDC Tampa
Session 32: The Power of Parks, Trails and Open Spaces: David Latham, GeoSyntec Consultants; Maria Paituvi,
E Sciences, Inc.; Greg Vaday, Treasure Coast Regional Planning Council
Session 33: Re-visioning Brownfields Through Area-Wide Sector Planning: Jennifer Codo-Salsbury, Central
Florida Regional Planning Council; Theresa Zawacki, City of Louisville
Session 34: Tools to Reduce Health Disparities Through Brownfields Redevelopment: Ericka Burroughs-Giradi,
Florida Dept. of Health; Dawn Emerick, Impact Partners, LLC; Cheryl Pollock, Premier Healthcare; Sandra
Whitehead, Florida Dept. of Health
4:45 – 6:00
Reception
Dinner on Your Own
Game Night
6:00
8:00 – 11:00
Friday, October 31, 2014
8:00 – 9:00
Breakfast and Prize Drawings
9:00 – 10:00
Session 35: Meet the Regulators: Peter Cornais, Florida DEP; Brian Gross, EPA Region IV; Trey Hess, Mississippi
Department of Environmental Quality; George Houston, Florida DEP; Jim Kirby, Kentucky DEP; Paula
Larson, Tennessee Dept. of Environment & Conservation; Larry Norris, Alabama Department of Environmental
Management; Kim Walker, Florida DEP
Session 36: Meet the Funders Workshop Part I: Stephanie Shakofsky, CCLR
10:00 – 10:30
10:30 – 11:30
Break
Session 37: Hot Topics/Projects in Brownfields Across the States: Trey Hess, Mississippi Department of
Environmental Quality; Jim Kirby, Kentucky DEP; ; Paula Larson, Tennessee Dept. of Environment & Conservation;
Larry Norris, Alabama Department of Environmental Management Kim Walker, Florida DEP
Session 38: Meet the Funders Workshop Part II
* Indicates sessions will be presented more than one time during conference.