Robert Glennon is a Regents Professor and Morris K. Udall Professor of Law and Public Policy in the James E. Rogers College of Law at the University of Arizona. He received a J.D. from Boston College Law School and an M.A. and Ph.D. in American History from Brandeis University. He is a member of the bars of Arizona and Massachusetts. The recipient of two National Science Foundation grants, Glennon serves as an advisor to governments, corporations, think tanks, law firms, and NGOs looking to solve serious challenges around water sustainability and planning.

Maureen Gannon is Chief Environmental Officer for PNM, a vertically-integrated electric utility, headquartered in Albuquerque, New Mexico, that serves about 800,000 customers in New Mexico and Texas. She is responsible for developing and implementing PNM’s sustainable business strategy and the overall management of PNM’s environmental commitments. Maureen manages corporate environmental policy and implementation and environmental compliance of air, waste and water emissions at electric generation facilities and transmission/distribution facilities. She also oversees PNM’s Environmental Management System performance. Maureen serves as PNM’s primary environmental contact with federal, regional, state, and local agencies, as well as other utilities, business organizations and environmental and other stakeholders and represents the company on environmental policy boards and forums. Maureen has 26 years of electric utility experience. She is currently PNM Resources’ representative on the Edison Electric Institute’s Environmental Excellence Advisory Committee and serves on the Electric Power Research Institute’s Energy and Environment Executive Committee and Advisory Council. Maureen is also a board member of the ARCA Foundation. She holds an M.B.A. from the University of Phoenix and a B.S. in Chemical Engineering from New Mexico State University.".

Glenn Schiffbauer, Executive Director of the Santa Fe Chapter of the New Mexico Green Chamber of Commerce, is a native New Mexican. He received his BBA from New Mexico State University and his MBA from the Robert O. Anderson School of Management at the University of New Mexico. After 16 years in management at renowned Rancho Encantado, he started two small businesses in Santa Fe. He also worked with his wife Kim as a consultant for businesses statewide in both marketing and public affairs. In 2005, he became a liaison and project manager for Robert Redford in New Mexico working on a variety of projects from film to governmental to green construction. In October 2012, he became Executive Director for the newly founded Santa Fe Chapter of the New Mexico Green Chamber of Commerce. Glenn is also a Co-Chair of the Next Generation Water Summit.

Glenn Schiffbauer, Executive Director of the Santa Fe Chapter of the New Mexico Green Chamber of Commerce, is a native New Mexican. He received his BBA from New Mexico State University and his MBA from the Robert O. Anderson School of Management at the University of New Mexico. After 16 years in management at renowned Rancho Encantado, he started two small businesses in Santa Fe. He also worked with his wife Kim as a consultant for businesses statewide in both marketing and public affairs. In 2005, he became a liaison and project manager for Robert Redford in New Mexico working on a variety of projects from film to governmental to green construction. In October 2012, he became Executive Director for the newly founded Santa Fe Chapter of the New Mexico Green Chamber of Commerce. Glenn is also a Co-Chair of the Next Generation Water Summit.

Alan Hook is a Water Resources Coordinator within the Water Resources & Conservation section of City of Santa Fe Water. Alan previously received his Bachelor’s Degree in Environmental Studies from Warren Wilson College, NC. Alan has worked for the City of Santa Fe for fifteen years providing water resources planning, project management, hydrologic analysis, growth management, policy legislation and education & outreach.  In addition, Alan is the project manager for the Santa Fe Municipal Watershed Program representing the City of Santa Fe in partnership with the U.S. Forest Service to protect the Santa Fe municipal watershed from wildfire impacts. Alan is directly involved with cannabis related businesses that are within the city limits to be compliant with the NM State code for recreational cannabis production, manufacturing or retail sales.

Ben Lewinger is a public affairs professional with a history of working on projects that have moved New Mexico forward. He is currently the executive director of the New Mexico Cannabis Chamber of Commerce, a membership organization representing producers, manufacturers, testing facilities, and cannabis-adjacent businesses across NM, dedicated to the responsible growth of the cannabis industry.

"Brian Schmidt has been with the Portland Cement Association (PCA) since 2011. He has a degree in political science and economics from Carthage College and an MBA from the Lake Forest Graduate School of Management. Brian is responsible for forecasting and analysis of the Pacific and Mountain regions of the U.S. at PCA, as well as industry advocacy including energy & environmental issues."

"Brian Richter has been a global leader in water science and conservation for more than 30 years. He is the president of Sustainable Waters, a global organization focused on water scarcity challenges, where he promotes sustainable water use and management with governments, corporations, universities, and local communities. He previously served as Director of the Global Water Program of The Nature Conservancy, an international conservation organization. Brian has consulted on more than 170 water projects worldwide. He serves as a water advisor to some of the world’s largest corporations, investment banks, and the United Nations, and has testified before the U.S. Congress on multiple occasions. He teaches Water Sustainability at the University of Virginia.

Brian has developed scientific tools and methods to support river protection and restoration efforts, including the Indicators of Hydrologic Alteration software used by water managers and scientists worldwide.

He has published many scientific papers on the importance of ecologically sustainable water management in international journals. He co-authored a book with Sandra Postel entitled Rivers for Life: Managing Water for People and Nature. His latest book, Chasing Water: A Guide for Moving from Scarcity to Sustainability, has now been published in five languages."

"Mike Collignon is the Executive Director of the Green Builder® Coalition, an organization he co-founded in 2010. He engages in national and state-level advocacy and publishes regular content for Green Builder® Media. Mike is also the Chair of the WERS Development Group and the Co-Chair of the Next Generation Water Summit. Finally, he has served as the voice of Green Builder® Media’s online and in-person events from 2012–present.

Jonah Schein is the National Program Coordinator for Homes & Buildings at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) WaterSense® Program. He has overseen the technical development and implementation of the WaterSense Homes specification and certification system since their inception. He is also responsible for efforts to expand the WaterSense program’s reach in the multi-family and commercial sectors through analytics, modeling, and benchmarking. Prior to joining EPA in 2008, Mr. Schein served as the Director of Outreach for Earth Day Network (EDN) where he was responsible for a number of initiatives to promote water efficiency through green building strategies in the United States and Middle East. Mr. Schein holds Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science degrees from Indiana University as well as a Master of Science in Environmental Science from the Johns Hopkins University.

Rolston St. Hilaire is a professor and department head in the Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences at New Mexico State University. He teaches courses in landscape horticulture and environmental stress physiology. He holds a Ph.D. from Iowa State University. Dr. St. Hilaire’s research focuses on plant stress physiology, the development of tools that promote efficient water use in residential landscapes, and mapping and categorizing land cover in urban ecosystems. He is the author of the book “Landscape Plants for the Lower Rio Grande Valley” and has published over 126 papers in scientific journals and in the popular press. He has won awards for both his teaching and research and is the originator of the Mesa Glow™ bigtooth maple tree.

Kim Shanahan has been a green builder in Santa Fe, New Mexico since 1986 and a residential sustainability consultant since 2018. From 2008 to 2018 he was the executive officer of the Santa Fe Area Home Builders Association where he established the local chapter as one of the most sustainability-focused in the national federation. He successfully introduced and help shepherd approval of Santa Fe's Water Efficiency Rating Score (WERS)® into the 2020 National Green Building Standard where it was revised to become the non-proprietary national Water Rating Index.

Patti Aaron will provide information on the current state of hydrology in the Colorado River Basin, which is entering its 23rd year of drought. She will also discuss collaborative actions being taken to mitigate the effects of the drought.

Patti Aaron will provide information on the current state of hydrology in the Colorado River Basin, which is entering its 23rd year of drought. She will also discuss collaborative actions being taken to mitigate the effects of the drought.

Sebastian is a mechanical engineer and owner at Everydrop Technologies, a small start-up focused on water conservation and affordable metering through the use of vortex technology.  Graduating with his masters in mechanical engineering in 2018, he has a track record of developing quality products for the tech industry over the past 4 years. It is his belief that water saving products are critical to the sustaining of communities across the West and Midwest as droughts continue to affect the nation. With this belief, Everydrop Technologies has a product that is reliable, accurate, and uniquely accessible to people interested in saving their water and making better decisions about how much they consume on a day-to-day basis.

Janice Gould has spent the past fifteen years dedicating her time and passion to irrigation. She has become a strong advocate for water conservation and improving water management and sustainability to preserve the environment and create a livable planet. Her main focus has been in developing and distributing a disruptive irrigation technology through her company, Responsive Drip Irrigation, LLC (RDI).  RDI is a US- based company that has its main office in Bradenton, Florida and is currently working on projects in California and other water-stressed states in the western United States. Working with the Abu Dhabi Investment Office, Jan has also established a manufacturing and distribution facility in the Khalifa Industrial Zone Abu Dhabi. Currently, she is collaborating with the Abu Dhabi Agricultural & Food Safety Authority, along with AgTech companies that offer innovative solutions to launch RDI’s Global Sustainability Center in Abu Dhabi, which is focused on the research and development for best practices in agriculture.

Laureen holds Bachelor's and Master's degrees in architecture from the University of
Illinois and is a licensed architect in Illinois & Wisconsin as well as having received approval for reciprocal licensure across the country via NCARB certification. She has also built a successful 30-year+ practice in the design and construction of commercial buildings, multi-family projects, single family homes, and interiors. Additional experience includes ratings, inspections, and certification application processing for a variety of commercial &
residential properties through LEED BD+C, LEED ID+C, LEED for Homes & LEED
for Homes Mid-Rise, Energy Star Homes & Energy Star Multifamily High Rise, Enterprise Green Communities, and the WERS (Water Efficiency Rating Score).

Other accreditations & certifications include USGBC LEED® for Homes QAD, RESnet/HERS Energy Rater, LEED for Homes Green Rater, LEED AP BD+C, LEED AP HOMES, USGBC LEED® Faculty™, and WERS Faculty & Verifier.

Raised in Breckenridge, Colorado and migrated to the Santa Fe area in the early 90’s, Miles is a product of the American West. He lives in Rio en Medio with a view of the Pojoaque Valley that will not quit, alongside his wife of 23 years, Mikahla Beutler and son, Tilman.

Prior to serving as executive officer for the Santa Fe Area Home Builders Association, Miles had a long career with New Mexico Labor unions, serving as a communications professional, organizer, and political coordinator for both the public sector, and the professional trades union locals. Most recently, he was a fundraising and communications coordinator at New Energy Economy, working to bring the Santa Fe community greater accessibility to local renewable energy resources.

Along with a tech savvy know-how, Miles brings his relationship building skills to the Association and is enthusiastically incorporating bold new ideas into the association’s already robust presence in the community.

New water savings technology will be part of our future. The technology thus far has enabled us to grow in many communities over the last decade without increasing water supplies. This panel will introduce two new technologies that may fit into our water conservation strategies.

Cindy Wasser, MBA is the Senior Manager of Green Building Programs at Home Innovation Research Labs. In this role, she provides strategic support to the NGBS Green Certification program, and her efforts have contributed to the program becoming the leading green building certification program for residential construction. Cindy leads the development of new program features and tools that are utilized by verifiers and developers seeking green certification. In 2020, Cindy was recognized by Professional Builder magazine as a 40-under-40 rising star in the homebuilding industry.

Previously, Cindy was a consultant with ICF where she supported the implementation of the U.S. EPA’s residential labeling programs, namely ENERGY STAR, Indoor airPLUS, and WaterSense. In earlier roles, Cindy provided sustainability technical assistance at the National Association of Counties (NACo) and led community engagement efforts for the City Planning Department of Montpelier, Vermont. Cindy holds an MBA in Sustainability from Bard College and a B.S. in U.S. Environmental Policy and from Rutgers University.

Craig Connor is a national energy codes expert with a long history of working with the National Association of Home Builders on energy code developments. As a western Washington resident, he saw the relevance of a national Water Rating Index and shepherded the transition of Santa Fe's WERS program to become the WRI through the ANSI consensus process that established the 2020 National Green Building Standard.

Kim Shanahan has been a green builder in Santa Fe, New Mexico since 1986 and a residential sustainability consultant since 2018. From 2008 to 2018 he was the executive officer of the Santa Fe Area Home Builders Association where he established the local chapter as one of the most sustainability-focused in the national federation.  He successfully introduced and help shepherd approval of Santa Fe's Water Efficiency Rating Score (WERS)® into the 2020 National Green Building Standard where it was revised to become the non-proprietary national Water Rating Index.

Melanie Stansbury is a Candidate for Congress and State Legislator, proudly representing New Mexico’s 28th District in the New Mexico State House of Representatives. Professionally Melanie works as a consultant and senior advisor to non-profit, philanthropic, and research organizations on strategies to help build a more sustainable world—with a focus on water security, natural resources, and community development. A sociologist by training, with a background in the natural sciences, Melanie has worked across the U.S. with federal, tribal, state, and local organizations, including as staff in the U.S. Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources and the Office of Management and Budget.

Congresswoman Teresa Leger Fernández represents New Mexico’s 3rd Congressional District. In Washington, she holds a leadership role with the Congressional Hispanic Caucus as Freshman Representative. Congresswoman Leger Fernández serves as chair of the Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States for the 117th Congress. She has also been appointed to the House Committee on Education and Labor, the House Committee on Natural Resources, and the Committee on House Administration.

She is a 17th generation Northern New Mexican. Before coming to Congress, Leger Fernández worked as an attorney and advocate, and won important legal battles to advance voting rights, promote tribal sovereignty, and protect our environment and acequia waters. She has helped secure nearly a billion dollars for, and then helped build, schools, rural health clinics, broadband, businesses, affordable housing and critical infrastructure for New Mexico.

Glenn Schiffbauer, Executive Director of the Santa Fe Chapter of the New Mexico Green Chamber of Commerce, is a native New Mexican. He received his BBA from New Mexico State University and his MBA from the Robert O. Anderson School of Management at the University of New Mexico. After 16 years in management at renowned Rancho Encantado, he started two small businesses in Santa Fe. He also worked with his wife Kim as a consultant for businesses statewide in both marketing and public affairs. In 2005, he became a liaison and project manager for Robert Redford in New Mexico working on a variety of projects from film to governmental to green construction. In October 2012, he became Executive Director for the newly founded Santa Fe Chapter of the New Mexico Green Chamber of Commerce.

Mr. Burke became the CEO and President of the Alliance for Water Efficiency on March 22, 2021. Ron spent the first twenty years of his career working on environmental policy and programs as an Environmental Scientist for the U.S.  EPA, the Environmental Health Director and Deputy Executive Director for the American Lung Association of Metropolitan Chicago, the Associate Director for the Illinois EPA, and Midwest Office Director for the Union of Concerned Scientists. More recently, he was Executive Director of the Chicago-based Active Transportation Alliance for nine years. Mr. Burke earned an M.S. from Washington University’s Department of Engineering and Policy and did his undergraduate work in life sciences at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign.

Robert Glennon is a Regents Professor and Morris K. Udall Professor of Law and Public Policy in the James E. Rogers College of Law at the University of Arizona. He received a J.D. from Boston College Law School and an M.A. and Ph.D. in American History from Brandeis University. He is a member of the bars of Arizona and Massachusetts. The recipient of two National Science Foundation grants, Glennon serves as an advisor to governments, corporations, think tanks, law firms, and NGOs looking to solve serious challenges around water sustainability and planning.

Born and raised in New Mexico, Congresswoman Melanie Stansbury leads with determination and compassion. She has dedicated her career to finding solutions to water issues, poverty, and climate change — representing New Mexico in the Legislature and now in Congress. She is a champion of efforts to address hunger, food, and water insecurity, conservation and climate change, and economic development and recovery. Stansbury worked in communities across the state as a STEM educator, researcher on land and water issues, and served as a former staffer in the U.S. Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources and the White House Office of Management and Budget. As the Congresswoman from New Mexico’s 1st Congressional District, she is working hard to lift up the voices of our communities and tackle our biggest challenges—from economic development, to food and water security, to climate change.

Congresswoman Teresa Leger Fernández represents New Mexico’s 3rd Congressional District. In Washington, she holds a leadership role with the Congressional Hispanic Caucus as Freshman Representative. Congresswoman Leger Fernández serves as chair of the Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States for the 117th Congress. She has also been appointed to the House Committee on Education and Labor, the House Committee on Natural Resources, and the Committee on House Administration.

She is a 17th generation Northern New Mexican. Before coming to Congress, Leger Fernández worked as an attorney and advocate, and won important legal battles to advance voting rights, promote tribal sovereignty, and protect our environment and acequia waters. She has helped secure nearly a billion dollars for, and then helped build, schools, rural health clinics, broadband, businesses, affordable housing and critical infrastructure for New Mexico.

Carol Romero-Wirth is serving her first term as a Santa Fe City Councilor.

Carol’s New Mexico roots go back generations from Mora, New Mexico. She grew up in Colorado and graduated from Colorado College with a bachelor’s degree in Political Science. Carol holds a master’s degree in Public Policy from the Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs at the University of Texas in Austin. Her law degree is from the University of New Mexico. She was admitted to the New Mexico Bar in 1998.

Over the last thirty years Carol’s work has focused in public policy, government and politics. She served as a commissioner on the City Charter Review Commission, was the first associate director at Think New Mexico, and she has also worked as a public policy consultant on water, environment and sustainability projects. In addition, she worked for the New Mexico Legislature as a bill drafter and professional staff at the Legislative Council Service.

Reese Baker, owner and founder of The RainCatcher Inc., is a certified permaculture designer who has been involved with green building, organic farming, water harvesting, erosion control, ecological restoration and permaculture in the Santa Fe area for over 18 years. He currently owns The RainCatcher Inc. based out of Santa Fe, NM. He holds a B.S. in Biology/Botany from The University of New Mexico and is currently pursuing a Ph.D in Biology at The University of New Mexico with focus on the bioremediation of stormwater. He has also taught classes on water harvesting, permaculture, and erosion control at Ecoversity, Plants of the Southwest, Santa Fe Preparatory School, Quivira Coalition, Earthworks Institute, Arboretum Tome, Permaculture Institute, Santa Fe Botanical Gardens, and Santa Fe Community College.

Amanda Hatherly is the Director for the Center of Excellence for Green Building and Energy Efficiency and New Mexico Energy$mart Academy at Santa Fe Community College. She teaches courses from the Building Performance Institute, the Residential Energy Services Network (RESNET) and the National Center for HealthyHousing and is the Principle Investigator for a National Science Foundation grant developing serious games related to building science. She also teaches a graduate course on Environmental Health for Boston Architecture College.

She has a graduate degree in Educational Technology focusing on adult online course design.

"International urban environments are a major contributor to the current water crisis. The same impermeable surfaces in cities designed to efficiently move stormwater away from high traffic areas are the same surfaces that prevent groundwater from recharging and moving various pollutants, e.g. petroleum products, microplastics, pesticides/herbicides, heavy metals, E. coli, etc., downstream and away from populated areas. However, Rain Gardens allow for the capture of stormwater and pollutants to infiltrate the ground downstream and seep through plants, soil microbes, and soil fungi. This session will discuss current projects within the City of Santa Fe, concepts of bioremediation, and a tour of different Rain Garden sites at this year's NGWS 2022."

Veronica Blette manages the WaterSense program in the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Office of Water.

Prior to Ms. Blette’s current position, she served as special assistant to the director of the National Drinking Water Program and led the EPA’s Drinking Water Infrastructure Financing Program.

Before joining the EPA in 1997, Ms. Blette worked in the academic research and environmental consulting fields on projects investigating the effects of atmospheric deposition on soils and water quality. She has a Bachelor of Arts in geology from Smith College and a Master of Science in geology from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst.

Christine Y. Chavez has a background in water rights administration and energy & water conservation program management in the state of New Mexico. Christine is the Water Conservation Manager for the City of Santa Fe and is a certified Energy Auditor with the Building Performance Institute, Certified Landscape Irrigation Auditor with the Irrigation Association and Qualified Water Efficient Landscaper through EPA WaterSense.
She is a graduate of New Mexico State University (B.S. in Environmental Science and M.S. in Biology).

New, single-family dwellings in the southwest is increasing pressure on existing water supplies. Even though these properties have the security of a centralized water system, they can be designed and built to use little to no potable water in areas currently prone to drought. This session will review the strategies taken to get to a nearly net-zero water home. It's all in the details.

Arthine is a globally respected leader known for her collaborative approaches at the nexus of water, finance, technology, innovation, and resilient ecosystems. In 2015, she launched WaterFunder, a water infrastructure project finance advisory firm, after mentoring water technology firms. Arthine has global management experience in the public, private, government, academic, start-up, and non-profit industry sectors. She has crafted and implemented growth and expansion strategies for development banks, foreign direct investment agencies, water utilities, capital markets firms, and Silicon Valley tech giants. Arthine is an Army veteran and a Russian linguist, having held roles in data management, military intelligence and civil affairs. Arthine is an angel investor and start-up advisor who invests her resources in prescient business models and solutions to help an ever-changing world. She has an Economics BA from UC Davis and an MBA from IMD in Switzerland.

Steve is the Founder of EverGreen Building Solutions, LLC, which provides green building services including building science consulting, Home Energy Rating System analysis, Santa Fe green code compliance, Sustainable Building Tax Credit application assistance and LEED compliance assistance. Steve is a RESNET/HERS and Green Rater, LEED Green Rater, Passive House Institute PHIUS+Rater, National Green Building Standard Green Verifier, Water Efficiency Rating Score (WERS) Verifier, EPA WaterSense Inspector, Energy Star Partner and DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Partner. Steve has a Bachelor of Science in Business with a minor in Engineering, Magna cum Laude, from the University of Colorado and a Masters of Business Administration from New York University.

Will is an internationally recognized thought leader on water strategy and innovation. He has been a sustainability and water strategy advisor to multinationals, water technology companies and NGOs for his entire career. Will works with multinationals on corporate water strategies, water technology innovation and water market entry strategies. His work with water technology companies is as a strategy advisor and investor.
He is currently working on: "DIGITAL WATER: New Technologies for a More Resilient, Secure and Equitable Water Future."

Doug is a lifetime American Rainwater Catchment System Association (ARCSA) member, an Accredited Professional and an ex-Board member of ARCSA. He is a prolific writer and his articles have appeared in The New York Times, Water Efficiency Magazine, Home Power, Taos News and Water News, among others. He also has a regular monthly column in the Santa Fe New Mexican. He is co-author of two water studies that have been widely published: “Rainwater Harvesting Industry Market Size and Trends” and “First-Ever Long-Term Water Conservation Rebate Study”.
Doug is an EPA WaterSense Partner with Certification in Irrigation Auditing. He is an active member of the City of Santa Fe Water Conservation Committee. He is currently a member of the International Code Committee (ICC) working group that is drafting the ICC Rainwater Harvesting Building Codes. Doug is also a certified Permaculture Designer. Doug designs and consults on rainwater and water reuse systems locally and around the country.

Charlie Alcorn is a Program Manager and Educator with Watershed Management Group where he works with programs based in Tucson and Phoenix Metropolitan. As an educator with WMG he leads educational workshop installations for low-cost rainwater and greywater harvesting systems, is an instructor for their water harvesting certification course, and has given online presentations on water harvesting and sustainable living in arid and semi-arid cities. Charlie graduated with a degree in Physics from Dickinson College in Carlisle, Pennsylvania. He has worked in

Laura Allen is the co-founder of Greywater Action, where she educates about sustainable water solutions through trainings and online classes. She authored Greywater, Green Landscape and The Water-Wise Home: How to Capture, Conserve, and Reuse Water in Your Home and Landscape. Laura is a technical advisory committee member for the International Association of Mechanical and Plumbing Officials’ (IAPMO) Water Efficiency Standard (WE-Stand), and is also a board member of the California Onsite Water Association (COWA).

Doug is a lifetime American Rainwater Catchment System Association (ARCSA) member, an Accredited Professional and an ex-Board member of ARCSA. He is a prolific writer and his articles have appeared in The New York Times, Water Efficiency Magazine, Home Power, Taos News and Water News, among others. He also has a regular monthly column in the Santa Fe New Mexican. He is co-author of two water studies that have been widely published: “Rainwater Harvesting Industry Market Size and Trends” and “First-Ever Long-Term Water Conservation Rebate Study”. Doug is also a Co-Chair of the Next Generation Water Summit.–present.

Deirdre Irwin is the Water Conservation Coordinator for the St. Johns River Water Management District. With over 29 years of experience at the District, she has worked with the agency’s surface water regulatory program, water resource education program, certification program development and water supply planning. Her work as the Florida Water StarSM Coordinator and Water Conservation Coordinator involves administering the Florida Water Star program and assisting with training and outreach for the program. Deirdre works closely with District staff in the development of regional water supply plans and coordinates a utility water conservation group that meets quarterly.

Deirdre serves on the board for the Florida Green Building Coalition and on the statewide Florida-Friendly Landscaping Advisory Committee. Deirdre serves as chair of the Water Use
Efficiency Division for the Florida Section of the AWWA.

Lindsay Rogers is a Water Policy Analyst for Western Resource Advocates, where she develops and advocates for sustainable water management policies and programs at the state and local levels, and provides technical expertise to build climate resilient, equitable, and vibrant communities. Much of this work is focused on the intersection of water and land use planning with the goal of supporting communities to grow as water efficiently as possible. Previously, she was the Colorado Basin Program Manager at WaterNow Alliance, working directly with municipal water decision-makers to advance sustainable water policies. Lindsay serves on the Board of Colorado WaterWise and as the organization's Educational Events Chair, on the City of Edgewater’s Sustainability Board as the Land & Water Chair, and is a member of the Colorado Water & Land Use Planning Alliance. She is a 2021 graduate of Water Education Colorado’s Water Leaders Program and is certified as a Qualified Water Efficiency Landscaper.

Zane Marshall is the Director of the Water Resources Department of the Southern Nevada Water Authority (SNWA), where he has worked for the past 26 years. A Las Vegas native, Zane leads six divisions that oversee the management of water, land and environmental resources, and the implementation of environmental restoration and compliance, conservation, climate change and sustainability programs.
Zane has a Bachelor of Arts in Environmental Studies, and a Master of Arts in Science in Biology and Statistics from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. He is also a 2014 graduate of the Kenan-Flagler Business School’s Water and Waste Water Leadership Center.

Mark Stratford serves as General Counsel for the Jordan Valley Water Conservancy District. Prior to working for Jordan Valley, he was Deputy City Attorney for Ogden City, Utah. He worked for Ogden from 2007 to 2021 where he provided legal review for a broad range of land use issues, participated in the Utah Land Use Task Force and advised both the city planning department and the Ogden City Planning Commission. Before working for Ogden City, Mark was an assistant attorney general representing the Utah State Engineer in water rights general adjudication cases throughout the state.
Mark has been a member of the Utah Water Task Force since 2009 and represents the Utah League of Cities and Towns on the Utah Watersheds Council. He was a member of the State Water Plan Advisory Committee, which assisted the Utah Division of Water Resources with the preparation of the 2021 Water Resources Plan. Mark was also a member of the HCR10 workgroup, which provided a range of suggestions on how to stabilize water levels in Great Salt Lake and served on the Governor’s Water Strategy Advisory Team in 2017.
Mark graduated from Brigham Young University where he received his bachelor’s degree in History. He received his Juris Doctor degree from the University of Utah S.J. Quinney School of Law in 1995.

Laureen holds Bachelor's and Master's degrees in architecture from the University of Illinois and is a licensed architect in Illinois & Wisconsin as well as having received approval for reciprocal licensure across the country via NCARB certification. She has also built a successful 30-year+ practice in the design and construction of commercial buildings, multi-family projects, single family homes, and interiors. Additional experience includes ratings, inspections, and certification application processing for a variety of commercial & residential properties through LEED BD+C, LEED ID+C, LEED for Homes & LEED for Homes Mid-Rise, Energy Star Homes & Energy Star Multifamily High Rise, Enterprise Green Communities, and the WERS (Water Efficiency Rating Score).

Other accreditations & certifications include USGBC LEED® for Homes QAD, RESnet/HERS Energy Rater, LEED for Homes Green Rater, LEED AP BD+C, LEED AP HOMES, USGBC LEED® Faculty™, and WERS Faculty & Verifier.

"This session will hone in on innovative approaches being implemented at the state and local levels in Colorado, Utah, and Nevada, in order  to transform acres of non-essential turf into verdant and thriving water wise landscaping. Non-essential turf, or non-functional turf, is high water use turfgrass where the only person walking on it, is the person maintaining it. Today, turfgrass is the number one irrigated “crop” in the United States. Moreover, in the West, outdoor water use that mostly irrigates turf,accounts for approximately half of all municipal water use. Large-scale turf replacement and limitations on new, non-essential turf present two of the largest municipal water conservation opportunities in the West.  In recent years, Western states have begun to take unprecedented action to remove and limit turf in their communities. In this session, we’ll learn about Southern Nevada Water Authority’s long-standing and successful Water Smart Landscape Rebate to encourage turf replacement, along with an even more ambitious law enacted by the Nevada legislature in 2021 to prohibit the use of Colorado River water delivered by SNWA member agencies to irrigate nonfunctional grass. We’ll further discuss the still undecided outcome of Utah’s 2022 legislative session which included several key bills to expand outdoor water conservation.  If passed, we could see the development of greater water conservation efforts in Utah’s fast-growing cities, including funding for a statewide turf replacement program, limits on nonessential turf installed on state properties, and requirements to better integrate water and land use. We’ll also learn about Colorado’s recent legislative and local efforts to expand turf replacement programs and what this could mean for Colorado’s water future."

Glenn Schiffbauer, Executive

Doug is a lifetime American Rainwater Catchment System Association (ARCSA) member, an Accredited Professional and an ex-Board member of ARCSA. He is a prolific writer and his articles have appeared in The New York Times, Water Efficiency Magazine, Home Power, Taos News and Water News, among others. He also has a regular monthly column in the Santa Fe New Mexican. He is co-author of two water studies that have been widely published: “Rainwater Harvesting Industry Market Size and Trends” and “First-Ever Long-Term Water Conservation Rebate Study”. Doug is also a Co-Chair of the Next Generation Water Summit.

This session will highlight the La Paloma Apartment project. Property managers worked with the local water utility, its contractor, and a local landscaping company to replace apartment plumbing fixtures and upgrade the complex’s irrigation system. The property saved more than 5 million gallons of water within the first year, and the project paid for itself within two years, thanks in part to the utility’s rebate program.

Carlos A. Bustos, is the Water Conservation Program Manager for the Albuquerque Bernalillo County Water Utility Authority, with over 15 years of experience in the water resource field. Carlos has a unique mix of experience in water resource management, water efficiency and landscape best management practices. He is certified for public water system water level 2 operator and a qualified water efficient landscaper. His professional interests include efficient landscaping irrigation practices, unlocking the potential of personnel, system organization, building teams, and program implementation. Carlos holds degrees from the University of Puerto Rico in Economic Management and a Master’s Degree on Environmental Science focusing on urban planning and management of natural resources..

"Commercial establishments represent an untapped sector for water savings. This panel will review massive water savings in restaurants, hotels, and retail office centers. The why, the how, and the what?"

Glenn Schiffbauer, Executive Director of the Santa Fe Chapter of the New Mexico Green Chamber of Commerce, is a native New Mexican. He received his BBA from New Mexico State University and his MBA from the Robert O. Anderson School of Management at the University of New Mexico. After 16 years in management at renowned Rancho Encantado, he started two small businesses in Santa Fe. He also worked with his wife Kim as a consultant for businesses statewide in both marketing and public affairs. In 2005, he became a liaison and project manager for Robert Redford in New Mexico working on a variety of projects from film to governmental to green construction. In October 2012, he became Executive Director for the newly founded Santa Fe Chapter of the New Mexico Green Chamber of Commerce. Glenn is also a Co-Chair of the Next Generation Water Summit.

"Matt is a licensed civil and structural engineer and is currently the Vice-President of Real Estate Development Operations at Thomas Properties in Santa Fe where he identifies, analyzes, and designs all real estate development opportunities of Thomas Properties and its subsidiaries.  Matt has over 33 years of experience in real estate development, land use planning and engineering in Santa Fe and other parts of New Mexico.  Prior to joining Thomas Properties, Matt worked in the public sector where he was the City of Santa Fe’s longest serving Land Use Director and where he also served as the city’s first Asset Development Director, establishing the city’s first office to oversee the city’s real estate assets.  In his time at the city Matt also authored or co-authored over 35 pieces of land use-related legislation including the Midtown Local Innovation Corridor (Midtown LINC) District and the Airport Road Overlay District, and co-authored the NM Senate Bill 10, which revised the state’s Condominium Act.  Matt formerly served as Chairman of the Santa Fe Planning Commission and on numerous other city land use committees. He currently serves as the building construction practices member of the city’s Water Conservation Committee and the vice-chair of the Capital Improvements Advisory Committee.Matt holds a B.S. degree from the University of Connecticut School of Engineering and a M.S. from Columbia University’s Graduate School of Architecture, Preservation & Planning."

Ryan Kim is CEO of Phyn, the company bringing intelligent water solutions to market that help people protect their homes, conserve water and save money. Ryan brings over 20 years of technology leadership experience and engineering expertise to Phyn. Prior to Phyn, Ryan served as the vice president of engineering at Belkin, responsible for hardware, firmware, software, quality, and program management. During his tenure at Belkin, Ryan led the vision, architecture and development of the WeMo platform, one of the most recognized and widely adopted brands in the Smart Home category. Before joining Belkin, Ryan served as CTO of Intelliverse, an intelligent IVR platform and automated voice services company that provides services to Fortune 500 companies including Bank of America and AT&T. Ryan graduated from the University of California, Los Angeles with a degree in Computer Science and Electrical Engineering. He is also the author of dozens of patents in and around the IoT space.

Doug is a lifetime American Rainwater Catchment System Association (ARCSA) member, an Accredited Professional and an ex-Board member of ARCSA. He is a prolific writer and his articles have appeared in The New York Times, Water Efficiency Magazine, Home Power, Taos News and Water News, among others. He also has a regular monthly column in the Santa Fe New Mexican. He is co-author of two water studies that have been widely published: “Rainwater Harvesting Industry Market Size and Trends” and “First-Ever Long-Term Water Conservation Rebate Study”. Doug is also a Co-Chair of the Next Generation Water Summit.

Glenn Schiffbauer, Executive Director of the Santa Fe Chapter of the New Mexico Green Chamber of Commerce, is a native New Mexican. He received his BBA from New Mexico State University and his MBA from the Robert O. Anderson School of Management at the University of New Mexico. After 16 years in management at renowned Rancho Encantado, he started two small businesses in Santa Fe. He also worked with his wife Kim as a consultant for businesses statewide in both marketing and public affairs. In 2005, he became a liaison and project manager for Robert Redford in New Mexico working on a variety of projects from film to governmental to green construction. In October 2012, he became Executive Director for the newly founded Santa Fe Chapter of the New Mexico Green Chamber of Commerce. Glenn is also a Co-Chair of the Next Generation Water Summit.

Mike Collignon is the Executive Director of the Green Builder® Coalition, an organization he co-founded in 2010. He engages in national and state-level advocacy and publishes regular content for Green Builder® Media. Mike is also the Chair of the WERS Development Group and the Co-Chair of the Next Generation Water Summit. Finally, he has served as the voice of Green Builder® Media’s online and in-person events from 2012–present.