Keynote Speakers

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Bruce Dammeier 

Pierce County Executive 

Biju George 

Executive Vice President, DC Water 

Bruce Rittmann 

 Director, Swette Center for Environmental Biotechnology, ASU

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Connie Bacon

Former Commissioner, Port of Tacoma 

Joel Baker

Director, Center for Urban Waters, UWT 

Lori N. Blair

Stormwater Project Lead, Boeing Environment, Health & Safety

Heather Bartlett

Program Manager, Water Quality Program, WA State Dept. of Ecology

Aaron Clark

Director, Strategic Partnerships, Stewardship Partners

Bill Dickinson

Principal, Environmental Policy Network 

Jason Jordan

Director of Environmental Programs, Port of Tacoma

Dane Madsen

Managing Director, Aqualyst Capital

Stefano Mazzilli

Partnerships & Technical Strategy, PureBlue Aqualyst

Don Megrath

CFO, Focal Technologies Inc

Ryan Mello

Executive Director, Pierce Conservation District

Egils Milbergs

Wellspring Program Committee & Co-Founder, PureBlue 

Holly Powers

Senior Program Director, The Russell Family Foundation

Matt Rose

Co-Founder & CEO, APANA

Erin Rothman

Founder & CEO, StormSensor

Ellen Southard

Founder, Site Story

John Stark

Director, Washington Stormwater Center

Jennifer States

Business Development Manager & Senior Consultant, DNV GL - Energy North America 

Dan Thompson

Manager, Business Operations, City of Tacoma 

Ryan Vogel

Co-Founder & Executive Director, PureBlue