26th Annual Spring Conference

Watermark Country Club 1600 Galbraith Avenue Southeast Grand Rapids, MI, 49546 United States (map)

8:15 - 9:00 am: Registration / Breakfast / Networking – Catch up with your long-lost colleagues! - SPONSORED BY NTH CONSULTANTS, LTD.

8:30 – 8:45 am: Annual WM-AWMA Business Meeting - All are welcome

9:00 – 9:10 am: Welcome, Introduction, and Announcements

9:10 – 9:40 am: The West Michigan Sustainability Park - Dar Baas, Kent County Department of Public Works

9:40 – 10:00 am: Morning Networking Break - SPONSORED BY RHOADES MCKEE PC

10:00 – 11:20 am: The Latest from the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE):

11:20 – 11:40 am: Surviving EPA’s Online Air Emissions Reporting, CEDRI - Chris Occhipinti, NTH Consultants, Ltd.

11:40 – 12:00 pm: Networking Break - SPONSORED BY RHOADES MCKEE PC

12:00 – 1:15 pm: Lunch - SPONSORED BY MEIJER

The New “MI Healthy Climate Plan” - Cory Connolly, Office of Climate and Energy, EGLE
State of the Chapter & Awards

1:15 – 1:30 pm: Networking Break - SPONSORED BY BARR ENGINEERING CO.

1:30 – 2:15 pm: PFAS in Michigan - Abigail Hendershott, MPART Executive Director

2:15 – 2:40 pm:

The City of Grand Rapids: Policies and Programs for Equitable, Healthy & Zero Carbon Buildings – Jenn Spiller
Environmental and Climate Justice – Annabelle Wilkinson

2:40 – 3:00 pm: Afternoon Networking Break - SPONSORED BY BARR ENGINEERING CO.

3:00 – 3:25 pm: Maintaining Compliance During EHS Staff Turnover - Meagan McPherson and Rebecca Flasck, Fishbeck

3:25 – 4:00 pm: Air Permitting: What to Know About the Public Participation Process - Annette Switzer, Air Quality Division, EGLE

4:00 pm: Raffle Drawing Herman Miller Aeron Chair – must be present to win! - SPONSORED BY MILLERKNOLL

4:05 pm Happy Hour - SPONSORED BY FISHBECK