\nAlderman Randee Haven-O\u2019Donnell, Moderator: Michele Drostin,
\nUNC Institute for the Environment<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\nNora Deamer, NC Department of Water Quality (DWQ)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\nor Exceptional? <\/strong> Rob Breeding, NC Ecosystem Enhancement
\nProgram<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\nA Case Study <\/strong> Randy Dodd, Town of Carrboro and
\nTrish D\u2019Arconte, Town of Chapel Hill<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\nJob of Protecting the Water Quality of our Urban Streams?
\nWhat Can We Learn from Other Communities? <\/strong>
\nKimberly Brewer, Tetra Tech Inc.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\nshould we move forward? <\/strong> Questions from the audience and
\nnext steps to protect and restore our Piedmont waterways.
\nModerator: Mike Schlegel, Water Resources Program Manager,
\nTriangle J Council of Governments<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\nMary Sonis (kids rejoin adults for this session)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\nmaking a difference for the environment<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n
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ROB BREEDING, Eastern Watershed Planner, North Carolina Ecosystem Enhancement Program. For seven years, Rob has served as a Watershed Planner for the NC Ecosystem Enhancement Program (EEP) in the eastern region of the state. Prior to this, he worked as a Water Quality Specialist for the Watershed Assessment & Restoration Project (WARP) within the NC Division of Water Quality where he collected and analyzed data from Morgan, Bolin, Booker, and Little creeks,
\namong other watersheds.<\/p>\n
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KIMBERLY BREWER is a principal planner and Associate Director in Tetra Tech\u2019s RTP, NC Office. As a planning consultant over the last 17 years, she has assisted in conducting numerous local watershed protection and stormwater management studies and pioneered approaches for low-impact development (LID). She was a principal co-author of USEPA\u2019s Handbook for Developing Watershed Plans to Restore and Protect Our Waters. Ms. Brewer was a co- investigator and co-author of\u00a0a report for the Electrical Power Research Institute and Water Environment Research Foundation on a new water infrastructure management paradigm to help communities develop sustainable approaches to water management. She has conducted code and ordinance reviews for more than 30 communities to identify ways to strengthen LID opportunities. Ms. Brewer founded and leads Tetra Tech\u2019s conflict resolution and facilitation team. Prior to consulting, Ms. Brewer worked 11 years in local, state, and regional agencies in the areas of water resource protection.<\/p>\n
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TRISH D\u2019ARCONTE has been the Water Quality Specialist for the Town of Chapel Hill since 2003. She received a bachelor\u2019s degree in Biological Sciences from NCSU in 1993 and master\u2019s in Urban Stream Ecology from UNC-CH 1998. She interned with the US Geological Survey\u2019s National Water Quality Assessment Program biological monitoring group, and was Lead Biologist for the southern Louisiana NAWQA study group from 1998 to 2002.<\/p>\n
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NORA DEAMER has an undergraduate degree in marine biology and a master\u2019s degree in environmental toxicology. She is currently working for the North Carolina Division of Water Quality as a basinwide planner for the Cape Fear, Neuse and Lumber River basins.<\/p>\n
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RANDY DODD has been the Environmental Planner for the Town of Carrboro since 2007. He went to public schools in Chapel Hill, received a BS in Zoology from UNC in 1981 and a Masters in Environmental Management with a focus in water quality from Duke in 1983. He worked for the Water Quality Section of the NC Division of Environmental Management from 1983-1989, and the Water Quality Department at
\nResearch Triangle Institute from1989-2007. He has been living in the Bolin Creek watershed since 1996.<\/p>\n
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MICHELE DROSTIN has a bachelor\u2019s degree in Human and Natural Resources from Emory University and a master\u2019s degree in Resources Management and Administration from Antioch New England University. Positions Michele has held include Watershed Outreach Coordinator for the Georgia Department of Natural Resources, Stewardship Coordinator for the NC National Estuarine Research Reserve
\nand Watershed Planner for the NC Ecosystem Enhancement Program. Michele currently works in community engagement and environmental outreach for the UNC Institute for the Environment.<\/p>\n
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MIKE SCHLEGEL joined the Triangle J staff in January 2009 as a Principal Water Resources Planner. He has extensive experience in a wide range of environmental and natural resource areas, including watershed analysis, geographic information systems, stream assessment,
\nand ecosystem monitoring. Mike is a trained facilitator
\nwith specialized experience in stakeholder development, facilitation and strategic outreach. Mike\u2019s technical abilities were honed through
\nthe execution of numerous watershed planning, facilitation, assessment and restoration projects in urban and rural settings throughout North Carolina, Colorado, Vermont, and Washington.
\nMike earned a Bachelor of Science degree at Pennsylvania State University in 1997 and a Master of Science degree in watershed science. at Colorado State University in 2002.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
SYMPOSIUM RESOURCE GUIDE<\/p>\n
To find resources recommended by our speakers:
\nSpeakers Page: http:\/\/www.bolincreek.org\/blog\/symposium-2\/resource-page\/ <\/a><\/p>\n