SEATTLE, June 1, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- StormCon® is pleased to announce that Dominique Lueckenhoff, Acting Director, Water Protection Division, USEPA Region 3, and Mami Hara, the General Manager and Chief Executive Officer of Seattle Public Utilities, will open this year's conference in Bellevue, Washington. Dominique Lueckenhoff and Mami Hara will speak on Tuesday, August 29, from 8:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. and should be a truly memorable StormCon Opening General Session.
Keynote Speaker
Dominique Lueckenhoff
Acting Director, Water Protection Division, USEPA Region 3
Dominique Lueckenhoff has over 25 years of multi-programmatic experience and award-winning programs with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). She is Acting Director of the EPA Region 3 Water Protection Division, directing the Mid-Atlantic region's second largest programmatic organization, addressing clean water and safe drinking water needs through cooperative work with five states (Delaware, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia) and the District of Columbia. In this capacity, she directs the administration and management of all division activities, including funding and oversight, water and wastewater infrastructure funding and sustainability, and more recently, innovative, public-private partnerships for improved watershed protection and water, wastewater and stormwater infrastructure to protect public health and the environment, while strengthening local economies in a region with seven of the nation's largest rivers and estuaries, including the Chesapeake Bay.
Keynote Speaker
Mami Hara
General Manager and Chief Executive Officer of Seattle Public Utilities
The Seattle Public Utilities has three lines of business. They include solid waste, drainage and wastewater services for Seattle residents and businesses, and drinking water for the 1.3 million regional customers both in Seattle and the 26 municipalities and special water districts also served by SPU. Mami is an executive and planner committed to advancing equitable and sustainable cities and regions through collaboration and strategic investment. In her public sector and private practice roles, Mami has guided planning and implementation of award-winning green infrastructure, sustainability, economic development, and waterfront programs across the United States. Mami has degrees from the University of Pennsylvania and Harvard University and has been an advisor to several environmental, philanthropic, planning and design advocacy organizations. She has taught at PennDesign, Temple School of Architecture and the Department of Urban Studies and Planning at MIT. She most currently developed a peer-to-peer network for cities and utilities advancing green infrastructure programs to promote research, innovation and implementation of green infrastructure
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