CWA's Ebie Holst will be leading a workshop on Sustainable Water Management at the 2025 Sustainability Summit. While enjoying lunch, guests are encouraged to sit at the numbered workshop tables. Workshops are lunch tables centered around a specific topic with a resident subject-matter expert present, allowing for guided peer-to-peer conversations. Workshop table spots are limited and will have rotations every 20 minutes.
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Join us at GCP's Sustainability Summit on March 4, 2025, to explore cutting-edge sustainable business practices, uncover new opportunities, and connect with industry leaders.
This year's keynote speaker is Mary Wenzel, Managing Director of Corporate Engagement at The Nature Conservancy. Don’t miss this chance to be part of the conversation shaping our region's future.
Dr. Miriam Hacker serves as a Research Program Manager at the Water Research Foundation,building bridges between research and practice. Her research portfolio through the Foundationfocuses on projects related to Utility Management, Workforce Management, Water Reuse, andDecentralized Systems. Dr. Hacker earned her BS, MS and PhD degrees in Civil Engineering atthe University of Washington with an emphasis in construction, energy, and sustainableinfrastructure. Her professional experience includes local permitting, stormwater management,network development, and the housing-water nexus. More recent research experience includesinstitutional and governance considerations for implementation of alternative water systems(e.g. onsite water reuse, general water reuse) and community engagement best practices.Dr. Miriam Hacker serves as a Research Program Manager at the Water Research Foundation,building bridges between research and practice. Her research portfolio through the Foundationfocuses on projects related to Utility Management, Workforce Management, Water Reuse, andDecentralized Systems. Dr. Hacker earned her BS, MS and PhD degrees in Civil Engineering atthe University of Washington with an emphasis in construction, energy, and sustainableinfrastructure. Her professional experience includes local permitting, stormwater management,network development, and the housing-water nexus. More recent research experience includesinstitutional and governance considerations for implementation of alternative water systems(e.g. onsite water reuse, general water reuse) and community engagement best practices.
Aaron Klein is the director of public works and city engineer for the City of Sandusky, which is uniquely positioned on the cusp of the western Lake Erie basin. In addition to serving as a civil and environmental engineer for over 20 years, he is currently managing several water quality projects, including the Cedar Point Wetlands project that aims to restore and enhance water quality, reduce nutrient loadings and restore wildlife habitat in Sandusky Bay; the Mills High Rate Treatment project that will significantly reduce overflow volumes from Sandusky’s combined sewer system; and design and construction of Landing Park, a 27-acre nature space nestled along the bay behind Sports Force Parks at Cedar Point Sports Center.
Professor Hering is a statistical modeler with problems requiring multivariate time series, spatial statistics, Markov-switching, clustering, and validation of primary interest. Much of her work is interdisciplinary with applications ranging from wind energy to water reuse to defense. Her current interests are in modeling big, multivariate, spatial datasets; developing methods for categorical spatial data; and detecting outliers and faults for process and data monitoring. Dr. Hering works with researchers whose data structures generate new statistical methodologies because either the goals or the size of the data presents a new challenge.
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