Urban Resilience Summit Agenda - 2023

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URBAN RESILIENCE SUMMIT

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AGENDA 8:30 AM

CHECK IN

8:50 AM - 9:00 AM

OPENING REMARKS

9:00 AM - 9:30 AM

BUILDING BRIDGES: POLICY AND URBAN RESILIENCE IN THE FACE OF CHANGE

9:35 AM - 10:05 AM

DEVELOPING SOUTHERN NEVADA'S FUTURE: WATER INFRASTRUCTURE AND CONSERVATION

10:10 AM - 10:40 AM

THE URBAN HEAT ISLAND EFFECT IN SOUTHERN NEVADA

10:45 AM - 11:45 AM

RETROFITTING EXISTING BUILDINGS TO IMPROVE SUSTAINABILITY AND ENERGY PERFORMANCE

11:45 AM - 12:00 PM

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WEDNESDAY, 23 AUGUST

9:00 AM - 9:30 AM

BUILDING BRIDGES: POLICY AND URBAN RESILIENCE IN THE FACE OF CHANGE

Jermareon works to advance innovative legislative and administrative policy solutions critical to addressing the state’s most pressing conservation challenges.

After an internship with Senator Reid’s office, he served as the public lands and clean energy liaison, and worked with conservation organizations to protect public lands in Nevada, including Tule Springs Fossil Beds National Monument and Gold Butte National Monument.

JERMAREON WILLIAMS GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS MANAGER, WESTERN RESOURCE ADVOCATES

After nearly a decade working in the Senate, Jermareon wanted to dedicate his professional focus to environmental work. He sees this as an opportunity to bring progress for environmental justice for everyone – regardless of race, income, or background. Being part of WRA, he gets to actualize this dream by working with a team of experts committed to improving air quality and protecting the land, water, and wildlife in our Western states.

Deb Reardon, AICP, is a planning manager at the Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada’s (RTC) Metropolitan Planning Organization. In this role, Deb oversees administration of the Southern Nevada Strong Regional Plan and a team that works to improve economic competitiveness, sustainability, transportation equity, and community health. Prior to joining the RTC, Deb held planning positions with the National Park Service and City of Henderson and worked in the private sector as a construction project engineer. She holds a Bachelor of Architectural Engineering degree from Penn State and a Master of Sustainable Transportation from the University of Washington.

JODI BECHTEL DEPUTY DIRECTOR, CLARK COUNTY DEPT. ENVIRONMENT AND SUSTAINABILITY

DEBORAH REARDON REGIONAL PLANNING MANAGER, RTC SOUTHERN NEVADA

Jodi Bechtel currently serves as the Deputy Director of Clark County, Nevada’s Department of Environment and Sustainability, providing oversight to the agency’s Office of Sustainability, Endangered Species Act compliance program, and the Planning and Monitoring Sections of the Division of Air Quality, providing compliance with the Clean Air Act. Jodi has over 20 years of experience in the natural resource field, working for non-profit, private and government agencies.

Jodi has a Bachelor of Arts in Anthropology and a Masters in Public Administration.

Verna Mandez directs Advanced Energy United’s Transmission Campaign, engaging decision-makers, businesses, and stakeholders through opportunities to pave the way for transmission expansion. Verna’s professional experience has largely been centered on clean energy and conservation. Verna served as Deputy Director of the Nevada Conservation League, a political nonprofit focused on environmental policy at the state and federal level. Verna previously worked for U.S. Senator Catherine Cortez Masto focusing on in-state energy and natural resource issues, science, transportation, and technology matters.

VERNA MANDEZ DIRECTOR, ADVANCED ENERGY UNITED

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WEDNESDAY, 23 AUGUST

9:35 AM - 10:05 AM

DEVELOPING SOUTHERN NEVADA'S FUTURE: WATER INFRASTRUCTURE AND CONSERVATION

Zane Marshall has worked for the Southern Nevada Water Authority (SNWA for the past 28 years. A Las Vegas native, Zane leads seven divisions that oversee the management of water, land and environmental resources; the implementation of environmental restoration and compliance, water conservation, climate change and sustainability programs; and, the application of GIS and remote sensing technologies.

Zane has a Master of Arts in Science in Biology and Statistics from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. He is a 2014 graduate of the Kenan-Flagler Business School’s Water and Waste Water Leadership Center, and a 2015 graduate of the Las Vegas Metro Chamber of Commerce’s Leadership Las Vegas Program.

ZANE MARSHALL DIRECTOR OF WATER RESOURCES, SOUTHERN NEVADA WATER AUTHORITY

Zane currently serves on the UNLV College of Sciences Dean’s Advisory Board, the Las Vegas Valley Watershed Advisory Committee, the Southern Nevada Strong Regional Plan Steering Committee and the Red Rock Audubon Society's Board of Directors. He has also served on the Board of Directors for the Alliance for Water Efficiency, on the Board of Directors for the Great Basin Bird Observatory, as a National Park Service volunteer member of the Devils Hole Dive Team, and as an enlisted member of the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve.

10:10 AM - 10:40 AM

THE URBAN HEAT ISLAND EFFECT IN SOUTHERN NEVADA

Paul Gully is a principal transportation planner at the Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada (RTC) where he leads projects and initiatives focused on inclusive and sustainable mobility, and expanding accessibility. Prior to his current position, Paul managed projects in support of the "Southern Nevada Strong Regional Plan," including those related to extreme heat and healthy food access, as a senior regional planner at the RTC.

PAUL GULLY PRINCIPAL TRANSPORTATION PLANNER, RTC SOUTHERN NEVADA

The "Southern Nevada Extreme Heat Vulnerability Analysis," which Paul managed, recently received an American Planning Association Excellence in Sustainability Award. Prior to joining the RTC in 2016, Paul studied public policy at the University of Michigan where he focused on local and regional policy and planning.

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WEDNESDAY, 23 AUGUST

10:45 AM - 11:45 AM

PANEL: RETROFITTING EXISTING BUILDINGS TO IMPROVE SUSTAINABILITY AND ENERGY PERFORMANCE

Kirsten is the Chief Executive Officer of the Nevada Clean Energy Fund (NCEF). She has over a decade of clean energy experience across the investment, policy, education, corporate and start-up sectors.

KIRSTEN STASIO CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, NEVADA CLEAN ENERGY FUND

Before joining NCEF, Kirsten worked at MAP Energy, an energy investment firm, where she scaled investments in renewable energy across the US. Her early career began at the World Resources Institute, a nonprofit organization, where she worked with policymakers and other stakeholders to implement climate finance solutions. She holds an MBA and an MS from Stanford University and a BA from the University of California, Davis. In her free time, she serves as an Adjunct Lecturer at Stanford University where she teaches a course on energy and sustainability. She lives in Nevada with her husband and daughter.

Mike joined The Concord Group in 2020 to launch the Technical Services Division of the firm. Underneath this umbrella is a multitude of services including commissioning, building energy management, energy modeling, facility condition assessments and sustainability consulting.

In his role as Director of Technical Services, Mike is responsible for building and supporting these service offerings throughout the US and Internationally. His experience in operations management, commissioning, project management, field testing and operations and maintenance allows him to fill multiple roles on any project team. He is focused on providing clients with fully operational facilities, well trained staff, identifying potential utility savings with the mechanical systems and providing a comfortable building environment.

MIKE LODGE DIRECTOR OF TECHNICAL SERVICES, THE CONCORD GROUP

Sukreet Singh is the Director, Energy Analytics with Cuningham Group Architecture Inc. He is primarily leading cutting edge research and analysis for high performance integrated designs and techniques from early conceptual to project document stage.

He specializes in lighting, day-lighting, energy modeling, airflow and computational fluid dynamics which have been implemented as inherent part of CGA’s design workflow. He has background in both Architecture and Engineering and has experience working on different projects types and climate zones.

SUKREET SINGH

He has received several national and international awards, authored a book on Net Zero Energy Institutional Building and have previously presented in prestigious conferences DIRECTOR OF ENERGY ANALYTICS, like Greenbuild, ASHRAE Energy Modeling Conference, AIA, Lightfair International, CUNINGHAM SIMBUILD and ASES. Originally from Northern California, Rick Van Diepen has made Las Vegas his home after graduating from the UC Berkeley College of Environmental Design. In 2014, Rick became a principal at GRN Vision, a full-service sustainability and green building consulting firm headquartered in Las Vegas.

Prior to joining GRN Vision Rick left a long career in architecture to pursue his passion for sustainability and community development serving as the first executive director for Green Chips, a regional non-profit organization dedicated to building community and promoting sustainability in the public-private arena. A LEED 2.0 Accredited Professional since 2004, Rick’s primary emphasis in architecture has been on integrated design and sustainability.

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RICK VAN DIEPEN MANAGING PRINCIPAL, GRN VISION

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