Leadership Conference for Women in Water/Wastewater

September 19-20, 2023 | Online :: Central Time

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“This conference was so inspiring and very educational. Hopefully this will be an annual conference!” – Environmental Compliance Specialist, City of Alhambra

“EUCI provides quality instructors, who use real world experience to train on relevant and timely Utility Management Topics. In addition, the resources provided, and connections made are worth the investment.” – VP, Director of Operations, Alliance Water Resources

“EUCI puts on a well-organized, beneficial program for whatever topic they are covering.  They provide the type of expert knowledge that is hard to find anywhere else.” – Manager, Electric Substation Engineering & Operations, Memphis Light, Gas and Water  

Gender diversity is a critical issue in the water and wastewater sector, where women have historically been underrepresented in leadership and technical roles. This lack of diversity can limit innovation and create talent shortages in this essential sector.

This conference is designed to assist women in water/wastewater attain leadership roles. Attendees will hear from leading women who have successfully navigated career challenges and overcome barriers to success; you will leave with practical strategies and actionable items for career development. 

Register now for this unique opportunity to connect with dynamic women leaders and gain key insights into organizational change and personal growth. 

Learning Outcomes

This event will provide attendees an opportunity to:

• Discover how to build a pipeline of female leadership candidates
• Define and develop executive presence
• Discover strategies for overcoming imposter syndrome
• Hear how to navigate conflict and difficult conversations
• Identify best practices for diversity, equity & inclusion
• Analyze emerging trends in the water/wastewater sector
• Describe strategies for juggling competing priorities
• Discover strategies for salary negotiation and self-advocacy
• Review best practices for emerging leaders

Tuesday, September 19, 2023 : Central Time

 

1:00 – 1:30 p.m. :: Welcome Message/Opening Keynote

Dawn Roth Lindell, CEO/General Manager, Burbank Water & Power

 

1:30 – 2:30 p.m. :: Purpose-driven Leadership: Lifting Others Up

In this session, female leaders will share steps to foster support, development, and promotion of women into executive roles. Panelists will discuss best practices for employee retention and strategies for building a pipeline of female leadership candidates from entry-level to the C-suite.

Holly Rosenthal, Assistant Water Services Director, City of Phoenix

2:30 – 2:45 p.m. :: Afternoon Break

2:45 – 3:45 p.m. :: Cultivating Executive Presence

Leaders with strong executive presence inspire others to follow them. Executive presence is comprised of both the internal and external qualities that allow someone to take charge of a room. In this session, we will discuss ways of developing these qualities, including:

• Reading the room/importance of EQ
• Leading with influence vs. direction
• Addressing imposter syndrome
• Defining your personal brand
• Projecting competence and calm

Heidi Hiraoka, Manager, Water System, LADWP

Kim Hackett, PE, Authority Engineer, Silicon Valley Clean Water

3:45 – 5:00 p.m. :: Navigating Conflict

Conflict is a part of working life. When conflicts remain unresolved or are handled poorly workplaces can experience lack of teamwork and low productivity. But some kinds of conflict can be beneficial to performance when situations lead to innovative solutions. In this session we will discuss best practices for managing conflict for positive outcomes.

Melanie Jollett, Water Distribution Division Head, Engineering, KC Water

Julie Jenson, PE, Water Resources Group Manager & Office Manager, Crawford, Murphy, & Tilly

Theresa Calvert, Director, Carylon Corporation

5:00 p.m. :: Day 1 Adjourns

 

Wednesday, September 20, 2023 : Central Time

 

9:00 – 10:00 a.m. :: The Importance of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

• The business case for diversity
• The effects diversity has on creativity and innovation
• Enhancement of social equity and stakeholder engagement

Catalina Lopez Velandia PE MSc., W&S Chief Strategy Officer, Miami-Dade Water and Sewer Department

Courtney Edmonds, CPSD, Director, Office of Supplier Diversity & Inclusion, WSSC Water

10:00 – 11:00 a.m. :: Candid Conversations: Attaining Leadership Positions

In this session, you will hear two senior-level executives share their inspiring personal stories of how they beat the odds to reach leadership positions. A few of the points to be discussed include:

• Leveraging opportunity and relationships
• How self-perception impacts our opportunities for success
• How women can develop their leadership capabilities at each stage of their career
• Strategies for navigating a changing environment

Taylor Carden, PE, Superintendent of Production and Network Modeling, Veolia Water New Jersey

Noelle Osborne, Operations Supervisor, City of Nashua, NH Wastewater Treatment Facility

Nadine Robertson, Wastewater Treatment Plant Superintendent, Manchac Management Services & Consulting Group

11:00 – 11:15 a.m. :: Morning Break

11:15 – 12:15 p.m. :: Juggling Competing Priorities

Many leaders in this sector wear many hats. When managing competing priorities, it’s crucial to have a plan in place to keep everything moving smoothly. This panel will share tips and tricks for retraining your mind to focus on tasks that move you forward.

Andrea Kauffman, Workforce & Equity Program Coordinator, Metropolitan Council Environmental Services

Leslie Glover, Industrial Pretreatment Program Coordinator – Laboratory and Regulatory Compliance, Knoxville Utilities Board

Erin Bonney Casey, Resiliency Program Director, Ipswich River Watershed Association

12:15 – 1:15 p.m. :: Lunch Break

1:15 – 2:15 p.m. :: Water/Wastewater: A Sector in Transformation

More than ever, the industry needs to adapt to meet changing needs and demands. In this session, we’ll look at current key areas and what the short-term and long-term future of the sector will look like.

Jenna Shimmin, Director of Water Use Efficiency, Eastern Municipal Water District 

Janelle Boetler, Director of Infrastructure Management, Las Vegas Valley Water District

Nancy Rochford, Superintendent of Water Quality, Middlesex Water Company

2:15 – 2:30 p.m. :: Afternoon Break

2:30 – 3:30 p.m. :: Negotiation Strategies for Women

Research shows that women perform better when their role is to advocate for others as opposed to negotiating for themselves. In this session attendees will hear strategies for self-advocating and salary negotiation.

Christiana Daisy, PE, Deputy General Manager, Inland Empire Utilities Agency

Rebecca Katzke, PE, PMP, CFM, ENV SP, Senior Vice President, National Water Market Manager, Kleinfelder

Joone Kim-Lopez, General Manager, Moulton Niguel Water District

3:30 – 4:45 p.m. :: Intentional Behaviors to Move Your Career Forward

If you are intentional with certain behaviors your career will naturally progress without feeling like you’re fighting every step of the way. At this session, panelists will share established behaviors that will get you to where you want to go. Panelists will take you through relatable, real-life examples and highlight their lessons learned.

Suzanne DeLorenzo PhD, Director of Water Quality, San Jose Water Company

Pam Elardo, Senior Strategy and Performance Advisor, Brown & Caldwell (Past Deputy Commissioner, Bureau of Wastewater Treatment NYC DEP)

4:45 – 5:00 p.m. :: Networking and Open Q&A

5:00 p.m. :: Conference Adjourns

• Janelle Boetler, Director of Infrastructure Management, Las Vegas Valley Water District

• Erin Bonney Casey, Resiliency Program Director, Ipswich River Watershed Association

• Theresa Calvert, Director, Carylon Corporation

• Taylor Carden, PE, Superintendent of Production and Network Modeling, Veolia Water New Jersey

• Christiana Daisy, PE, Deputy General Manager, Inland Empire Utilities Agency

• Suzanne DeLorenzo PhD, Director of Water Quality, San Jose Water Company

• Courtney Edmonds, CPSD, Director, Office of Supplier Diversity & Inclusion, WSSC Water

• Pam Elardo, Senior Strategy and Performance Advisor, Brown & Caldwell (Past Deputy Commissioner, Bureau of Wastewater Treatment NYC DEP)

• Leslie Glover, Industrial Pretreatment Program Coordinator – Laboratory and Regulatory Compliance, Knoxville Utilities Board

• Kim Hackett, PE, Authority Engineer, Silicon Valley Clean Water

• Heidi Hiraoka, Manager, Water System, LADWP

• Julie Jenson, PE, Water Resources Group Manager & Office Manager, Crawford, Murphy, & Tilly

• Melanie Jollett – Water Distribution Division Head, Engineering, KC Water

• Rebecca Katzke, PE, PMP, CFM, ENV SP, Senior Vice President, National Water Market Manager, Kleinfelder

• Joone Kim-Lopez, General Manager, Moulton Niguel Water District

• Andrea Kauffman, Workforce & Equity Program Coordinator, Metropolitan Council Environmental Services

• Dawn Roth Lindell, CEO/General Manager, Burbank Water & Power

• Catalina Lopez Velandia PE MSc., W&S Chief Strategy Officer, Miami-Dade Water and Sewer Department

• Noelle Osborne, Operations Supervisor, City of Nashua, NH Wastewater Treatment Facility

• Nadine Robertson, Wastewater Treatment Plant Superintendent, Manchac Management Services & Consulting Group

• Nancy Rochford, Superintendent of Water Quality, Middlesex Water Company

• Holly Rosenthal, Assistant Water Services Director, City of Phoenix

• Jenna Shimmin, Director of Water Use Efficiency, Eastern Municipal Water District

We will be using Microsoft Teams to facilitate your participation in the upcoming event. You do not need to have an existing Teams account in order to participate in the broadcast – the course will play in your browser and you will have the option of using a microphone to speak with the room and ask questions, or type any questions in via the chat window and our on-site representative will relay your question to the instructor.

• IMPORTANT NOTE: After November 30 you will not be able to join a Teams meeting using Internet Explorer 11. Microsoft recommends downloading and installing the Teams app if possible. You may also use the Edge browser or Chrome.
• You will receive a meeting invitation will include a link to join the meeting.
• Separate meeting invitations will be sent for the morning and afternoon sessions of the course.
  • You will need to join the appropriate meeting at the appropriate time.
• If you are using a microphone, please ensure that it is muted until such time as you need to ask a question.
• The remote meeting connection will be open approximately 30 minutes before the start of the course. We encourage you to connect as early as possible in case you experience any unforeseen problems.

Please Note: This event is being conducted entirely online. All attendees will connect and attend from their computer, one connection per purchase. For details please see our FAQ

If you are unable to attend at the scheduled date and time, we make recordings available to all attendees for 7 days after the event

REGISTER NOW FOR THIS EVENT:

Leadership Conference for Women in Water/Wastewater

September 19-20, 2023 | Online

Your registration may be transferred to a member of your organization up to 24 hours in advance of the event. Cancellations must be received on or before August 18, 2023 in order to be refunded and will be subject to a US $195.00 processing fee per registrant. No refunds will be made after this date. Cancellations received after this date will create a credit of the tuition (less processing fee) good toward any other EUCI event. This credit will be good for six months from the cancellation date. In the event of non-attendance, all registration fees will be forfeited. In case of conference cancellation, EUCIs liability is limited to refund of the event registration fee only. For more information regarding administrative policies, such as complaints and refunds, please contact our offices at 303-770-8800

Credits

EUCI is accredited by the International Accreditors for Continuing Education and Training (IACET) and offers IACET CEUs for its learning events that comply with the ANSI/IACET Continuing Education and Training Standard. IACET is recognized internationally as a standard development organization and accrediting body that promotes quality of continuing education and training.

EUCI is authorized by IACET to offer 1.0 CEUs for this conference

Requirements for Successful Completion of Program

Participants must log in each day and be in attendance for the entirety of the conference to be eligible for continuing education credit.

Instructional Methods

The program will include power point presentations, discussion panels, and Q&A sessions.

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Upon successful completion of this event, program participants interested in receiving CPE credits will receive a certificate of completion.

Conference CPE Credits: 12.0
There is no prerequisite for this Conference.
Program field of study: Specialized Knowledge
Program Level: Basic
Delivery Method: Group Internet Based
Advanced Preparation: None

EUCI is registered with the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA) as a sponsor of continuing professional education on the National Registry of CPE Sponsors. State boards of accountancy have final authority on the acceptance of individual courses for CPE credit. Complaints regarding registered sponsors may be submitted to the National Registry of CPE Sponsors through its web site: www.nasbaregistry.org

 

Who Should Attend

This event is designed for anyone who wishes to obtain a better understanding of leadership and communications skills, directly related to women in the organization.

• Public Water Systems
• Municipality and/or Sanitation District (Community System)
• Investor Owner Utility
• Wastewater Plant
• Engineering Firm
• Conservation Fund/District
• State Environmental Board or EPA
• Private Water Utilities/Investor-Owned Utilities