About the Event

The National Brownfield Association is ready to help you find out where redevelopment opportunities exist in a contracting real estate market. Join us for our second annual Signature Event focusing on redevelopment issues in the State of California, including:

• Project Financing
• Renewable Energy Projects on Brownfields
• Ports, Infrastructure and Brownfields
• Working with Regional Water Quality Control Boards / DTSC

Featured Luncheon Keynote Speaker:

Panama Bartholomy, California Energy Commission
Panama Bartholomy is an advisor for Karen Douglas, the Chairman at the California Energy Commission, where he advises her on climate change, land use, renewable energy, transmission, green building, and biofuels policy. He serves on the City of Sacramento's Planning Commission and the County of Sacramento's Environmental Commission. He is a board member and Vice-President of the Northern California Chapter of the United States Green Building Council and the Humboldt Bay Center for Sustainable Living. He previously worked for the California Conservation Corps on vocational environmental education and the Division of the State Architect where he ran the Sustainable Schools program.

Presenters include:

• Dale Bonner, Secretary, Business, Transportation and Housing Agency, State of California
• Deana Carrillo, CALReUSE Program Manager, California Pollution Control Finance Authority [CPCFA]
• Robert Colangelo, Executive Director, National Brownfield Association
• Tom Cota, Performance Manager, Department Of Toxic Substance Control [DTSC]
• Pamela Creedon, Executive Officer, Central Valley Regional Water Quality Control Board
• Noemi Emeric-Ford, Brownfields Project Manager, US EPA, Region 9 Southern California Field Office
• Maureen F. Gorsen, Esq., Partner, Alston + Bird, LLP
• Curt Hildebrand, Vice President Product Development, GreenWing Energy
• Christine Houston, Senior Environmental Remediation Specialist, Port of Long Beach
• Lura Matthews, Policy Analyst, U.S. EPA, OSWER Center for Program Analysis
• Maziar Movassaghi, Acting Director, Department of Toxic Substances Control [DTSC]
• Mike McMullen, Vice President Credit Risk Management, EnviroFinance Group
• Patrick McNerney, President, Martin Building Company
• Chris Nelson, National Partner for Brownfields, SCS Engineers
• Luis Rivera, Assistant Executive Officer, North Coast Regional Water Quality Control Board
• Patrick Sullivan, Assistant Secretary for Waste Management and Cleanup Program, California Environmental Protection Agency
• Phillip Tagami, Managing General Partner, California Commercial Investment Group
• Suzanne Varco, Managing Partner, Opper & Varco LLP
• Ian Webster, President, Project Navigator LTD.
• Bruce Wolfe, Executive Director, San Francisco Regional Water Quality Control Board

California Signature Event Program Committee Members include:

• Tom Cota, Performance Manager, Department Of Toxic Substance Control [DTSC]
• Noemi Emeric-Ford, Brownfields Coordinator, USEPA Southern California Field Office
• Maureen F. Gorsen, Esq., Partner, Alston + Bird, LLP
• Chris Nelson, National Partner for Brownfields, SCS Engineers
• Suzanne Varco, Managing Partner, Opper & Varco LLP

Event Agenda

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Sponsorship/Display Information

Promote your company and increase your networking opportunities through our sponsorship program. For more information or questions about any sponsorship opportunities, please contact John Mickey at 224-567-6790 or mickeyj@brownfieldassociation.org.