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Date(s): December 13, 2012
Location: Audio/Web Broadcast
Cost: Members: $0.00
Non Members: $175.00
Description:

You May Be More Sustainable Than You Think


All across North America agencies are being pressured to “be more sustainable”. 


As stewards of our local communities, Public Works has to take a leadership role in identifying and implementing sustainable practices as well as communicating these actions to the public.  This session will discuss this role and provide case studies of communities that have been successful in both implementing and communicating their accomplishments. 


 Many agencies have adopted best practices that are actually sustainable but have not been identified as such.  The second part of the program will be a call to action with tangible tips for how to identify sustainability practices in your own agency.


 After viewing this program, participants will be better able to:



  • Identify existing sustainable processes utilized by their agency

  • Communicate the benefits of using sustainable practices for their agency & community

  • Incorporate new sustainable practices into their operations.


This program has been approved for .2 CEUs or 2 PDHs. Please note there is a $7 fee per non-member individual requesting CEUs - there is no fee for members.
Speaker: Mary J. Anderson, PWLF

Mary Anderson is one of the original 12 members of the Center for Sustainability (established in late 2008). She is the Current Chair for the Center – until mid-2013.

Most recently she served as Director of Public Works for the City of Highland Park, IL – a suburb of Chicago about 20 miles north of the City, on the shores of Lake Michigan. Highland Park is a very sustainable community and has been a leader in the Chicago area for many years
Speaker: Dan J. Hartman, PWLF

Director of Public Works
City of Golden

Dan Hartman has been in public works for 32 years. He has been Director of Public works in Golden, CO for the past 24 years. He has expertise in Roads, Traffic, Water, Wastewater, Drainage, Asset Management and Capital Construction Dan has served on the board of directors for the Colorado APWA, and was the 2004 Chapter President.

Dan is currently serving as the chairman of APWA’s Leadership and Management Committee. He has been a technical resource expert with United States Agency for International Development since 2000 and has helped communities in Bulgaria and Romania Afghanistan and Kosovo. He has been involved in professional exchanges in Japan and Australia and was given the APWA International Service Award in 2012. Dan was recognized as one of the Top Ten Public Works Leaders of North America in 2009 by APWA.
Speaker: Keith Reester

Director of Public Works
City of Loveland
Loveland, CO

Keith Reester has been with the City of Loveland, Colorado, for over 7 years. His prior work was in private sector as a consultant to a national client base in the design and construction industries. He also has worked with waste management in Boston and throughout New England. Keith also served as the Public Works Deputy Director in Binghamton, NY.

In 2007, Keith spent five weeks in Australia representing the United States on behalf of the American Public Works Association and the Eisenhower Institute as a Randolph Jennings Fellow. In December, he was named a 2007 Industry Trendsetter by Public Works Magazine for his work on replacing the Baby Boomers in the technical workforce.
Speaker: Moderator: Rachelle Lowe, PE

Civil Engineer, Water Global Practice
Burns & McDonnell
Kansas City, MO
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