Tuesday, September 17
OPENING REMARKS: EM OPPORTUNITIES - 10 YEARS AT THE CLEANUP WORKSHOP
Introduction: Seth Kirshenberg, Executive Director, Energy Communities Alliance (ECA)
Brent Gerry, Mayor, City of West Richland, WA; Chair, ECA
DJ Johnson, Vice President, Federal Solutions Business Enterprise, Honeywell Federal Solutions; Chair, EFCOG
PERSPECTIVE FROM CAPITOL HILL
Introduction: Chuck Hope, Council Member, City of Oak Ridge, TN, Secretary, ECA
Rep. Chuck Fleischmann (TN-03), Chairman, House Appropriations Energy & Water Development Subcommittee
EM PROGRESS AND PRIORITIES
Introduction: DJ Johnson, Vice President, Federal Solutions Business Enterprise, Honeywell Federal Solutions; Chair, EFCOG
Candice Robertson, Senior Advisor, DOE-EM
HIGHLIGHTING THE NEXT PHASE OF EM SUCCESS
Moderator: Jeff Avery, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, DOE-EM
Oak Ridge Vision 2024
Jay Mullis, Manager, Oak Ridge Office of Environmental Management, DOE-EM
Ken Rueter, President & Chief Executive Officer (CEO), UCOR
Hanford DFLAW Melters
Mat Irwin, Acting Assistant Manager for Waste Treatment and Immobilization Plant (WTP), Office of River Protection, DOE-EM
Brian Hartman, Project Director for WTP, Bechtel National
EM-Los Alamos Universal Drum Assay and Segregation System (UDASS) Demonstration
Jessica Kunkle, Manager, EM Los Alamos Field Office, DOE-EM
Brad Smith, President and General Manager, N3B
KEYNOTE
Introduction: Brent Gerry, Mayor, City of West Richland, WA; Chair, ECA
The Honorable Jennifer M. Granholm, Secretary of Energy, DOE
REUSING EM SITES TO SUPPORT CLEAN ENERGY AND ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES
Moderator: Diahann Howard, Executive Director, Port of Benton
Joel Bradburne, Manager, Portsmouth Paducah Project Office, DOE-EM
Michael Budney, Manager, Savannah River Operations Office, DOE-EM
Kirt Marlow, Executive Director, Idaho Advanced Energy Consortium; Senior Vice President, Boston Government Services
Wiley Rhodes, CEO, Newpoint Gas, LLC
DOE OFFICE OF NUCLEAR ENERGY UPDATE
Introduction: Kara Colton, Director of Nuclear Policy, ECA
Marla Morales, Acting Director, Office of Consent-Based Siting (NE-83), DOE
ROUNDTABLE: PERSPECTIVES FROM CORPORATE LEADERSHIP ON PROJECT PERFORMANCE
AND RECENT LESSONS LEARNED
Moderator: Martin Schneider, President, Longenecker & Associates, Inc.
Jim Blankenhorn, Senior Vice President and lead of Environment and Security, Amentum
Heatherly Dukes, President, BWXT Technical Services Group
Michael Lempke, President, NUclear & Environmental Sciences, HII
Joe McBreaty, Acting President, AtkinsRéalis U.S. Nuclear
Bob Smith, Senior Vice President, Fluor
Dena Volovar, Executive Vice President, Nuclear, Security & Environmental (NS&E), Bechtel
EMs FUTURE WORKFORCE: RECRUITING, TRAINING, AND SAFETY
Moderator: Colin Jones, VP and Deputy General Manager, Jacobs North American Nuclear Group
Robbie Bennett, CEO, SRS Community Reuse Organization (SRSCRO)
Mark Barth, Chief Administrative Officer, Savannah River Mission Completion (SRMC)
Dana Kirkham, Senior Director of Regulatory & Strategic Affairs, Idaho Environmental Coalition
Todd Lapointe, Director, Office of Environmental, Health, Safety, and Security, DOE
Greg Sosson, Associate Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Field Operations, DOE-EM
Jeff Stevens, Acting Executive Officer, N3B
ROUNDTABLE: DOE FIELD OFFICE MANAGERS
Moderator: Amy Fitzgerald, Government Affairs and Information Services Director, City of Oak Ridge, TN
Mark Bollinger, Manager, Carlsbad Field Office, DOE-EM
Joel Bradburne, Manager, Portsmouth Paducah Project Office, DOE-EM
Mark Brown, Manager, Idaho Cleanup Project, DOE-EM
Michael Budney, Manager, Savannah River Site Operations Office, DOE-EM
Jessica Kunkle, Manager, Los Alamos Field Office, DOE-EM
Jay Mullis, Manager, Oak Ridge Office of Environmental Management, DOE-EM
Brian Vance, Manager, Office of River Protection/ Richland Operations Office, DOE-EM
Jack Zimmerman, Director, Consolidated Business Center, DOE-EM
Wednesday, September 18
25 YEARS OF WIPP: CELEBRATING ITS CONTRIBUTIONS & CONSIDERING WHATS NEXT
Moderator: JJ Chavez, Mayor Pro Tempore and Council Member, City of Carlsbad, NM; ECA Executive Board
Dr. Ines Triay, Executive Director of the Applied Research Center (ARC), Florida International University (FIU)
Mark Bollinger, Manager, Carlsbad Field Office, DOE-EM
ROUNDTABLE: WHAT'S AHEAD FOR EM IN THE NEXT FOUR YEARS?
Moderator: Mike Nartker, VP of Communications, Longenecker & Associates, Inc.
Ted Garrish, President, United Coalition for Advanced Nuclear Power (UCAN Power)
Seth Kirshenberg, Executive Director, ECA
Eric Knox, Vice President, Amentum
Susana Navarro, President & CEO, Navarro Research and Engineering
Mary Louise Wagner, Government Affairs, Consultant
James Werner, Senior Advisor and Managing Principal, Wernerbird Environmental Consulting, LLC
A NEW PHASE FOR HANFORD CLEANUP
Moderator: Brian Vance, Manager, Office of River Protection/Richland Operations Office, DOE-EM
Amy Basche, President, Hanford Mission Integration Solutions (HMIS)
Heather Dale, Assistant Manager, Office of River Protection, DOE-EM
Brian Hartman, Project Director for the Waste Treatment and Immobilization Plant, Hanford, Bechtel
Mat Irwin, Acting Assistant Manager for WTP, DOE Office of River Protection, DOE-EM
Brain Stickney, DOE Deputy Manager, Office of River Protection/ Richland Operations Office, DOE-EM
Bob Wilkinson, President, Central Plateau Cleanup Company (CPCCo)
TECHNOLOGICAL TRANSFORMATION: USING AI, MACHINE LEARNING AND
DATA ANALYTICS TO STRENGTHEN PERFORMANCE
Moderator: Mark G. Arnone, Manager, Energy Innovation & Defense, Amazon Web Services
Tom Burns, Chief Engineer, Savannah River Mission Completion
Vahid Majidi, Director, Savannah River National Laboratory (SRNL)
Ken Rueter, President and CEO, UCOR
Angela Watmore, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Acquisition and Project Management, DOE-EM
ACQUISITION UPDATE AND POLICY DISCUSSION
Introduction: Ryan Overton, Executive Vice President, Navarro Research & Engineering
Aaron Deckard, Procurement Director, DOE-EMCBC
BENEFICIAL REUSE OF DOE MATERIALS
Moderator: Jennifer Chandler, Village Council and CIC Board Member, Portsmouth, OH
Scott Claunch, President, TerraPower Isotopes
Harsh Desai, Chief Commercialization Officer, Zeno Power
Kristen Ellis, Associate Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Regulatory and Policy Affairs
Marcie Haber, Director of Federal Affairs, Oklo
Kirt Marlow, Executive Director, Idaho Advanced Energy Consortium; Senior Vice President, Boston Government Services
Ashley Saunders, Chief Program and Sustainability Officer, UCOR
EM 2.0: EFFICIENTLY MANAGING DOE'S CLEANUP NEEDS AND BUDGET FOR THE LONG-TERM
Moderator: Christine Gelles, COO, Longenecker & Associates, Inc.
Jeff Avery, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, DOE-EM
Dennis Carr, President and CEO, Savannah River Nuclear Solutions, LLC (SRNS)
James McConnell, Associate Principal Deputy Administrator, NNSA
Jay Mullis, Manager, Oak Ridge Office of Environmental Management, DOE-EM
Randall Ryti, City Councilor, Los Alamos County
Ashley Saunders, Chief Program and Sustainability Officer, UCOR
SUPPLEMENTARY CAREER EXPERIENCES - MAKING THE CASE FOR...
Moderator: Kristen Ellis, Acting Associate Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Regulatory and Policy Affairs, DOE-EM
... Taking a Congressional Fellowship: Colin Jones, Deputy General Manager, North American Nuclear, Jacobs; former legislative fellow for Sen. Larry Craig (ID) and Sen. Mike Crapo (ID)
... Running for local public office: JJ Chavez, Council Member, City of Carlsbad, NM
... Doing a rotation in business development: Joe Aylor, Director of Critical Projects, UCOR; former Business Development Director, Amentum
... Serving as a Chief of Staff: Allison Finelli, Chief of Staff, DOE Office of Legacy Management
... Moving between headquarters and field assignments: Erik Olds, Deputy Manager, OREM, DOE-EM
... Serving in the Reserve or National Guard: James Blankenhorn, Senior VP and lead of Environmental Security, Amentum; Brig. Gen (retired) leading all Army Reserve Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear forces
ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION: EARLY CAREER PERSPECTIVES
Moderator: Jennie Stutts, Deputy Project Manager, Central Plateau Cleanup Company (CPCCo)
Ellen Howe, Project Engineer, Longenecker & Associates
Natalie Lackey, Capture Manager, Fluor Corporation
Mireya Martinez, Projects Controls Specialist, Waste Treatment Plant
Camryn Mikesell, Nuclear Engineer, HII
Samina Mondal, Program Analyst, DOE-EM
Faith Sanchez, Program Director, Energy Communities Alliance
A CAREER CONVERSATION WITH EM'S CLEANUP CHIEF
Introduction: Martin Schneider, President Longenecker & Associates
Candice Robertson, Senior Advisor, DOE-EM
Monday, September 16, 2024
2024 WORKSHOP
WELCOME
Introduction: Martin Schneider, President, Longenecker & Associates
Kristen Ellis, Acting Associate Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Regulatory and Policy Affairs, DOE-EM
Early Career Professional Session