Seva Iwinski Bray is an environmental scientist, Vice President of Applied Polymer Systems, and a co-founder of IY Progen Systems. She has over 15 years of experience in erosion and sediment control and stormwater management utilizing flocculant treatments. She holds a BS in Bioenvironmental Science from Texas A&M University. Her most common industry roles include technical training to educate companies, agencies, engineers, and other industry professionals on flocculant treatments that are safe for use in the open environment as well as assisting in continual research and advancements for polymers in E&SC and water clarification.

Eddie Snell works for Applied Polymer Systems, Inc. and has over 40 years of experience working in the watershed protection, erosion, sediment control, and stormwater industries. Prior to working for Applied Polymer Systems, Inc, Eddie worked for the Walt Disney World Company and the Reedy Creek Improvement District (local government) in the environmental management and watershed programs division. He holds a four-year degree in environmental science. His passion in life is the immediate and future protection of water resources.

Kyla Iwinski-Wood is an environmental toxicologist with a passion for clean water and applying science to find real world solutions. She works for Applied Polymer Systems where her primary roles are researching new or improved polymer uses and technologies as well as assisting with technical training, support, and presentations. She worked as a consultant for APS beginning in 2007 until accepting a permanent position as head of Research and Development in 2016. She holds a PhD from Clemson University where her doctoral work focused on water resource management and ecotoxicology. She also has a master’s degree in biology from Northern Michigan University where she investigated the feasibility of polyacrylamide for removing nuisance and toxic algae from freshwater.

Rebecca is a Senior Hydrogeologist at the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency and currently serves as a Co-Chair of the Interstate Technology and Regulatory Council and President-Elect of the Minnesota Ground Water Association. As a state regulator, she is the technical lead for the PFAS Source Assessment and Feasibility in the East Metro under the 2018 3M Settlement and Consent Orders. Previously, she led contaminated site investigation and remediation projects including Brownfields redevelopment, petroleum, mercury, and asbestos contaminants. She is a licensed Professional Geologist and has a Bachelor of Science in Geology from North Dakota State University.

Education

B.S. Geology, North Dakota State University, 1998

Experience

2007-Present - Hydrologist III, Minnesota Pollution Control Agency

2004-2007 - Braun Intertec, MN

1998-2004 - Versar, Inc. and AG&W Environmental Engineering, CO

Affiliations

MN AELSLAGID, Professional Geologist, #44826

ITRC, Board of Advisors

MGWA, Board 

Brandon Steets is a senior principal with Geosyntec Consultants, with over 20 years of consulting experience, and is a licensed professional chemical engineer. His practice focuses on urban and industrial stormwater pollutant source identification and control, treatment, and regulation. His projects have won awards from CASQA, ASCE, and NACWA, he often serves as designated expert on litigation, and he is a frequently invited speaker and trainer to various state and nationwide audiences. He co-edited the ASCE publication, Pathogens in Urban Stormwater, and he co-leads multiple applied research studies on stormwater (including for PFAS) for the DoD’s SERDP research program.

Stephanie Kirk works for one of New Zealand's top contractors - HEB Construction. Recently becoming a fully accredited CPESC, she is currently acting as the Environmental Manager for the Takitimu North Link roading project which has over 3 million m3 of earthworks.

Prior to Takitimu, Stephanie spent the last two years looking after the environmental management for construction of Turitea Windfarm and four years as Environmental Advisor on the Hamilton Section of the Waikato Expressway. She has also spent time as a council compliance officer working throughout New Zealand. This has given her a well rounded understanding of erosion and sediment control from the contractor, client and council perspective.

Dr. Jaime Schussler is an assistant professor in the School of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Oklahoma State University. Dr. Schussler’s research focuses on stormwater management, specializing in erosion and sediment control. Her work aims to find implementable solutions to manage increased stormwater runoff and sediment loads from construction, urban, agricultural, and reclamation sites. Her experience extends to surface water hydrology, water resources engineering, and surface water quality. 

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Alison is the Founder and Managing Director of SoilCyclers, mobile soil recycling, decontamination, amelioration and waste reduction contractors working across the construction, waste and mining industries. SoilCyclers is on a mission to create a bigger future with a smaller footprint by transforming waste into safe, reusable materials.

Each year, Alison oversees recycling projects on more than 50 sites, recycling up to half a million cubic metres of material, saving clients more than $5 million, taking almost 30,000 truckloads off local roads and reducing greenhouse gas emissions by around 6000 tons.

Alison is also a board member for Austmine, EnviroMETS (Qld) Ltd and the Infrastructure Sustainability Council. She is a former Queensland Chapter President, Director and Vice Chair of the National Association of Women In Construction (NAWIC).

Rob graduated in Civil Engineering in Australia. He spent the first 10 years as design and project engineer for a private engineering consulting firm, gaining experience and expanding his knowledge of the industry on a wide variety of civil and stormwater engineering design projects for private and public sector clients throughout New England. In 2014 Rob took an opportunity to leverage his expertise in innovative stormwater and green infrastructure treatment systems and transitioned from consulting to the product, solution and innovation side of the industry. Rob now serves Ferguson Enterprises as the National Manager of Urban Green Infrastructure and supports engineers, landscape architects and designers on site development and green infrastructure systems overcoming design and permitting challenges with a suite of innovative solutions. He is a Registered Professional Engineer in Maine and Pennsylvania, NGICP certified, a Certified Professional in Erosion and Sedimentation Control, Maine DEP Certified Stormwater Inspector, an ASCE member, and entrepreneur. Rob lives in Gorham, Maine with his wife and four kids.

Dr. David Williams, PE, CFM, PH, CPESC, the president of DTW and Associates, has over 35 years of experience in the water resources industry and is known nationally and internationally for his contributions to the industry. He is well versed in the widely used computer programs HEC-1, HEC-HMS, HEC-2, HEC-RAS, HEC-6, STORM, and WQRRS. Dr. Williams is also a nationally recognized expert in sedimentation engineering, streambank protection, stream restoration, erosion control and in developing innovative solutions to difficult hydraulic and hydrologic design problems in rivers and estuaries.

Chris Estes is president of Estes Design, Inc., & owner manager of Anglesy Construction companies in Charlotte NC that specialize in Low Impact Development design & construction, storm water quality, and environmental regulatory services

Mr. Estes has conducted and published hydraulic research in peer review publications such as the Journal of American Water Resource Association and industry publications including Stormwater Magazine. He initiated four UNC Charlotte graduate research projects, and another which he conducted and co-authored. He has been a contributor to several books including the engineering Guide to LEED New Construction. Mr. Estes has developed patents in CO2 sequestration and continues to look for ways to learn and advocate for sustainable practices

Mr. Estes designed and researched the first multi-family pervious concrete (PC) parking system in NC and the first private and public (PC) lots in Kentucky. Mr. Estes assisted North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources revise Chapter 18 of the NC BMP Manual, “Permeable Pavement” and continues to work with regulatory commissions to revise and update Low Impact Development standards

Dallas is the Environmental Manager for the Fulton Hogan and has a demonstrated history of working in the construction industry. He is a strong community and social services professional skilled in Environmental Issues, Erosion and Sediment Control, ISCA requirements, Biodiversity, Environmental Auditing, Environmental Awareness, and Construction

Asim Nizam joined the Infrastructure Sustainability Council in April 2021 as a Senior Project Manager and is currently the Regional Lead for the New South Wales market. With a Bachelors in Environmental Engineering and Masters in Environmental and Business Management, Asim has over 12 years experience in sustainability reporting, environmental data management, carbon accounting and green infrastructure project management.

Romell has been the US EPA’s Trash Free Waters national program lead, located within the Office of Wetlands, Oceans, and Watersheds, since 2018. In that role, Romell has been a key leader in the Agency’s efforts to address the problem of marine litter, but also in its efforts to address trash loadings into domestic freshwater systems.

Until recently, Romell had served with EPA’s National Estuary Program concurrently with his tenure as Trash Free Waters national program lead. Prior to his time with Trash Free Waters, he served as a Special Assistant to the Director for the Office of Wetlands, Oceans, and Watersheds, helping the Director with oversight on a large array of programs, both regulatory and voluntary, implemented by that office.

Romell has also served with the Agency’s Wetlands program, leading the program’s state and tribal wetland program development and financing efforts and overseeing the program’s Wetland Program Development Grants. Furthermore, Romell served as a program expert within EPA’s Nonpoint Source program, authoring national programmatic and funding guidances, developing funding and technical assistance documents and forums, developing the program’s grants database, and performing the role of primary national expert on the nonpoint source grant program.

Romell received his Bachelor of Arts from Bowdoin College, a Master of Science degree in Political Science from the University of Oregon, and a Master in Public Policy with a focus on Environment and Natural Resources from Harvard University’s Kennedy School of Government.

Dr. Scott W. Rogers is the Environmental Coordination Engineer in the Design Bureau of the Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT). His service at ALDOT since 2010 has primarily consisted of coordinating the ongoing development of the ALDOT MS4 program among many ALDOT offices and communicating the outcomes of that program in various ways to other government agencies, the professional community, and the citizens of Alabama. Since assuming the role of Environmental Coordination Engineer in October 2017, he has participated in the coordination of ALDOT’s environmental activities more broadly. He is Chair of the MS4 Management Subcommittee of the IECA Education Committee and is on the board of directors of the Alabama Stormwater Association. Dr. Rogers holds a Bachelor of Civil Engineering degree from Auburn University in Auburn, AL, as well as M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in environmental engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta, GA. He is a Professional Engineer in the State of Alabama and a Certified Professional in Municipal Stormwater Management.

Courtenay Howell has been employed with the City of Bowling Green, KY since 2015 supporting the MS4’s compliance program by creating social media content, assisting in public education, outreach, and involvement activities, as well as coordinating the Kentucky Muddy Water Blues erosion and sediment control field days.  In 2020, Courtenay began her role as the City’s Environmental Compliance Inspector of construction site stormwater runoff.  She is on the Kentucky Stormwater Association board of directors and serves on the IECA MS4 Management Educational Track Committee.  Her love of nature and the significance of its preservation was fostered during her childhood on the rolling forested hills, sandstone cliffs and river bottoms of south-central Kentucky.

Ashley Smith is an Environmental Specialist III with Charlotte-Mecklenburg Storm Water Services (CMSWS). She leads the Public Education and Involvement programs, providing educational opportunities and volunteer activities to residents of all ages. She has been with CMSWS for six years. She has a passion for serving her community and for educating others about water quality. She has a B.S. in Meteorology and a Masters in Climate Change and Society from North Carolina State University.

Maria is a registered Professional Engineer in TN & VA with aB.S. in Civil & Environmental Engineering from Tennessee TechnologicalUniversity.   She has a diverse background in transmissionengineering, environmental & construction activities, utility projectmanagement, multi-discipline project management, and codeenforcement.  Maria has employment history with TVA, TDOT, several privatefirms and currently utilizes her talents for the City of Chattanooga as theStormwater Division Director and Engineering Manager for Public Works. She was named ASCE TN Section Government Engineer of the Year in 2017, received2020 Chattanooga Engineers’ Week People to People Award, is on the SoutheastStormwater Association board, is 1 of 2 TN Reps to the National StormwaterAssociation and is Chair of the TN ASCE Environmental & Water ResourcesInstitute (EWRI).  She is the Creator & Director of the ChattanoogaDevelopment Symposium and guest lecturer at the University of TN atChattanooga.

When not working or involved in Girl Scouts or charity work, shespends time with her husband, 2 daughters & Australian Cattle Dog. She enjoys board games, off-roading, muscle cars, cooking, and geekingout about stormwater.

Riley Gordon graduated with honors from Brandon University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Physics (Mathematics minor) in the spring of 2014. Then, in 2017 he completed a degree program at the University of Minnesota—Twin Cities, obtaining a Bachelors degree in Civil Engineering with Environmental Emphasis in water related topics. Coinciding with his time at the U of M, Riley interned with a Civil Engineering consulting firm, working in both Intelligent Transportation Systems and Water Resources groups.

As an engineer, Riley will be applying the skills he gained through both his education and related industry experience to assist in AURI’s broad range of projects and initiatives. He primarily works out of the Coproducts lab in Waseca, MN, but will also apply his skillsets by delving into projects related to all four of the focus areas that encompass AURI’s work.

Riley is originally from Brandon, Manitoba, Canada.

Brad Stuart is the National Specification Manager for Terra Lana Products Ltd.  With 18 years in the construction industry, he brings a love for natural materials along with his desire to educate and pioneer initiatives to assist architects and designers to integrate ‘best practice’ solutions.  He is passionate about wool products and is focused on collaborating with others in the industry to ensure a sustainable future for the generations to come.