CONFERENCE PROGRAMMarch 26-30, 2017

2017

47th FOOD + BEVERAGE

Table of Contents

Welcome from the Conference Chair

Program of Events

Conference Sponsors

Attendee List

Hotel and Travel Information

Conference History

Acknowledgements

Future Dates

Food & Beverage Environmental Operations, Getting it Done.

Welcome to the 47th annual Food and Beverage Environmental Conference (FBEC) in fantastic Charleston, South Carolina! As many of you know, the tradition of the conference is to rotate the location of the conference each year between the East and West Coast. My initial plan was to throw a curve ball to this tradition by hosting the 2017 conference out West again. However, the main traditions of this conference are what make it such a great event. Plus who can complain about Charleston? There is a tremendous amount of American history found here, accompanied with southern hospitality making for great location to host the conference. I hope that you all truly enjoy your stay and have a great experience!

The conference began in 1970 by a small group of food processors who were responsible for environmental compliance. The group gathered to support one another with strategies and partnerships to meet the challenges of the Clean Water Act. Since then, the conference has grown and evolved into what it is today.

The 2017 theme was established by the entire planning committee in lieu of the challenges that the food and beverage processors face on a daily basis. Surprisingly, some of the greatest hurdles around environmental compliance activities is just ‘getting it done.’ Whether it’s the regulators, financials, or simply finding qualified personnel, they all present a challenge in getting it done. I hope that the sessions throughout the conference provide you with the guidance and insights to support your efforts around sustainability and environmental management.

Please be sure to take advantage of the social gatherings to renew old friendships and kindle new relationships, to build your support network as you address future challenges and remember to have fun! The program and signage at the registration table will guide you to the locations of the various events throughout the week.

Lastly, the vast network and friendships I have built because of this conference are priceless. Over the past nine years that I’ve attended this conference I’ve been able to leave with invaluable information as well as new friendships.

But most importantly it takes a lot of people to put this conference together. Thus, a big thank you to Brynn, the Steering Committee, members of the Planning Committee, the speakers and poster presenters. Thank you to the many sponsors who not only attend but also provide additional financial and in-kind support to the conference.

With that, make the most of your experience and enjoy the 47th annual Food and Beverage Conference.

Sincerely, Josh Milleson 2017 Conference Chairman

Program of Events

2017 PROGRAM OF EVENTS

SUNDAY, MARCH 26, 2017 7 a.m. – 12 p.m. Activity: Fishing Charter with Charleston Fishing

Adventures Co-Chairs: Lorie Brengelman, Sugar Creek; Rachael Izdepski, Saga Environmental; Chuck Ross, Environmental Treatment Systems

Meet in the hotel lobby at 7am

7:45 a.m.-3 p.m. FBEC Golf Outing Wild Dunes Harbor Course Co-Chairs: Robert Brown, Bolton & Menk, Inc.; Chris Brown, J. Brown Safety Training; Rick Blank, P-Tec DAF Systems

Meet at Harbor Course at 7:45am

9 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Activity: Historic Charleston Tour Co-Chairs: Kate Graf, Geosyntec Consulting; Bernie Sheff, ES Engineering

Meet in the lobby at 8:45am

3-5 p.m. Registration Palms Foyer 4:30-5 p.m. Session Chair & Co-Chair Meeting Tides A 5-5:30 p.m. First Timers Reception Tides BC 6-7:30 p.m. Welcome Reception Grand Pavilion

North & Gazebo 8-11 p.m. Hospitality Suite Boardwalk

Home 132A MONDAY, MARCH 27, 2017 7-8 a.m. Breakfast Tides Ballroom 7 a.m.-12 p.m. Registration Palms Foyer 8-8:15 a.m. Welcome & Opening Remarks Palms Ballroom 8:15-9:15 a.m. Keynote Speaker:

Chris Marsh, Ph.D., Executive Director, Spring Island Trust & LowCountry Institute

“The Power of the Story: Transforming Environmental Awareness to Environmental Action in Communities.”

9:15-9:30 a.m. Break Palms Foyer 9:30-10:30 a.m. Session 1: Issues in Refrigerants & Process

Safety Management Chair: Ian Toevs, Lamb Weston Co-Chair: Steve Nelson, Coal Creek Environmental Association Speaker(s):

Palms Ballroom

2016 EPA Refrigerant Management Revision – Chris Wolfe, Regional Environmental Sustainability Manager, Bimbo Bakeries USA; Scott Houtz, President, Air Management Technologies, Inc.

PSM and RMP Were Added to My Job Description. Now What Do I Do? – Matt Gabris, Vice President of Safety, Health & Environment, Aryzta, LLC

10:30-10:45 a.m. Break Palms Foyer 10:45-11:45 a.m. Session 2: Regulatory Trends and How They

Affect You Chair: Raffaela Malfara, Weston Foods Co-chair: Steve Venner, Cascade Earth Sciences

Speaker(s):

Legal Update – Sarah Walls, Partner, Cantey Hanger LLP

Wisconsin’s Implementation of Numeric Standards: The New Regulatory Landscape – Debra Guzman, Saputo Cheese USA; Angela James, AAJ Legal LLC

Palms Ballroom

12-4:30 p.m. Networking and Business Time

1:00-2:00 p.m. Steering Committee Meeting Sea Oats Room

4:30-5:45 p.m. Poster Sessions and Social Hour Chair: Jane Kettler, Johnsonville Sausage, LLC Co-Chair: Lloyd Snyder, Woodard & Curran

1. Reliable Wastewater Treatment System Designed & Constructed in Just Four Months – Lynn Buldhaupt, Jeff Johnson & Paul Simpson, Monogram Food Solutions; Daniel Bertoldo & Shannon Grant, ADI Systems

2. Modular Membrane Bioreactor System Allows Operations Expansion – Rob Graves & Alan Overton, Noosa Yogurt; Mihalis Salmatanis, ADI Systems

3. Mrs. Gerry’s Grows Production, Controls Wastewater Loads to the City with New Pretreatment System – Mike Miller, Mrs. Gerry’s; John Fisher & Rick Viviani, S.E.H.

4. Industrial Stormwater Permit Compliance, Risks & the Role of Public Transparency –

Palmetto Hall

David Filippini, SMS Briners; Ryan Janoch, Mapistry

5. Multiple Technologies Meet Phosphorous Removal Needs – Baker Cheese; Mark Pronley, The Probst Group

6. Food Waste: A Value-Added Product – Betina Chaon, UW-Oshkosh

7. Building a Vested Partnership, Steps to Success – Mike Artery, Milk Specialties Global; Chibby Alloway, Woodard & Curran

8. Developing a Flexible High-Performance Environmentally Sustainable Wastewater Treatment System – Aaron Porter, Sierra Nevada; Graig Rosenberger, Veolia

9. Refrigerant Management & New Phase-out Requirements – Jim McKeown, Bimbo Bakeries; Scott Houtz, Air Management Technologies

10.Using Physical Modeling to Refine Downwash Inputs to AERMOD at a Food Processing Facility – John Kirkpatrick, Basic American Foods; Ron Peterson, CPP Inc., Stephen Nelson, Coal Creek Environmental

11.Mobile Organic Biofilm (MOB) Reduces Biological Inhibition & Improves BOD & Nutrient Removal – Donnie Montgomery, Homestead Creamery; Jason Calhoun & Fabrizio Sabba, RF Wastewater/Nuvoda

12.Exceed Immobilized Cell Bioreactor Solution – John Bohmann, Coca-Cola, Mark Mullis, Honeywell UOP

5:45-8:15 p.m. Dinner and Session 3: Enforcement and Compliance Horror Stories Chair: Keith Bailey, Smithfield Foods Co-Chair: Jeff Van Voorhis, Symbiont Speaker(s):

Nevermind – Dan Agramonte, Senior Managing Engineer, O’Brien & Gere

Tides Ballroom

Navigating through Catastrophe – Carter Hanson, Senior Environmental Manager, Smithfield Foods

Risk Management – Understanding Your Local Wastewater Situation – Mark Johnson, Senior Vice President, Director Environmental Compliance and Remediation, Gannett-Fleming

8:15-9 p.m. Poster Sessions and Social Hour Chair: Jane Kettler, Johnsonville Sausage, LLC Co-Chair: Lloyd Snyder, Woodard & Curran

Palmetto Hall

9-11 p.m. Hospitality Suite Boardwalk Home 132A

TUESDAY, MARCH 28, 2017 7-8 a.m. Breakfast Tides Ballroom 7 a.m.-12 p.m. Registration Palms Foyer 8-8:45 a.m. Session 4: Career Path of an Environmental

Professional Chair: Matt Gabris, Aryzta Co-Chair: Joe Volpe, Geosyntec Consultants Speaker(s):

Chris Wolfe, Regional Environmental Sustainability Manager, Bimbo Bakeries USA

Bill Gill, Assistant Vice President Environmental Affairs, Smithfield

Tim Brooks, Safety, Health & Environmental Manager, Nestle Prepared Foods

Palms Ballroom

8:45-9 a.m. Break Palms Foyer 9-9:45 a.m. Session 5: Recruiting and Education – Attracting

Newbies into the EHS Field Chair: Patrick Teig, Momence Packing Co. Co-Chair: Ann-Marie Gathright, Environmental Standards Speaker(s):

Timothy Wilbur, Student, Concordia College;

Jenn Sweatman, Professor of Biology & Environmental Studies, Concordia College

Palms Ballroom

9:45-10 a.m. Break Palms Foyer 10:00-11:30 a.m. Session 6: Sustainable Solutions – Sustainability

the Real Deal Chair: Chris Wolfe, Bimbo Bakeries Co-Chair: Mark Johnson, Gannett Fleming; Brian Arntsen, GE

Palms Ballroom

Speaker(s):

Fat Recovery for Profit – Mavon Lam, Wastewater/Fat Recovery Manager, Case Farms; Todd Blase, U.S. Director of Protein, Alfa Laval

Solar as a Sustainable Solution – Jim McKeown, Director of Environmental/Sustainability/Security, Bimbo Bakeries USA; Warren Ellis, Founder, AmeriTech Energy

A Better Mousetrap: Minimizing Cost & Operational Risk in Water and Wastewater Reverse Osmosis– Mark Carroll, Water Resource Engineer, Archer Daniels Midland; Francis Dsa, Business Development Manager, Desalitech

11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Session 7: The Other End of the Supply Chain Chair: Michael Boese, Co-Chair: Josh Reed, J4 Engineering Group LLC; Speaker(s):

Managing Chemical Approval, SDS, Emergency Planning and EPCRA Reporting for Supply Chain Operations and Manufacturing – Matrecia Ketton, Senior Business Analyst, PepsiCo; Kirsten Moss, National Sales Executive, Safetec

Palms Ballroom

12:30 p.m. Boxed Lunch for Technical Tour Participants Only 1-4 p.m. Technical Tour

Chair: Walter Kraus, Weston Foods Co-chair: DL Catton, Dontech Industries The Tour: Center for Birds of Prey

Meet in the Lobby

1-4 p.m. Community Event at Operation Hope Chair: Ann-Marie Gathright, Environmental Standards, Inc.

Meet in the Lobby

1-4 p.m. Networking and Business Time Evening Hospitality Suite Boardwalk

Home 132A WEDNESDAY, MARCH 29, 2017 7-8 a.m. Breakfast Tides Ballroom 7 a.m.- 3 p.m. Registration Palms Foyer 8-9 a.m. Session 8: Demystifying Air

Chair: Mark Koch, MillerCoors Co-Chair: Jasmine Sodemann, Gannett Fleming; Laura Huff, Zephyr Environmental Corporation

Palms Ballroom

Speaker(s): Using a Wind Tunnel Study to Show Compliance with Particulate Standards – John Kirkpatrick, Corporate Environmental Manager, Basic American Foods; Dr. Sergio Guerra, Senior Environmental Engineer, CPP Inc.; Stephen Nelson, President, Coal Creek Environmental

The Never Ending Inspection – Joan Meyer, Environmental & Sustainability Engineer, MillerCoors

9-9:15 a.m. Break Palms Foyer 9:15-10:15 a.m. Session 9: Wastewater Why and How?

Chair: Steve Muilenburg, Jack Links Co-Chair: Steph Richardson, Dontech Industries; Brian Mulinix, HDR Speaker(s): How Wastewater Operators at Johnsonville use Data to Improve Operations, Achieve Compliance and Reduce Treatment Costs – Brent Mulholland, Team Leader Wastewater Treatment, Johnsonville Sausage; John Fisher, Senior Wastewater Operations Specialist, S.E.H. Inc.

Addressing Increased Wastewater Discharge Permit Limits at a Frozen Food Plant via a Cost-Efficient Approach – Jeff Miller, White Castle System, Inc.; John Smith, CES Clean Water

Palms Ballroom

10:15-10:30 a.m. Break Palms Foyer 10:30-11:30 a.m. Session 10: Effective Community Consultation

Chair: John Kirkpatrick, Basic American Foods Co-Chair: Anne Tennier, Anne Tennier Consulting Speaker(s): Community Consultation: Communication and Cooperation Streamline Rebuild – Dana Presley, Plant Coordinator, Perry Way Foods

A Mutual Gains Approach: Best Chance for Effective Community Consultation – Michael Meath, Principal, Fallingbrook Associates, LLC & Professor in the Masters of Communications

Palms Ballroom

Management with the University of Syracuse and McMaster University

11:30-1 p.m. Networking Lunch Tides Ballroom 1-1:15 p.m. FBEC 2018 Preview Palms Ballroom 1:15-2:45 p.m. Session 11: Sustainable Agriculture and Beyond

Chair: Rob Meyers, PepsiCo Co-Chair: Dan Burgard, Cascade Earth Sciences Speaker(s): Leveraging PepsiCo’s Sustainable Farming Initiative to Establish Sustainable Sourcing, Drive Change & Deliver Impact – Lessons Learned – Margaret Henry, North American Sustainability Program Senior Manager, PepsiCo Global Sustainability Group

Thirty Years of Wastewater Irrigation Helps Sustain High Plains Ground Water – Don Determann, National Beef Packers; Bud Ludwig, Technical Support Director, National Beef Packers; Fred Vocasek, Senior Laboratory Agronomist, Servi-Tech Laboratories

Sustainable Agriculture: a Co-Op’s Perspective – Matt Carstens, Senior Vice President, Land O’Lakes SUSTAIN

Palms Ballroom

2:45-3 p.m. Break Palms Foyer 3-4 p.m. FBEC 2018 Planning

Palms Ballroom

4:30-6 p.m. Poster Sessions and Social Hour Chair: Jane Kettler, Johnsonville Sausage, LLC Co-Chair: Lloyd Snyder, Woodard & Curran

Tides A

6-8 p.m. FBEC Banquet

Palmetto Hall

8-11 p.m. Hospitality Suite Boardwalk Home 132A

THURSDAY, MARCH 30, 2017 7:30-8:30 a.m. Breakfast The Lettered

Olive Restaurant

7-10:30 a.m. Registration Tides Foyer

8:30-10 a.m. Session 12: Processing Residuals and Food Waste Chair: Eric Lassalle, Smithfield Foods Co-Chair: David Drew Gannett Fleming; Bernie Sheff, ES Engineering Speaker(s):

Savings on Food Waste Disposal Through Supply Chains – Joe Herrud, Director of Environmental Operations, Leprino Foods; Jordan Solomon, President & CEO, Ecostrat Inc.

Company-wide Management of Wastewater Residuals – A Food Manufacturer’s Ever-changing Journey – Wendy Johnson, Director of Environmental, Health & Safety, Ventura Foods

The Food, Fuel & Waste Nexus: With Biodiesel, it’s a Win-Win – Ryan Lamberg, National Biodiesel Board

Tides Ballroom

10-10:15 a.m. Break Tides Foyer 10:15-11:15 a.m. Session 13: Landfill Free and Zero Waste to

Landfill Strategies Chair: Bob Braun, Amalgamated Sugar Company Co-Chair: Houston Flippin, Brown & Caldwell Speaker(s):

Experiences with Multi-Site Third Party Certification of Landfill Free – Mark Koch, Environmental & Sustainability Engineer, MillerCoors

Food Waste Prevention Demonstration Assessments –Martin Scuccimarri, Director of Corporate Sustainability, Saputo Inc.; Bruce Taylor, President, Enviro-Stewards

Tides Ballroom

11:15-11:30 a.m. Closing Remarks Tides Ballroom 11:30 a.m. Adjourn

Conference Sponsors

Thank you sponsors!

If you are interested in sponsoring the 2018 conference, please visit the conference registration desk for more information.

Diamond

DL Catton & Stephanie Richardson

Sapphire

Emerald

Ruby

Amethyst

Topaz

Aquamarine

Turquoise

In-Kind Sponsors

Hospitality Suite

In-Kind Sponsors

Hospitality Suite Snacks

Snacks

Speaker Sponsor

Golf Tournament Hole in One Sponsor

Fishing Prizes Sponsor

Attendee List Disclaimer: The list is not for mass mailings and should not be distributed outside of registered attendees of the conference. The attendee list is provided as a way for you to connect with presenters and attendees after the conference and should not be used for marketing purposes.

2017 Food & Beverage Environmental Conference Attendee List As of March 15, 2017

AAJ Legal LLC Po Box 5156 Madison, WI 53705 Angela James angela@aajlegal.com Ph: (608) 224-9777 ADI Systems 370 Wilsey Rd. Fredericton, NB E3B 6E9 www.adisystemsinc.com Mihalis Salmatanis sarah.e.brown@adi.ca Ph: (506) 452-7307 Shannon Grant shannon.r.grant@adi.ca Ph: (506) 452-7259 Aeration Industries International 1179 Skillman Ave W Roseville, MN 55113 www.aerationindustries.com David Bogue david.bogue@aireo2.com Ph: (763) 439-2454 Air Management Technologies, Inc. 1776 Industrial Blvd Lewisburg, PA 17837 Scott Houtz scott.houtz@airmanagement.com Ph: (570) 523-4822 Alfa Laval 10470 Deer Trail Dr Houston, TX 77038 Soren Mollekaer soren.mollekaer@alfalaval.com Ph: (713) 670-6498

Alfa Laval 955 Mearns Rd Warminster, PA 18974 Todd Blase todd.blase@alfalaval.com Ph: (262) 716-3417 Algal Scientific 14925 Galleon Ct Plymouth, MI 48170 www.algalscientific.com Jon Liberzon jon.liberzon@algalscientific.com Ph: (844) 254-2324 Amalgamated Sugar Co., LLC 1951 S Saturn Way Ste 100 Boise, ID 83709 www.amalgamatedsugar.com Bob Braun bbraun@amalsugar.com Ph: (208) 383-6500 Guest: Glenda Braun Amazon 604 Bristlewood Dr Mckinney, TX 75070 Michael Boese boese@amazon.com Ph: (214) 326-3468 AMEC Foster Wheeler 900 Maple Grove Road Cambridge, ON N3H 4R7 Ed Greenwood ed.greenwood@amec.com Ph: (519) 650-7141

Anne Tennier Consulting Inc. 136 Markland Street Hamilton, ON L8P 2K1 Anne Tennier anne@annetennier.ca Ph: (905) 464-5718 Guest: Ralph Wilson Aryzta Po Box 761 Central Lake, MI 49622 Matthew Gabris matt.gabris@aryzta.com Ph: (414) 391-6234 AVANTech, inc. 2050 American Italian Way Columbia, SC 29209 Michael Reed mreed@avantechinc.com Ph: (803) 780-3861 Bank Leumi USA 579 5th Ave New York, NY 10017 www.leumiusa.com Doug Meyer douglas.meyer@leumiusa.com Ph: (212) 626-1222 Bartlett & West 1200 SW Executive Dr Topeka, KS 66615 Jon Kallen jon.kallen@bartwest.com Ph: (785) 272-2252 Phil Gates phil.gates@bartwest.com Ph: (515) 777-0742

2017 Food & Beverage Environmental Conference Attendee List As of March 15, 2017

Basic American Foods 415 W Collins Rd Blackfoot, ID 83221 John Kirkpatrick jkirkpatrick@baf.com Ph: (208) 785-8572 Steve Brockett sbrockett@baf.com Baswood 8 Ravensridge Dove Canyon, CA 92679 www.baswood.com Paul Kamholz pkamholz@baswood.com Ph: (949) 304-4697 Baswood 934 Aaron Cir Durham, NC 27713 www.baswood.com Matt Seng mseng@baswood.com Ph: (984) 227-2002 Bimbo Bakeries USA, Inc. 350 Kiwanis Blvd West Hazleton, PA 18202 www.bimbobakeriesusa.com Jim McKeown jmckeown@bbumail.com Ph: (570) 455-7756 Bimbo Bakeries USA, Inc. Po Box 976 Horsham, PA 19044 www.bimbobakeriesusa.com Chris Wolfe cwolfe@bbumail.com Ph: (570) 274-5158

BlueInGreen, LLC 700 W Research Center Blvd, Ste 1207 Fayetteville, AR 72701 Eric Stasen eric.stasen@blueingreen.com Ph: (479) 527-6378 Boar's Head 284 Roost Ave Holland, MI 49424 Herb Frohlich herb.frohlich@boarshead.com Ph: 616-394-4746 Bolton & Menk, Inc. 1960 Premier Dr Mankato, MN 56001 Bob Brown robert.brown@bolton-menk.com Ph: (507) 625-4171 Greg Sindt gregsi@bolton-menk.com Ph: (515) 233-6100 Brown and Caldwell 1217 Hood Dr Brentwood, TN 37027 www.brownandcaldwell.com Houston Flippin hflippin@brwncald.com Ph: (615) 250-1220 Brown and Caldwell 316 N High St Adairville, KY 42202 Jason Mullen jmullen@brwncald.com Ph: (615) 250-1234

Building Crafts, Inc. 2 Rosewood Dr Wilder, KY 41076 Chris Ulmer culmer@buildingcrafts.com Ph: (859) 781-9500 Bureau Veritas North America 22345 Roethel Dr Novi, MI 48375 Cathy Zadrzynski cathy.zad@gmail.com Ph: 734426-5123 Campbell Soup Co. 1 Campbell Pl Camden, NJ 08103 Bob Zimmerman robert_zimmerman@campbellsoup.com Ph: (856) 968-4436 Sravani Janga sravani_janga@campbellsoup.com Ph: (856) 342-5975 Cantey Hanger LLP 600 W 6th St, Ste 300 Ft Worth, TX 76102 www.canteyhanger.com Sarah Walls swalls@canteyhanger.com Ph: (817) 877-2811 Carollo Engineers 2880 Gateway Oaks Dr Ste 300 Sacramento, CA 95833 www.carollo.com Beverly Hann bhann@carollo.com Ph: (916) 565-4888

2017 Food & Beverage Environmental Conference Attendee List As of March 15, 2017

Carollo Engineers 2880 Gateway Oaks Dr Ste 300 Sacramento, CA 95833 www.carollo.com Peter Bokor Ph: (916) 565-4888 Cascade Earth Sciences 12720 E Nora Ave Suite A Spokane Valley, WA 99216 www.cascade-earth.com Dan Burgard dan.burgard@valmont.com Ph: (509) 921-9260 Guest: Karen Burgard Steve Venner steve.venner@cascade-earth.com Ph: (509) 891-7992 Guest: Lisa Venner Case Farms 330 Pelican Road Goldsboro, NC 28333 Mavon Lam mlam@casefarms.com Ph: (919) 580-3343 Guest: Kasey Morris CDM Smith 11 British American Blvd Suite 200 Latham, NY 12110-1464 www.cdmsmith.com Paul Greene greenep@cdmsmith.com Ph: (518) 782-4527 Rick Molongoski molongoskira@cdmsmith.com Ph: (518) 782-4505

CES Clean Water LLC. 1 Batavia Rd Pittsburgh, PA 15221 www.solutions-by-ces.com John Smith john.r.smith@solutions-by-ces.com Ph: (412) 719-5976 CH2M 6600 Peachtree Dunwoody Rd Bldg 400 Atlanta, GA 30328 Bill Bratt Bill.Bratt@alumni.clemson.edu Ph: (678) 530-4049 Chemtreat, Inc. 5640 Cox Rd Glen Allen, VA 23060 wwwchemtreat.com Jim Beck Ph: (804) 935-2000 Chemtreat, Inc. 9216 W 117th St Overland Park, KS 66210 Jim Booker jbooker@chemtreat.com Ph: (913) 221-6700 Clean Water Technology 151 W 135th St Los Angeles, CA 90061 www.cleanwatertech.com Domagoj Gotovac dgotovac@cleanwatertech.com Ph: (310) 380-4648

Clean Water Technology 151 W 135th St Los Angeles, CA 90061 www.cleanwatertech.com Linda Englander Mills linda@cleanwatertechnology.com Ph: (414) 336-8735 Clougherty Packing, LLC 3049 E Vernon Ave Vernon, CA 90058 www.farmerjohn.com Hector Garcia hjgarcia@farmerjohn.com Ph: (323) 583-4621 Coal Creek Environmental Associates 4621 118th Ave Se Bellevue, WA 98006 www.coalcreekenv.com Steve Nelson snelson@coalcreekenv.com Ph: (425) 373-4888 Concordia College 901 8th St S Moorhead, MN 56562 Timothy Wilbur twilbur@cord.edu Ph: (320) 267-2668 CPP Wind Engineering 2400 Midpoint Dr Ste 190 Fort Collins, CO 80525 www.cppwind.com Sergio Guerra sguerra@cppwind.com Ph: (970) 360-6020

2017 Food & Beverage Environmental Conference Attendee List As of March 15, 2017

CPP Wind Engineering 2608 Milton Ln Fort Collins, CO 80524 Anke Beyer-Lout abeyer-lout@cppwind.com Ph: (970) 221-3371 Dairy Farmers of America 10220 N Ambassador Dr Kansas City, MO 64153 www.dfamilk.com Steve Bryant sbryant@dfamilk.com Ph: (816) 801-6748 Whitney Christian wchristian@dfamilk.com Ph: (417) 829-2852 Steve Moore smoore@dfamilk.com Ph: (417) 829-2856 Dakota Software 1375 Euclid Ave Ste 500 Cleveland, OH 44115 Geoff Smith gsmith@dakotasoft.com Ph: (216) 765-7100 Stormie VanMeenen svanmeenen@dakotasoft.com Ph: (216) 455-1932 Desalitech 1037 Lake Colony Ln Vestavia Hills, AL 35242 Francis DSa francis.dsa@desalitech.com Ph: (205) 480-9292

Desalitech One Gateway Center Suite 809 Newton, MA 02458 www.desalitech.com Ed Lieberman ed.lieberman@desalitech.com Ph: (617) 916-9911 Dontech Industries 21 Jefferson Ct S St Petersburg, FL 33711 www.dontechindustriesinc.com DL Catton dl@dontechindustriesinc. com Ph: (847) 682-1776 Dontech Industries 9 Jefferson Ct S St Petersburg, FL 33711 www.interecousa.com Stephanie Richardson stephrich@aol.com Ph: (919) 349-6041 Ecostrat Inc 60 St Clair Ave E Toronto, Ontario M4T 1N5 Marcin Lewandowski marcin@ecostrat.com Ph: (416) 968-8884 Jordan Solomon jordan.solomon@ecostrat.com Ph: (416) 968-8884

Environmental Standards 1208 East Market St Charlottesville, VA 22902 www.envstd.com Tim Cory tcory@envstd.com Ph: (434) 906-5505 Ann Marie Gathright amgathright@envstd.com Ph: (434) 293-4039 Environmental Treatment Systems - Evoqua 4310 Mcever Industrial Dr NW Acworth, GA 30101 www.etsenvironmental.com Chuck Ross charles.ross@evoqua.com Ph: (770) 384-0602 Enviro-Stewards Inc. 1 Union St. Elmira, ON N3B 3J9 www.enviro-stewards.com Aleks Poldma apoldma@enviro-stewards.com Ph: (519) 578-5100 Bruce Taylor btaylor@enviro-stewards.com Ph: 519-578-5100 ES Engineering Services, LLC 109 S Main St Unit C Eaton Rapids, MI 48827 Bernie Sheff bsheff@es-online.comPh: (517) 441-6098

2017 Food & Beverage Environmental Conference Attendee List As of March 15, 2017

Food Industry Environmental Network, LLC (FIEN) 33 Falling Creek Ct Silver Spring, MD 20904 www.fien.com Jack Cooper jlc@fien.com Ph: (301) 384-8287 Guest: Susan Foth Infrastructure & Environment LLC 2121 Innovation Ct De Pere, WI 54115 Michele Frozena michele.frozena@foth.com Ph: (920) 497-2500 Guest: Mykenzie Lemberger Gannett Fleming 700 West Virginia Street Milwaukee, WI 53204 www.gfnet.com David Drew ddrew@gfnet.com Ph: (608) 287-6700 Gannett Fleming 790 Turnpike St North Andover, MA 01845 www.gfnet.com Mark Johnson mjohnson@gfnet.com Ph: (978) 687-7292 Guest: Judith Johnson Gannett Fleming 8025 Excelsior Dr Madison, WI 53717 Jasmine Sodemann jasmine@uwalumni.com Ph: (608) 848-5438

Garney Construction 1333 NW Vivion Road Kansas City, MO 64118 Greg Harris bbitler@garney.com Ph: (816) 746-7216 Mark Kelly bbitler@garney.com Ph: (816) 746-7216 GE Water & Process Technologies 3239 Dundas St. West Oakville, ON L6M 4B2 Brian Arntsen Brian.Arntsen@ge.com Ph: (905) 465-3030 GE Water & Process Technologies 4636 Somerton Rd Trevose, PA 19053 Eric Kozmic Eric.Kozmic@ge.com Ph: (813) 690-8075 GE Water & Process Technologies 6 Mcelway Rd Harwich, MA 02645 Tony Urciuoli tony.urciuoli@ge.com Ph: (617) 852-5756 George Weston Ltd. 1425 The Queensway Etobicoke, ON M8Z 1T3 www.weston.ca Raffaela Malfara raffaela.malfara@westonfoods.ca Ph: (416) 988-0848

George Weston Ltd. 1425 The Queensway Etobicoke, ON M8Z 1T3 www.weston.ca Walter Kraus Walter.Kraus@WestonFoods.ca Ph: (416) 252-7323 Geosyntec Consultants 1255 Roberts Blvd NW Ste 200 Kennesaw, GA 30144 www.geosyntec.com Joe Volpe jvolpe@geosyntec.com Ph: (678) 371-5451 Geosyntec Consultants 930 Harvest Dr Ste 220 Blue Bell, PA 19422 www.geosyntec.com Kate Graf kgraf@geosyntec.com Ph: (267) 419-3103 GHD 1 Remington Park Dr Cazenovia, NY 13035 www.ghd.com Wayne McFarland wayne.mcfarland@ghd.com Ph: (315) 679-5839 GHD 1055 Piedmont Ave NE Atlanta, GA 30309 Alton Hobbs alton.hobbsjr@ghd.com Ph: (678) 280-2129

2017 Food & Beverage Environmental Conference Attendee List As of March 15, 2017

Golder Associates 44 Union Blvd Lakewood, CO 80228 Eric Blumenstein Eric_Blumenstein@golder.com Ph: (303) 980-0540 Golder Associates 1931 Robertson Road Gloucester, ON K1B 4N8 www.golder.com Berend Jan Velderman berendjan_velderman@golder.com Ph: (613) 592-9600 HDR 4828 Loop Central Dr Ste 800 Houston, TX 77081 www.hdrinc.com Chris Malinowski chris.malinowski@hdrinc.com Ph: (281) 253-7750 HDR 8404 Indian Hills Dr Omaha, NE 68114 Brian Mulinix brian.mulinix@hdrinc.com Ph: (402) 399-1000 Headworks International 850 Main St Wilmington, MA 01887 Imran Jaferey imjaferey@kochmembrane.com Ph: (978) 694-7000

Heron Innovators, Inc. 1025 Nichols Ct Rocklin, CA 95765-1325 John Barsotti johnb@heroninnovators.com Ph: (916) 408-6601 Hixson Architecture, Engineering, Interiors 659 Van Meter St Cincinnati, OH 45202 Stephen Schulte jcox@hixson-inc.com Ph: (513) 241-1230 Joe Weisgerber jweisgerber@hixson-inc.com Ph: (513) 241-1230 Honeywell UOP 121 Lake Point Dr League City, TX 77573 www.uop.com Mark Mullis mark.mullis@honeywell.com Ph: (713) 252-6287 Hormel Foods Corp 1101 N Main St Austin, MN 55912 Mark Carlstrom mwcarlstrom@hormel.com Ph: (507) 434-6557 Hydro Solutions, Inc. Po Box 221016 Louisville, KY 40252 Randy Drake office@hydrosolutions.com Ph: (502) 899-7107 John Hagerty office@hydrosolutions.com Ph: (502) 899-7107

HyLife Ltd. Po Box 100 La Broquerie, MB R0A 0W0 www.hylife.com Sheldon Stott sheldon.stott@hylife.com Ph: (204) 424-2313 Industrial Hydro Technologies, Inc. 1770 Ridgefield Dr Roswell, GA 30075 industrialhydro.com Mike Schlich paula@industrialhydro.com Ph: (770) 998-3677 Interstates Companies 1520 N Main Ave P.O. Box 260 Sioux Center, IA 51250 www.interstates.com Jim Higley jim.higley@interstates.com Ph: (712) 722-1662 ISC 3648 W Nichols St Springfield, MO 65803 www.bgc-isc.com Darin Wilken dwilken@bgc-isc.com Ph: (417) 831-3459 ISC Po Box 9286 Springfield, MO 65801 www.bgc-isc.com Scott Oliver soliver@bgc-isc.com Ph: (417) 831-3459

2017 Food & Beverage Environmental Conference Attendee List As of March 15, 2017

ISN 3232 Mckinney Ave Suite 1500 Dallas, TX 75204 www.isnetworld.com LT Burrow lburrow@isn.com Ph: (214) 866-4718 Jon Swanfeld jswanfeld@isn.com Ph: (214) 866-2275 J4 Engineering Group 333 W Rossi St Ste 300 Boise, ID 83706 Jesse Neilson jneilson@j4eng.com Ph: (208) 577-7463 Josh Reed jreed@j4eng.com Ph: (360) 770-4526 Johnsonville Sausage Po Box 906 Sheboygan Falls, WI 53085 Brent Mulholland bmulholland@johnsonville.com Ph: 1 (888) 556-2728 Patrick Teig pteig@johnsonville.com Ph: (815) 472-8100 Jane Kettler jkettler@johnsonville.com Ph: (920) 453-7744

KLA Systems, Inc. 31 Mill St Assonet, MA 02702 www.klasystems.com Fred Siino fsiino@klasystems.com Ph: (508) 644-5555 Kusters Water 101 Zima Park Rd Spartanburg, SC 29301 www.kusterszima.com Christopher Lewis christopher.lewis@kusterszima.com Ph: (512) 289-3647 Kusters Water 5 Sunflower St Middletown, NY 10940 www.kusterszima.com Bill Guarini bill.guarini@kusterszima.com Ph: (609) 433-7183 Guest: Nancy Guarini Lamb Weston 1009 N Center Pkwy Kennewick, WA 99336 Todd Goodman todd.goodman@conagrafoods.com Ph: (509) 736-2509 Lamb Weston 8701 W Gage Blvd Kennewick, WA 99336 Ian Toevs ian.toevs@conagra.com Ph: (509) 736-2573

Land O'Lakes, Inc. Po Box 64101 Saint Paul, MN 55164 Josh Milleson jmilleson@landolakes.com Ph: (612) 246-6350 Guest: Ashleigh Milleson Vic Hammer vahammer@landolakes.com Ph: (651) 481-2735 Leprino Foods Company 1810 W 38th Ave Denver, CO 80211 Adam Wylie awylie@leprinofoods.com Ph: (303) 480-2649 Joe Herrud jherrud@leprinofoods.com Ph: (303) 480-2894 Link's Snacks, Inc. 39210 221St St Alpena, SD 57312 Steve Muilenburg steve.muilenburg@jacklinks.com Ph: (605) 849-8826 Mapistry 210 University Ave Berkeley, CA 94704 Ryan Janoch ryan@mapistry.com Ph: (510) 984-3332

2017 Food & Beverage Environmental Conference Attendee List As of March 15, 2017

Maple Leaf Farms Po Box 167 Leesburg, IN 46538 Mark Jeffrey mjeffrey@mapleleaffarms.com Ph: (574) 453-4500 Rich Sudlow rsudlow@mapleleaffarms.com Ph: 1 (800) 348-2812 Guest: Kay Sudlow Matrix New World Engineering 26 Columbia Tpke Florham Park, NJ 07932 Reggie Prime rprime@matrixneworld.com Ph: (404) 313-5542 McCain Foods USA, Inc. 555 N Hickory Farm Ln Appleton, WI 54914 Peter Cormier peter.cormier@mccain.com Ph: (920) 997-7277 Meidlinger Partners 3711 Market St Suite 800 Philadelphia, PA 19104 www.meidlingerpartners.net Eliot Ingram kmeidlinger@meidlingerpartners.net Ph: (267) 334-6471

MillerCoors 2525 Wayne Madison Rd Trenton, OH 45067 www.millercoors.com Mark Koch mark.koch@millercoors.com Ph: (513) 844-4238 MillerCoors 4000 W State St Milwaukee, WI 53208 Joan Meyer joan.meyer@milllercoors.com Ph: (414) 931-2470 Monogram Foods 1231 870th St Harlan, IA 51537 Paul Simpson psimpson@monogramfoods.com Ph: (712) 571-0096 National Beef Packaging Company Po Box 20046 Kansas City, MO 64195 Don Determann don.dettermann@nationalbeef.com Ph: (816) 713-8552 Bud Ludwig bud.ludwig@nationalbeef.com Ph: (816) 713-8552 Nestle USA 2132 Old Georgia Hwy Gaffney, SC 29340 Tim Brooks timothy.brooks@us.nestle.com Ph: (864) 761-6676

Northwest Food Processors Association 8338 NE Alderwood Rd Suite 160 Portland, OR 97220 www.nwfpa.org Pam Barrow pbarrow@nwfpa.org Ph: (503) 327-2205 Josh Monifi jmonifi@nwfpa.org Ph: (503) 327-2213 NSF International 789 N Dixboro Rd Ann Arbor, MI 48105 Jamie Bush jbush@nsf.org Ph: (734) 827-5668 Allison Skinner askinner@nsf.org Ph: (734) 418-6632 Nuvoda 1871 Canter Dr Riner, VA 24149 Jason Calhoun jason@rfwastewater.com Ph: (540) 266-2024 Guest: Fab Sabba O'Brien & Gere 8200 Roberts Dr Ste 450 Atlanta, GA 30350 Dan Agramonte dvagramonte@mac.com Ph: 404229-2598

2017 Food & Beverage Environmental Conference Attendee List As of March 15, 2017

Parkson Corporation 1401 W Cypress Creek Rd Ft Lauderdale, FL 33309 Ritika Kacker lvillamar@parkson.com Ph: (954) 917-1886 Susan Pilgram lvillamar@parkson.com Ph: (954) 917-1886 Pepper Hamilton 4000 Town Ctr Ste 1800 Southfield, MI 48075 Todd Fracassi fracassit@pepperlaw.com Ph: (248) 359-7734 PepsiCo 2274 Goliad Cir Frisco, TX 75033 Rob Meyers rob.meyers@pepsico.com Ph: 469-766-5254 PepsiCo 555 W Monroe St Chicago, IL 60661 Jana Gessner kristy.rekar@pepsico.com Ph: (419) 340-2100 Kevin Sobnosky kevin.sobnosky@pepsico.com Ph: (234) 542-7849 PepsiCo 7701 Legacy Dr Plano, TX 75024 www.pepsico.com Larry Perry larry.e.perry@pepsico.com Ph: (972) 334-4756

Perry Way 1222 Perry Way Watertown, WI 53094 Dana Presley dpresley@perrywayfoods.com Ph: (920) 206-6995 P-TEC DAF Systems 723 Sunglow St Villa Hills, KY 41017 www.ptecdaf.com Rick Blank rick@ptecdaf.com Ph: (859) 486-4472 Reid Engineering Company, Inc. 1210 Princess Anne St Fredericksburg, VA 22401 www.reidengineering.com Shane Reid sreid@reidengineering.com Ph: (540) 371-8500 ReNew Water 3990 Duncan Pl Palo Alto, CA 94306 Nitesh Dullabh nitesh@stage2innovations.com Ph: (650) 704-0737 RETTEW Associates, Inc. 3020 Columbia Ave Lancaster, PA 17603 www.rettew.com Clayton Bubeck cbubeck@rettew.com Ph: (570) 294-4415 Steve Rowley srowley@rettew.com Ph: (717) 314-6719

ReUse Innovations Houston, TX Jordan Gama jordan@renewwastewater.com Ph: (832) 722-9404 Elizabeth Martin liz@renewingwastewater.com Ph: (832) 722-9404 SafeTec Compliance Systems 7700 Ne Parkway Dr Ste 125 Vancouver, WA 98662 Jon Daane jdaane@hsi.com Ph: (800) 447-3177 Guest: Kirsten Moss Saga Environmental & Engineering 3406 Panther Creek Rd Fordland, MO 65652 Rachael Izdepski RIzdepski@saga-ee.com Ph: (417) 767-2859 Saputo Dairy Products Canada G.P. 2365 Chemin De La Cote-de-Liesse Saint-Laurent, QC H4N 2M7 Ivano Pazzia ivano.pazzia@saputo.com Ph: (514) 328-3466

2017 Food & Beverage Environmental Conference Attendee List As of March 15, 2017

Saputo Dairy Products Canada G.P. 317 N Rosera St Lena, WI 54139 Debra Guzman debra.guzman@saputo.com Ph: (847) 400-6550 Saputo Dairy Products Canada G.P. 5900 Rue De Seigne Saint-Leonard, QC H1P 1G8 Martin Scuccimarri ivano.pazzia@saputo.com Ph: 514247-3112 Servi-Tech Po Box 1397 Dodge City, KS 67801 Fred Vocasek fred.vocasek@servitech.com Ph: (620) 227-7123 Short Elliott Hendrickson, Inc. 3535 Vadnais Center Dr Saint Paul, MN 55110 John Fisher jfisher@sehinc.com Ph: (651) 490-2000 Richard Viviani rviviani@sehinc.com Ph: (651) 490-2030 Smithfield Foods 1 Sweet Applewood Ln Cudahy, WI 53110 Carter Hanson chanson@smithfield.com Ph: (414) 918-3226

Smithfield Foods 102 Mayfair Ln Williamsburg, VA 23188 Keith Bailey keithbailey@smithfield.com Ph: (757) 357-1563 Smithfield Foods 111 N Church St Smithfield, VA 23430 www.smithfieldfoods.com Bill Gill billgill@smithfieldfoods.com Ph: (757) 356-6715 Eric Lassalle elassalle@smithfield.com Ph: (757) 356-6703 Smithfield Foods 200 Commerce St Smithfield, VA 23430 Stewart Leeth sleeth@smithfield.com Ph: (757) 365-3034 Smithfield Foods, Inc. 574 Cooper Garrett Rd Moyock, NC 27958 Gary Davis gdavis@smithfield.com Ph: (757) 356-6707 Stantec 3157 Royal Dr Alpharetta, GA 30022 Matt Newhart matt.newhart@stantec.com Ph: (678) 327-2936

Stantec Consulting Services 2353 130th Ave NE Ste 200 Bellevue, WA 98005 Jason Weakley jason.weakley@stantec.com Ph: (425) 896-6963 Sugar Creek Packing Co. 12021 Sheraton Ln Cincinnati, OH 45246 Lorie Brengelman lbrengelman@sugar-creek.com Ph: (513) 785-8320 Support in Performance Sipke Verbeek sipke@supportinperformance.com Ph: (312) 878-2597 Symbiont 6737 W Washington St Ste 3440 West Allis, WI 53214 www.symbiontonline.com Tom Bachman tom.bachman@symbiontonline.com Ph: (414) 291-8840 Jeff Van Voorhis jeff.vanvoorhis@symbiontonline.com Ph: (414) 291-8840

2017 Food & Beverage Environmental Conference Attendee List As of March 15, 2017

Tetra Tech 1576 N Sherman St Denver, CO 80203 www.tetratech.com Kevin Conroy kevin.conroy@tetratech.com Ph: (720) 931-9320 The Probst Group 17035 W Wisconsin Ave Brookfield, WI 53005 www.probstgroup.com Mark Pronley swinchell@probstgroup.com Ph: (262) 402-6090 The Stover Group Po Box 2056 Stillwater, OK 74076 www.stovergroup.com Enos Stover elstover@stovergroup.com Ph: (405) 624-0018 Ross Stover trstover@stovergroup.com Ph: (405) 533-1436 Total Process Systems 7052 Santa Teresa Blvd #45 San Jose, CA 95139 www.totalprosystems.com Andrew Delgado adelgado@totalprosystems.com Ph: (408) 224-4987

TRC Environmental Consultants 21 Griffin Rd N Windsor, CT 06095 www.trcsolutions.com Gale Hoffnagle ghoffnagle@trcsolutions.com Ph: (860) 298-6247 Guest: Sara Bass University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh 800 Algoma Blvd Oshkosh, WI 54901 Betina Chaon chaonb@uwosh.edu Ph: (920) 424-3148 Valicor 7400 Newman Blvd Dexter, MI 48130 Jeff Knollenberg jknollenberg@valicor.com Ph: (515) 419-3782 Chris Mahoney cmahoney@valicor.com Ph: (734) 253-2870 Vanaire, Inc. 840 Clark Dr Gladstone, MI 49837 Trevor Schmitz tschmitz@vanaireinc.com Ph: (800) 826-2473 Veolia Water 6981 N Park Dr Pennsauken, NJ 08109 Graig Rosenberger graig.rosenberger@veolia.com Ph: (609) 519-1295

Water Street Solutions 6408 Parnell Ave Minneapolis, MN 55435 www.waterstsolutions.com Pat Ryan patrick.ryan@waterstsolutions.com Ph: (612) 749-4554 Water Street Solutions 724 Forest View Dr Verona, WI 53593 www.waterstsolutions.com Bill Kohl william.kohl@waterstsolutions.com Ph: (262) 617-5645 Waterleau, Inc. 50 Square Dr Ste 200 Victor, NY 14564 Ryan Johnston ryan.johnston@waterleau.com Ph: (609) 820-7148 Wells Enterprises 1 Blue Bunny Dr SW Le Mars, IA 51031 Preston Nibaur ptnibaur@bluebunny.com Ph: (712) 548-5726 Mike Plagge msplagge@bluebunny.com Ph: (402) 290-0899 Wenck 7500 Highway 55 Ste 300 Golden Valley, MN 55427 Rebecca Carlson rcarlson@wenck.com Ph: (763) 252-6824

2017 Food & Beverage Environmental Conference Attendee List As of March 15, 2017

Wenck 4715 Oakmont Bend Dr Alpharetta, GA 30004 www.wenck.com Tara McCullen tmccullen@wenck.com Ph: (678) 938-4227 White Castle Management Co. 555 W Goodale St Columbus, OH 43215 Jeff Miller jeffreymiller232@gmail.com Ph: 614561-8030 Woodard & Curran 1470 Wheatfield Way Oshkosh, WI 54904 Jason Muche jmuche@woodardcurran. com Ph: (920) 210-0181 Woodard & Curran 41 Hutchins Dr Portland, ME 04102 Lloyd Snyder lsnyder@woodardcurran. com Ph: 207415-7512 Woodard & Curran 89 Redwood Ter Orinda, CA 94563 Chibby Alloway calloway@woodardcurran.com Ph: (925) 209-5087

World Water Works Inc. 4000 Sw 113th St Oklahoma City, OK 73173 www.worldwaterworks.com Neil McAdams mcadam@worldwaterworks.com Ph: (704) 408-2227 Justin Olson justin.olson@worldwaterworks.com Ph: (405) 596-6900 Greg Parks gparks@worldwaterworks.com Ph: (201) 336-2544 Zephyr Environmental Corp. 2600 Via Fortuna Ste 450 Austin, TX 78746 www.zephyrenv.com Kimberly Brandt kbrandt@zephyrenv.com Ph: (512) 329-5544 Laura Huff lhuff@zephyrenv.com Ph: (512) 879-4341

Hotel and Travel Information

Hotel Information

All 2017 conference activities will take place at Wild Dunes Resort, located in Charleston, S.C.

Hotel Information Wild Dunes Resort 5757 Palm Boulevard Isle of Palms, SC 29451 (844) 271-5878

Travel Information

Charleston International Airport (CHS) is approximately 30 minutes west of the resort.

Conference

History

Conference History 2016 Coeur d’Alene, ID 2015 Point Clear, AL 2014 Napa, CA 2013 Cambridge, MD 2012 San Diego, CA 2011 Bonita Springs, FL 2010 Whistler, British Columbia 2009 San Antonio, TX 2008 Monterey, CA 2007 St. Petersburg, FL 2006 Lake Tahoe, NV 2005 Savannah, GA 2004 Monterey, CA 2003 Tampa, FL 2002 Vancouver, British Columbia 2001 Wild Dunes, SC 2000 Durango, CO 1999 Destin, FL 1998 San Diego, CA 1997 Kiawah, SC 1996 Santa Fe, NM 1995 San Diego, CA 1994 San Antonio, TX 1993 San Diego, CA 1992 St. Augustine, FL 1991 Santa Barbara, CA 1990 Palm Coast, FL 1981-1989 Santa Barbara, CA 1970-1980 Pacific Grove, CA

Conference Traditions Ship’s Steering Wheel

The tradition of presenting a steering wheel to the incoming chairman of the Steering Committee began as a private joke between 1996 Conference Chairman Ed Taylor of Minute Maid and 1997 Conference Chairman Stephanie Richardson of Preventative Environmental Management. At the beginning of the 1997 conference, Stephanie presented Ed, the then Steering Committee chairman, with an old car steering wheel dug out from a salvage yard, the idea being the Steering Committee Chairman needed something to steer. Ed had the last laugh as he took great pride in ceremoniously presenting the old steering wheel back to Stephanie at the end of the 1997 conference. The old car steering wheel has since graduated to a ship’s wheel as a gift from Ted Weller of B&A Health and Safety Consultants. This steering wheel has been handed from the outgoing Steering Committee Chairman to the incoming Steering Committee Chairman since 1998. It is the responsibility of the outgoing Steering Committee Chairman to keep the wheel during the year of their service, engrave the name of the incoming Steering Committee Chairman on the next plate prior to the next conference and to present the ship’s wheel to the next Steering Committee Chair at the Wednesday evening awards dinner.

Honey Dipper

This conference tradition began in 1970 when the most important environmental issue was wastewater. One of the traditional slang terms used to discuss wastewater is “honey wagon,” which refers to pumper trucks used for septic tank pump outs. In 1977, the chairman of this conference was presented with the Honey Dipper, which recognizes the origins of the conference. To this day the conference chair receives the Honey Dipper from the outgoing conference chair and it is worn around the neck throughout the entire conference.

The Talking Stick

In 2002, the conference left the U.S. for the first time and landed in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, with Gottfried Haase of Kraft as the chairman. On Sunday evening the entertainment with dinner was performed by members of a native Canadian tribe. The chief of the tribe presented Gottfried with a Talking Stick, which is a native tribe tradition that recognizes who has the right to speak. The Talking Stick is displayed throughout the conference next the speaker’s podium.

The Tie

Try as we may, some folks never get the message: don’t wear ties. The conference dress code is business casual. In 2005, in Savannah, Ga., Bruce Wright of Basic American Foods made the mistake of wearing a tie. The portion of the tie that encircled his neck now travels with the Talking Stick, and is hung over the base as a reminder.

The Big Dog Award

The Big Dog Awards were created at the 1997 Conference by Quentin Davis of Fehr-Graham & Associates. They were originally called the MC-T awards, owing to the fact that McDonald’s had sent some “Environmental T-Shirts” to the conference that were given away as prizes. The idea was borne from the 1997 conference, when several presenters added humor and uniqueness to their presentations.

Three nominees are chosen for each award and the idea is to select unique and funny comments from presentations and create categories based off the comments. The winner is announced after the category is explained. The awards are presented at the Wednesday evening awards dinner, and past categories have included: Best Lawyer Joke, Best Technical Term and Best Technical Lie. In 1998, the name was changed to the Big Dog Awards. Awards have been given every year since 1997. Award recipients receive Big Dog t-shirts.

The Little Kitten Award The Little Kitten Award was created by Carol Kenfield, of Pillsbury in 2000. She recognized that this is more than a conference; it is a venue where life-long friendships and caring relationships are developed. The recipient of the award receives a little kitten and a certificate. The recipient is responsible for the care and upkeep of the kitten for 1 full year and for selecting the next recipient.

Acknowledgements Steering Committee Dan Burgard, Cascade Earth Sciences – Chairman Michael Boese, Amazon Chris Brown, John C. Brown Safety & Training Brynn Horne, American Frozen Food Institute Walter Kraus, Weston Foods Josh Milleson, Land O’Lakes Rob Meyers, PepsiCo Greg Parks, World Water Works Anne Tennier, Anne Tennier Consulting Planning Committee The chairs and co-chairs listed in the program generally comprise the planning committee, which is responsible for selecting and managing technical presentations, posters, technical tours and other conference activities. These volunteers make the conference a success. Sponsorship Special thanks to Linda Englander Mills for encouraging companies to help sponsor the conference!!

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Conference March 25-28, 2018

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June 8-9, 2017