Virtual Workshop:
The Great Lakes Restoration Initiative
January 26-27, 2022
(All times Eastern!)
Wednesday, january 26
11:00 a.m. (Eastern) - Welcome and Introductions
Adam Hinterthuer
Director of Programs, Institute for Journalism & Natural Resources
Iyana Esters
Program Assistant, Institute for Journalism & Natural Resources
Dave Spratt
CEO, Institute for Journalism & Natural Resrources
11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. - The Billion Dollar Question: What Comes Next for the GLRI After 2021's Big Boost?
Debra Shore
Administrator, U.S. EPA Region 5
Steve Galarneau
Director, Office of Great Waters, Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources/Co-Chair, Great Lakes Advisory Board
Kyle Dreyfuss-Wells
CEO, Northest Ohio Regional Sewer District/Co-Chair, Great Lakes Advisory Board
1:00 - 1:30 p.m. - Break
1:30 - 3:00 p.m. - GLRI Past, Present and Future: A Conversation with Cam Davis and Mic Isham
Cameron “Cam” Davis
Vice President, GEI Consultants
Michael “Mic” Isham
Executive Director, Great Lakes Indian Fish and Wildlife Commission
3:00 - 3:30 p.m. - Break
3:30 - 5:00 p.m. - Great Lakes For All: Adding Environmental Justice and Equity to the GLRI Mission
Sylvia Orduño
Chair, EPA's National Environmental Justice Advisory Council; Member, Great lakes Advisory Board and Michigan Advisory Council for Environmental Justice
Laura Rubin
Director, Healing Our Waters - Great Lakes Coalition/Member, Great Lakes Advisory Board
Frank Ettawageshik
Executive Director, United Tribes of Michigan/Member, Great Lakes Advisory Board
5:00 p.m. - Workshop adjourns for the day
Thursday, january 27
11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. - H2Ohio: A New Collaboration on Agricultural Best Practices Aims to Payoff Downstream
Scott Higgins
President/CEO, American Dairy Association, Mideast
Heather Taylor-Miesle
Executive Director, Ohio Environmental Council/President, Ohio Environmental Council Action Fund
Laura Johnson
Director, National Center for Water Quality Research, Heidelberg University
1:00 - 1:30 p.m. - Break
1:30 -3:00 p.m. - Clean Slate? Great Lakes Areas of Concern, Economic Impacts and Questions of Community Access
Rick Hobrla
Program Manager, Great Lakes Management Unit, Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy
John Austin
Director, Michigan Economic Center /Nonresident Senior Fellow, Brookings Institution
Theresa Landrum
Community Communication Liaison, Original United Citizens of Southwest Detroit/Member, Michigan Advisory Council on Environmental Justice
3:00 - 3:30 p.m. - Break
3:30 - 5:00 p.m. - Telling Environment Stories Better: A Discussion About Tips, Tricks and Challenges of Reporting on the Great Lakes
IJNR Staff and Workshop Participants
5:00 p.m. - Workshop Adjourns
This workshop was made possible by support from the Joyce Foundation. IJNR maintains editorial independence and control in all of its programming and decision-making.