2021 PFAS Workshop
Tuesday, January 26th:
6:00 - 7:00 p.m. (All Times Eastern)- Welcome, Introductions and Brief Overview
Adam Hinterthuer
Director of Programs, Institute for Journalism & Natural Resources
Sarah Mock
Program Assistant, Institute for Journalism & Natural Resources
Dave Spratt
CEO, Institute for Journalism & Natural Resources
Garret Ellison
Environment Reporter, MLive.com
Wednesday, January 27th
11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. (Eastern) - A Chemical Walks Into an Environment...How PFAS Gets into the Wider World and How to Get It Out
Michelle Crimi
Professor/Director of Engineering and Management, Clarkson University
Cora Young
Associate Professor and Rogers Chair, Department of Chemistry, York University
Rob Bilott
Partner, Taft Law; Author, Exposure
12:30 - 1:00 p.m. - Break
1:00 - 2:30 p.m. – Contains PFAS: Evaluating Risk and Exposure in Humans and Animals
Jamie DeWitt
Professor, Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, East Carolina University
Chris Higgins
Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Colorado School of Mines
Elsie Sunderland
Gordon McKay Professor of Environmental Chemistry, Department of Environmental Health, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
2:30 - 3:00 p.m. – Break
3:00 - 4:30 p.m. - Safety Dance over PFAS: What Could a New Administration Mean for PFAS Policy?
Susan Hanson
Council member, NTTC/Environmental contractor to Shoshone Bannock Tribes
Rob Simon
Vice President, Chemical Products, American Chemistry Council
Elizabeth “Betsy” Southerland
Former Director of Science and Technology, Office of Water, U.S. EPA
Larry Dunn
Superfund Cleanup Manager, Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe (retired); Member, Native Tribes Toxics Council
Steve Risotto
Senior Director, American Chemistry Council
4:30 - 5:30 p.m. – A Conversation with Linda Birnbaum
Linda Birnbaum
Former Director, National Institute for Environmental Health Sciences; Current Scholar in Residence, Nicholas School of the Environment, Duke University
5:30 p.m. — Workshop adjourns for the day.
Thursday, January 28th
11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. (Eastern) – Origin Story: West Virginia
Alan Ducatman
Professor Emeritus, School of Public Health, West Virginia University
Olga Naidenko
Vice President, Science Investigations, Environmental Working Group
David Andrews
Senior Scientist, Environmental Working Group
Emily Donovan
Co-Founder, Clean Cape Fear
12:30 - 1:00 p.m. – Break
1:00 - 2:30 p.m. – Military Faceoff: New Mexico
Andrea Amico
Founder, Testing for Pease
Art Schapp
Owner/Farmer, Highland Dairy
Rebecca Stenholm
Director, Government and Public Affairs, EPCOR USA
John Calkins
Director of Environmental Compliance, EPCOR USA (former drinking water coordinator state of Arizona)
2:30 - 3:00 p.m. – Break
3:00 - 4:30 p.m. - Proactive Policy: Michigan
Steve Sliver
Executive Director, Michigan PFAS Action Response Team
Pam McQueer
Citizen Member, Michigan PFAS Action Response Team
Marcus Wasilevich
PFAS Response Coordinator, Michigan Department of Health and Human Services
4:30 - 5:30 p.m. - Reporter Happy Hour
5:30 p.m. - Workshop adjourns.