2019 CIFA SRF WORKSHOP

The 2019 CIFA SRF Workshop convened 400 SRF managers and staff in Cleveland, Ohio, on November 18 - 19, to learn what's working, what's new and what's next. The Workshop had the largest attendance in the history of the professional development program. 

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Printed Program (PDF)

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Plenary Presentations

• National Perspectives from Jennifer McLain, Director, Office of Ground Water and Drinking Water, U.S. EPA

• National Perspectives from Andrew Sawyers, Director, Office of Wastewater Management, U.S. EPA

• Spotlight on the Buckeye State, Jerry Rouch, Ohio Environmental Protection Agency

• PISCES - AQUARIUS Recognition Program

• Leveraging with WIFIA. Jorianne Jernberg, Karen Fligger, Marnin Lebovits, Kevin McDonald, WIFIA, U.S. EPA

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SRF 101 Sessions

• SRF 101: Nuts and Bolts (Jeff Freeman, Lori Johnson, Greg Pope)

• SRF 101: Follow the Funding (Jim McGoff, Marie Moylan Hoadley, Hannah Humphrey, Steve Malone)

• SRF 101: All about the Projects (Chuck Gorman, Kris Berry, Sheryl Parsons, Shanin Speas Frost)

• SRF 101: Bonding for Dummies (Mike Perkovich, Neil Flanagan, Josh Traner, George Cholakis)

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Financing Sessions

• Strong Partnerships Co-Funding Projects with SRF and WIFIA (Greg Swartz, Jorianne Jernberg, Michael Downey, Jeff Diehl)

• New Disclosure Rules: What You and Your Borrowers Need to Know (Kate Burum, Nate Keenan, Adam Krea)

• Why Pro Fi? (Jay Manning, Joan Corrigan, Michael Grange, Becky Sabie)

• Financing Best Management Practices for Agriculture (Maggie Cunningham, Lori Beary, Robert Boos, Shawn Crumlis)

• Innovative Financing to Restore and Protect Watersheds (Alison Souders, Kimberly Brewster, Jeff Lerner, Tori Mills, Matt Scharver)

• Latest on Leveraging (Ryan Callender, Kaumudi Atapattu, Jessica Cameron Mitchell, William Torsiglieri)

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Case Studies

• Small Community Solutions (Kim Colson, Stephen Lapp, Adam Sharpe, Austin Thompson)

• Real World Issues with Regionalization (Steve Grossman, Jonathan Bernstein, Dave Douglas, David Dunn, Ken Heigel)

• Tackling Big Challenges in Small Communities (Anna Miller, Lori Beary, Noel LaRoque)

• Public Health Protection Starts at the Source! (Nick Chamberlain, Bill Dawson, Kara Goodwin, Deirdre White)

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Process Improvement

• Rethinking Affordability (Steve Grossman, Carrie Bohan, Leslie Gillespie-Marthaler, Keith McLaughlin)

• Software Solutions for Success (Adrienne Booker, Tom Chamberlain, Todd Johansen, Lance Reese, Steve Walter)

• Water Planning on the World Wide Web (Donna McNeil, Linda Bridwell, Ashley Adams, Dustin Horn)

• Modernizing SRFs with Streamlining and Marketing (Joe Freeman, Debby Dickson, Jennifer Kenny, Teresa Thomas, Tonya White)

 

Client Services

• A Word from the Borrowers (Brion Johnson, Edward Barca, Todd, A. Danielson, Alexandra Gunnell, Richard Morales)

• Helping Your Clients Optimize their Operations (Anna Miller, Layne McWilliams, Grant Weaver, Erica Walker)

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