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2024 Conference Committee

Conference Leadership Committee

Chris Bareither
Conference Chair

Colorado State University

Joe Scalia
Conference Co-Chair

Colorado State University

Amanda Adams
Plenary Session Lead

Principal Engineer, Stantec

Jason Andrews
Plenary Session Lead

Senior Geotechnical Engineer, Senior Vice President, Engineering Analytics

Mike Henderson
Plenary Session Lead

Kate Patterson
Plenary Session Lead

Tailings and Water Resources Engineer, Principal, Klohn Crippen Berger, Ltd.

Nicholas Rocco
Plenary Session Lead

NewFields Mining Design & Technical Services

Ryan Shedivy
Plenary Session Lead

Assistant Vice President, Geological Engineer/ Mine Waste Mountain Team Leader, WSP USA Inc.

Jason Hilgers
Short Course Technical Lead

AECOM

Sam Rivet
Social Events Coordinator

Senior Solutions Manager, MineBridge Software Inc.

Shawn Steiner
Tradeshow Reception Lead

Manager – USA West, ConeTec

Emily Jagerhorn
Student Volunteer Coordinator

Graduate Research Assistant, Colorado State University

Organizing Committee

Marie-Josée Banwell

Business Development Manager, TRE Altamira Inc

Dean B. Durkee

Sr Consultant & Vice President, Gannett Fleming

Jason Cumbers

Principal Engineer, Stantec

Zach Fox

Senior Geotechnical Engineer, Knight Piésold Consulting

Robyn Gaebel

Senior Geotechnical Engineer, Geosyntec Consultants Inc.

Wes Herweynen

Senior Tailings Engineer,
GHD

Ljiljana Josic

Sr. Director Tailings, Water and Geotechnical Engineering, AtkinsRealis

Andy Jung

Technical Manager, CETCO

Jean Kugel

Senior Engineer,
BGC Engineering

Daryl Longwell

Principal Civil Engineer,
Tetra Tech, Inc

Linda Lorenzetti

Diemme Filtration

Dave Ludwick

Senior Civil Engineer, SRK Consulting Inc.

Ian McKechnie

Lead Product Manager, Hatch Ltd

Melissa McRitchie

Director of Events,
C3 Alliance

Meryl Nelson

C3 Alliance

Doug Oliver

Principal Hydrogeologist, FloSolutions

Randal Osicki

Associate | Senior Geotechnical Engineer, Thurber Engineering Ltd.

Fab Pakizehkar

Veolia Water Technologies & Solutions

Omar Rodriguez

Design Engineer, Soletanche Bachy

Kurt J. Schimpke

Senior Geotechnical Engineer, Barr Engineering Co.

Teresa Speigl

Director Tailings, Crushed Leach, & Water, Freeport-McMoRan

Aaron Tomkins

Principal Geoscientist, GBG Group

Sarah Weber, P.Geo., MBA

President & CEO, C3 Alliance

Maythe Villavicencio

Marketing Manager, PhotoSat

Oliver Whatnall

VP, Americas, Jord International

Todd Wisdom

Paterson & Cooke USA, Ltd

Zygi Zurakowski

Principal Engineer, Water and Geotechnical Engineering, Newmont