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