Workshop Session I: 9:30 - 11:00 am

Smarter, Greener and Cleaner Opportunities for Your Community
Learn about innovative projects that utilize green infrastructure and natural systems which help to clean rivers and streams, create green spaces, and help revitalize our towns and neighborhoods, all while doing so in an economically beneficial way.
Moderator/Presenter: Becky Smith, Water Organizer, Clean Water Action - MA
Presenters: Tricia Martin, LEED AP, We Design | We Build
Paul Knowles, Sustainability Engineer, Natural Systems Utilities LLC 

Clean Ports, Healthy Communities
Learn about the ways we are transforming the NY/NJ Ports to create a healthier, cleaner, and greener environment for truck drivers, nearby communities and the environment.
Moderator: Denise Patel, Board Member, NJEF
Chemical Security Campaign Organizer, NJ Work Environment Council
Presenters: Nicky Sheats, Esq., Director, Center for the Urban Environment
Ana Baptista, Environmental Justice Organizer, Ironbound Community Corp.
Kim Gaddy, Environmental Justice Organizer, NJEF
Ramiro Gotoy, Port Truck Driver and Newark Resident

Sustainable Landscapes
Learn how to implement sustainable practices such as pesticide free parks and lawns, low impact fertilizer policies, and building rain gardens in your school, town and county.
Moderator: Mara Silgailis, Chair, Cedar Grove Environmental Commission, NJEF Board Member
Presenters: Willie De Camp, Executive Director, Save the Barnegat Bay Foundation
Suzanne Aptman, CoChair, SafeYards Montclair
Amy Rowe, Environmental and Resource Management Agent, Cooperative Extension of Essex County

Moving the Green Agenda
Panelist present strategies - local and statewide - for getting things done (and not!) in a tough political and economic climate, followed by Q & A and discussion.
Moderator: Ben Forest, Board Member, NJEF and its Vote Environment Committee (VEC)
Presenters: D'Arcy Rohan Green, Councilwoman (R-Bay Head), Board Member, NJEF
John McKeon, Chair, Assembly Env. Committee (D-West Orange)
David Pringle, Campaign Director, NJEF and its VEC

Workshop Session II: 2:45 - 4:15 pm

Solar in the City and More: New Jersey's Sustainable Energy Future
As we head toward a less-fossil fuel future, hear about the challenges and successes of solar projects in Newark and how to integrate sustainable energy into NJ's energy plans, including funding, business and job development.
Moderator: Janet Tauro, Board Chair, NJEF, and leader of GRAMMES
Presenters: John Hinge, Project Manager, P.E., CEM, Weston Solutions
Hannes Klein, Project Manager, CBCP, Principal Engineer, Clough Harbour Associates
Michele N. Siekerka, Esq., Assistant Commissioner, Economic Growth and Green Energy, NJDEP

Healthy Schools, Healthy Towns
Learn about implementing sustainable practices such as Green Cleaning, No Idling, and more in your town/school from those in the know.
Moderator: Eric Benson, Field Canvass Director, NJEF
Presenters: Randy Solomon, Co-Director, Institute for Sustainability Planning and Governance at the College of NJ, Co-Founder and Manager, Sustainable Jersey
Thuy Anh Lee, Hillsborough Parent/Activist
Robert S. Hoffmann, Borough Administrator, Borough of Westwood

SAFER Chemicals, Healthy Families
Learn about health harms caused by toxic consumer products, alternative practices being adopted across the U.S., and what we can do to advance "green chemistry" here in NJ-from industrial production down to the beauty shop and at home.
Moderator: Sharon Finlayson, Board Member, NJEF
Presenters: Paul C Renner JD, Assoc. Director, Institute for Sustainable Work & the Environment
Lynn Thorp, National Campaigns Coordinator, Clean Water Action - DC
Brittany Reed, Senior Coordinator, myHerbalocity

NJDEP Transformation: Making the Most of What You Have
How do we maximize the environmental bang in this time of diminished bucks and ensure, intended or not, protections aren't weakened. Come find out!
Moderator/Presenter: Adam Liebtag, President CWA Local 1036 and NJEF Board Member
Presenters: Irene Kropp, Deputy Commissioner, NJDEP
David Pringle, Campaign Director, NJEF
Ana Baptista, Environmental Justice Organizer, Ironbound Community Corp.
Vice Chair, NJDEP's Environmental Justice Advisory Council