AWRA FL Key West Annual Meeting 2025
Thursday, August 7 & Friday, August 8
Harvey Governmental Center
1200 Truman Avenue, Key West, FL
Agenda - Updated July 2, 2025
Notes:
Thursday, August 7
10:00 am - 12:00 pm - AWRA Florida Board Meeting - Monroe County Commission Building - All are welcome
12:30 pm - Meeting Registration Opens
1:00 pm - Welcome and Opening Remarks
Luna Phillips, Gunster Law and AWRA Florida President
1:15 pm - 1:30 pm (15 mins) - Annual Meeting Keynote Speaker
Robert A. Spottswood, Jr., President of Spottswood Companies and Governing Board Member, South Florida Water Management District
1:30 pm - 1:50 pm (20 mins) - National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration / Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary Update
David Burke, Acting Superintendent, Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary
1:50 pm - 3:00 pm (70 mins) - Resiliency in Florida - The Latest Developments in Florida
Allison Higgins, Sustainability Coordinator, City of Key West
Erin Deady, Esq., Erin Deady Law, P.A.
Anne Coglianese, Chief Resiliency Officer, City of Jacksonville
3:00 pm - 3:15 pm (15 min) - Networking Break
3:15 pm - 3:45 pm (30 min) - The Latest Developments in the Energy Sector in Florida
Daniela Delpino, Environmental Engineer at Florida Municipal Power Agency
Debbie Madden, Esq., Partner, Gunster Law
3:50 pm - 4:50 pm (60 mins) - 2025 Florida and Federal Legislative Update - Live Podcast Recording, Water is for Fighting
Brett Cyphers - Moderator and Podcaster
Kim Shugar, Arrow Group
Adam Blalock, Deputy Secretary for Ecosystem Restorations, Florida Department of Environmental Protection
Omar Franco, Federal Lobbyist, Becker and Poliakoff, P.A.
5:00 pm - Closing Remarks
5:30 pm - Private Reception and Dinner at the Audubon House - For Registrants, Speakers, and Guests. 205 Whitehead Street, Key West, FL 33040. Includes Reception, dinner, and private tour of the Audubon House
Friday, August 8
8:00 am - Networking Continental Breakfast
8:45 am - Opening Remarks
Luna Phillips, President of AWRA Florida
9:00 am - 9:15 am - County Welcome
Jim Scholl, Monroe County Commissioner, District 3
9:15 am - 10:45 am (90 mins) - The Water Management District Update from the Five Executive Directors
Drew Bartlett -SFWMD
Brian Armstrong - SWFWMD
Mike Register - SJRWMD
Lyle Siegler - NWFWMD
Hugh Thomas - SRWMD
10:45 am – 11:45 am (60 mins) - U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville Update
Colonel Brandon L. Bowman, District Commander, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District
Major Cory J. Bell, Deputy District Commander for South Florida, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District
Howard Gonzalez, Deputy District Engineer for Programs and Project Management, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District
Jason Engels, Chief, Water Resources Engineering Branch, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District
Eva Velez, Chief, Ecosystem Branch, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District
12:00 pm – 1:30 pm - Lunch (on your own) (90 mins)
1:30 pm -1:50 pm (20 mins) - Florida Department of Environmental Protection Update
Adam Blalock, Deputy Secretary for Ecosystem Restorations, Florida Department of Environmental Protection
1:50 pm – 2:10 pm (20 mins) - U.S. Fish and Wildlife Update
Tim Breen, Supervisor, Everglades CERP, Florida Ecological Services Office, U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service
2:15 pm - 2:30 pm (15 mins) - Break
2:30 pm - 3:30 pm (60 mins) - Special Recognitions and Awards - Luna Phillips, President
AWRA Florida Annual Awards
Recognition of Scholarship Student Winners
Drawing for the Cooler of Cheer
Announcements
3:30 pm – 4:30 pm (60 mins) - AWRA Florida Past Presidents Panel
Gerald Ward, AWRA Florida Past President and Life Member - 1996
Bob Higgins, AWRA Florida Past President - 2006
Allison Lewis, AWRA Florida Past President - 2023
Michael Delcharco, AWRA Florida Past President - 2014
4:30 pm - Closing Remarks
5:30 pm - 7:30 pm (120 mins) - Past President’s Networking Reception - Schooner Wharf - 202 William Street, Key West
August 9, 2025
Saturday Field Trip - TBD