Join AWRA Florida on May 15, 2025, in Sunrise, FL, for a technical meeting with the  theme of Adaptation in Action. This event will feature discussions on innovative projects and policy updates driving adaptation efforts across South Florida. 

LOCATION

Flamingo Park Meeting Hall

12855 NW 8th St

Sunrise, FL 33323

AGENDA

Program Moderators: Greg Stelmack (AWRA FL Vice President) & Lynette Cardoch (AWRA FL Secretary)

9:30 – 11:30 AM – Board Meeting (open to all)

11:30 – Registration/sign in opens

12:00 PM – 1:00 PM – Lunch (included) – Sandwiches, Chips, Drinks

1:00 PM – Program Welcome, Luna Phillips (AWRA FL President) and opening comments from the City of Sunrise

1:15 – 1:45 PM – Statewide perspective on Florida Policy and Advances. David Rathke, Executive Director, Resiliency Florida

1:45 – 2:15 PM – Building Resilient Critical Flood Control Infrastructure at C7, C8 and C9 Basins in Miami Dade and Broward Counties. South Florida Water Management District, Ana Carolina Coelho Maran, P.E., Ph.D., Chief of District Resiliency and Tarana A. Solaiman, Ph.D., P.E. Principal Project Manager/Implementations Supervisor

2:15 PM – 2:30 PM – Break

2:30 – 3:00 PM – Broward County Resilience Program. Broward County Resilient Environment Department, Gregory J. Mount, PhD, Assistant Chief Resilience Officer

3:00 – 3:30 PM – Water Resource Wows and Woes: Advancing Miami-Dade’s Adaptation Action Areas. Miami-Dade County, Loren Parra, Chief Resilience Officer, Christian Kamrath, CFM, Resilience Program Manager/Adaptation Team, and Robert Colon, Resilience Coordinator

3:30 – 4:00 PM – Miami Beach Program Retrospective and Look Forward. City of Miami Beach, Lindsey Precht, Assistant Director of the Environment & Sustainability Department

4:00 – 4:30 PM – University of Miami SUSTAIN - Breakwater research and beyond. Landolf Rhode-Barbarigos, PhD. Associate Professor Associate Professor/Graduate Program Director, Civil & Architectural Engineering and Associate Director, Climate Resilience Institute

4:30 PM – Closing Remarks

5:00 PM – Happy Hour & Social at Bahama Breeze, 2750 Sawgrass Mills Cir, Sunrise, FL 33323

Thank you to our May 2025 Technical Meeting Sponsors!

CONTINUING EDUCATION HOURS (CEHs)

4 CEHs will be provided to Professional Engineers & Professional Geologists

4.0 General Continuing Legal Education Credits will be provided for CLE.