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2007 Professional Activities of District Staff

Dave Lloyd, Executive Director

  • Chairman, Board of Advisors, Urban Watersheds Research Institute
  • Attended Colorado Public Pension Coalition Annual Conference in Winter Park in September
  • Attended National Association of Flood and Stormwater Management Agencies (NAFSMA) Annual Conference in Newport, RI in October
  • Member of Governing Board, Colorado County Officials and Employees Retirement Association (CCOERA)
  • Member of Douglas County Stormwater Working Group
  • Member of American Public Works Association (APWA) and Colorado Association of *Stormwater and Floodplain Managers (CASFM)

Bill DeGroot, Manager, Floodplain Management Program

  • Treasurer of the Board of Directors and Chair of the Floodplain Management Committee of the National Association of Flood and Stormwater Management Agencies (NAFSMA).
  • Attended NAFSMA’s annual meeting in Newport, RI in October. Chaired the Floodplain Management Committee meeting, and gave a progress report to a plenary session.
  • Attended the Association of State Floodplain Managers annual conference in Norfolk, VA in June.
  • Attended the annual meeting of the Colorado Association of Stormwater and Floodplain Managers in Breckenridge in September.
  • Member of Association of State Floodplain Managers (ASFPM), American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), and Colorado Association of Stormwater and Floodplain Managers (CASFM).

Kevin Stewart, Manager, Information Services and Flood Warning Program

  • President of the National Hydrologic Warning Council (NHWC).
  • Member of the U.S. Department of the Interior’s Advisory Committee on Water Information, Subcommittee on Hydrology.
  • Steering Committee Member of the American Meteorological Society (AMS) Commission on the Weather and Climate Enterprise.
  • Chair of the EMWIN-Denver Steering Committee.
  • Member of ASCE, APWA, ASFPM, CASFM and the Colorado Emergency Managers Association.
  • Speaker at AMS Corporate Forum in Washington, DC in March.
  • Speaker at NHWC Conference and Exposition in Savannah, GA in June.
  • Speaker at NOAA/NWS National Hydrologic Program Managers Conference in Kansas City, MO in July.

Ben Urbonas, Manager, Master Planning Program

  • Gave a talk at the District’s February 28th seminar on updates to the Urban Storm Drainage Criteria Manual (USDCM).
  • Continued to serve on the Board of Directors of the Cherry Creek Basin Water Quality Authority.
  • Continued to serve on the Water Environment Research Foundation’s (WERF) Research Council.
  • Continued to serve as Chairman on two of WERF’s Project Steering Committees for research projects on Quantification of Solids in Stormwater and thedevelopment and maintenance of the International BMP Database.
  • Was one of three instructors at a training workshops in July on EPA’s SWMM 5.0 Software and CUHP Interface, an assistant instructor at a training class on Useof SWMM in Planning and Design thought by Dr. Guo in December, and was the lead instructor for a class on BMP Selection and Design in October.
  • Continues to serve on the External Advisory Board for the Civil Engineering Department of Colorado State University.
  • Attended the National Association of Flood and Stormwater Management Agencies (NAFSMA) annual meeting in Newport, RI and continued to serve as a cohair of its Stormwater Management Committee.
  • Attended the EWRI’s World Environment and Water Congress 2007 in May in Tampa, FL where he gave a keynote talk at the 4th Urban Watershed Management Symposium.
  • Attended Novatech 2007 International Stormwater Conference in June, 2007 in Lyon, France where he presented a paper co-authored with Jim Wulliman on the topic of Full Spectrum Detention.
  • Gave the opening Keynote Address in July 2007 at the Engineering Conferences International conference on the topic of Stormwater Computer Modeling at the
    Humboldt State University in Arcata, CA. The paper summarizing this talk is available at the UWRI web site under “Downloads” > “Technical Papers”.
  • Gave a talk on updates to the Construction BMPs chapter of the USCDM updates at the Cherry Creek Stewardship Partners’ annual conference in November, 2007.

Paul Hindman, Manager, Design and Construction & Maintenance Program

  • Chair of the 2011 Denver Site Committee for the American Public Works Association (APWA) International Public Works Congress and Exposition.
  • Chapter Delegate, APWA Colorado Chapter
  • Randolph Jennings Recipient. Toured flood control facilities in Czech and Slovak Republics.
  • Presented “Designing Multipurpose Uses into Waterway Facilities”, Czech/Slovak Public Works Association Annual Conference, Trencianske Teplice, Slovakia.
  • Planned and facilitated “2011 Pie Eating Contest”, Western Snow and Ice Conference. Estes Park, Colorado
  • Co-Chair of Cherry Creek Stewardship Partners Annual Conference. Lone Tree, Colorado.

Chad Kudym, GIS Administrator, Information Services and Flood Warning Program

  • Elected to Colorado Association of Stormwater and Floodplain Managers Board as Treasurer
  • Member of the EMWIN-Denver Steering Committee
  • Speaker at Seventh Biennial Conference and Exposition National Hydrologic Warning Council in Savannah, GA in June
  • Speaker at Arid Regions Conference in Breckenridge, CO in September
  • Appointed as Conference Chairperson for the 2009, Eighth Biennial National Hydrologic Warning Council Conference in Vail, CO Cindy Thrush, Senior Project Engineer, Design, Construction & Maintenance Program
  • Presented “Maintaining Regional Water Quality BMPs” at the Cherry Creek Stewardship Partners Specialty Conference in May 2007.
  • Co-presented with US Army Corp of Engineers, on "Understanding Section 404 Permit Requirements for Development in Floodplains” at the September 2007 Colorado Association of Stormwater and Floodplain Managers Conference in Breckenridge.
  • Member of American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), Society of Woman Engineers (SWE), and Colorado Association of Stormwater and Floodplain Managers.

Bryan Kohlenberg, Senior Project Engineer, South Platte River – Design, Construction & Maintenance Program

  • Instructor at Urban Watersheds Research Institute training workshop on "Stream Stability Design and Rehabilitation," in Aurora, CO in August, 2007.
  • Continued as National Society of Professional Engineers’ scoring coordinator for the Jefferson, North Metro and Colorado State MATHCOUNTS competitions for 7th and 8th graders.
  • Member of American Society of Civil Engineers, Colorado Association of Stormwater and Floodplain Managers and American Public Works Association.

Mark Hunter, Manager, Design, Construction & Maintenance Program

  • Serves on the Board of Directors and on the Operations Committee and Manager Selection Committee of the Metro Wastewater Reclamation District.
  • Serves on the Board of Directors of the International Erosion Control Association (IECA).
  • Co-Chairman of the IECA Foundation Committee.
  • Member of IECA Awards Committee and the Stream Restoration Technology Section.
  • Member of the Mountain States Chapter of IECA.
  • Member of APWA and CASFM.

David Mallory, Senior Project Engineer, Floodplain Management Program

  • Presented "Floodplain Preservation / Marketing Brochure" with Michelle Leach at the February UDFCD Annual Seminar.
  • Attended the Colorado Association of Stormwater and Floodplain Managers (CASFM) No Adverse Impact February Workshop.
  • Presented “Introduction to CASFM” with Tom Browning at the May National Flood Conference in Denver
  • Attended the Association of State Floodplain Managers (ASFPM) June Conference in Norfolk, Virginia.
  • Moderated a No Adverse Impact Workshop at the ASFPM Arid Regions / CASFM September Conference in Breckenridge.
  • Serves on the CASFM Board of Directors as immediate past Treasurer and current Vice Chair.
  • Member of CASFM and ASFPM.

David Bennetts, Senior Project Engineer, Design, Construction & Maintenance Program

  • Program Chair for the Arid Regions 11th Triennial Conference in Breckenridge in September
  • Co-presented with David Mallory “Constructing Grouted Boulder & Sculpted Concrete Drop Structures” at the District’s Annual Seminar in February
  • Council Member, CU Denver Engineering Leadership Council
  • Committee Member, Urban Infrastructure Committee, CU Denver
  • Member of ASCE, APWA, and CASFM

Ken MacKenzie, Senior Project Engineer, Master Planning Program

  • *Presented "Simplified Hydrologic and Hydraulic Design Methods using Microsoft Excel Based Workbooks with Visual Basic Programming Techniques” at the Engineering Conferences International Conference in Arcata, California in July.
  • Served on ASCE's Urban Water Resources Research Council.
  • Chaired the Colorado Stormwater Council technical review and advisory committee.
  • Served on the Colorado Stormwater Council administrative committee.
  • Served on the Water Environment Research Foundation (WERF) Panel to study “Linking BMP Performance to Receiving Water Protection to Improve BMPSelection and Design”.
  • Served on the Denver Regional Council of Governments water and environment planning committee.
  • Served on the board of directors of the Urban Watershed Research Institute.
  • Taught courses on open channel and storm sewer design.
  • Member of ASCE and CASFM.

Laura Kroeger, Sr. Project Engineer, Design, Construction and Maintenance Program

  • Chair of the Scholarship Committee for the Colorado Chapter of the American Public Works Association (APWA).
  • Selected for the inaugural class of the Emerging Leaders Academy. American Public Works Association (APWA).
  • Produced and delivered on time, Adam Lewis Kroeger, May 2, 2007

Mike Sarmento, Senior Construction Manager, Design, Construction & Maintenance Program

  • Received OSHA 40 hour HAZWOPER certification in September.

Steve Materkowski, Senior Construction Manager, Design, Construction and Maintenance Program

  • Attended APWA 2007 Inspectors Conference
  • Attended APWA 2007 Management Conference
  • Graduated Top Cadet from Highlands Ranch Public Safety Training Institute, Law Enforcement Academy. June 1, 2007.
  • Passed Colorado POST exam. June 1, 2007.

Jeff Fisher, Sr. Construction Manager, Design, Construction and Maintenance Program

  • Assisted with Colorado Chapter APWA 2007 Inspectors Conference
  • Assisted with production and delivery of Adele Rose Fisher, November 1, 2007

Darren Bradshaw, Construction Manager, South Platte River – Design, Construction & Maintenance Program

  • Completed training in Stormwater Management and Erosion Control Construction Course at Red Rocks Community College, February 2007.
  • Received training in Civil 3D (AutoCAD) at CAD-1’s training facility, June 2007.
  • Attended one day seminar on Construction Law for Colorado Architects, Engineers, and Contractors, November 2007.

DISTRICT STAFF
Dave Lloyd, Executive Director
Floodplain Management Program
Bill DeGroot, Manager
David Mallory, Sr. Project Engineer
Information Systems and Flood
Warning Program

Kevin Stewart, Manager
Chad Kudym, Project Engineer
Derrick Schauer, Information Systems
Technician
Master Planning Program
Ben Urbonas, Manager
Ken MacKenzie; Sr. Project Engineer
Design, Construction & Maintenance
Program

Paul Hindman, Manager
Mark Hunter, Manager
Dave Bennetts, Sr. Project Engineer
Cindy Thrush, Sr. Project Engineer
Laura Kroeger, Project Engineer
Rich Borchardt, Project Engineer
Jeff Fisher, Sr. Construction Manager
Steve Materkowski, Sr. Construction
Manager
Mike Sarmento, Sr. Construction Manager
Joe Williams, Construction Manager
South Platte River Program
Bryan Kohlenberg, Sr. Project Engineer
Darren Bradshaw, Construction Manager
Finance and Accounting
Frank Dobbins, Manager
Administrative Services
Sandy Gonzalez, Manager
Galene Bushor, Sr. Admin. Asst.
Margaret Corkery, Admin. Asst.
Patti Jefferson, Admin. Asst.
Geanesia Hinton, Receptionist