8:30 am

Registration

9:00 am

Welcome Jackie MacDonald Gibson, Department Head, NC State University

9:10 am

Hurricane Helene Impact & Recovery
Joey Hopkins, Former Secretary, NC Department of Transportation

9:30 am

Healthy Waters, Resilient Communities
Reid Wilson, Secretary, NC Department of Environmental Quality

9:50 am

Strategies for Strengthening Our Water Infrastructure
Jessica Aguilar, Policy and Program Manager, Institute for Emerging Issues

10:15 am

Break

10:30 am

On the Ground Perspectives
Moderator Grace Kilroy, Research Operations Manager, NC State University
Jamison Burleson, Public Works Director, Town of Bakersville
Tricia Drummey Stiegel, Vice President, Hazen and Sawyer
Adam Steurer, Utilities Director, Town of Hendersonville

11:20 am

Household Tap Water Quality in Communities Affected by Hurricane Helene:
A Participatory Study
Rebecca Fry, Department Chair, UNC Chapel Hill
Jackie MacDonald Gibson, Department Head, NC State University

Noon

Lunch

1:00 pm

3 Concurrent Breakout Groups
Community Needs
Funding to Meet Community Needs
Policy Barriers to Recovery

3:45 pm

Recaps/action items from breakout groups

4:30 pm

Closing Remarks and Next Steps