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WED10 Workforce Development , Planning and Management : Approaches

3:30 – 5:00 p . m . ROOM : A2 + A3 Moderator : Donna Mancuso

How does an organization find success and progress on workforce issues ? Talent attraction and diversity and inclusion do not happen intentionally . This session highlights organizational improvements gained through deliberate and targeted talent attraction and collaborations designed to foster a diverse and inclusive workforce .

3:30 Minnesota ’ s Water Workforce Pilot , a MN AWWA , CSWEA ( WEF ), Rural Water , Watershed District , and State Workforce Collaboration Michelle Stockness , Barr Engineering Co .

4:00 Build , Buy , or Borrow : Aligning Talent Strategy With Your Business Needs Patrick Henley , Cobb County-Marietta Water Authority

4:30 Using a Large Design-Build Project to Jump Start Workforce Development Edmund Aplerh-Doku , AECOM

WED11 Finance and Affordability : Making an Impact

3:30 – 5:00 p . m . ROOM : A4 + A5 Moderator : Prabha Kumar

Overcoming challenges , some political , some financial , some unpredictable is a common theme for these three presentations . Spoiler alert — All three utilities prevailed . Join us to see innovation resulting in strengthening equitable water access and utilities ’ financial stability .

3:30 Making a Difference With Non-rate , Non-fee Revenue Christoph Dobson , Sacramento Area Sewer District

4:00 “ Regionalization ” – A Case Study on the Combination of Two Public Utilities for the Common Good Jeffrey Rowe , Baker Tilly Municipal Advisors , LLC , Justin Brugger , Fort Wayne Utilities

4:30 An Evolved Water Pricing Model for Affordability , Equity , and Financial Resilience Benjamin Stewart www . awwa . org 21