2020 PROCEEDINGS
2020 National Cleanup Workshop
Continuing Success and Overcoming Adversity
View a recording of the 2020 virtual workshop here.
Sept. 16, 2020
All sessions are listed in Eastern Time.
12:00pm - 12:15pm Opening Remarks
Ron Woody, County Executive, Roane County, TN; Chair, Energy Communities Alliance (ECA)
Michael Lempke, Chair, Energy Facility Contractors Group (EFCOG); President, Huntington Ingalls
Industries’ Technical Solutions Division
12:15pm - 12:30pm Legislative Challenges and Opportunities for the EM Program
Rep. Chuck Fleischmann (R-TN)
12:30pm - 1:45pm Highlighting EM Success from Across the Complex
Moderator: Nicole Nelson-Jean, Associate Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Field Operations, DOE-EM
Salt Waste Processing Facility (SWPF)
Mike Budney, Manager, Savannah River Site Operations Office, DOE-EM
Frank Sheppard, Project Manager, Parsons
Oak Ridge East Tennessee Technology Park: Vision 2020
Jay Mullis, Manager, Oak Ridge Office of Environmental Management, DOE-EM
Ken Rueter, President, URS | CH2M Oak Ridge (UCOR)
DFLAW Construction
Brian Vance, Manager, Richland Operations Office; Manager, Office of River Protection, DOE-EM
Valerie McCain, Project Manager, Bechtel National
1:45pm - 2:05pm Ensuring Continued EM Momentum
Moderator: JJ Chavez, Council Member, Carlsbad City Council; ECA Executive Board Member
William “Ike” White, Senior Advisor to the Under Secretary for Science, DOE-EM
2:05pm - 2:25pm EM Acquisition Update
Moderator: Seth Kirshenberg, Executive Director, ECA
Norbert Doyle, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Acquisition and Project Management, DOE-EM
2:25pm - 3:30pm Panel Discussion: EM Hot Topics
Moderator: Martin Schneider, EFCOG
Elizabeth Connell, Associate Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Regulatory & Policy Affairs,
DOE-EM
Dae Chung, Associate Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Corporate Services, DOE-EM
Greg Meyer, Senior Vice President, Fluor
Mark Whitney, Executive Vice President and General Manager, Amentum
Karen Wiemelt, Senior Vice President and General Manager, Jacobs
Rick McLeod, CEO, Savannah River Site Community Reuse Organization (SRSCRO)
3:30pm - 4:30pm The Path Forward for EM’s Strategic Vision
Moderator: Mike Nartker, Chief Strategist, DOE-EM
T.L. Cubbage, Deputy Under Secretary for Science, DOE
Todd Shrader, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, DOE-EM
Michael Lempke, EFCOG Chair; President, Huntington Ingalls Industries’ Technical Solutions Division
David Izraelevitz, Councilor, Los Alamos County Council; Treasurer, ECA
Brent Gerry, Mayor, City of West Richland, WA; Vice Chair, ECA
4:30pm - 5:00pm Closing Remarks: Setting the Stage for Future Accomplishments
Moderator: Rebecca Casper, Mayor, City of Idaho Falls, ID; Secretary, ECA
Paul Dabbar, Under Secretary for Science, DOE