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Day One: Creating Shared Understanding

9:00 Lands Acknowledgement

  • Jessica Engel, Water Quality Planner, King County DNRP, Stormwater Services Section 

9:10 Expectations for Today

  • John Brosnan, Strategic Planning Manager,  King County DNRP, Stormwater Services Section 

9:15 A New Stormwater Story

9:30 Welcome from County Executive Dow Constantine

  • Dow Constantine, King County Executive 

9:45 Our Relationship With Water

  • Warren KingGeorge, Historian, Muckleshoot Indian Tribe

10:15 Defining the Problem —Panel Discussion and Q&A

  • Ellen Southard, Seattle 2030 District

  • Alyssa Barton, Policy Manager, Puget Soundkeeper

  • Kimanthi Warren, Diversity & Inclusion Manager, King County DNRP Director’s Office

10:40 What Is Design Justice? + Q&A

  • Paulina Lopez, Executive Director, Duwamish River Cleanup Coalition

11:10 Break

11:20 Stormwater Management & Health Equity + Q&A

  • Elva Yanez, Director of Health Equity, Prevention Institute

12:05 Breakout: What would applying design justice look like in my work?

12:25 Stormwater Management and Treaty Rights —Panel Discussion and Q+A

  • Glenda Breiler (Colville), Tribal Relations Director, Washington Department of Natural Resource

  • Tyson Hawk Oriero (Lummi), Tribal & Environmental Affairs and Senior Advisor, Washington State Department of Ecology 

  • Michael Martinez, Habitat Policy Analyst, Northwest Indian Fish Commission

  • Joe Hovenkotter, Government Relations Officer (Tribal Relations), King County DNRP, Stormwater Services Section 

12:55 Reflection & Preview of Tomorrow

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Day Two: Doing it Differently. Doing it Better