Symposium Presentation Archive

August 2021: Grants for Florida’s Cities: Assistance, Availability and Accountability

FLC Grants Assistance Program with eCivis
Speakers: Chris Holley II, Manager, Research and Innovation, Florida League of Cities and Corey Coll, Sr. Enterprise Account Executive, eCivis
Florida Department of Environmental Protection – Resilience, Management, and Restoration
Speakers: Whitney Gray, Administrator, Florida Resilient Coastlines Program, Holly Edmond, Program Administrator, Florida Coastal Management Program, and Nathan Jagoda, Environmental Specialist III, Division of Water Restoration Assistance
Florida Division of Emergency Management – Mitigation and Recovery
Speakers: Laura Dhuwe, Deputy Bureau Chief of Mitigation and Melissa Shirah, Bureau Chief, Bureau of Recovery
Navigating Grants in the Age of CARES and ARPA
Speaker: Maria Howeth, Interim Director of Customer Success, eCivis
Presentation Recordings

Water Project Funding
Speaker: Trina Vielhauer, Director, Division of Water Restoration Assistance, Florida Department of Environmental Protection
Water Quality & Quantity
Speakers: Christopher Pettit, Director, Office of Agricultural Water Policy, Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services and Kurt Spitzer, President, Kurt Spitzer and Associates
Navigating Septic-to-Sewer & Other Successful Water Projects
Speakers: Terri Lowery, Managing Director/Senior Vice President, Jones Edmunds and Deric C. Feacher, City Manager, City of Haines City

City of Sarasota Homeless Court Program
Speaker and Moderator: Marlon Brown, Deputy City Manager, City of Sarasota
Homelessness 101
Speaker: Andrae Bailey, President and CEO, Lead Homelessness Initiative, Orlando
Data, Tools and Collaborations for Affordable Housing and Youth Homelessness
Speakers: Anne Ray, Manager, Florida Housing Data Clearinghouse, Shimberg Center for Housing Studies, University of Florida
Audrey Aradanas, Youth Program Manager, Miami Homes for All
Homelessness Solutions
Speakers: Shannon Nazworth, Director, Ability Housing, Jacksonville
Luncheon and Keynote Address
Keynote Speakers: Rev. Dr. David Swanson, Senior Pastor and Head of Staff, First Presbyterian Church of Orlando
Rick Kearney, Chairman, Mainline Information Systems and Chairman, CESC, Inc., Tallahassee

Where Are We Now - 75% Goal and How It's Measured
Speaker: Dr. Tim Townsend, Hinkley Center, University of Florida
Local Government Service - Market Conditions
Panelists: Dawn McCormick, Director of Communications, Waste Management; Earl Gloster, Director, Solid Waste/General Services, City of Clearwater; and John Nico, Sustainability & Permitting Assistant, City of Winter Park
Effects of Single-Use Plastics Ordinances on Businesses
Panelists: Dwaine Stevens, Media & Community Relations Manager, Publix Super Markets, Jacksonville Division; and Stu Glass, Deputy Mayor, Town of Indialantic
Keynote Address: How the 75% Goal Came To Be
Speaker: Seminole County Commissioner and Former Senator Lee Constantine
CMRI MiniSurvey Series – Municipal Recycling

Nationwide Trends
Speaker: Alex Jones, Manager, Local Democracy Initiative, National League of Cities
Local Government Perspective
Panelists: Kyle Shephard, Chief Assistant City Attorney, City of Orlando; Lee Feldman, City Manager, City of Fort Lauderdale; Cookie Kennedy, Mayor, City of Indian Rocks Beach
Industry Representative Perspective
Speakers: John Spencer, CEO & Founder, STR Helper and Ulrik Binzer, CEO & Founder, Host Compliance
Research Institute Perspective
Speakers: Brumby McLeod, Ph.D., Associate Professor, College of Charleston, School of Business, Department of Hospitality & Tourism Management, Research Fellow with the Riley Center and Office of Tourism Analysis, and Jennifer Connolly, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Political Science, University of Miami
Keynote Address: Airbnb in Florida
Speaker: Andrew L. Kalloch, Americas Policy Manager, Airbnb