2019 ACI-NA/ACC Airport Planning & NEPA Workshop Presentations

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Wednesday, December 4

Airport Planning & NEPA Essentials for Emerging Planning & NEPA Professionals

Part 1: Planning Essentials

  • Jennifer Dermody, Director, Jacobsen|Daniels (Moderator)
  • Greg Albjerg, Vice President & Senior Aviation Consultant, HNTB
  • Shawn Ames, Deputy Director-Office of Planning, MDOT/Maryland Aviation Administration
  • Jeff Breeden, Aviation Planner, Washington Airports District Office, FAA

Part 2: NEPA Essentials

  • Mary Vigilante, President, Synergy Consultants (Moderator)
  • Katie Lamond, Environmental & Sustainability Specialist, Port Authority of New York & New Jersey
  • Frank Smigelski, Senior Environmental Specialist, Airport Planning & Environmental Division, FAA Office of Airports
  • Bill Willkie, Western Region Environmental Service Group Leader, RS&H

Welcome and Workshop Overview

  • Kane Carpenter, Environmental Services Manager, City of Austin Department of Aviation
  • Jennifer Wolchansky, Project Manager, Mead & Hunt
  • Joan Zatopek, Aviation Planning & Development Manager, Oakland International Airport

Know Where You’re Going: Incorporating NEPA Considerations into the Planning Process

  • Brad Rolf, Business Unit Leader, Aviation Services, Mead & Hunt (Moderator)
  • Rob Adams, Vice President, Landrum & Brown
  • Kent Duffy, National Resource Expert for Airport/Airspace Capacity, FAA Office of Airports
  • Steve Rybolt, Environmental Program Manager, Port of Seattle

Staying On-track with the Planning & NEPA Process

  • Katie van Heuven, Partner, KKR (Moderator)
  • David Full, Vice President-Aviation, RS&H
  • Mike Hines, Manager, Planning & Environmental Division, FAA Office of Airports
  • Gail Orendorff, Manager-Environmental Law Branch, FAA Office of Chief Counsel

Planning at the Speed of Today’s Industry

  • Kelly Moulton, Managing Planner, C&S Companies (Moderator)
  • Kane Carpenter, Environmental Services Manager, City of Austin Department of Aviation
  • Roger Johnson, Airport Program Executive, Jacobs
  • Joan Zatopek, Aviation Planning & Development Manager, Oakland International Airport

Thursday, December 5

Interactive Airport Planning Exercise

  • Michelle Brantley, Director of Planning, Ontario International Airport
  • David Full, Vice President-Aviation, RS&H
  • Chris Oswald, Senior Vice President-Safety & Regulatory Affairs, ACI-NA

FAA Update

  • Greg Albjerg, Vice President & Senior Aviation Consultant, HNTB (Moderator)
  • Katherine Andrus, Manager, Environmental Policy & Operations Division, FAA Office of Environment & Energy
  • Steve Debban, National Resource Expert for Airport Design, FAA Office of Airports
  • Mike Hines, Manager, Planning & Environmental Division, FAA Office of Airports

Planning Breakout Session: Planning for Goldilocks

  • Joan Zatopek, Aviation Planning & Development Manager, Oakland International Airport
  • Kelly Moulton, Managing Planner, C&S Companies

NEPA Breakout Session: Special Purpose Laws

  • Katie Lamond, Environmental and Sustainability Specialist, Port Authority of New York & New Jersey (Moderator)
  • Gail Orendorff, Manager-Environmental Law Branch, FAA Office of Chief Counsel
  • Mary Vigilante, President, Synergy Consultants, Inc.

Airports & Global Climate Change—A Critical Planning & NEPA Challenge

  • Jennifer Wolchansky, Project Manager, Mead & Hunt (Moderator)
  • Tom Cuddy, Environmental Specialist, Airport Planning and Environmental Division, FAA Office of Airports
  • John Lengel, Vice President, RS&H

Session Recap and Open Discussion

  • Kane Carpenter, Environmental Services Manager, City of Austin Department of Aviation
  • Jennifer Wolchansky, Project Manager, Mead & Hunt
  • Joan Zatopek, Aviation Planning & Development Manager, Oakland International Airport

Friday, December 6

Interactive Airport NEPA Exercise

  • Michelle Brantley, Director of Planning, Ontario International Airport
  • David Full, Vice President-Aviation, RS&H
  • Mary Vigilante, President, Synergy Consultants, Inc.

Emerging Trends in Airport Planning

  • Steve Ryan, Director, Ricondo & Associates (Moderator)
  • Nick Bianchini, Senior Technical Advisor, TSA
  • Kent Duffy, National Resource Expert for Airport/Airspace Capacity, FAA Office of Airports
  • Chris Oswald, Senior Vice President-Safety & Regulatory Affairs, ACI-NA
  • Mary Smith, Senior Vice President & Senior Director of Parking Consulting, Walker Consultants

Emerging Trends—Airport NEPA

  • Kane Carpenter, City of Austin Department of Aviation (Moderator)
  • Bill Willkie, Western Region Environmental Service Group Leader, RS&H
  • Jean Wolfers-Lawrence, Environmental Specialist, FAA Office of Airports

Information Sharing and Q&A: Emerging Trend Discussions (No presentation available)

  • Chris Oswald, Senior Vice President-Safety & Regulatory Affairs, ACI-NA
  • Melinda Pagliarello, Senior Director-Environmental Affairs, ACI-NA

Stakeholder Outreach and Coordination—What Really Works and Who Really Needs to be Involved

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