December 8, 2026 Starts 8:00 am|Ends 4:00 pm
Susan Crosby is a dedicated water industry leader committed to equitable and affordable water access. As Deputy Revenue Commissioner for Water in Philadelphia, she helped create the Tiered Assistance Program (TAP), the city’s first income-based water affordability program. A Water Utility Leadership Fellow with the Center for Water Security and Cooperation and contributor to MIT’s Enhancing Water Affordability Project, she champions policy innovation, collaboration, and mentorship—especially for women in the field—ensuring water remains accessible for all.
Jennifer Harris has over 15 years of experience in Civil Engineering, with a primary focus on water and wastewater. She works as a Project Manager at Environmental Resolutions, Inc. in Mount Laurel, NJ. There she helps her clients with their water and wastewater treatment and distribution needs. She is currently working on more wastewater focused projects, but has years of experience with water treatment and distribution. She attended the University of Delaware, where she earned a degree in Civil Engineering, with minors in Environmental Engineering and Women’s Studies. While at UD, she was involved in many groups, including being a Resident Assistant and being a member of Alpha Omega Epsilon, a professional and social sorority for women in engineering and technical sciences. When not working, she enjoys reading and volunteering for Alpha Omega Epsilon and the Society of Women Engineers.
Larry Levine works with partners around the country—at the federal, state, and local levels—to advance policies and funding that ensure affordable access to safe and sufficient water and sanitation. His work focuses on ensuring that water and sewer service is affordable for all, even as water infrastructure investment increases to meet clean water needs. Larry draws on over 20 years as a clean water advocate and attorney at NRDC and previously worked as a clinical fellow in environmental law at the Georgetown University Law Center. He is a graduate of Tulane University and Yale Law School.
Nicole Miller, Principal of MnM Consulting, is a communications professional with nearly two decades of experience creating targeted publicity and marketing campaigns for a range of clients in private industry and the nonprofit sector. MnM Consulting specializes in media development, digital and print publishing, brand strategy, content creation, and clean energy/sustainability education for business and general audiences. MnM Consulting works with several small business, government, and non-profit clients on brand development, project management, event coordination and product deployment. Ms. Miller has a BA in Arts, Media, and Culture from the University of Washington and a Master of Science in Publishing from Pace University in New York. Ms. Miller is a resident of Newark, NJ, a member of the Newark Environmental Commission advising the Mayor and City Council on sustainability issues, Chair of the Newark Green Team, and Co-Chair of NewarkDIG (Doing Infrastructure Green), which is dedicated to resilient and sustainable municipal stormwater management.
She serves as co-chair for the Jersey Water Works Steering Committee.
Molly works part-time at New Jersey Future, advancing Climate Adaptation policy goals, and supporting the New Jersey Future Mainstreaming Green Infrastructure (MGI) program. Most recently, Molly worked at a nonprofit in Virginia Beach, which orchestrates mass tree plantings and installs GSI projects with the goal of improving local water quality and community resilience, while providing essential habitat. Prior to her position in Virginia, Molly worked for New Jersey LCV managing their Flood Defense NJ campaign and related advocacy efforts. She also spent a year interning in the New Jersey Senate Majority Office and worked on several political campaigns in the Morris County area after graduating from Roanoke College in 2016 with a B.S. in Environmental Science and a minor in Political Science.
Kristin Tedesco is an Assistant Director in the Division of Water Supply and Geoscience at the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, where she has dedicated over 20 years of service. A graduate of Lehigh University, she holds both a Bachelor’s and Master’s degree in Civil Engineering and is a Certified Public Manager through Rutgers University.
In her current role, Kristin oversees a team of over 80 professionals focused on critical drinking water program priorities, including the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund loan program, the licensing of water and wastewater system operators, implementation of new federal and state standards, and the permitting of treatment and water system infrastructure.
David Zimmer serves as the Executive Director of the New Jersey Infrastructure Bank, the State’s construction financing Authority which partners with the NJDEP and the NJDOT to provide low interest rate loans to government units and authorities for environmental and local transportation infrastructure projects respectively.
During his tenure, Mr. Zimmer has focused on introducing several new successful loan programs to broaden the reach and depth of financing program options and worked to overhaul the I-Bank’s credit policy to bring transparency and clarity to borrowers. He has also improved the efficiency and effectiveness of the I-Bank by overseeing the development of two modern, web-based loan management systems that have greatly reduced paper work and minimized time and administrative costs for project sponsors.
Mr. Zimmer is a Chartered Financial Analyst and holds a Master’s degree in Business Administration with a concentration in finance from the University of Notre Dame and a Bachelor of Civil Engineering degree from the University of Dayton.
For more information on the NJ I-Bank, please visit: www.njib.gov.
Mr. Kricun operates an 80 million gallon-per-day wastewater treatment facility located in Camden. He has more than 30 years of experience in wastewater and biosolids management. Mr Kricun is a board-certified member of the American Association of Environmental Engineers. He serves on the board of the National Association of Clean Water Agencies and is the chairman of its Utility of the Future and Community Service committees. He was the 2012 recipient of the Praxis award for professional ethics and has received three environmental quality awards from the US EPA.