Tina Arrowood
Global Technology Manager, Water Solutions, DuPont
Amy Childress
Director, Center for Water Reuse and Resource Recovery and Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Southern California
Dave Cwiertny
Director, Center for Health Effects of Environmental Contamination and Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Iowa
Carrie E. Jennings
Carrie is the Research and Policy Director at Freshwater Society. She has been a field geologist for 24 years, 22 of those with the Minnesota Geological Survey and two with the DNR, Division of Lands and Minerals. Carrie is Adjunct Graduate Faculty at the U of M and was the science reports lead for the County Geologic Atlas program at the DNR. She applies her understanding of glacial geology and landscape evolution to shape policy and technical approaches for managing surface water and groundwater, avoiding hazards, and using resources wisely. Carrie and her husband live on a 120-acre farm which is primarily in a permanent conservation easement through the Dakota County Farmland and Natural Areas Program. Livestock is limited to a dozen chickens, a dog and a couple of cats. She has twice been elected town board supervisor and served on the planning commission for Eureka Township.
Wes Meier
Wes is the co-founder and CEO of EOS International, a social enterprise that empowers rural families in Central America with access to safe drinking water solutions. After graduating with a degree in mechanical engineering from Iowa State University, Wes worked as an Agriculture Specialist with the Peace Corps in Nicaragua, Central America. Upon completing his service with the Peace Corps, he started a manufacturing facility in Senegal, managed manufacturing partnerships in China, and lead a human-centered design innovation lab in Malawi. Wes now runs EOS with a team of dedicated staff, reaching nearly 1 million people with safe drinking water. Wes is a recent graduate of the Stanford Graduate School of Business, World Economic Forum Global Shaper Alumus, currently serves on several nonprofit boards as well as sitting on the Advisory Council of the United States Global Leadership Coalition.
Keegan Xavi
Multidisciplinary Artist, Engagement Director at Mudluk Pottery Studio
Keegan Xavi is a visual artist, passionate about art history with an insatiable desire for research and learning. Her personal work addresses the emotionally brutal realities of American History and its impact on the present and future - with a recurring, broader theme about the human intersection between nature and technology. Art is a vital tool for connection and resiliency and she uses her strengths to produce community events uniting neighbors through creative action.