CIFA SRF WORKSHOP SCHEDULE
The CIFA SRF Workshop is the nation's premier professional development program for the Clean Water and Drinking Water State Revolving Funds (SRFs). The Workshop convenes water professionals from across the water sector and around the nation to learn what's working, what's new, and what's next for the SRFs.
2025 CIFA SRF WORKSHOP
New Orleans, Louisiana
October 18 - 22, 2025
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 18TH
6:00 PM - 7:30 PM: Cocktail Reception & Social Hour
Location: Maurepas
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 19TH
8:00 AM - 1:00 PM: CIFA Board of Directors Strategic Planning (Board of Directors Only)
Location: Nottoway
1:00 PM - 5:00 PM: Pre-Workshop Session 1: SRF 101 with Sheryl Parsons
Location: Napoleon B123
1:00 PM - 5:00 PM: Pre-Workshop Session 2: Collaborative Learning/Roundtable Discussions with MaryAnna Peavey
Location: Napoleon A123
MONDAY, OCTOBER 20TH
7:45 AM - 8:45 AM: Breakfast
Location: Napoleon BC123
8:45 AM - 9:00 AM: Opening Remarks with CIFA President Angela Knecht and CIFA Executive Director Barb Dimauro
Location: Napoleon BC123
9:00 AM - 9:30 AM: Opening Keynote: Resilience by Necessity: Challenges, Innovations, and Progress in Coastal Louisiana with Charles Sutcliffe
Location: Napoleon BC123
9:30 AM - 10:30 AM: Riverside chat with Randy Hayman and Angela Knecht
Location: Napoleon BC123
10:45 AM - 12:00 PM: Breakout Sessions
Breakout sessions on Monday are organized into four tracks: Financial/Management, Technical, CW/DW Specific, and Regulatory & AI
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Financial/Management Track
Location: Napoleon A123
10:45 AM - 12:00 PM:
Bonds and Ratings 101 with Neil Flanagan and Kirsten Reifsnyder
Hot Topics in SRF Public Finance Markets with David Erdman and Andre Riley
Technical Track
Location: Napoleon D123
10:45 AM - 12:00 PM:
Community-Funder Matchmaking through Regional Collaboration and Technical Assistance with Heather Himmelberger, Ridgley Meyers, and Kerry Miller
TA in Harmony: Evaluating and Elevating Technical Assistance with Brad Jarrett
CW/DW Specific Track
Location: Borgne
10:45 AM - 12:00 PM:
Tech-Enabled Efficiency: How Software Helps Borrowers Lighten the SRF Staff Load with Jack Eakins and Debby Dickson
Regulatory Track
Location: Maurepas
10:45 AM - 12:00 PM:
Tidbits from the Project-Level: BABA Sourcing, Compliance, and Waivers with Lauren Linville and Thomas Cazad
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12:00 PM - 1:30 PM: Lunch for All
Location: Napoleon BC123
1:30 PM - 4:30 PM: Breakout Sessions
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Financial/Management Track
1:30 PM - 3:00 PM:
Financing at the Bond Level with Ryan Callender and Todd Skruck
Leveraging - Lessons Learned from a First Time Issuer with Debby Dickson and Anne Burger Entrekin
3:15 PM - 4:30 PM:
OSG: Your Wild Card to a Winning Stormwater Funding Strategy and Designed Funding and Equipment Replacement with Tahne Corcutt, Stacia Bax, Patrick Kading, MaryAnna Peavey, and Zoe McCarty
Technical Track
1:30 PM - 3:00 PM:
Making the Impossible Project Possible with Jessica Adams-Weber, Scott Phillips, and Tricia Quigley
3:15 PM - 4:30 PM:
Streamlining Projects through a Cradle to Grave Electronic Portal with Robert Boos
CW/DW Specific Track
1:30 PM - 3:00 PM:
Harmonizing Watershed Projects for Water Quality: A Best Hits Playlist moderated by Luke Hurley
3:15 PM - 4:30 PM:
SRF Data System Reporting 101 with Emily Horn
Regulatory Track
1:30 PM - 3:00 PM:
Embedding AI Across the SRF Lifecycle with Leslie Gillespie-Marthaler and Josh Schoop
3:15 PM - 4:30 PM:
Lead Service Lines: Aligning Funding and Compliance to Drive Measurable Change with Maddie Brogan, Isaac Pellerin, and Patrick Gaetjens
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6:00 PM - 8:00 PM: Reception in the Hotel
Location: Waterbury
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 21ST
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM: Breakfast
Location: Napoleon BC123
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM: Closing Keynote with Chad Pregracke
Location: Napoleon BC123
10:15 AM - 11:30 AM: Breakout Sessions
Breakout sessions are organized into four tracks: Cybersecurity, Technical Assistance, Resilience & Recovery, and TBD
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Cybersecurity Track
10:15 AM - 11:30 AM: Envisioning AI in Your SRF Program: An Interactive Discussion with Kye Baroang,
Jaime Rooke, and Staci Orr Gardner
Location: Napoleon A123
Technical Assistance
10:15 AM - 11:30 AM:
Technical Assistance The Benefits of Engagement
Location: Napoleon D123
Resilience & Recovery
10:15 AM - 11:30 AM: Imagine a Day Without Water: A Frank Conversation on the Scarcity of Water Funding with Christy Harowski and Isaac Pellerin
Location: Borgne
Recovery Effort Case Study
10:15 AM - 11:30 AM:
How SRF is leading the Hurricane Helene Recovery Efforts in Western North Carolina with Kavitha Ambikadevi and Shadi Eskaf
Location: Maurepas
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12:00 PM - 1:30 PM: Lunch for All
Location: Napoleon BC123
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM:
2025-2026 Advocacy Outlook: A Panel Discussion Featuring Jean Roenhrenbeck, Zack Perconti, Mark Dedrick, Terry Heubert, Andy Bruels and Keith McLaughlin
Location: Napoleon A123
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 22ND
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM: Coffee Break
Location: Napoleon A123
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM: CIFA Members Meeting
Location: Napoleon A123
10:00 AM - 11:30 AM: Regional Roundtable Discussions
Location: Napoleon A123