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On March 14, 2025, Team CIS’s Brenda Gardner, PE and Jean Jensen will be presenting at the 10th Annual “Green Infrastructure Summit of the Salish Sea" in Bothell, WA. Jean will be presenting “CIS’ Approach to Fostering Workforce Development with GSI.” The session is scheduled at 3:30 PM Pacific Time Cascadia College, Room 4. Brenda will be joining the panel “Defining CBP3s in Green Infrastructure: Principles, Programs, and Perspectives.” This session is scheduled on Friday, March 14, 2025 at 2:30PM Pacific Time Cascadia College, Room 4. Learn more about the conference here: https://lnkd.in/gkVr_w4 To learn more about CIS, please visit our website: https://lnkd.in/eTB3wyfu #GSI #workforce #stormwater #sustainability #resilience #environmental #climate Pam Emerson Tracy Tackett

Here’s to all women that inspire, lead, create, and challenge us every day. Your strength, grace, and resilience light the way for the future. Happy International Women’s Day! International Women’s Day (IWD), first held in 1911, is a powerful reminder of the progress made toward gender parity and the work still ahead. ???? #IWD2025 #WomensDay #EmpowerHer

CIS is honored to receive the Business Achievement Award for Climate Resilience Industry Leadership in 2024 by the Climate Change Business Journal (CCBJ), an independent business research publication that provides strategic market intelligence to the environmental and climate change industries. CIS was recognized for its work on the Fresh Coast Protection Partnership (FCPP), a collaboration with the Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District (MMSD), which has become one of the largest urban green stormwater infrastructure programs in the Great Lakes region. Read more here: https://lnkd.in/dgdCUzrZ #CIS #Funding #CBP #EnvironmentalLeadership #Climate #Adaptation #GreatLakes Kevin Shafer Bre Plier, AICP Lisa Sasso Andy Kaminski Environmental Business International, Inc.

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#MemberSpotlight Please join us in welcoming Patrick Judd, GSI Studio Associate Director of CIS to the Michigan Sustainable Business Forum Board of Directors! Patrick is a leader in green stormwater infrastructure, combining site master planning, natural area restoration, and ecosystem services integration to create designs that benefit both people and the environment. His expertise in Midwest native plant communities and pragmatic design approach ensures sustainable solutions that are both functional and transformative. Patrick’s work exemplifies how nature-based design can create more resilient communities and ecosystems across Michigan. #GreenStormwater #NatureBasedSolutions #MiSBF #ResilientDesign

We are thrilled to announce four new board members to help lead and guide The Water Council in our mission to solve global water challenges by driving freshwater innovation and advancing water stewardship. These directors represent a diverse range of expertise in industry and education from around the world. ?? Dr. Kimo Ah Yun is President of Marquette University, a founding member of The Water Council and the first university to join its WAVE: Water Stewardship Verified program. ?? Svenja Ahlburg is the Regional Chief Sales Officer Americas and Vice President Latin America of Wilo Group, a global manufacturer of pumps and pumps systems based in Germany with U.S. headquarters just outside of Milwaukee, Wisconsin. ?? Karine Rougé is the CEO of Municipal Water for Veolia North America, which provides water, wastewater and biosolids management services to more than 20 million people in 35 states. ?? Sanjiv K. Sinha, Ph.D. is the CEO of CIS, a national leader in the development and implementation of resilient, distributed infrastructure solutions. Visit https://lnkd.in/eB_nM8kc to learn more about our board. #WhereWaterWorks #WorldWaterHub #freshwater

Team CIS’s Mark O'Leary and Peter Zanghi will be presenting “Green Stormwater Infrastructure at Scale: How Small Communities Can Achieve Big Results Using Community-Based Partnerships" at the 20th Annual Clean Rivers, Clean Lake Conference (CRCL) in Milwaukee, WI. The session is scheduled on Tuesday February 25, 2025 at 2:15 PM Central Time Discovery World, Theater 4C. Learn more about the conference here: https://lnkd.in/dp4JwD7 To learn more about CIS, please visit our website: https://lnkd.in/eTB3wyfu #GSI #stormwater #sustainability #resilience #environmental #climate

Thank you waterloop for featuring our latest report from CIS in collaboration with the Green Infrastructure Leadership Exchange in your H2O minute news. If you have the time, please read the report here: https://lnkd.in/eF2DEv_f Thanks to the Great Lakes Protection Fund for their continued support of Resilient Infrastructure Sustainable Communities (RISC).

Team CIS’s work with Prince George's County, Maryland was recently highlighted by waterloop’s Travis Loop. This episode explores the process and accomplishments of this “first of its kind” innovative 33-year community-based partnership (CBP), the The Clean Water Partnership (CWP) between the Prince George’s County and CIS. With over $300 Million spent to build over 425 projects through July 2024, CWP is one of America’s largest green stormwater infrastructure programs.? ? Jim Lyons of Prince George's County, Maryland along with Roland L. Jones and Sanjiv K. Sinha, Ph.D. of CIS share how over $240 Million has been spent with local, small businesses, and how CIS has mentored more than sixty small businesses. Over fifty percent of the work has been completed by county residents, and nearly 540 community engagement events have been hosted. View the full video here: https://lnkd.in/gR2_JmJh

A huge thank you to CIS for their incredible work in developing this new Resilient Infrastructure Sustainable Communities (RISC) report and to the Great Lakes Protection Fund (GLPF) for funding this important effort!