2026 UMRC Presenters

DAY 1 KEYNOTE SESSION
Dr. Aaron Thompson, Landscape Architect and Horticulturist, Purdue University
DAY 1 PANELISTS
Rachel Curry, Agricultural Educator, IL Extension Office
Dr. Emily Jenkins, Engineering Manager, Farnsworth Group
Kathi Jo Jankowski, Principal Investigator, USGS Mississippi LTRM Program
DAY 1 FIELD TRIP - EWOLDT FARM PROPERTY
Robb Ewoldt, Regenerative Farmer/Director, United Soybean Board
DAY 1 PLATED DINNER
Andrea Knepper, LCSW, Founder, Chicago Adventure Therapy
DAY 2 PANELISTS
Deb Anslem, Executive Director, IA Newspaper Association
Reggie McCleod, Editor and Publisher, Big River Magazine
Noah Glasgow, Journalist, North Scott Press
DAY 2 NEXT GEN SUMMIT
Audrey Tran Lam, Environmental Health Program Director, UNI Center for Energy and Environmental Education
Dr. Aaron Thompson, Landscape Architect and Horticulturist, Purdue University
Noah Glasgow, Journalist, North Scott Press
DAY 2 BREAKOUT SESSIONS
Whitney Clark , Executive Director, Friends of the Mississippi River
Margaret Frisbe, Executive Director, Friends of the Chicago River
Everett Hamner, Literature, Film, and Science Professor, Western Illinois University
Kamyar Enshayan, Former Director, UNI Center for Energy and Environmental Education
Jason Snyder, Project Engineer, MSA Professional Services
DAY 2 KEYNOTES
David Cwiertny, Director, University of Iowa Environmental Policy Research Center
Chris Jones, Hydroscience Research Engineer, Iowa Water Center
HOST - RIVER ACTION
Kathy Wine, Executive Director and Founder, River Action
