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2026 Conference Recordings & Presentations
Speaker Recordings
Click the speaker's name below to view a recording of each presentation.
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Monday, June 8, 2026
Day One
Tuesday, June 9, 2026
Day 2
Wednesday, June 10, 2026
Day 3
Session 1: The PFAS Story in Arizona
Linda Robles - Mothers for Safe Air & Safe Water Force
Chris Avery - Tuscan Water
Robin Lucky - Calabasas Alliance
Matt Narter - AZ Department of Environmental Quality
Session 2: Tools to Address Cumulative Impacts & Mixtures
Yolanda Herrera - TIAA Superfund Site Unified Community Advisory Board
Mónica Ramírez-Andreotta - University of Arizona
Max Aung - University of Southern California
Julia Vashavsky - Northeastern University
Afternoon Keynote: Toxic Substance Control Act Updates
Avi Kar - Natural Resource Defense Council
Session 3: PFAS Policy Updates
Jose L. Villegas, Sr. - La Cieneguilla Land Grant/Pueblo, Santa Fe County, NM
Melanie Benesh - Environmental Working Group
Suzanne Novak - Earth Justice
Gretchen Salter - Safer States
Session 4: Updates on Sewage Sludge and Implications for Exposure
Tony Coleman - Iron Cross Land and Cattle Company LLC
Steven Lasee - Lasee Research and Consulting
Courtney Carignan - Michigan State University
Abby Fleisch and Lisa Rokoff - Maine Health Institute for Research - Not Available
Morning Keynote: Unbreakable Bonds - The Synergy of Science, Poly, and Community in the "Forever Chemicals Story" Concerns – Ongoing Initiatives and Next Steps
Devavani Chatterjea - Director of Environmental Studies, Carleton College
Session 5: Health Effects Updates
Ayesha Khan - Nantucket PFAS Action Group
Melissa Furlong - University of Arizona
Sue Fenton - North Carolina State University
Jane Hoppin - North Carolina State University - Not Available
Session 6: Children's Health and PFAS
Andrea Amico - Testing for Pease & National PFAS Contamination Coalition
Aimin Chen MD, PhD, - University of Pennsylvania
Lida Chatzi - University of Southern California
Ashley Langer - University of Arizona
Afternoon Keynote: The PFAS Multi-site Study: A Health Study Based in Communities with PFAS-Contaminated Drinking Water
Laurel Schaider - Silent Spring Institute
Session 7: Toxics and Indigenous Perspectives
Jane Jacobs - Water Protector, Skaroreh Katenuaka Nation/Tuscarora
Madeline Molzahn, Applied PhD Candidate - Dept of Chemistry at the Colorado School of Mines - Not Available
Heather Whiteman Runs Him - Tribal Justice Clinic
Elaine Wilson - Tribal PFAS Working Group
Session 8: Removal of PFAS from the Human Body
Orion Godfrey - Professional Firefighters of AZ - Goodyear Fire Dept.
Jeff Burgess - University of Arizona
Rachel Criswell - Redington-Fairview General Hospital - Not Available
Angie Slitt - University of Rhode Island
Morning Keynote
Lauren Hood - Senior Sustainability Manager, KEEN
Session 9: PFAS Sources and Transport Through the Environment
John Hancock - West Plains Water Coalition (Washington)
Cora Young - York University
Min Ma - University of Arizona
Lindsey Tallon - Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences
Session 10: PFAS Remediation in the Environment
Kristen Mello - Westfield Residents Advocating for Themselves, Inc.
Jessica Lafond - Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Kyle Doudrick - University of Notre Dame
Ali Ling - University of St. Thomas
Afternoon Keynote: The Jubilee We Forgot - From Exposure to Outcome
Vincent Martin - Community Advocate, Arcadia Initiative, Detroit, MI
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