b'WM SYMPOSIA 2026PHOENIX CONVENTION CENTERMAR 8-12, 2026WMSYM.ORG+1 480-557-0263THANK YOU TO THE WM PROGRAM ADVISORY COMMITTEE (PAC) AND OUR VOLUNTEER BOARD OF DIRECTORSPAC CHAIR/DEPUTY MANAGING DIRECTOR Scott Dam, Spectrum, Inc. Russell Patterson, ContractorGary Benda, WM Symposia, Inc. Anamary Daniel, IEI Ericka Rice, TradeWind Services LLCEvelyn Dawson, RSI Rodrigo Rimando, US DOE EMDEPUTY PAC CHAIR Tanya DeLosier - Sloma, Westinghouse Sharon Robinson, ORNLTerry Sams, WM Symposia, Inc. Inci Demirkanli, PNNL Benjamin Rothrock, UT-Batelle LLCJames Dendy, Stanley Consultants Jomaries Rovira, US DOE EMPAC REPRESENTATIVE Paul Dickman, ANL Emily Saleeby, SRMCTom Brouns, PNNL Joe Dixon, NuVision - Walischmiller Azadeh (Azi) Samadi*, SRMCKurt Gerdes, WM Symposia, Inc Helen Edge, USACE Natalia Saraeva*, US DOEJeff England, NAC International John Scaglione, Spectra Tech. Inc.TRACK CO-CHAIRS & - TRACK NUMBER Erich Evered, N3B Los Alamos Sara Schmeig, FluorAnthony Banford*, UKNNL - 6 Shorty (Ernst) Esch, LANL Kristian Schruder*, CNLRobert Berry*, Foxfire Scientific, Inc. - 10 Mark Everett, LANL Rob Seifert, US DOE HQAmy Boyette, HII - 8 Michael Fairweather*, University of Leeds Mike Serrato, S&K Logistics, LLCRay Clark, Retired US EPA - 1 Andrew Fellinger, SRNL Christopher Shaw, Republic ServicesJudith Connell, Fluor - 10 Brittany Floyd, GEM Technologies, Inc. Fred Sheil*, Sheil Consulting, Ltd.Rick Demmer, MARCOM - 6Stephanie Fountain, Geosyntec Consultants, Inc. Daniel Shrum, Low-Level Radioactive Waste ForumPaul Dixon, LANL - 9 Mark Frei, Frei Solutions LLC James Shuler, ConsultantKapila Fernando*, CNL - 3Al Freitag, Globalpundits Technology Te-Yang Soong, CTI & Associates, Inc.Betsy Forinash, Consultant - 2Ashley Furman, Longenecker & Associates Rob Staton, AkimaVicky Freedman*, Sealaska - 7 Harish Reddy Gadey, INL Philip Stauffer, LANLKurt Gerdes, Consultant - 7 C. Ulander Gervais, DHS - Cybersecurity andSusan Stiger, BechtelJeannette Hyatt, Triad National Security, LLC - 10 Infrastructure Security Agency Linda Suttora, ConsultantPaul Jones, Perma-fix Environmental Services - 5 Donald Goebel, Geosyntec Consultants, Inc. Kazuhiro Suzuki*, TG Consulting, Inc.Robert Jubin, Consultant - 2 Sonny Goldston, Consultant George Taylor, Orano TN Americas LLCMyron Kaczmarsky, Holtec Government Services - 11 Sal Golub, Consultant Holger Tietze-Jaensch*, European Spallation SourceEdward Ketusky, SRNL- 5 Dee Gray, Navarro Mindy Toothman, US DOE-CFBOMark Kirshe, ReNuke Services, Inc. - 4 Ravi Gudavalli, FIU Paul Townson, AtkinsRalis US NuclearEric Knox*, Amentum - 1 Tom Hanson, SE Compact Commission Ronald Unz, Mississippi State University Mark Lewis, EnergySolutions - 4 Vanessa Hatfield, Wasyabek Federal Group Dale Vines, Allied PowerMargaret MacDonell, ANL - 7 Connie Herman, SRNL Todd Wagnon, H2CCraig Michaluk*, AECL.1 Cathy Hickey, Riemke Professional Solutions, Inc Stuart Walker, US EPARobert Miklos, VNS Federal Services - 11 Felix Himmerkus*, Kerntechnische EntsorgungNelson Walter, WSPAlan Paulley*, Quintessa Ltd - 9 Karlsruhe GmbH Susan Walter, Abel Key SolutionsDavid Peeler, PNNL - 2 Vivian Holloway, SRNL Kenneth Walter, Palo Verde Generating StationAnn Riedesel, Fluor Mission Solutions - 10 Robert Howard, Spectra Tech Craig West, US DOE EM Kent Rosenberger, SRMC - 3 Betty Humphrey, Weston Solutions Inc. Christine Wipfli, US DODAndreas Roth*, AtkinsRalis - 4James Hylko, Edgewater Technical Associates, LLC Jennifer Wohlwend, SRNLZabrina Smith, H2C - 8 Vijay Jain, SRMC Sara Woods, US DOE LM Steven Thomson*, UKNNL - 2 Leslie Jardine*, L.J. Jardine Services Chuan-Fu Wu*, ES&H SolutionsTjalle Chuck Vandergraaf*, Retired - 11 Sonya Johnson, UCOR Loong Yong, Spectra Tech, Inc.Serge Vanderperre*, Tractebel - 6 Laurie Judd, Longenecker & AssociatesAnna Wikmark*, AB Svafo5 Mark Kautsly, US DOE * = International PAC MembersAaron White, US DOE EM - 3 Scott Kirk, SRMCThilo Von Berlepsch*, BGE Technology GmbH - 2 Susan Kon, Tetra Tech INTERNATIONAL PROGRAM ADVISORY COMMITTEE Ming Zhu, US DOE EM - 9 Robert Knudson, Exceptional Projects, LLC (IPAC) LEADERSSimon Kwong*, UKNNL Canada Craig MichalukADDITIONAL PAC MEMBERS Leonel Lagos, FIU China Chuan-Fu WuRateb Abu Eid*, US NRC Wendy Lambert*, Navarro France Fabien HubertArvind Acharya, RSI Christine Langton, SRNL Germany Andreas RothLauren Amos, Catawba Corporations Arne Larsson*, Cyclife Sweden AB Japan Kazuhiro SuzukiAmanda Anderson, US DOE EM Martin Letourneau, Independent Consultant Russia Leslie JardineFabienne Anton*, TV NORD EnSys GmbH & Co. KG Maria Lindberg, Cydlife Sweden AB Sweden Anna WikmarkMatthew Asmussen, PNNL Larry Ling, UCOR United KingdomAnthony BanfordKim Auclair*, KD Auclair & Associates Cindy Liu, Engineering/Remediation Resources GroupDel Baird, Pro2Serve Yung Liu, ANL WM CORPORATE OFFICERS/ EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE/ Ivan Baldwin*, Bechtel Mgmt. Co. John Longenecker, Longenecker & Associates BOARD OF DIRECTORS (BOD)Gabriele Bandt*, Vattenfall Europe - Nuclear EnergyAlex Lopez, Perma-Fix Environmental Services Greg Meyer, Fluor Corporation - Chairman of the BoardGmbH Con Lyras*, ANSTO Susan Stiger, Bechtel - President Latrincy Bates, US DOE EM Steven Maheras, PNNL Loong Yong, Spectra Tech, Inc. - Treasurer Marcel Bergeron, H2C Dirk Mallants*, CSIRO John Mathieson*, Consultant - Secretary Niklas Bergh*, Westinghouse Chandrika Manepally, US Nuclear Waste Technical Roman Beyerknecht*, Nuclear Engineering Seibersdorf Review Board EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEMBERS-AT-LARGEDale Bignell, Environmental Consultant Justin Marble, US DOE EMLarry Camper, Advoco Professional Svcs, LLC Paul Black, Neptune and Company, Inc. Sharon Marra, SRNL Bob Cochran, CTG, LLCIngo Blechschmidt*, Nagra John Mathieson*, ConsultantSandra Fairchild, AMENTUMDemitrous Blount, US DOE EM Stefan Mayer*, IAEA John Longenecker, Longenecker & Associates Larry Boing, ANL Sean McCandless, Neptune and Company, Inc.Robert Weiler, Backward Spyglass LLCHelen Boyd, CPCCo Joy McCrea, HMISChristopher Brandjes, Perma-Fix EnvironmentalKip McDowell, PNNL Susan Walter, Abel Key Solutions, Inc - Managing Services Tom McKeating*, NDA DirectorAlexander Brandl, Colorado State University Clint Miller, PG&E Gary Benda, PAC Chair/Deputy Managing Director Paul Bredt, PNNL Takashi Mitsui, Decom. TechJonathan Bricker, Waste Treatment Completion Co. Horst Monken Fernandes*, IAEA ADDITIONAL WM BOARD OF DIRECTORSFrazier Bronson, Mirion Technologies - Canberra John Moon, US DOE John Corderoy, Nuclear Waste ServicesRobert Brounstein, TerranearPMC Thomas Mooney, ParsonsKapila Fernando*, Canadian Nuclear LaboratoriesSteven Brown, SHB, Inc. Richard Murphy, ARCADIS US, Inc.Cathy Hickey, Riemke Professional Solutions, Inc Larry Camper, Advoco Professional Svcs, LLC Joceline Nahigian, US DOE EM Linda Kobel, Los Alamos Technical Associates Kearney Canter, AtkinsRealisPaivi Nettamo, CDM Smith Craig Michaluk*, Atomic Energy of Canada Ltd Yvette Cantrell, Portsmouth-Paducah Project Office Gregg Occiogrosso, Neptune and Company, Inc. Balendra Sutharshan, Oak Ridge National LaboratoryDarina Castillo*, US DOE LM Akira Ohno*, IHI CorporationKazuhiro Suzuki*, TG Consulting, JapanGrant Charters, New Millennium Nuclear Technologies Olaf Oldiges*, GNS mbHMichelle Claggett, Project Enhancement Corporation Ryan Overton, Navarro Kristen Ellis, US DOE LiaisonMark Costella, LLNL Colleen Owens, ConsultantSheila Harvey, Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman, LLPRoger Cowton*, Sellafield Ltd Kevin Owens, Amentum General CounselMaria Crespo, BGS Hannah Paterson*, Sellafield Ltd8'