Meet the Speakers

Lawrence Arcand 

Lawrence Arcand, P.Eng. is a graduate from Queen’s University in Kingston.  Lawrence brings with him over 20 years experience working on projects throughout Canada and the US.  He sits on the UESI URMD ExCOM as well as the UESI Board of Governors.  He is the Chair of the Transportation Association of Canada - Public Utilities Management Subcommittee,  was Vice Chair of the latest CSA Committee to update the Canadian Utility Mapping Standard – CSA S250, and member of the current ASCE committee re-writing the ASCE 38-02 Standard. 

Christine Zimmer

Christine Zimmer, Chief Watershed Specialist for Credit Valley Conservation (CVC) is recognized as an expert in integrated watershed and climate risk management and green infrastructure adaptation strategies for watershed management.  Christine is a member of the Advisory Committee for Environment Canada’s Climate Change Adaptation Platform. Christine has been recognized both nationally and internationally with seven awards, including the Minister of Environments Award for Environmental Excellence, 35 magazine and journal articles as well as 15 radio and television interviews. 

Amna Tariq

Amna Tariq is a Water Resources Engineer in the Water and Climate Change Science Division at the Credit Valley Conservation. Since joining CVC in 2010, Amna has had an evolving role, initially responsible for managing a variety of low impact development projects, where her tasks included design review, hydraulic/hydrologic modelling and performance monitoring. Amna now works in climate change research and development, which includes tackling new and emerging impacts from climate change on water resources and water infrastructure. Her key interest is in developing technical tools which address these impacts with the purpose of streamlining climate change risk and vulnerability assessments and building flood resiliency.

Anna Frank has a Doctorate in Civil Engineering, specializations in Risk assessment, Natural Hazard monitoring and early warning (floods and droughts) and Climate Change Adaptation. Anna has 15 years of experience working on environmental projects related to sustainable development and water protection.  Currently, she is studying for her graduate certificate in regulatory affairs to pursue certification as an environmental auditor.