Policy & Governance

Dr. Sunil Sinha is a Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Director of Sustainable Water Infrastructure Management (SWIM) Center of Excellence at Virginia Tech. Dr. Sunil Sinha is a National Science Foundation (NSF) Career Award recipient in the area of sustainable water infrastructure management systems. Dr. Sinha was seed behind “90-minutes” PBS documentary titled “Liquid Assets: The Story of Our Water Infrastructure,” that throws light on a long-buried problem — America’s aging water system. He has given many NPR interviews and featured as a water infrastructure expert in a History Channel documentary titled “The Crumbling of America.”

Deputy Director, Capital Improvement Program - Miami Dade Water & Sewer Department

Mr. Anand has over 20 years of professional civil and environmental engineering experience along with a combination of program management and leadership experience within the public and private sector.

He currently serves as the Deputy Director for Miami Dade Water & Sewer Department and oversees the implementation of the $13.5B Capital Improvement Program for the utility to deliver innovative projects with the objective to position Miami-Dade County as a Utility of the Future. He is engaged in incorporating effective utility management attributes, sustainability and resiliency measures as well as identifying and deploying specific technology applications to realize quality, efficiency and utility resilience.

Expert in digital transformation for the water industry with more than 18 years of experience in managerial roles.

Currently leading organizations and water utilities in their digitalization journey as CEO @Idrica. Passionate about technology and people.

Working to transform the water sector as Chief Disruptive and Digital Officer @Global Omnium, CEO @Nexus Integra and member of the Advisory Board @Adesal Telecom.

Nichole oversees and manages Miami-Dade County's Office of Sustainability which includes two Sustainability Coordinators, an Energy Manager, and an Office Assistant. The Office is primarily responsible for coordinating and facilitating Miami-Dade County's community-wide sustainability plan, "GreenPrint - Our Design for a Sustainable Future" as well as coordinating the County's climate change mitigation and adaptation efforts.

Resilience Manager, Miami-Dade County Water and Sewer Department.

Debbie Griner leads the Resilience Program at the Miami-Dade County Water and Sewer Department, formalizing and facilitating resilience throughout its programs and functions. Griner began her 20 years of public service with the Miami-Dade County Department of Environmental Resources Management working on environmental compliance, permitting, planning, and outreach initiatives. In 2009, her focus shifted to sustainability and climate change initiatives, including a role in the development of GreenPrint, the county’s first community-wide sustainability plan. The Resilience Program focuses on continuing the Water and Sewer Department’s successful water-efficiency and conservation efforts, expanding energy-efficiency and renewable-energy initiatives, reducing vulnerabilities, and increasing its ability to adapt more readily to acute shocks and longer-term stresses, with the goal of bouncing back better. Griner received her bachelor of science degree in environmental studies from Florida International University, with a minor in Biology.