Hot Springs Connection Presenters

There will be 12+ speakers and facilitators covering a full spectrum of topics including:
  • Back-of-the-house tour of Murrieta Hot Springs Resort’s renovation
  • Project Review: expansions, new construction, restorations
  • Geothermal water quality, quantity and flow
  • Well drilling
  • Controlling corrosion and scale
  • Wastewater discharge and disposal methods
  • Snowmelt, heating domestic water, supplementary heat
  • Retrofitting historic facilities
  • Construction techniques when working with geothermal water
  • Property and liability insurance
  • Water sanitation methodology
  • Effectiveness of flow-through exchange systems
  • International protocols for guest showering requirements
  • Accessibility and ADA regulations & compliance
  • Leadership training sessions
  • Roundtable discussions on a variety of operational challenges and more!

Speakers

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Roy D. Vore, Ph.D.

Senior Consultant, Vore & Associates LLC
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David Dronet

Managing Partner, Olympus Real Estate Group
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Bryant Jones, Ph.D.

Geothermal Rising (GR) Executive Director
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Gerry Huttrer

retired, Geothermal Management Company, Inc.
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Jessica Hunt

Supervisory Accessibility Specialist, Disability Rights Section, Civil Rights Division, U.S. Department of Justice
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Veronica Gales Short

Accessibility Specialist at the U.S. Department of Justice
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Cameron Annas

Chief Executive Officer, Granite Insurance
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Richard Nash

CEO, Nash Construction Company
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Damian Albright

Projects Manager, Quinn's Hot Springs Resort
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David K. Aaker

Motivational Speaker and Trainer in Customer Service
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Jeff Birkby

geothermal energy consultant & hot springs book author
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Jessica Meath

Executive Director, Hot Springs Association
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Vicky Nash

contractor for the Hot Springs Association and CEO of Resort Trends, Inc.

Activity Facilitators

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Professor Jonathan Paul De Vierville, PhD, MSSW, LCSW, LPC

BANA Board member (Balneology Association of North America)
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Dr. Marcus Coplin

Naturopathic Physician and Director of Water Medicine for the Balneology Association of North America