Laurie Brenner, MBA, CQA, CHA

Finance & Acquisition Services Coach
Union Sanitary District
Union City, CA

Laurie is a veteran quality practitioner with over 30 years of experience in operations, internal auditing, strategic planning, statistical process improvement, team-building and performance measurement, currently employed as the Finance and Acquisition Services Coach at the Union Sanitary District.

Laurie has an M.B.A., holds Wastewater Grade V certification in California, and is both a Certified Quality Auditor and Certified Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point Auditor with the American Society for Quality. Laurie is also a credentialed Career Technical Educator (CTE) teacher in California and teaches Wastewater Operations for the local regional occupational program at the Castro Valley Adult & Career Education Center (CVACE).

Laurie is the new Treasurer for the San Francisco Bay Section of CWEA and past Chair of the Professional Development Committee and is passionate about wildlife, and habitat conservation.

Presentation(s):

• Achievements and Perspectives from Two Utility of the Future Today Honorees

  Wednesday, April 10
  10:00 AM – 10:50 AM

• Leveraging Mixed Reality to Transform Design and Engineering Work

  Wednesday, April 10
  11:10 AM – 12:00 PM

• Power, Authority and Embracing Your Full Potential

  Wednesday, April 10
  2:00 PM – 2:50 PM

• Building a High-Performance Team

  Wednesday, April 10
  3:10 PM – 4:00 PM

• Synergistic Leadership Session 1: Leadership and the Utility of the Future

  Thursday, April 11
  8:50 AM – 9:40 AM

• Synergistic Leadership Session 2: Taking Commitment to Completion

  Thursday, April 11
  10:00 AM – 10:50 AM

• Synergistic Leadership Session 3: Recognizing and Overcoming Barriers to Becoming a Successful Leader

  Thursday, April 11
  11:10 AM – 12:00 PM

• Synergistic Leadership Session 3: Recognizing and Overcoming Barriers to Becoming a Successful Leader

  Thursday, April 11
  11:10 AM – 12:00 PM

• Cover the Gap: Developing the Workforce through Internships

  Thursday, April 11
  2:00 PM – 2:25 PM

• Employees Are . . . Our Greatest Asset: A Successful Training & Succession Plan for the Future

  Thursday, April 11
  2:25 PM – 2:50 PM

• The Rising Star Phenomena: Career Growth and Organizational Advancement in the 21st Century

  Thursday, April 11
  3:10 PM – 4:00 PM

• Student Networking and Career Preparation

  Friday, April 12
  10:25 AM – 10:50 AM