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Ready or Not? Building Organizational Readiness for Collaborative Delivery

July 29, 2026 @ 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm

About Session

Is your utility ready to deliver a successful collaborative delivery project? This session explores key outcomes from WCDA’s research into utility readiness factors driving project success—people, process, and tools—and describes how utility owners can prepare, assess, and align to address readiness gaps and facilitate successful collaborative delivery project implementation. Join this session for an interactive panel of utility leaders as they share how they assessed and strengthened readiness within their organizations, coupled with WCDA experts providing practical frameworks and guidance to help attendees consider their organization’s readiness and position their teams for success. Participants will leave with clear, actionable steps to maximize project success and deliver better project outcomes, together.

Featured WCDA Education Content: Organizational Readiness

Speakers

Moderator – Michaela Rempkowski, PE, DBIA

Moderator – Michaela Rempkowski, PE, DBIA

WCDA At-Large Director | Sr. Director – Water | National, McCarthy Building Companies

Chad Merrill

Capital Projects Manager, King County Wastewater Treatment Division
Sherman Papke, PE

Sherman Papke, PE

Chief Technical Officer, Metro Water Recovery

Ofelia Rubio

Water Distribution Resiliency and Technology Manager, Los Angeles Department of Water and Power
Shannon Spence, PE

Shannon Spence, PE

Director, Project Management Office, Prince William Water