Preliminary Schedule of Events  (15 min vendor spotlights will be held between Sessions)

Items Italics are pending.    

Date/TimePresentation / Workshop Presenter
March 16th 2026  
5:30pm – 7:30pmWelcome ReceptionABRA Board of Directors
March 17th  
8:00am – 8:30amOpening RemarksScott Vogel, ABRA President
Emergi-Clean
8:45am – 9:15amTear Gas – The obstacles, hurdles, and risks to contractors and consultants. Dr. Richard Lynch, Ph.D, CIH
ESM Corporation
9:30am – 10:45amPost Mortem Forensic Entomology David Rivers, Ph.D. Loyola University
11:00am – 12:00pmMulti-Family Property 3rd floor Unattended Death (Difficult Experience)  Thomas Licker, CEICR CBRM
First Onsite Property Restoration
12:00pm – 1:00pmLunch (Provided) 
1:00pm – 2:00pmLessons from a Mass Casualty Event (Iowa High School) John Krusenstjerna, CBRT
Iowa CTS Cleaners
2:15pm – 3:15pmInformed Social Media for Bio Recovery: How to Grow Customers and Referral Partners Without GoreJacob Suarez, Marketing
Harmony Environmental
4:00pm – 5:00pmThe S-900 Standard  TBD
March 18th 2026  
8:00am – 8:30Networking 
8:45am – 9:15amLessons in Hoarding Martie Law, CBRT
Steri-Clean of Nebraska
9:30am – 10:30Proper Cleaning Techniques
(Trauma, Pharma, Food and other)
Thomas Licker, CEICR CBRM
First Onsite Property Restoration
10:45am – 12:15pmCommunicating Safety in an OutbreakSean Fitzgerald MPH, RBP, CBSP
Hackensack Meridian Health
12:15pm – 1:15pmLunch (Provided) 
1:30pm – 2:30pmMaximizing Disinfectants to Maximize DecontaminationDr. Helene Paxton
STEM Faculty member at Rowan University South Jersey
2:45pm – 3:45pmMergers and Acquisitions OH my! (Roundtable)  TBD
4:00pm – 5:00pmState of the Industry (Round Table)  TBD
March 19th 2026  
8:00amTour of the Aberdeen Proving GroundUS ARMY