Conference Agenda

Lead and Healthy Housing West Coast Regional Conference

February 10-12, 2026
DoubleTree by Hilton, Sacramento

2001 Point West Way, Sacramento, CA 95815

Three Days of Comprehensive Learning and Professional Development

Draft Agenda
CEUs Available

This agenda will be revised as we get closer to the conference

February 10, 2026

Day 1 Agenda

TimeGeneral Session
8:00 – 8:30 AM

Opening Address

Senator Archuleta

8:30 – 10:00 AM

Current RRP Issues: CA Intake of RRP Rule & Title 17 Updates

Mike Sharp

10:00 – 11:30 AM

Strengthening Healthy Housing in Tribal Communities: Sovereignty, Underfunding, and Rising Substandard Housing Risks

Leonard Powells

11:30 AM – 1:30 PM

Lunch

TimeLead TrackHealthy Homes Track
1:30 – 3:30 PM

Interactive Quiz: Myths, Mysteries, and Mistakes in Lead

Mike Sharp

Panel: Wildfire Smoke & Asthma: START Model

Linda Neuhauser & Becca Freed

3:30 – 4:30 PM

Navigating 2025 CA Lead Standards

Dave Brinkerhoff

Advanced Measurement Techniques for Healthy Home Assessors

Kevin Kennedy

4:30 – 6:00 PM

How Lead, Asbestos & Silica Rules Apply

Dean Mochrie, Eric Berg, Dave Brinkerhoff

Lead in Products Other Than Paint

Shakoora Azim-Gaylor

February 11, 2026

Day 2 Agenda

TimeLead TrackHealthy Homes Track
8:00 – 9:00 AM

Lab Issues: Sample Collection, Chain of Custody, Analytical Methods

Rhonda Lintner, Tad, Rob (Pace Labs)

Chaos in D.C.: Where Things Stand

Tom Neltner

9:00 – 10:00 AM

Navigating Waste Disposal Requirements

Josh Scales & Casey Marsh

Indoor Air Quality: Best Practices

Carl Grimes

10:00 – 11:00 AM

RRP Rule & Real Estate Agents

Debbie Sharp

From Funding to Results: Implementing HUD-Funded Lead Hazard Control and Healthy Homes Programs in Rural Areas

Kate Kirkwood & CA Grantee

11:00 AM – 12:00 PM

SB 35 Enforcement as Cal/OSHA Complaint

Jackie Chan

Pro-Bono Safe & Healthy Housing Work for Underprivileged Renters

Sarah Elrich

12:00 – 2:00 PM

Lunch

2:00 – 3:00 PM

Heroes & Sheroes: Code Enforcement & Community Outreach

Larry Brooks

Whole House Approach to Healthy Homes

GHHI

3:00 – 3:45 PM

Pediatric BLLs, Nutrition & Wildfire Home Cleanup

Susan Ivey, MD

Climate & Energy Efficiency

GHHI

3:45 – 5:00 PM

Paint Manufacturer Lawsuit Updates

Larry Brooks & Panel

Building Tribal Environmental Capacity: The EEEI Story

Lily Bermejo

February 12, 2026

Day 3 Agenda

TimeLead & Healthy Homes Track
8:00 – 9:00 AM

Latest on Lead in Food

Brian Ronholm & Tom Neltner

9:00 – 9:45 AM

Food Security

Phillip Goodwin

9:45 – 10:30 AM

Instant Lead Detection On-Site & At Home

Xander Terpstra

10:30 – 11:00 AM

Making Home Water Systems as Safe as Possible

Mike Sharp

11:00 – 11:45 AM

Lunch (Box)

11:45 AM – 1:45 PM

Interactive Quiz: 3M – Healthy Homes

Mike Sharp

Continuing Education Units (CEUs)

CEUs are available for CIH certifications. REHS certification is pending approval.

CIH

Approved

Certified Industrial Hygienist

REHS

Coming Soon

Registered Environmental Health Specialist

We are currently working on obtaining approval for REHS certification. It will be available soon.

Additional certifications will be announced as approvals are obtained.

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