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River Rally 2026

Welcome to River Rally 2026

Heather McMann

Groundwork USA

CEO

United States

https://Groundworkusa.org

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4:30pm CDT

Clean Water for All Happy Hour ZoccaJenifer Collins • Kristine Oblock • Lucy Evert

6:00pm CDT

River Rally 2026 Welcome Reception (10 minute walk) Texas Public Radio Building

7:00am CDT

Breakfast Westin Lobby

10:15am CDT

Mission Reach Bike Tour (10:15am departure) [external registration required] The Westin Riverwalk, San Antonio

12:00pm CDT

Lunch Navarro Ballroom

1:30pm CDT

The Voice of the Many: Securing Water Funding for Texas Navarro BallroomSarah Schlessinger • Jennifer Walker • Guadalupe Fernandez • Sydney Garcia • Vanessa Puig Williams

3:15pm CDT

Community-Led Grantmaking: What’s Funded When the Community Leads? LantanaTricia Cortez • Monica Lewis-Patrick • Brenda Coley • Sharon Bagley • Jessie Fuentes • Sharee Harrison • Arthur Johnson • Dr. Bernard Singleton

8:00pm CDT

Return to MAMA Charline McCombs Empire Theatre

7:30am CDT

Breakfast Navarro Ballroom

9:00am CDT

Artists and Advocates: A Water Arts Showcase for a Unified Movement Navarro BallroomDr. Mel Lewis

10:30am CDT

Crafting Effective Water Messaging: From Research to Real-World Application SabinoLindsey Bacigal • Sinjin Eberle • Nicole Lampe

12:00pm CDT

Lunch Navarro Ballroom

1:30pm CDT

Governance, Community Engagement, and Power: Threats and Opportunities in the Data Center Boom EncinoRyan Anderson • Ben Hirsch • Charles Miller

3:15pm CDT

Brown meets Blue: Reimagining Brownfields for Water Resilience ZapataOzzy Meneses, AICP • Jalisa Gilmore, MPH • Ari Snow • Jessica Swindon • Alex Tiscareño

4:15pm CDT

Unpacking “Capacity Building”: The What, Why, and How of our Sector’s Most Overused Phrase Camino RealHannah Mico • Emily Vail

6:00pm CDT

River Rally Celebration [bus travel provided] Confluence Park

7:30am CDT

Breakfast Navarro Ballroom

9:00am CDT

Come Build and Connect the Water Movement Community Convening AM Camino Real

12:00pm CDT

Lunch Navarro Ballroom

1:00pm CDT

Come Build and Connect the Water Movement Community Convening PM Camino RealInPartnership Consulting