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I have devoted my career to increasing the understanding of coastal hazards and producing information for resilient planning and decision-making. I provide thought leadership to identify practical approaches to client’s problems, and then harness interdisciplinary teams to bring collaborative and actionable products. With over 20 years of experience, I have had the joy of addressing many small and large challenges for coastal hazard management. One of the biggest challenges our coasts face today is sea level rise. I have worked on this issue for federal, state and local clients for over a decade. My experience includes the full cycle of resiliency planning, from conceptualization of projects, vulnerability assessments, strategy development, and implementation. I’ve had the privilege of speaking at a variety of invited panel discussions to a variety of public and technical audiences, including federal advisory committees for NOAA and FEMA. Some examples of projects I have had the privilege of leading include: • Virginia Beach’s Sea Level Rise Strategy• Mapping New York State’s Future Coastal Floodplains • Assessing future flood hazards to our nation’s airports • Community Resilience Pilot Studies in Florida• North Carolina’s Sea Level Rise Impact StudyFEMA provides our nation’s communities with flood risk management products. I have 15 years of experience with FEMA coastal program support, including: • Managing coastal services to the FEMA program • Supporting graduated flood risk analysis • Leading pilot studies for modeling and mapping future conditions with sea level rise, and providing program support on the issue• Flood Insurance Studies for over 3,000 miles of coast• Post-disaster assessments and/or recovery mapping for hurricanes Michael, Florence, Maria, Irma, Sandy, Katrina, and RitaIn addition to flooding, I’ve helped community, state, and federal clients assess and manage coastal erosion, including: • Future coastal erosion mapping for the Town of East Hampton, NY• Updating the coastal regulatory setback for lower New York State, from New City to Montauk Point• Developing sediment budgets, shoreline change analysis, and sand management alternatives for multiple coastal inlet management projects in support of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

Listed skills include Water Resources, Gis, Coastal Engineering, Arcgis, and 21 others.