Program Committee

The Forum Program Committee is responsible for developing themes and topics for the Call for Proposals, performing outreach for the Call for Proposals, reviewing proposals, and developing the final program.

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Julie Conroy

Planner 2,
Ramboll

Program Committee Co-Chair
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Amanda Farris

Climate Outreach Specialist,
Carolinas Integrated Sciences & Assessment (CISA)

Program Committee Co-Chair
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George Haddow

Tulane University Disaster Resilience Leadership Academy; Bullock & Haddow LLC

Program Committee Co-Chair

Cynthia Naha

Director of the Natural Resources Department, Picuris Pueblo

Program Committee Co-Chair
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Montserrat Acosta-Morel

International Finance Corporation of the World Bank Group

Program Committee

Mona Arora

University of Arizona, College of Public Health

Program Committee

Susan Asam

Principal,
ICF

Program Committee

Vidya Balasubramanyam

Coastal States Organization

Program Committee


Marc Coudert

Environmental Conservation Program Manager,
City of Austin Office of Sustainability

Program Committee & Steering Committee

Annie Cox

Wells National Estuarine Research Reserve

Program Committee

Pedro Cruz

Healthy Communities Campaign Director,
Sierra Club

Program Committee & Equity and Climate Justice Working Group

Janet Cushing

Deputy Chief,
National Climate Adaptation Science Center – USGS

Program Committee & Steering Committee

Michael Durglo Jr.

Preservation Department Head,
Confederated Salish & Kootenai Tribes

Program Committee

Carolyn Gillette

Senior Program Manager,
ERG

Program Committee & Steering Committee

Roberta Groch, AICP

Assistant Chief,
Rhode Island Division of Statewide Planning

Program Committee

Lara Hansen

Chief Scientist & Executive Director,
EcoAdapt

Program Committee & Steering Committee

Maryellen Hearn

Resilience and Floodplain Management Practitioner,
Pathways Climate Institute

Program Committee

Lil Milagro Henriquez

Founder & Executive Director,
Mycelium Youth Network

Program Committee

Heather Higinbotham Davies

Sustainability Consultant

Program Committee

Kristiane Huber

Pew Charitable Trusts

Program Committee

Penny Loeb

Author & Journalist

Program Committee

Katy Maher

Senior Resilience Planner, Dewberry

Program Committee

Anna Marandi

Pew Charitable Trusts, Flood Prepared Communities

Program Committee

Diane Mas

Chief Resilience Officer,
Fuss & O’Neill, Inc.

Program Committee & Steering Committee

Kate McClure

Coastal Climate Specialist, University of Maryland Sea Grant Extension

Program Committee

Jeffrey Meek

MN Department of Transportation

Program Committee

Abe Moland

Clackamas County Public Health Division

Program Committee

Breana Nehls

Program Manager, American Society of Adaptation Professionals

Program Committee

Robert Newman

Professor and Director of Graduate Studies, University of North Dakota

Program Committee & Equity and Climate Justice Working Group

Arleen O’Donnell

Vice President, ERG

Program Committee

Jose Payero

Irrigation Specialist, Clemson University

Program Committee

Lannette Rangel

Assistant Partnership Coordinator, National Climate Adaptation Science Center – USGS

Program Committee

Allie Reilly

Climate, Resilience, and Sustainability Consultant, WSP

Program Committee

Nyssa Russell

Climate Resilience Specialist, Adaptation International

Program Committee

Hans Schmitz

County Extension Director, Purdue Extension

Program Committee

Sarah Skikne

Institute on the Environment, University of Minnesota & The Nature Conservancy

Program Committee

Katie Spidalieri, J.D.

Institute Associate, Georgetown Climate Center

Program Committee & Steering Committee

Sherry Stout

Engineer, National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)

Program Committee & Steering Committee

Megan Susman

Senior Policy Analyst, U.S. EPA Office of Community Revitalization

Program Committee

Lily Swanbrow Becker

American Society of Adaptation Professionals

Program Committee

La’Tonya Troutman

Marketing and Communications Specialist, NAACP LaPorte County Branch 3061

Program Committee

John Wiener

Program on Environment and Society, University of Colorado

Program Committee & Steering Committee

John Moon

Vice President of Climate Aligned Philanthropy, Wells Fargo

Program Committee & Steering Committee

Libby Carnahan

Pinellas County Extension Agent, Florida Sea Grant

Program Committee

Roy Thun

Senior Environmental Specialist, GHD

Program Committee