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.


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

George Haddow
Tulane University Disaster Resilience Leadership Academy; Bullock & Haddow LLC






Marc Coudert
Environmental Conservation Program Manager,
City of Austin Office of Sustainability


Pedro Cruz
Healthy Communities Campaign Director,
Sierra Club

Janet Cushing
Deputy Chief,
National Climate Adaptation Science Center – USGS

Michael Durglo Jr.
Preservation Department Head,
Confederated Salish & Kootenai Tribes




Maryellen Hearn
Resilience and Floodplain Management Practitioner,
Pathways Climate Institute













Robert Newman
Professor and Director of Graduate Studies, University of North Dakota



Lannette Rangel
Assistant Partnership Coordinator, National Climate Adaptation Science Center – USGS




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

Katie Spidalieri, J.D.
Institute Associate, Georgetown Climate Center

Sherry Stout
Engineer, National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)



La’Tonya Troutman
Marketing and Communications Specialist, NAACP LaPorte County Branch 3061

John Wiener
Program on Environment and Society, University of Colorado

John Moon
Vice President of Climate Aligned Philanthropy, Wells Fargo
