Certification Success Stories

By "success story" we mean: recognition by your peers/agency, promotion or raise, NFIP or CRS participation strengthened... Please contact Anita Larson at cfm@floods.org with your story!

Success Stories:

Marsha Hilmes-Robinson

Marsha Hilmes-Robinson is the Floodplain Administrator in the Utilities Department for the City of Fort Collins, CO. As a result of obtaining her CFM designation, an announcement was placed in the Fort Collins utilities Department newsletter. In addition Marsha received a 4% raise. Congratulations Marsha on a job well done!

Al Goodman

Al Goodman is the Mississippi NFIP State Coordinator. When Al obtained his CFM designation, he received an "Education Benchmark" pay increase from the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency. The raise was equivalent to those employees that attain a Master's Degree. It is now a requirement that the Mississippi State NFIP Coordinator obtain the CFM designation. Congratulations Al on a great job! We appreciate all that you do for ASFPM!

T. Lee Cave

Lee is a building Official for Mount Pleasant, South Carolina. He had taken the Community Floodplain Manager class at EMI and attributes much of Mount Pleasant�s success to what he had learned. The community went from NFIP probationary status in 1989 to a Community Rating System Class 8 community. In addition to being a Certified Floodplain Manager, Lee maintains the following certifications: CABO Certified Building Official, SBCCI Code Enforcement and Administration Professional, State of South Carolina Registered Building Code Enforcement Officer Class G-1. Congratulations Lee on a job well done!

Barbara Elza Miller

In May 2001, Barbara Elza Miller was the Project Impact Coordinator for Randolph and Tucker Counties in West Virginia. She was recognized as the first Project Impact Coordinator in the nation to become a CFM at the regional project impact summit. Barbara now serves as the Project Impact Coordinator for Jefferson County, West Virginia (yes, Jefferson County was a Project Impact pilot and the program will continue through June 2004!) Congratulations Barbara, on being the first!