2024 Conference, Plenaries and Concurrent Presentations
2024 Conference Plenary Sessions
Plenary Session 1: Tomorrow’s Flood Codes and Standards
Plenary Session 2: Better Together: Spotlight on Federal and NGO Initiatives
Plenary Session 3: From Devastation to Success: State and Local Success Stories
Tuesday ASFPM Foundation Luncheon
Thursday Awards Luncheon
FEMA Resilience Plenary: Customer-centric Reform to Reduce Flood Risk
Fireside Chat – Seeking Higher Ground
Concurrent Session A – Tuesday June 25
A0: Flood Mitigation in the Arid Southwest
Communicating Alluvial Fan Hazards, Challenges and Potential Solutions by Jamie Huff, CFM, Utah Division of Emergency Management
After-fire Remediation and Flood Hazard Mitigation Projects in the Southwest by Anna Paris, Maccaferri
Neff’s Creek Alluvial Fan Floodplain Mitigation with a Debris Basin Structure by Cameron Jenkins, Bowen Collins & Associates
A1: Nature-Based Solutions in Mitigation Projects
Coastal Texas Mega Project by Paul Hamilton, US Army Corps of Engineers
Flooding to Renewal: Brentwood Bound Flood Mitigation by Elise Ibendahl, CFM, PE, PMP®, F.ASCE, Jacobs; Ritu Gupta, PE, CFM, Jacobs
Strategic Planning for Co-Benefits in Flood Mitigation and Habitat Restoration in Pierce County, Washington by Rachel Bradley, ICF; Rebecca Lee and Laura McMullen
A2: CRS – Tracking What’s New on the National Front
Evolving the Community Rating System by Shilpa Mulik, CFM, FEMA
Floodplain Administrator Roles in the CRS Discount by Charles Baker, FEMA
Working with the National Violation Tracker by French Wetmore, French & Associates, Ltd.; Charles Baker
A3: Storytelling as Communications
Storytelling for Community Resilience: The Role of Inclusive Partnerships by Tiffany Tupper, Resilience Action Partners; Peter Herrick, Jr.
Can Communications Pros Help Save the World? Reframing the Climate Narrative from Fear to Hope by Pamela Roach, Ogilvy Public Relations
Thanks for Coming to My TED Talk: Reaching New Audiences Through Partnerships by Vince Hancock, Resilience Action Partners
A4: Floods After WildFires Initiatives
Colorado Flood Threat Bulletin – Where We’ve Been, Where We Are, and Where We are Going by Alyssa Hendricks Dietrich, Dewberry
Cost Effective Post-Fire Mitigation Methods by Joshua Prettyman, PE, CRS Engineers
Post-Wildfire Debris Flood Risk Assessment for Alluvial Fans in British Columbia by Amelia Ochsenbein, Stantec
A5: Technical Assistance and Partnerships for Equity
Mobile Homes in Deep Waters: Strategies for Decreasing Flood Risk to Affordable Housing by Kristin Smith, PhD, Headwaters Economics
Regional Resiliency Partnership: Integrating Future Climate Flood Risk in Vulnerable Coastal New Hampshire Communities by Jennifer Gilbert, CFM, NH Department of Environmental Services – Coastal Program
Bridging the Gap: Empowering Flood Resilience in Underserved Rural Communities by Bridget Mitchell, Headwaters Economics
A6: Coastal Planning for Climate Change
Resilience Funding and Infrastructure Implementation for a Resilient Coastal Community: 20 Years of Beaches, Back Bays, Rivers and Stormwater in Norfolk, Virginia by Johnny Martin, PE, Moffat & Nichol
Water Rises, Water Falls: Scenario Planning for Changing Lake Levels and Climate Change by Eleanor Rappolee, ASFPM
Rising Tides, Elevating Shorelines: Effective Adaptation Roadmaps for Sea Level Rise by Millicent Cowley-Crawford, Woodard & Curran
A7: Dam and Levee Failure Planning
Is the dam about to break? The need to update FEMA P-946 by Edward Beadenkopf, PE, CFM, AtkinsRealis
Range of Additional Levee Failure Probabilities Due to Climate Change by Kaveh Zomorodi, Ph.D., PE, CFM, Dewberry
Rapid and Simplified Flood Hazard Analysis and Mapping with the Latest Free Tools by Nicholas Agnoli, Applied Weather Associates
A8: Mapping and the Federal Flood Risk Management Standard (FFRMS), Floodways and Risk Rating 2.0
In the Zone: the unique considerations of FFRMS in the Western U.S. by Sarada Kalikivaya, PE, CFM, PMP, AtkinsRéalis; Wendy Shaw
Floodways in 2D – How much of an increase does one foot of surcharge cause by Richard Gleason, P.E., CFM, Kasraie Consulting; Alan Lulloff, ASFPM
Risk Rating 2.0 – What Floodplain Managers Need to Know (in 30 minutes or less!) by Bruce Bender, Bender Consulting Services, Inc.; Ashley Cantrell-Tharp
A9: Innovative Modeling to Quantify the Essential Benefits of Floodplains
Evaluating Sustainable River Management in the Atchafalaya Basin through Hydrodynamic/Ecologic Modeling by Timothy Nelson, PG, CFM, Moffatt & Nichol
Quantifying the Socioeconomic Impacts of a Flood Prone Urban Watershed in Pittsburgh, PA by Tom Batroney, PE, CFM, HDR
LifeSim Evaluation of Emergency Preparedness and Life Loss at Rapid City, SD by Susannah Byrd, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers; Thomas Gorman; Jennifer Gitt; and Nicole Walski
Concurrent Session B – Tuesday June 25
B0: Floodplain Management Training Initiatives
CRS Training Workshops: Unlocking Funding Avenues for NGOs in Floodplain Management Technical Assistance by Mary-Carson Stiff, CFM, JD, Wetlands Watch; Savannah Newbern, Wetlands Watch
Indiana’s Required Floodplain Administrator Training and Other Legislation by Douglas “Doug” Wagner, CFM, Indiana DNR
B1: Local and Private Funded Resilience Programs
Fight the Flood, Lessons Learned from Miami Beach’s Private Property Adaptation Program by Kelli Reddick, CFM, ICF; Noel Webber, City of Miami Beach
The City of Garland has a Voluntary Buyout Program! How did they do that? by Ryan Mortensen, PE, CFM, Westwood Professional Services; Jake Fisher, P.E., CFM, City of Garland; Marla Waters, CTCM, CTCD, Texas Water Development Board
Promoting resilience for an uncertain climate future by Daniel Furman, FM Global; Charles E. Mahall
B2: State Floodplain Management Initiatives
Climate Resilient Floodplain Management Resources for Disadvantaged Communities in New York State by Brad Wenskoski, CFM, NYSDEC
A Bluegrass Perspective: Moving Floodplain Management Forward in the Commonwealth by Alex VanPelt, CFM, Kentucky DOW; Kaycie Len Carter
Quirky Challenges of Floodplain Management in Arid Rural Idaho by Maureen O’Shea, ID Dept of Water Resources
B3: Equity, Engagement, and Communications
Hazard Mitigation in 70 languages by Jaleesa Tate, CFM, Tetra Tech, JALEESA
B4: International Floodplain Management
Floods from Down Under: Lessons Learned from the Australian Floodplain Management Conference by Del Schwalls, PE, CFM, Schwalls Consulting LLC
Delivering major infrastructure on complex Australian floodplains – Lessons, challenges, and progress by Martin Boshoff, CpEng RPEQ (Australia), CEng (United Kingdom), AECOM
The 2023 Nova Kakhovka Dam Attack in Ukraine: Fathom case studies in Disaster Risk Reduction by Gavin Lewis, Fathom
B5: Integrated Floodplain Management: Designs and Case Studies
Integrated Floodplain Management: A Multi-Benefit Solution for States by Eileen Shader, CFM, American Rivers
Floodplains By Design Accelerator: Scaling a Successful Model by Sarah Murdock, The Nature Conservancy; Bob Carey
Resilient Riverscapes: The role of integrated floodplain management in the Colorado River Basin by Brian Murphy, River Network
B6: Post-Disaster Policies and Procedures
SI/SD Desk Reference (FEMA P-758): Spotlighting Upcoming Revisions and Additions by Rebecca Quinn
Planning for the Unexpected: Post-Disaster Lessons Learned in Florida by S. Marie Yarbrough, PE, AtkinsRealis
Substantial Damage Estimator (SDE) 3.0: Best Practices by Molly Kaput, FEMA; Christina Groves, Advancing Resilience in Communities (ARC)
B8: LIDAR and Vertical Data for Mapping
Beneath the Surface: Unveiling Hidden Depths of Flood Resilience with USGS 3DNTM by Tyson James, PE, CFM, AECOM; Amelia Vincent, AECOM
USGS 3D Hydrography Program: A New Model for the Nation’s Hydrography by Cynthia Rachol, US Geological Survey
B9: Leveraging Modeling for Real-Time Flood Forecasts
San Joaquin River Hydraulic Model Development and Flood Forecast Evaluation in CA. by Chris Ferrari, PE CFM, GEI Consultants
Modeling Compound Flooding in Real-Time by Frank McKinnie, Streamline Technologies, Inc.
Concurrent Session C – Tuesday June 25
C0: Technical Mapping Advisory Committee Showcase
TMAC: What is it? Origins, Context, Roles, Past Reports and Recommendations by Vince DiCamillo, PMP, CFM, Stantec
TMAC: What’s New? A summary of the 2023 Annual Report by Doug Bellomo, AECOM; Jeff Sparrow, PE, CFM
TMAC: What’s Next? Looking Ahead and Gathering Insight by Brooke Seymour, PE, CFM, Mile High Flood District; Jamie Reinke, P.E., CFM
C1: Demonstrating Mitigation Project Effectiveness
At the Intersection of Flood Mitigation and Wildfire Mitigation: Understanding the Crossroads by Daniel Bass, RA, CFM, FEMA, Building Science Branch; Stacy Franklin Wright
Recommended Improvements to Flood Resistant Design and Construction Requirements Based on Hurricane Ian by Manny Perotin, PE, PMP, CFM, CDM Smith
Demonstrating the Value of Mitigation by Tammie Tucker, PE, CFM, AECOM; Shane Parson, PhD, AECOM
C3: State and Federal Risk Communications Initiatives
We Know the Risk, We Know Our Audience, We Know Our Options – Now What? by Katelyn Noland, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Using a Place-Based Approach to Flood Risk Communications: An Example from Southern Utah by Holly Strand, Utah Department of Public Safety; Danae Olsen; Deborah Neddenriep, CFM
Building a Lasting Memory of Flood Risk with the Nevada Comprehensive High-Water Mark Campaign: a Federal, State and Local Partnership Story by Sarah Fichtner, NDWR
C4: Identifying Debris Flow Risk Through Modeling
Debris Flow Modeling: Insights and Applications by Dai Thomas, PhD, PE, Tetra Tech
FEMA Outreach Success Story: Debris Flow Modeling and Mapping in Ouray, Colorado by Eli Gruber, PE, PMP, CDM Smith; Marta Blanco Castano
Variations in Debris Flow Risk During Wildfire Recovery – FEMA R8 Flood After Fire by Thad Wasklewicz, Stantec
C5: Federal Floodplain Management and Equity
It Takes a Village: How the whole-of-government can deliver environmental justice for all by Jessica Ludy, CFM, US Army Corps of Engineers – San Francisco; Katherine Rowden; Julie Beagle
Equity Considerations for Floodplain Management: Analysis of Federal Efforts and Policy Implications by Ummekulsoom Lalani, MPP, PMP, AtkinsRéalis; Grace Morris
Great Expectations: NRCS Arkansas Program for Flood Resilience in Underserved Communities by Jeremy Rice, Freese and Nichols; Kale Farmer
C6: Stormwater Master Planning
Analysis and Planning of Flood Relief Through a Constrained Urban Watershed by Kevin Chapman, PE, CFM, Hazen and Sawyer; Connor Bottorff
Put Up the Pirogues Sooner: Planning for Stormwater Resilient Roadways by Christopher Matthew Johns, AICP, CFM, CSI, Rapides Area Planning Commission
Beyond the Boom: Tackling Stormwater Challenges in Nashville by Adrian Ward, PE, CFM, Barge Design Solutions; Matt Tays, Metro Water Services Nashville, Tennessee
C8: Making Use of FEMA Resources for Mapping
Best Practices for Acquiring NFIP Data by Tim Spears, FEMA Contractor / Michael Baker International
LOMR Considerations for the SOMA Process within a Physical Map Revision by Jamie Hughes, GISP, CDM Smith
Flood Risk Project Guide to the MIP by Christina Black, Stantec; Patrick Creager, CFM, GISP, Stantec
C9: Coastal Modeling for Resiliency
Shishmaref’s Ice Problem: How Coastal Modeling is Helping an Alaskan Community Plan for Climate Change by KC Kent, HDR
Evolving Challenges for Securing Regional Resiliency along the “National Safety Valve” by Garland Pennison, PhD, PE, HDR Engineering, Inc.; Eric Zgonina
Concurrent Session D – Wednesday June 26
D0: Incorporating Nature-Based Solutions in Mitigation Projects: Mapping
Incorporating Natural Channel Design with Flood Mitigation Projects by Emily Brown, PE, CFM, ENVSP, Freese and Nichols, Inc.; Lydia Ward
Nature Based Solutions for Channel Armoring by Ben Campbell, Solmax
D1: FEMA Hazard Mitigation Assistance Programs
Best Practices for Application Development – Observations from the FY23 BRIC and FMA Application Cycles by Eric Kenney, PE, PMP, CFM, CDM Smith; James Hinds; Manny Perotin
Simplifying the BCA: An Overview of Recent BCA Updates by Zain Dadabhoy, FEMA
Flood Mitigation Assistance Swift Current: National Rollout by Shandi Teltschik, FEMA
D2: Floodplain Management Regulations
Compare and Contrast Federal (FFRMS) and NJ Floodplain Standards by Anton Getz, CFM, T&M Associates; J. Andrew Martin, CFM
The Future of Flood Resilient Housing: Implementing the Federal Flood Risk Management Standard by Lauren Hayes Knutson, HUD; Dan Herrera
D3: Using Data in Risk Communications
Data, Data Everywhere, But Not a Map to Link: Understanding Flood Risk Information Ecosystems through a Year of Conversations by Peter Herrick, Federal Emergency Management Agency; Laura Duff
Recipe for Disaster (Mitigation): Using Open-Source Data to Understand Local Flood Risks by Gregg Bowser, PhD, Booz Allen Hamilton
New Tools for Visualizing, Communicating, and Assessing Sea Level and Coastal Flood Risk by Dan Rizza, Climate Central; Glen Denny, Climate Central
D4: Innovations in Flood Warning Systems
Live Modeling for Real Time Stormwater Management by Ryan Brown, PE, Autodesk
Racing the Runoff: Applications of Using Near-Realtime Rainfall Rasters for Predictive Flood Forecasting by Neal Banerjee, PE, CFM, LJB, Inc.; Sidar Gul
Urgent flood response in Dearborn: A pilot on technology and public engagement by Brandon Wong, Hyfi
D5: Completed Projects Showcasing Floodplain Function Restoration
Floods, Fish, and Fun! How levee setback projects successfully achieve multiple goals by Jennifer Zung, PE, CFM, Harmony Design & Engineering; Dan Fricke
Modeling Floodplain Resilience: Innovations in Fish Passage Restoration and Infrastructure Design in Washington’s Aquatic Ecosystems by Brad Hartman, PE, P.Eng, CFM, Jacobs
Colorado River Aquatic Habitat and Agricultural Land Restoration by Peggy Bailey, Tetra Tech
D6: Climate Change Modeling and Tools
Who Benefits? Using FloodAdapt to Support Equitable Flood Risk Management by Sarah Wright, Deltares; Frederique de Groen; Keren Bolter
Towards a Realistic assessment of Compound Flood Risk in a Changing Climate by Somayeh Mohammadi, Michael Baker International
Future Flood: Modeling changing flood risk with dynamically downscaled climate data by Jordan Branham, Argonne National Laboratory; Quentin Cummings
D7: Technological Innovations in Floodplain Management
Digital Twins for Emergency and Floodplain Management by Darcy Watts, Guidehouse; Marlana Zink, Guidehouse; Jack Olcott, Guidehouse
Roadmap to Resilience: Scaling Site Specific Modeling for more Realistic Watershed-Wide Planning by Curtis Smith, PE, CFM, Stantec
Semantic Segmentation for Flood Mapping: Prioritizing areas of Flood Risk Assessment with Computer Vision by Arslaan Khalid, Michael Baker International; Jeane Camelo
D8: Mapping and Communicating Flood Risk to the Public
Nebraska Real-time Flood Forecasting: A web application for visualizing imminent flooding by Stefan Schaepe, PE, CFM, Nebraska Department of Natural Resources
Predicting Flooding in Our Vulnerable Communities by Katherine Osborne, CFM, Stantec; Carey Johnson, Director, Division of Water
Helping Local Floodplain Managers Evolve in an ever-changing Flood Risk World by Maria Cox Lamm, South Carolina Department of Natural Resources
D9: 2D Modeling & Changing Standards
Updates and Advancements in 2-Dimensional Modeling Processes: FEMA’s 2D IPT by Laura Algeo, PE, FEMA HQ; David Rosa; Geoff Uhlemann; Andrew Bonner
Navigating Complex 2D Floodways in Urban Environments: A Case Study by Matt Chaney, PE, CFM, AECOM
Order of Operations: Case Study of Rainfall-Runoff Modeling Paired with Hydraulic Data by Seungho Song, CDM Smith
Concurrent Session E – Wednesday June 26
E0: Approaches to Data, Modeling & Methods
Planning for a Rainy Day – Broad Scale Pluvial Modeling for Virginia’s Coastal Communities by Stuart Geiger, CFM, Dewberry; Seth Lawler; Matt Dalon
Watershed Modeling: HMS or 2D RAS Rain-On Grid? by Byron Hinchey, PE, CFM, EVS, Inc.
Mod Puls: A Look into 1D and 2D Hydrologic Automation by Christopher Allen, AtkinsRéalis
E1: State Mitigation Initiatives
Building a Firm Foundation: Increasing Resilience through Oklahoma’s First State Flood Plan by Yohanes Sugeng, PE, CFM, Oklahoma Water Resources Board; Brandon Claborn; Jeremy Rice
Utah’s Mitigation Direct Technical Assistance Program by Kathy Holder, CFM, MBA, Utah Division of Emergency Management
North Carolina Flood Resiliency Blueprint by Marc Recktenwald, Division of Mitigation Services Department of Environmental Quality; John Dorman, AECOM
E2: Spotlight on Repetitive Loss Properties
Losing Ground: An Update on Severe Repetitive Loss Properties by Anna Weber, Natural Resources Defense Council
Repetitive Loss Properties: Property Characteristics, Community Demographics and Mitigation Strategies by Noreen Clancy, RAND Corporation
Privacy Act vs. Public Access to FEMA Repetitive Flood Loss Claims Information by David Conrad, Association of State Floodplain Managers
E3: State Risk Communication Initiatives
Minnesota’s Newer Tools and Outreach Ideas by Ceil Strauss, CFM, MnDNR; Garry Bennett
E4: Mitigating Alluvial Fan Flood Risks
Communicating Alluvial Fan Hazards, Challenges and Potential Solutions by Jamie Huff, CFM, Utah Division of Emergency Management; Matt Buddie, FEMA Region VIII Mitigation, FFRMS Coordinator
Flood Risk Mitigation Challenges on Alluvial Fans in a Rural County by Deborah Neddenriep, CFM, Carson Water Subconservancy District; Mike Kellogg, PG, CFM, GISP
Scenic/Littlefield, AZ Alluvial Fan Analyses; Assessing Active Fan Hazards to Inform Downstream Mapping by Geoff Brownell, Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc.; Katherine Fish, CFM
E5: Analytics with NFIP and DHS Datasets
Promoting a Culture of Open Government: Recent Updates to the OpenFEMA Initiative by Matthew Matsuyama, FEMA; Patrick Heck; Megan Robinson
An Exploration of NFIP Claims Data to Validate FFRD Damage Functions by Doug Bausch, CEG, PG, NiyamIT; Christina Christina; Adam J. Reeder; Lauren Schmied
Powerful and FREE DHS Geospatial Infrastructure Data For Your State or Community by Daniel Horner, Michael Baker International
E6: State Post-Disaster Best Practices
Implementing Post-Disaster Floodplain 406 Mitigation – A Case Study of Hurricane Ian by Jamelyn Trucks, CFM, PMP, CGM, AtkinsRealis; Eric Arnold; Zach Bell
Texas Water Development Board High Water Mark Project by Hope Morgan, NCPLS, GISP, CFM, AECOM
Constructing Creative Applications To Maximize Public Assistance & Individual Assistance Opportunities by Max Johnson, State of Utah – Division of Emergency Management
E7: FEMA/Corps National Levee Safety Program Session
Levee Management Guide: A New Resource for Levee Owner/Operators by Melissa Mullen, PE, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
E8: Regional Mapping Initiatives
Bridging the Data Gap for Disadvantaged Communities: BLE-to-FIRM by Diane Howe, CFM, FEMA Region 6; Dave Rubinstein; Sean O’Melveny
Paper Inventory Reduction: Leveraging Base Level Engineering by Sean O’Melveny, CFM, AECOM; Diane Howe; Dave Rubenstein
Introducing the CNMS Unmapped Inventory Baseline and Tracking FEMA Region 6 Success by Susan Morris, CFM , AECOM; Michael Johnson, AECOM
E9: Utilizing Changing Rainfall Data in Modeling
NOAA’s Climate Informed Precipitation-Frequency Atlas of the United States by Sandra Pavlovic, NOAA/NWS/Office of Water Prediction, NOAA’s Climate Informed Precipitation Frequency Atlas of the United States
Westside Creeks – San Antonio’s Step Toward FFRD by Daniel Perry, PE, CFM, San Antonio River Authority; Andrew Swynenberg, PE, CFM, Freese and Nichols, Inc.
Concurrent Session F – Wednesday June 26
F0: National Dam Safety Program Success Stories
NDSP_HHPD Grant Program Project Trends and Forecasting to Address Dam Safety by Kayed Lakhia, AIA, NCARB, LEED AP, CFM, National Dam Safety Program
Successful Rehabilitation of Lynn Cartlage Dam through FEMA Grant by Katy Goolsby-Brown, PE, CFM, FEMA Region 4
Best Practices for Addressing All Dam Risk in Local Hazard Mitigation Plans: Puerto Rico Template and Pilot Plan by Diana Castro, AtkinsRealis; Corey Goodwin; Michael Hemphill; Annie Vest
F1: Mitigation Research and Policy
Coastal Community Management of Acquired Hazard-Impacted Property by Annika Tomson, Association of State Floodplain Managers / Coastal States Organization
Exploring Decision-Making in Managed Retreat: Insights from Communities Taking Action by Trevor Johnson, AICP, Arcadis
F2: CRS Success – Local Lessons Learned
Afraid of Taking on a CRS Program for Public Information? PPI / Floodplain Management Plan Made Easy by Ashley Gordon, CFM, Dewberry; Christopher Williams, CFM, City of Newport News
CRS Class 3, The Little Guys Can Also Do It! by David Stroud, CFM, WSP USA Environment & Infrastructure, Inc. (WSP)
Innovative Repetitive Loss (RL) Mapping for 510 Credit by Randi Ezell, Jefferson Parish Government
F3: Not Your Uncle’s Flood Risk Communication
Unlocking Risk Communication: The New Basics of Risk Communication for Floodplain Managers by Ronda Nowak, Michael Baker International
Gamify Your Flood Risk: How Games Can Engage Your Community and Drive Mitigation by Gary Merrick, Master Exercise Practitioner, Booz Allen Hamilton
AI-Empowered Risk Communication and Public Engagement by Skye King, Ogilvy
F4: Challenges and Benefits of Watershed Management Initiatives
Cohort Trainings on Integrated Watershed Management: Outcomes, Lessons Learned, and Next Steps by Ian Grosfelt, National Association of Wetland Managers; Marla Stelk; Genevieve Moran
Applying watershed-based planning to create community resilience in Jacksonville, FL by Guillermo Simon, PE, CFM, Halff; Dylan Ford; Cavel Williamson; Sam Sarkar, PE
Charting a Course for Resiliency – Management of the Salt Creek Floodplain by Carter Hubbard, Olsson
F5: Mapping and Assessing Risk with an Equity Lens
Flood vulnerability: Incorporating household-level susceptibilities and capacities for equitable flood risk assessment by Haley Selsor, University of Georgia; Brian Bledsoe
Tailoring Risk MAP support to lower-resourced communities: A pilot to empower communities to utilize their new flood hazard information and increase resiliency by Madi Pluss, FEMA Region 8; Thuy Patton; Katie Gronsky
Exploratory Analysis of Flood Conditions and Associated Adverse Impacts on Water Systems Serving Disadvantaged Communities in Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, and Nebraska by Andy Sharma, PhD, Wichita State University; Amanda Sharma, CFM, Wichita State Univ., Environmental Finance Center
F6: Nature Based Solutions and Stormwater Management
New York City Cloudburst Stormwater Management Network by Anastasia Yankopoulos, New York City Emergency Management; Benjamin Goldberg, New York City Emergency Management; Amy Motzny, New York City Department of Environmental Protection
Assessing Green Stormwater Infrastructure for Stormwater Management in the Phoenix, Arizona Area by Valerie Swick, PH, CFM, U.S. Bureau of Reclamation
The Phoenix Valley’s Next Frontier of LID Applications through retrofitting by Zachary Schmidt, Kimley-Horn; Geoff Brownell
F7: State Climate Change Initiatives
New York State’s Community Risk and Resiliency Act – Approaches for Future Riverine Flood Risk Planning by Kelli Higgins-Roche, PE, CFM, NYS Department of Environmental Conservation; Wylie Minot, PE, CFM, Dewberry
MnDOT’s Road to (Hydraulic) Resiliency: An Overview of Past, Present & Future Initiatives by Rachel Pichelmann, PE, CFM, Minnesota Department of Transportation
Can we Talk About Climate Change? Addressing FEMA CAP and Mitigation Planning Requirements by Rhonda Murphy, CFM, H2O Partners, Inc.; Lisa Jennings
F8: Streamlining Techniques of Mapping Processes
Using Model Builder for 2D BLE in Louisiana by Bradley Binder, CFM, CDM Smith; Losha Schreifels
Tips, Tricks and Best Practices for CNMS Linework Replacement – Strategies to Reduce Efforts While Fostering Data Integrity by Tripp Spear, GISP, WSP; Jarod Skrivanek
Tips and Tricks to Simplify and Automate Creating Flood Profiles Using RASPLOT by Jeremy McClung, CDM Smith Inc.
F9: Solutions to Complex Watershed Modeling
A well-balanced RAS diet in Watershed Modeling by Brandon Gonzalez, PE, AtkinsRealis; Sarada Kalikivaya
Edwards AFB 2-D H&H Analyses and Floodplain Delineation by Brian Schalk, PE, CFM, Wilson & Company; Peng Zhang
Town of Camp Verde Area Drainage Master Study by Corbin Bendel, Wilson & Company, Inc.; Corbin Bendel
Concurrent Session G – Thursday June 27
G0: Leveraging Funding Sources for Local Mitigation Project Success
Four Years and Six Funding Programs Later: BRICs Being Laid Result in a Path Towards More Flood Resilient Communities by Dan Fricke, PE, CFM, JEO Consulting Group
Navigating the Winding and Difficult Path of Grant Applications for Risk Mitigation Projects by Emily Szeszycki Allen, CFM, Michael Baker International; Daniel Horner
Building Flood Resilience One Property at a Time – A case study in our Nation’s Capital by Maggie Mathis, Dewberry Engineers; Jackie Zidar; Deborah Mills
G1: Know the Code: Building Codes and Mitigation
Strengthening Building Codes Against Future Flooding by Katie Ringland, PE, CFM, AECOM; Rebecca C. Quinn, CFM, RCQuinn Consulting, Inc.; Joy Duperault, CFM, MA Dept. of Conservation & Recreation
Focus on the Basics – Flood Venting by Zach Faulkner, Floodproofing.com
G2: Floodplain Management Compliance
Floodplain Audit App – Moving Compliance into the Next Millennium by Michelle Staff, CFM, FEMA; Alicia Silverio, CFM, Ohio State NFIP Coordinator, ODNR
Ins and Outs of the Redesigned NFIP Compliance Audit Program by Sarah Owen, FEMA
State of Illinois-owned Properties and the NFIP: A journey towards compliance by Stephen Altman, Illinois Department of Natural Resources; Erin Conley
G3: Risk Communication How-to
Clear as Mud: crafting plain language messages to increase flood awareness by Matt Lyttle, PMP, Guidehouse
A Primer on Public-Facing Data Visualization by Sean McCarthy, Booz Allen Hamilton
Be (havioral Science) the Change: Using Applied Behavioral Science to Better Communicate Risk and Support Behavior Change by Griffin Smith, Resilience Action Partners; Peter Herrick, FEMA; Yifei Gao, Resilience Action Partners
G4: Modeling Flood Risk in Arid Regions
Green and Ampt Infilration in the West: Applications and a Little Theory by Nathanael Vaughan, PE, JE Fuller Hydrology & Geomorphology, Inc.; Elizabeth Rockwell
The Silvies River Basin- Balancing Flood Mitigation With Groundwater Regeneration by Benjamin Cary, PE, CFM, Kleinschmidt Group; Cheyenne Kinn, Kleinschmidt Group
Zion National Park: Post-Flash Flood Modeling and Mitigation by Rachel Mares, WSP; John Loranger
G5: Natural and Beneficial Functions and Coastal Environments
Getting More Benefits and Equity from Integrated Solutions. Go Nature-Positive! by Paul Robinson, Jacobs; Paul Hargreaves
Using a large-scale marsh habitat restoration project to reduce flood insurance premiums on Dauphin Island, Alabama by Meg Goecker, Moffatt & Nichol; Renee Collini
G6: Risk Assessments for Mitigation
Elevate Your Risk Assessment with BLE by Shanene Thomas, FEMA Region 6; Rosemary Bolich
Upcoming Updates to the National Risk Index – Inland Flood Hazard with FEMA Risk Rating 2.0 Data by Casey Zuzak, FEMA; Emiliano Gonzalez-Santin, FEMA; Annie Sheehan; Benjamin Roberts
G7: Planning and Design for Structural Flood/Floodplain Protection
Best Practices for a Large-Scale Levee System Survey Data Collection Program by Matthew Redington, PE, HDR
Illuminating Levee Outreach: Boosting Flood Risk Reduction in Disadvantaged Communities by Caroline Jones, PE, CFM, Freese and Nichols; John Wethington; Ken Hinterlong
Breaking Up The Banks: Willamette River Bank Protection Consequence Assessment by JD McLandrich, AECOM; Yacoub Raheem
G9: AI, Tools & Planning for Large Scale Modeling Efficiency
Floodplain Studies as Elephants: A Method for Partitioning a 485-mile Long Study Reach by Doug Brugger, PE, CFM, Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation; Russ Anderson
Leveraging AI-Assisted Scripting for HEC-RAS and HEC-HMS Automation by William (Bill) Katzenmeyer, PE, CFM, C. H. Fenstermaker and Associates
Using Closing Teams to Improve Project Delivery: How to keep your project from slowing down by Reuben Cozmyer, AECOM; Hayden Edwards; Katie Ringland
Concurrent Session H – Thursday June 27
H0: Nature-Based Solutions and Successes
Coastal Floodplain Management Challenges: Helping South Carolina Communities Interpret and Implement LiMWA and Coastal A Zones by Jessica Artz, CFM, SCDNR; Erin Benford
Tools and Resources for Implementing the Federal Flood Risk Management Standard (FFRMS) by Doug Marcy, NOAA Office for Coastal Management; Andrew Martin; Jennifer Tylander; Jeffery Keenum
Recent Code Ordinance Enhancements in SFHAs by Brian Shaw, Floodproofing.com
H1: Mitigation Planning
Meeting Those Dam Requirements – Lessons on Meeting HHPD Criteria in Hazard Mitigation Plans by Jaleesa Tate, CFM, Tetra Tech; Gabriel A. Reed, MBA, BSBA, West Virginia Emergency Management Division
NRI applications in Hazard Mitigation Planning: Practitioner Case Studies by Jeff Brislawn, WSP Environment & Infrastructure Inc.; Brian Neff
Changing the Trajectory – Advancing Texas Flood Planning Initiatives by Cindy Engelhardt, PE, CFM, Halff; Reem Zoun, PE, CFM, Texas Water Development Board
H2: No Adverse Impact Floodplain Management
Land Use Strategies for Managing Flood Risk: No Adverse Impact Floodplain Stewardship by Janet Thigpen, CFM, Southern Tier Central Regional Planning & Development Board; Terri L Turner, AICP, CFM, HALOStrategicPlanningLLC
H3: Risk Communication Tips for Floodplain Administrators
Communicating Flood Risk by Rhonda Montgomery, CFM, FEMA
GIS Based Floodplain Management Tools for Floodplain Administrators by Chris Hill, GISP, CFM, Meshek & Associates, LLC
Hello? Anyone There? Take a Simple Approach to Engage a Disinterested Public by Anthony Stacy, Booz Allen Hamilton
H4: Local Floodplain Management Programs
A Proactive Approach to Floodplain Management using 2D BLE Models by Albert Schmidt, CFM, City of Sioux Falls; Greg Thompson PE, CFM
You’ve Adopted Higher Standards Now What? by Kristin Owen, AICP, CFM, Henrico County; Celinda Adair, CFM
How can a small rural communities use BLE data? by Ferrin Affleck, AtkinsRéalis USA, Inc.; Vikram Shrivastava
H5: Case Studies in Equity
Mitigation in Action Strike Team – The Next Iteration in Equity by Cindy Wirz, FEMA Region 6; Mary Witucki; Michael Ku
Mobile Homes in Deep Waters: Strategies for Decreasing Flood Risk to Affordable Housing by Kristin Smith, PhD, Headwaters Economics
H6: Local Post-Disaster Lessons Learned
Lessons from Hurricane Idalia: Improving Data Collection, Tools, and Processes by Liz Russell, Forerunner; Steven Elliot, Georgetown County, SC; Matthew Millwood, Georgetown County, SC
From Flooded Island to Flood Mitigation Success Story: Fremont’s Partnership with USACE by Derek Schriner, PE, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers; Rachel Williams, CFM
Spanish Fork River Emergency Management Response by Travis Warren, Spanish Fork City; Cameron Jenkins
H7: Local Climate Change Initiatives
Why Won’t the Flood Stay in the Floodplain? by Josha Crowley, PE, CFM, D.WRE, PMP, STARR II; Wendy Shaw, FEMA Region 10
Advancing Pre-Disaster Resilient Norfolk Through Coastal Storm Risk Management by Kyle Spencer, City of Norfolk; Phetmano Phannavong
Underwater Assets: Lessons Learned From the District of Columbia’s Climate Change Simulation by Katrina Tavanlar, Booz Allen Hamilton
H8: State and Local Mapping Initiatives
Back to the future: mapping future condition flood hazard across Texas by Reem Zoun, PE, CFM, Texas Water Development Board; Dr Natalie Lord; Gavin Lewis; Saul Nuccitelli
Leveraging a “Liberal” Partnership for Mapping Success in Kansas by Maria Neeland, PE, CFM; Joanna Rohlf, Kansas Dept of Agriculture
NC RAFT: A Resiliency Framework Helping NCDOT Prepare for Future Flood Hazards with Digital Solutions by Garrett Shields, WSP USA
H9: Modeling Unique Features & Problems
Holy Flood! Bridge Scour and Riprap Countermeasures in Moab, Utah by Colton Smith, PE, CFM, J-U-B Engineers, Inc.; Cameron Jenkins; Ben Miner
Complexities in Hydrologic Modeling in Cold Climate and Depression-Dominated Areas: Insights from the Red River and Missouri River Basins by Mohsen Tahmasebi Nasab, PhD, AECOM
Evaluating the Unique Drainage Issues of an Underground Tunnel by Patrick Bussen, PE, CFM, Benesch
Concurrent Session J – Thursday June 27
J1: FEMA and Non-FEMA Mitigation Funding and Programs
FEMA’s Safeguarding Tomorrow Revolving Loan Fund Program: A New Way to Fund Mitigation Projects by Rhiannon Kincaid, PE, FEMA
SBA’s Expanded Disaster Efforts by Shannon Rhoten, U.S. Small Business Administration
USACE Nonstructural Case Studies by Jennifer Roberts, USACE, National Nonstructural Committee; Andy MacInnes, USACE
J2: NFIP and Alternatives to the NFIP
Hyperconcentrated flood, mud flow, or debris flow? Navigating uncertain terms pertaining to the National Flood Insurance Program and flood after fire by Kara Jacobacci, LEG, FEMA
You’ve Adopted Higher Standards Now What? by Kristin Owen, AICP, CFM, Henrico County; Celinda Adair, CFM
Building A Financially Sustainable National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) by Allison Heck, Federal Insurance Directorate, FEMA; Barbara Montoya, FEMA
J3: Research in Risk Communications
A Comparison of Commercial Flood Risk Tools for Real Estate End Users: Free and Open Data from the Private and Public Sectors by Eric Coughlin, CFM, GISP, ABS Group; Jon Ordog; Andrea Jackman
Using Research and Behavioral Insights Related to Flood Insurance to Increase Community Resilience by Sarah Devaney-Ice, FEMA
Why is Flood-Risk Communication being ignored by the public? by Karyn Reid, Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation
J4: Designing Infrastructure in Arid Regions
Benefits of Alternative Culvert Design Methods in Arid Environments by Darren Hinton, PE, PhD, NHC; Daniel Brogan
Design Considerations for Transportation Infrastructure Subject to Wildfire-Induced Flooding by Megan Frye, PE, FHWA
Difficulties of Owning, Operating and Maintaining a Levee in an Arid Region by Ben Rood, WSP; Tamaran Woodland, PE, CFM, Salt Lake County Flood Control
J5: Benefits and Co-Benefits of Natural Floodplain Functions
Mapping the Risk Reduction Benefits of Coral Reef Conservation – Hawai’i Case Study by Ashley Hoke, NiyamIT; Doug Bausch; Maureen Kelly
Versatility of Nature-Based Solutions: Protections and Benefits from the Parcel to Community Scales by Emily Donahoe, J.D., National Wildlife Federation
Designing Wildlife Benefits in a Stream Restoration: Willow Creek Case Study by Troy Carmann PE, CFM, ICON Engineering, Inc.
J6: Innovative Tools and Ideas for Stormwater Management
Integration of Advancing Transportation Infrastructure with Stormwater Management Techniques by Kirsten Heerding, EIT, Kimley-Horn
River Trail School’s Agricultural Program: Urban Forest & Stormwater Reuse by Joanna Colletti, PE, CFM, GRAEF-USA, Inc.
Building Flood Resilient Cities: An Analysis of Causes, Risks and Mitigation Options by Sayedul H Choudhury, PhD, Streams Tech, Inc.
J7: Modeling for Mitigation & Design
A Blueprint for Flood-Resilient Communities: Using Modern Tools to Identify and Prioritize Solutions by Matthew Zelin, PE, Hazen and Sawyer
Modeling Benefits to Habitation for Improved Flood Mitigation Project Analysis by Rameez Qureshi, Freese and Nichols
High Level Coastal Flooding Analysis Using HEC-RAS by Ashikur Rahman, Michael Baker International; Mujahid Chandoo; Momtahana Binte Habib
J8: Coastal Mapping
FFRMS Coastal FVA Challenges and Solutions by Heather Zhao, PE, CFM,PMP, AECOM; Elena Drei-Horgan, Ph.D, CFM; Erik Nerrie, CFM, GISP; Erin Benford, PG
High Resolution Land Cover for Coastal U.S. (and Beyond): What Can It Do for You? by David Betenbaugh, GISP, CFM, CSS
From Pilots to Prototypes: Progress on FFRD Dataset Conceptualization over the Past Year by Christina Lindemer, FEMA; Lauren Schmied; Andy Bonner; Eric Kencel
J9: Evaluating Data Uncertainty in Modeling
Quantifying flood protection reliability with uncertainty and nonstationarity by Timothy Stephens, Ph.D., P.E., Dynamic Solutions, LLC
Extracting Streams from DEM using Deep Learning and the ArcGIS Python API by Sanjay Negi, PE, PMP, CFM, WSP