2021 Conference Plenary Sessions

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Concurrent Session A – Tuesday, May 11

 

Track: NFIP

A1: CRS – National Focus

A1 – CRS Transformation: Incentivizing the Future of Risk Reduction
by Rachel Sears, FEMA

A1 – The Community Rating System: Program Updates and the 2021 Addendum
by Bill Lesser, CFM, FEMA

A1 – New CRS Credits for Conservation and Recovery of Threatened and Endangered Species
by French Wetmore, CFM, French & Associates, Ltd.

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Track: Mitigation

A2: Mitigation Successes and Loss Avoidance Studies

A2 – The Results are in! Building Codes Save
by Jonathan Westcott, PE, FEMA Headquarters

A2 – Shorewood, Illinois Loss Avoidance Study: 24 years and 17 floods later
by Lisa Graff, GISP, CFM, Prairie Research Institute, Illinois State Water Survey

A2 – Bomb Cyclone Shelter – Why Grand Island Stayed Dry in the Flood of 2019
by John Callen, PE, CFM, JEO Consulting Group, Inc.

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Track: Modeling

A3: 2D Floodways – The Confluence of Modeling and Regulations

A3 – Two-Dimensional Floodway Testing and Evaluation
by Isaac Allen, PE, CFM, AECOM

A3 – 2D Hydraulic Modeling including Multiple Levee Systems and Floodway Analyses – A Case Study of the Payette River in Payette County, Idaho
by Lori Schrader, PE, CFM, Stantec

A3 – Floodway Assessment: 1D vs 2D Modeling Perspectives
by Stephen Sands, PE, CFM, Hazen & Sawyer, P.C.

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Track: Mapping

A4: Evolution of the National Flood Mapping Program

A4 – Evolution of Floodplain Mapping
by Cindy Engelhardt, PE, CFM, Halff Associates

A4 – Stakeholder Feedback on the Future of Flood Risk Data: Insights from the TMAC 2020 Stakeholder Engagement Effort
by Jen Marcy, PMP, CFM, Atkins

A4 – Dream. Design. Deliver: Demonstrating the Future of Flood Risk Data
by David Bascom, FEMA

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Track: Risk Communication

A5: Innovative Risk Communications

A5 – Weathering the Storm of Project Development: Public Affairs Tips & Tricks
by Rocky Schneider, MBA, CFM, Advanced Engineering and Environmental Services, Inc. (AE2S)

A5 – New Technologies and Skills Will Solve The Challenges of The Future
by Joe Clarke, Meng, DEng, Jacobs

A5 – Playing for Keeps: Serious Games for Floodplain Management
by Andrew Warren, Deltares

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Track: Showcase

A6: AECOM Showcase

A6 – Building and Strengthening CTP Capabilities – Envisioning the Next 20 Years
by AECOM

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Track: Dams & Levees

A7: Dam and Levee Risk Education

A7 – State of California Model Floodplain Management Ordinances, Higher Standards, and Quick Guide
by Kelly Soule, PE, MBA, CA Department of Water Resources

A7 – North Carolina Dam Monitoring Gauges and Alert System
by Thomas Langan, PE, CFM, North Carolina Floodplain Mapping Program

A7 – Dam Safety Signage Guidance – Promoting Public Awareness and Preventing Loss of Life and Property
by Jim Maroukis, CMAP, Six Sigma, Booz Allen Hamilton

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Concurrent Session B – Tuesday, May 11

 

Track: NFIP

B1: Floodplain Management Compliance

B1 – A Fresh Look at Community Compliance with the National Flood Insurance Program
by Sarah Owen, FEMA, Floodplain Management Division

B1 – Long Term Substantial Damage in South Carolina
by Jessica Artz, CFM, SCDNR

B1 – FEMA’s New Direction on NFIP ESA Compliance
by Bret Gates, FEMA

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Track: Mitigation

B2: Mitigation and Resilience Planning

B2 – Mitigation Planning Program Essentials for Floodplain Managers
by Shubha Shrivastava, AICP, CFM, FEMA

B2 – Resilience is More than a Word: A New Bern, NC Case Study
by Mike Robinson, CFM, Moffatt & Nichol

B2 – State Resilience Planning: Learnings from Emerging Practices Across the Country
by Sarah Edwards, J.D., The Pew Charitable Trusts

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Track: Modeling

B3: Modeling Coastal Hazards

B3 – Conveying the Various Messages around Coastal Erosion
by Brian Caufield, PE, PMP, D.CE, CFM, CDM Smith

B3 – Extreme Storm Event Preparedness – GIS Mapping of NCDOT’s Vulnerable Bridges
by Matthew Lauffer, PE, CPM, NCDOT

B3 – Leveraging 2D Storm Surge Modeling Results to Support Coastal Graduate Risk Analyses
by Ashley Kauppila, Taylor Engineering

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Track: Mapping

B4: Mapping Communication and Outreach Adaptation to the Virtual World

B4 – Innovative Community Outreach Solutions: How the GA CTP Program Has Overcome Community Engagement Obstacles Through Customized Approaches and Technological Innovations
by Shannon Brewer, PMP, CFM, Dewberry

B4 – Outreach During the Pandemic: Making Virtual Risk MAP Connections
by Carey Johnson, Kentucky Division of Water

B4 – Flooding Information On The Cloud – Sharing Understanding Without Transferring Any Data
by Cameron Druery, BE MIEAust, Worley

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Track: Risk Communication

B5: Social Justice, Equity, and Flood Risk Management

B5 – Adapting Risk Communications to Create Equitable Mitigation Strategies
by Alyx Colgan, MPH, Guidehouse

B5 – Housing Security and Flood-Risk Mitigation Activities
by Terence Milstead, PhD, Ogilvy

B5 – Get Hurricane Smart! Taking on the Problem of Educational Vulnerability
by Merrie Koester, PhD, USC Center for Science Education

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Track: Student Paper Competition

B6: ASFPM Foundation Student Paper Competition

B6 – Seasonal Forecasting of Coherent Floods in the United States using Climate Information for Flood Risk Management
by Equisha Glenn, The City College of New York

B6 – Planning for floods after fires: Lessons from the 2018 Montecito Debris Flows
by Ying Chik (Vanessa) Lee, University of California at Berkeley

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Track: Stormwater & Urban Flooding

B7: Local Urban Flooding Initiatives

B7 – Going digital with open channel storm water asset management for a high elevation municipality
by Edward Schenk, CFM, Flagstaff Water Services

B7 – A Decision Modeling Approach to Project Selection
by Eddie Paulino, PE, CFM, MWRDGC

B7 – Flood Mitigation in an Urban Environment: Cypress Street Outfall Regional Stormwater Improvements, City of Tampa, FL
by Michael Thatcher, PE, CDT, ENV SP, Tetra Tech

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Concurrent Session C – Tuesday, May 11

 

Track: NFIP

C1: Local Floodplain Management Initiatives

C1 – Reimagining the City of San Diego’s Approach to Floodplain Management
by Stefani Bell, PE, CFM, Michael Baker International

C1 – How strong is your local floodplain ordinance? Findings and recommendations from the Red River Basin
by Joe Waln, PE, CFM, Barr Engineering Co.

C1 – Structure Level Floodplain Analysis and Flood Elevation Points in Indiana
by David Knipe, PE, CFM, Indiana Dept. Natural Resources

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Track: Mitigation

C2: Highlighting Local Mitigation Projects

C2 – Forensics of Flood Evaluation in Sauquoit Cree, NY and Innovative Flood Mitigations
by Shaun Gannon, PE, D.WRE, P.H., CFM, Ramboll

C2 – Development of a Joint Water Quality and Flood Mitigation Goal Driven Capital Improvement Program
by David Kroening, PG, CFM, GC, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Storm Water Services

C2 – Implementing the Largest Flood Protection P3 Project in the World
by Joel Paulsen, PE, Metro Flood Diversion Authority

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Track: Modeling

C3: Flood Risk Assessment in Complex Urban Environments

C3 – Choosing the Right Model to Estimate Urban Flood Risk in the Continental USA
by Sivaramakrishnan Sangameswaranm, PhD, PE, D.WRE, CFM, Dewberry

C3 – Comparison of 2D HEC-RAS Models of Shallow Urban Floodplain, Without and Without Buildings
by Karen Kabbes, PE, CFM, Kabbes Engineering, Inc

C3 – Lessons Learned from Integrating 1D and 2D Riverine and Collection System Models
by Jeremy McCall, PE, CFM, Arcadis

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Track: Coastal

C4: Understanding and Mitigating Coastal Flooding

C4 – Sea-Level Rise: Turning uncertainty into action
by Renee Collini, MS-AL Sea Grant/Mississippi State University

C4 – The political complexity of coastal flood risk reduction
by D.J.Rasmussen, PhD, Princeton University

C4 – Property Values, Taxes, Infrastructure: What’s at Stake? Assessing Coastal Infrastructure at Risk
by Lauren Knapp, PhD, CSS Inc. on contract to NOAA/Office of Coastal Management

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Track: Risk Communication

C5: Behavioral Science and Risk Communication

C5 – Behavior-based change – What Can Flood Mitigation Leaders Learn from the Energy Industry
by Jordanna Rubin, LEED AP O+M, ENV SP, AECOM

C5 – Common Barriers to Achieving Resilience in Hazard Mitigation and Personal Financial Planning
by Glenn Locke, PMP, PMI-ACP, Booz Allen Hamilton

C5 – Using Data and Science to Influence Complex Decisions in a Complex World
by Kristin Murphy, ICAgile Certified Professional, Level 4 Social Marketer (CIM), Booz Allen Hamilton

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Track: Policy

C6: Policy Matters – ASFPM as an Advocate

C6 – How the Sausage is Made – ASFPM’s Work to Help Shape Federal Policy, Regulations and Program Implementation
by Merrie Inderfurth, ASFPM

C6 – Grass Roots Advocacy to Federal Legislation – The Atlas 14 Story
by David Conrad, CFM, ASFPM

C6 – Tackling State and Local Issues and Tools to Help Effective Advocacy
by Meg Galloway, PE, ASFPM

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Track: Post-Disaster

C7: Building Resilience into Recovery

C7 – Mexico Beach: A Hurricane Michael Story of a Small Beach Community on the “Never” Forgotten Coast
by Del Schwalls, PE, CFM, Schwalls Consulting

C7 – Roll’n on the River – 2019 Flood – Arkansas River Park Remediation
by WB Smith, PE, CFM, HISIINC LLC

C7 – Responding to Near Drowning with Resilient Actions – A Real World Example
by Dan Fricke, JEO Consulting Group

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Concurrent Session D – Wednesday, May 12

 

Track: NFIP

D1: Flood Insurance

D1 – The Evolution of the Private Flood Insurance Market: A Look at the Past, Present and Future of Flood Insurance
by Bruce Bender, CFM, Bender Consulting Services, Inc.

D1 – Risk Rating 2.0: Progress to Date and Next Steps
by Lloyd “Tony” Hake, FEMA

D1 – Office of the Flood Insurance Advocate: Five Years of Advocacy
by David Stearrett, FEMA

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Track: Mitigation

D2: Spotlight on Mitigation Techniques

D2 – A Match (Maybe) Made in Heaven: FEMA Acquired Properties & Land Trusts
by Mary-Carson Stiff, CFM, Wetlands Watch

D2 – Home Elevation for Flood Hazard Mitigation
by Tammie DeVooght Blaney, International Assn of Structural Movers

D2 – Flood Protection Measures – When, Where, and How
by Michael MacGowan, ILC Dover

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Track: Modeling/Warning Systems

D3: Modeling for Flood Warning Systems

D3 – FIMAN-T: NCDOT’s Response Tool for Managing Flood Impacts to Transportation Assets
by David Key, PE, CFM, ESP Associates, Inc.

D3 – Feed the Machine: Flood Response Automated Predictions to Improve Emergency Planning
by David Leone, PE, CFM, GZA

D3 – Urban Flooding Open Knowledge Network: Delivering Flood Information to Anyone, Anytime, Anywhere
by Venkatesh Merwade, Purdue University

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Track: Mapping

D4: Mapping Avant-Garde

D4 – Developing Floodplain Designations that Account for Future Climate Change: A Case Study on Implementation of the Community Risk and Resiliency Act (CRRA) in New York.
by David Stuley, PE, Dewberry Engineers, Inc.

D4 – Why Do People Keep Talking about Probabilistic? Is it Probability? Now, I Am Confused!
by Sarada Kalikivaya, PE, PMP, CFM, Atkins North America

D4 – BLEs and the Flood Risk Factor: Competing Sources, Different Stories, or Beneficial Partners?
by Lee Beshoner, FTN Associates, Ltd.

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Track: Risk Communication

D5: Case Studies in Risk Communication

D5 – DHS Flood Apex: Enhancing Flood Mitigation Strategies and Tools in Mecklenburg County
by James Scanlon, GISP, CFM, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Storm Water Services

D5 – City of Baltimore Public Outreach Campaign for Flood Awareness
by Bruna Attila, PMP, LEED, AP, CFM, City of Baltimore

D5 – Communicating the Value of Flood Insurance During Flood Awareness Campaigns
by Olivia Humilde, FEMA

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Track: Showcase

D6: Wood Showcase

D6 – Front Porch Conversation: Building a Tool for Flood Risk Management
by Stephen Noe, PE, Program Manager, Wood

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Track: Dams & Levees

D7: Joint USACE & FEMA Levee Session

D7 – National Levee Safety Program and National Levee Database Updates: Improving Community Resilience
by Tammy Comforti, PE, CFM, USACE; Suzanne Vermeer, PE, CFM, FEMA; Brian VanBockern, USACE; Will Lehman, USACE

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Concurrent Session E – Wednesday, May 12

 

Track: NFIP

E1: International Floodplain Management

E1 – Flood Risk Management Along the Rio Grande on the US-Mexico Border
by Alejandro Riano, PE, CFM, AECOM

E1 – The Complexity of Transnational Cooperation – 70 Years of International River Basin Flood Management along the River Rhine
by Marc Daniel Heintz, International Commission for the Protection of the Rhine (ICPR)

E1 – Transboundary River Basin Management to Prevent Drowning of the Mekong Delta
by Anna Serra-Llobet, PhD, University of California, Berkeley

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Track: Mitigation

E2: Nature-Based Mitigation Actions

E2 – Nature Based Solutions to Hazard Mitigation
by Johnny Mojica, Earth Economics

E2 – Bootstrapping Federal Grants on your way to Green Resilience
by Matt Lyttle, Guidehouse

E2 – Biomimicry and Nature-Based Solutions: Designing for Optimized Social and Ecological Value
by Elise Ibendahl, PE, PMP, ENV SP, F.ASCE, CFM, Jacobs

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Track: Modeling

E3: Beyond Regulatory – Risk Assessment and Climate Adaptation

E3 – North Carolina Floodplain Mapping Program’s (NCFMP) Advisory Floods Studies & Website
by Gray Minton PE, GISP, AECOM

E3 – America’s Next Top Model: Comparing Climate Change Modeling Tools and Data Sets for Practical Applications
by Matthew Jones, CCM, Woodard & Curran

E3 – Great Interagency Collaboration, Greater Mitigation Outcomes
by Sarah Abdelrahim, FEMA

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Track: Mapping

E4: CTP Ensemble

E4 – Better Together – The Value of a State CTP and Interagency Partnership
by Jerry Snead, PE, CFM, NCDOT

E4 – Correcting an Overstated Un-Numbered “A” Flood Zone for the Chena Slough through a CTP Grant
by Nancy Durham, MURP, CFM, Fairbanks North Star Borough

E4 – Cooperating Technical Partners 5-Year Operations Plan (2022-2027)
by Laura Algeo, PE, FEMA HQ

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Track: Risk Communication

E5: Flood Risk Training & Education Programs and Practices

E5 – RISE Challenge – Engaging Youth to Build Resilient Communities
by Tony Mendes, CFM, FEMA

E5 – Statewide Virtual Training – FFMA’s Approach to Education During the Pandemic
by Michael Rimoldi, MPA, CBO, CFM, Florida Floodplain Managers Association

E5 – The A, B, C’s of Facilitating a Virtual Community Meeting
by Kelly Keefe, CFM, AECOM

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Track: Coastal

E6: Challenges in Dealing with Rising Tides

E6 – High Tide Flooding Thresholds: Real-World Consequences of Scientific Datums
by Carey Schafer, The National Academies / Northern Gulf of Mexico Sentinel Site Cooperative

E6 – Considering Sea-Level Rise in Long-Term Infrastructure Planning – What is it worth?
by Camille Sicangco, University of Florida

E6 – Staying dry with rising tides – case study Miami Beach
by Gabe Lederman, Wapro Inc

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Track: Risk Communication

E7: Addressing Social Justice in Floodplain Management

E7 – Flood Risk at the Frontline: Systemic Inequities in Floodplain Management
by Jessica Ludy, CFM, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

E7 – ASFPM Social Justice Committee: Working for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in Floodplain Management
by Eileen Shader, CFM, American Rivers

E7 – Laying the Foundation for an Equity-Centered Directorate
by Peter Herrick, FEMA

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Concurrent Session F – Wednesday, May 12

 

Track: NFIP

F1: Discussions on Floodplain Management Policy

F1 – Changing the NFIP for a Changing Climate: Update the NFIP’s Floodplain Management Regulations
by Joel Scata, esq., NRDC

F1 – Shifting from Binary to Graduated View of Flood Risks: Workable and Flexible Minimum NFIP Requirements
by Phetmano Phannavong, PE, PMP, CFM, Atkins

F1 – The Compelling Case for a Residential Flood-Resistant Construction Appraisal Addendum
by Stuart Adams, EI, CFM, ENV SP, Stantec

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Track: Mitigation

F2: FEMA Hazard Mitigation Programs and Requirements

F2 – Overview of FEMA’s Hazard Mitigation Assistance (HMA) Grant Programs 2021: What Applicants Should Know
by Kayed Lakhia, FEMA

F2 – Technical Observations from the Inaugural BRIC Application Cycle
by Eric Kenney, PE, PMP, CFM, CDM Smith

F2 – Making Nature-Based Solutions Possible with Hazard Mitigation Funding
by Chris Levitz, PE, CFM, AECOM

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Track: Modeling

F3: Assessing Impact of Unique Factors on Flood Risk

F3 – Western Kansas: The Wild West of Hydrology
by Tara Lanzrath, CFM, Kansas Department of Agriculture

F3 – Deforestation, Reforestation / Afforestation, What Has It Got To Do With My H&H?
by Sravan Krovidi, PE, CFM, Atkins – SNC Lavalin Group

F3 – Ice Jam Flood Risk Assessment: Methods & Lessons Learned
by Mark McBroom, PE, Michael Baker International

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Track: Mapping

F4: FEMA Tools and Resources

F4 – Tools of the Trade: Leveraging FEMA’s Flood Risk Toolbox
by Bradford Hartley, Jr., PMP, GISP, CFM, ABS Group, a member of Compass PTS JV

F4 – Viewing Best Available Flood Hazard Data for a Location and Creating a Report on Proposed Changes
by Daniel Horner, CFM, NiyamIT

F4 – eLOMA – A Collaborative Tool for Licensed Professionals, Communities, and FEMA
by David Mummert, Michael Baker Intl.

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Track: Showcase

F5: IBM Showcase

F5 – Journey Through Automated Map Production in MIP
by John Paxton, Senior Consultant, FEMA RiskMAP

F5 – PAIRS – Weather Operations Center (WOC)
by Johannes Schmude, IBM Research

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Track: Natural & Beneficial Functions

F6: Natural & Beneficial Floodplain Functions

F6 – Nutrient Retention in Ecologically Functional Floodplains: A Review
by Olivia Dorothy, CFM, American Rivers

F6 – Building Healthy Soil to Reduce Flooding – A Case Study of Holistic Land Management in Arizona
by Ricardo Aguirre, PE, CFM, WEST Consultants

F6 – Letting Nature Take Its Course: Integrated Improvements and Avoidance Measures Achieve Flood Protection with Reduced Maintenance
by Tim Harrison, PE, LEED AP, Woodard & Curran

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Track: Stormwater & Urban Flooding

F7: Modeling for Urban Flooding Project Prioritization

F7 – Mitigation Alternatives for Regional Flooding Issues in Cudia City Wash
by Thirumurugan Bose, PE, CFM, Michael Baker International

F7 – Utilizing BLE Modeling in Stormwater Master Planning
by Maria Neeland, PE, CFM, Wood

F7 – Redeveloping the City of Presidents in 2D
by David White, Woodard & Curran

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Concurrent Session G – Thursday, May 13

 

Track: NFIP

G1: CRS – Local Focus

G1 – Regional CRS and Floodplain Management: Making it Work for Resource-Limited Communities
by Shannon Hulst, CFM, Barnstable County Cape Cod Cooperative Extension / Woods Hole Sea Grant

G1 – CRS Retrograde, Now What?
by Josh Overmyer, CFM, Charlotte County

G1 – Using Emergency Management as a Lever to Improve your CRS Score
by Heather Hilliard, CEM, CFM, IEM

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Track: Mitigation

G2: Risk Assessments

G2 – Establishing a nationwide baseline for natural hazard risk in the U.S.
by Casey Zuzak, FEMA

G2 – Integrating Social Vulnerability in Flood Risk Assessments: A New Bern, NC Case Study
by Matt Hutchins, FernLeaf Interactive

G2 – North Carolina Emergency Management’s (NCEM) Statewide Building Footprint Data Development & Maintenance
by Richard Fogleman, AECOM

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Track: Modeling

G3: Hydraulic Analysis for Risk and Structure Evaluation

G3 – Cache River Valley 2D Floodplain Analysis
by Chris Hanstad, PE, CFM, Illinois State Water Survey

G3 – Understanding the Importance of Hydraulic Controls and Mesh Resolution in 2D Hydraulic Modeling
by Scott Hogan, PE, FHWA

G3 – Machine Learning Insight for Rapid Inundation Screening
by Mark Bartlett, Stantec

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Track: Mapping

G4: Risk MAP Lifecycle

G4 – Third-Party Data and the Golden Triangle (Cost, Schedule, Quality)
by Taylor Grove, PE, CFM, ENV-SP, CDM Smith

G4 – The Forgotten “P”: Reviving Mitigation Planning Technical Assistance in Risk Mapping, Assessment, and Planning (Risk MAP)
by Traci Danielle Murray, CFM, Atkins North America

G4 – Leveraging Local Mapping Needs into FEMA’s Discovery Process: A Discovery Needs Ranking System Overview
by Emily Whitehead, GISP, Stantec / STARR II

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Track: Risk Communication

G5: Crowd-Sourcing for Risk Communications

G5 – Using Social Media to Crowdsource Community Feedback Throughout Project Implementation
by Patrick Heck, CSM, Guidehouse

G5 – Correlating Citizen Tidal Flooding Observations with Understanding Roadway Impacts
by Daniel Tomczak, CFM, Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc.

G5 – A Community Flood Notebook: Gilbert White Meets Crowdsourcing
by Jeff Stone, GISP, CFM, ASFPM

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Track: Warning Systems

G6: Tech & Tools for Warning Systems

G6 – Explorations of a community-based repository for rapid flood response data using cloud technologies – OpenWELL
by Mark Jensen, PE, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

G6 – Low Cost Flood Sensors: An Urban Installation Guidebook
by Matthew Storosh, CFM, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Storm Water Services

G6 – Floodcast: Delivering Real-Time Flood Impact Decision Intelligence to DOT’s and Beyond
by Mathew Mampara, PE, Dewberry

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Track: Post-Disaster

G7: Post-Flood Floodplain Management Compliance Assistance

G7 – Leveraging Mutual Aid Teams and DRRA 1206 for Post-Disaster Compliance Success
by John Ingargiola, EI, CBO, CFM, FEMA Headquarters

G7 – Implementing the DRRA Section 1206, Code Implementation and Enforcement, Policy for Floodplain Managers
by Jennifer Tylander, FEMA HQ

G7 – Floodplain Management Community Engagement – Lessons Learned from the 2020 Oregon Wildfires
by Celinda Adair, State of Oregon Department of Land Conservation and Development (DLCD)

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Concurrent Session H – Thursday, May 13

 

Track: NFIP

H1: Local Floodplain Management Initiatives 2

H1 – 4 Score and Seven Years Ago – City of Dallas Journey towards becoming a CRS Class 4
by Kimberly Dewailly, PE, CFM, City of Dallas – Dallas Water Utilities

H1 – Floodplain Management and COVID-19 Pandemic Response – An Essential Industry’s Agility and Opportunities
by Glenn Shephard, PE, Ventura County Public Works Agency Watershed Protection

H1 – Community Planning, Support and Engagement in Floodplain Protection
by Sandy Cross, CFM, Town of Duck

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Track: Mitigation

H2: Hazard Mitigation Policy

H2 – Effectiveness and Equity Considerations of Buy-Out Programs: Johnson Creek Willing Seller Program Assessment
by Laura Marshall, ECONorthwest

H2 – Losing Ground: Mitigation Status of Severe Repetitive Loss Properties
by Anna Weber, Natural Resources Defense Council

H2 – Policies to Help Communities Benefit from Buyouts: Partnerships, Valuing Multiple Benefits, and Other Key Strategies
by Matt Fuchs, J.D., The Pew Charitable Trusts

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Track: Modeling

H3: Advancing Hydrologic Methods for Flood Risk Assessment

H3 – Adapting 1D Hydrologic Methods for 2D Hydraulic Applications in Clark County, Nevada and Orange County, California
by Clark Barlow, PE, CFM, Atkins

H3 – Transformations in Hydrologic Methods without Transforms, Testing of New HEC-RAS 6.0 Rain-On-Grid Solution
by Mark Forest, PE, CFM, HDR

H3 – Utilizing a Citywide Rain-on-Mesh Analysis to Identify Flood Risk for the City of Fayetteville
by Ed Dickson, PE, CFM, Freese & Nichols

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Track: Mapping

H4: Coastal Mapping Advances

H4 – All the Ways We See Level Rise
by Brian Caufield, PE, PMP, D.CE, CFM, CDM Smith

H4 – Is Holding the Line Sustainable? Retreat as a Means of Defense
by Jennifer Pongratz, CFM, DE Dept. of Natural Resources and Environmental Control

H4 – Storm Surge Study Update for Select Communities in North Carolina
by Jeff Gangai, CFM, Dewberry

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Track: Risk Communication

H5: FEMA Program Tools and Resources

H5 – Reinforce Mitigation Messaging – Leverage the FEMA Mapping and Insurance eXchange
by Kimberley Schwenk, CFM, Michael Baker International

H5 – Finding the Right Fit: FEMA Region 5’s Mitigation Assistance Resource Guides
by Steve Greene, FEMA

H5 – Living with Levees: FEMA’s Products and Tools for Community Officials and Professionals
by Will Zung, STARR II

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Track: Coastal

H6: Green Infrastructure and Living Shorelines for Coastal Flood Mitigation

H6 – Waterfront Parks Sea Level Rise and Flooding Adaptations
by Jannek Cederberg, PE, Cummins Cederberg, Inc.

H6 – Fortifying our Coastal Economies and Ecosystems with Living Shorelines
by Alaurah Moss, Dewberry

H6 – Beyond Local Boundaries: Local and Regional Sea Level Rise Adaptation Strategies on the San Francisco Peninsula
by Millicent Cowley-Crawford, Woodard & Curran

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Track: Dams & Levees

H7: Local Levee Challenges

H7 – One Levee’s Journey Towards FEMA Certification – Case Study in New Orleans
by Patti Sexton, PE, CFM, Tetra Tech

H7 – Making Lumberton Resilient by putting Floodgate in the Levee System
by Amit Sachan, PE, CFM, Atkins

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Concurrent Session J – Thursday, May 13

 

Track: NFIP

J1: Data Analysis for Floodplain Management Decisions

J1 – Elevation Certificate Data: Unlocking Opportunities for More Informed Floodplain Management
by Susanna Pho, CFM, Forerunner

J1 – Emerging Technologies: Web-Based Tools to Analyze Data and Drive Decisions
by Quentin Cummings, CFM, FEMA

J1 – Post Disaster Rapid Screening for Likely Substantially Damaged Structures
by Christopher Moss, PE, CFM, Taylor Engineering

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Track: Mitigation

J2: Building Science and Mitigation

J2 – Using Asset Vulnerability To Assess Flood Mitigation For Multiple Building Facilities
by Adam Reeder, PE, CFM, CDMSmith

J2 – Virtual Damage and Building Performance Assessments During a Pandemic
by Daniel Bass, RA, CFM, FEMA Headquarters

J2 – Out-Smarting Flood: Resilience in the Face of the Storm
by Jessica Waters, FM Global

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Track: Modeling

J3: Analyzing and Leveraging Data for H&H Analysis

J3 – Model Library: Approaches for cataloguing and querying flood hazard models in the cloud
by Seth Lawler, Dewberry

J3 – Uncertainty and Sensitivity Analysis for Risk Assessments and Planning
by Al Souid PhD, PE, CFM, Wood, PLC.

J3 – StreamStats: A web-based application for retrieving basin characteristics and streamflow statistics (such as the 1-percent flood) for gaged and ungaged streams
by Peter McCarthy, USGS

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Track: Mapping

J4: GIS-Geospatial Data Advancements, Workflow & Tools

J4 – We’re not finished – Flood maps, the impact of ongoing collection of high resolution lidar, and the public understanding of what that all means.
by Hope Morgan, NCPLS, GISP, TBM, CFM, AECOM

J4 – Introducing QGIS to Communities as a Free and Open Source Tool for Floodplain Management:
by Andrew MacDonald, CFM, Atkins

J4 – Simplifying and Automating Geospatial Data Workflows – Quality, Transformation, and Geoprocessing
by Eliza Ledwell, CFM, NiyamIT

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Track: Risk Communication

J5: Mitigation Planning and Outreach

J5 – PIVOT! The One with the New Approach to Public Outreach
by Lori Laster, PE, CFM, Papio-Missouri River Natural Resources District

J5 – Staying Engaged in Mitigation During a Global Pandemic
by Alison Miskiman, GISP, CFM, Tetra Tech

J5 – Turning Obstacles into Opportunities
by Vikram Shrivastava, PE, PMP, D.WRE, CFM, Atkins

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Track: Water Resources Management

J6: Watershed Management Initiatives

J6 – Introduction to Louisiana’s Watershed Initiative
by Alexandra Carter, AICP, Louisiana Watershed Initiative

J6 – The Trinity River Common Vision Program: 30 Years and Growing
by Mia Brown, CFM, North Central Texas Council of Governments

J6 – Watershed Scale Coastal Resilience: Concept through Delivery Case Study: Delaware’s Inland Bays/Town of Dewey Beach – Read Avenue Area Resilience
by Larry Trout, Jr., PE, Straughan Environmental

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Track: Stormwater & Urban Flooding

J7: Spotlighting Stormwater Management Techniques

J7 – Healthy Streets for Urban Flooding in Your Neighborhood
by Dustin Atchison, PE, PMP, Jacobs

J7 – Flood Management: An Ancillary Benefit to Site Development and Public Works Projects
by Chris Jansen, PE, LEED GA, Tetra Tech

J7 – Action Plan for Advancing Nature-based Stormwater Strategies in North Carolina
by Kristiane Huber, The Pew Charitable Trusts