Agenda

Speakers259 Speakers

Ajala Ali
Ajala Ali

Water Resource Engineer

CA Department of Water Resources
Isaac Allen
Isaac Allen

AECOM/Compass JV

Teresa Alvelo
Teresa Alvelo

Flood Field Representative III

ISO-Verisk
Kwabena Asante
Kwabena Asante

Sr. Climate Specialist

GEI Consultants, Inc.
Colonel Julie Balten
Colonel Julie Balten
Rusty Barker
Rusty Barker

Santa Cruz County - Zone 7 Flood Control and Water

Clark Barlow
Clark Barlow

Atkins

Robert Battalio
Robert Battalio

Environmental Science Associates (ESA)

Lalitha Benjaram
Lalitha Benjaram

Mead & Hunt

Mitchell Berggren
Mitchell Berggren

Assistant Water Resources Engineer

Wood Rodgers
Lisa Beutler
Lisa Beutler

Executive Facilitator

Stantec
Alev Bilginsoy
Alev Bilginsoy

USACE

John Bliss
John Bliss

SCI Consulting Group

George Booth
George Booth

Senior Civil Engineer

County of Sacramento
Chris Bowles
Chris Bowles

cbec eco engineering

Kristen Boysen
Kristen Boysen

Environmental Incentives

Vincent Brown
Vincent Brown

FEMA

Josiah Cain
Josiah Cain

Director of Innovation

Sherwood Design Engineers
Warren Campbell
Warren Campbell

Western Kentucky University

Remi Candaele
Remi Candaele

Huitt-Zollars

Heidi Carlin
Heidi Carlin

CRS Floodplain Specialist

Verisk/ISO
Joe Clark
Joe Clark

Jacobs

Andrea Clark
Andrea Clark

Partner

Downey Brand
Andrew Collison
Andrew Collison

Director / Geomorphologist

ESA
Mark Cowan
Mark Cowan

Senior Project Manager

LWA
Millicent Cowley-Crawford
Millicent Cowley-Crawford

Associate Principal

Woodard & Curran
Jeff Drongesen
Jeff Drongesen

CDFW

Chris Elias
Chris Elias

Executive Director

San Joaquin Area Flood Control Agency
Greg Fabun
Greg Fabun

Presenter

West Sacramento Area Flood Control Agency
Chris Ferrari
Chris Ferrari

Sr. Consultant

GEI Consultants, Inc.
Bryan Ferri
Bryan Ferri

Lead GIS Specialist

Kjeldsen, Sinnock & Neudeck, Inc.
Michael Founds
Michael Founds

cbec eco engineering

Stephanie Freed
Stephanie Freed

Assistant Director of Operations

Ecosystem Investment Partners
Becca Fricke-Croft
Becca Fricke-Croft

Senior Project Manager - Conference Speaker

Atkins
Jonathan Frye
Jonathan Frye

Santa Barbara Co. Flood Control & Water Conservati

Vince Geronimo
Vince Geronimo

Water Resources Market Leader

Mead & Hunt, Inc.
Eric Ginney
Eric Ginney

Director

Environmental Science Associates
Paul Glenn
Paul Glenn

Senior Water Resources Engineer

GHD
Clay Goodrich
Clay Goodrich

Floodproofing.com

Amanda Gowans
Amanda Gowans

ISO

Larry Gurrola
Larry Gurrola
Heidi Hall
Heidi Hall

DWR

Brendan Hastie
Brendan Hastie

P.E., LEED AP

Rick Engineering Company
Jeffery Hoilman
Jeffery Hoilman

Market Development Manager

Propex Operating Company, LLC
Laura Hollender
Laura Hollender

Executive Policy Advisor/Attorney 4

Department of Water Resources
Jacy Hyde
Jacy Hyde

Cal OES

Elise Ibendahl
Elise Ibendahl

Jacobs

James Jackson
James Jackson

Civil/Coastal Engineer

ESA
Ian Jaffe
Ian Jaffe

Project Engineer

Woodard & Curran
Yuri Jewett
Yuri Jewett
Mary Jimenez
Mary Jimenez

Principal Engineer, Water Resources

DWR
Jose Lara
Jose Lara

Branch Chief, Mitigation and Dam Safety

Governor's Office of Emergency Services
Brian Kawzenuk
Brian Kawzenuk

Applications Programmer

Center for Western Weather and Water Extremes, Scr
Kayla Kelly-Slatten
Kayla Kelly-Slatten

FEMA

Joseph Kirby
Joseph Kirby

Senior Technical Manager

Woodard & Curran
Alicia Kirchner
Alicia Kirchner

Speaker

Usace
Derek Larsen
Derek Larsen

Principal

Larsen Wurzel & Associates, Inc.
Donna Lee
Donna Lee

Senior Project Manager

HDR
Megan LeRoy
Megan LeRoy

KSN

Edith Lohmann
Edith Lohmann

FEMA Region IX

Jessica Ludy
Jessica Ludy

USACE

Romain Maendly
Romain Maendly

Senior Water Resources Engineer

DWR
Frank Mansell
Frank Mansell

FEMA

Jenny Marr
Jenny Marr

DWR

Robert McCord
Robert McCord

Hazard Mitigation Assistance Branch Chief

FEMA Region IX
Myles McManus
Myles McManus

RPS Group

Michael Mendez
Michael Mendez

Assistant Professor

University of California, Irvine
Hunter Merritt
Hunter Merritt

Social Scientist

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, IWR, CPCX
Joe Merz
Joe Merz
Michael Mierzwa
Michael Mierzwa

CA State Floodplain Manager

CA Dept. of Water Resources
Ana Miscolta
Ana Miscolta

Local Mitigation Planner

Cal OES
Rhonda Montgomery
Rhonda Montgomery

FEMA

Hope Morgan
Hope Morgan

NCPLS, GISP, CFM

AECOM
David Mummert
David Mummert

Michael Baker International

Irma Munoz
Irma Munoz
Eric Nagy
Eric Nagy

Principal

Larsen Wurzel & Associates, Inc.
Judy Nam
Judy Nam

Santa Clara Valley Water

Carly Narlesky
Carly Narlesky

Senior Engineer

MBK Engineers
Deborah  Neddenriep (Mrs. = Happy she/her :-)
Deborah Neddenriep (Mrs. = Happy she/her :-)

Water Resource Specialist 2, CFM

Carson Water Subconservancy District
Mark Niebuhr
Mark Niebuhr
Michael Nowlan
Michael Nowlan

Associate

Wood Rodgers, Inc.
Nora Okusu
Nora Okusu

Tetra Tech

Michael Onufrychuk
Michael Onufrychuk

Program Manager

AECOM
Rachael Orellana
Rachael Orellana
Chris Ott
Chris Ott

Dry Creek Rancheria Band of Pomo Indians

Ike Pace
Ike Pace

Vice President

Tetra Tech Inc.
Meredith Parkin
Meredith Parkin

ESA

Chamil Perera
Chamil Perera

Senior Hydraulic Engineer

WEST Consultants, Inc.
Connie Perkins
Connie Perkins
Mark Pestrella
Mark Pestrella
Susanna Pho
Susanna Pho

Co-Founder, COO

Forerunner
Nathan Pingel
Nathan Pingel

Speaker/moderator

HDR Engineering
Thomas Plummer
Thomas Plummer

President

Civil Engineering Solutions, Inc.
John Powderly
John Powderly

FEMA Region IX

Tim Ramirez
Tim Ramirez

Central Valley Flood Protection Board

Teri Red Owl
Teri Red Owl

Owens Valley Indian Water Commission

Carlos Rendo
Carlos Rendo

Public Outreach Manager

Nevada Division of Water Resources
Julie Rentner
Julie Rentner
Edward Reyes
Edward Reyes

River L.A.

Eliza Richardson
Eliza Richardson

Associate Professor of Geosciences

Pennsylvania State University
Katie Riley
Katie Riley

Senior Associate

Environmental Incentives
Claire Robinson
Claire Robinson

Plenary Panel

Amigos de los Rios
Steve Rothert
Steve Rothert

Manager, Division of Multibenefit Initiatives

CA Dept. of Water Resources
Kevin Rowell
Kevin Rowell

Disaster response and recovery expert.

The Natural Builders
Violet Saena
Violet Saena
Utpal Sandesara
Utpal Sandesara

Physician-Social Scientist

UCLA Health
Melanie Saucier
Melanie Saucier

Principal Planner

SAFCA
Kathleen Schaefer
Kathleen Schaefer

Senior Engineer/ Ph.D. Candidate

UC Davis
Mary Seits
Mary Seits

Executive Director

FMA
Matthew Jones
Matthew Jones
Laura Adleman
Laura Adleman
Josephine Axt
Josephine Axt
Clark Barlow
Clark Barlow

Senior Engineer

Atkins
Darren Bonfantine
Darren Bonfantine

Senior Water Resources Engineer

California Dept. of Water Resources
Fritz Buchman
Fritz Buchman

Interim Director

San Joaquin County Public Works
Melissa Christie
Melissa Christie

Western Region Account Manager

NV5 Geospatial powered by Quantum Spatial
Lori Clamurro Chew
Lori Clamurro Chew
Shannon Bettencourt
Shannon Bettencourt

GEI Consultants, Inc.

Anthony Falzone
Anthony Falzone

Principal Geomorphologist

FlowWest
Joe Forbis
Joe Forbis

Supervisory Civil Engineer

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Jenny Fromm
Jenny Fromm

Lead Water Manager

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - Sacramento
Clay Goodrich
Clay Goodrich
Cheryl Johnson
Cheryl Johnson

Associate Vice President

AECOM
Kasmira Kit
Kasmira Kit

Senior Emergency Services Coordinator

California Governor's Office of Emergency Services
Joanna Leu
Joanna Leu

Senior Water Resources Engineer

HDR
John McCarthy
John McCarthy

Principal

Q3 Consulting
Sami Nall
Sami Nall
Jenny Robinet
Jenny Robinet

Sr. Project Engineer

PACE
Jeanne Ruefer
Jeanne Ruefer
Mark Seits
Mark Seits

Vice President

HDR Engineering, Inc.
Brent Siemer
Brent Siemer
Eric Simmons
Eric Simmons

Engineer

FEMA Region IX
Mark Strudley
Mark Strudley

Executive Director

Pajaro Regional Flood Management Agency
Eileen Takata
Eileen Takata

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

Martin Teal
Martin Teal
Cindy Tejeda
Cindy Tejeda

US Army Corps of Engineers

Joseph Thomas
Joseph Thomas
Luke Tillmann
Luke Tillmann

Eco-Hydrologist

cbec eco engineering
Kristopher Tjernell
Kristopher Tjernell

CA Department of Water Resources

Brian Van Lienden
Brian Van Lienden

Senior Water Resources Engineer

Woodard & Curran
Baxter Vieux
Baxter Vieux
Brett Vivyan
Brett Vivyan

Civil Engineer

GHD
Tory Walker
Tory Walker

President

Tory R. Walker Engineering
Carl Walker
Carl Walker

Freelance Professional Engineer

Walker Floodplain Mgmt. Consulting
Levi Warr
Levi Warr

Engineer, WR

California Department of Water Resources
Gregory Weissmann
Gregory Weissmann

Hydrology & Hydraulics Staff Engineer

Environmental Science Associates
Spencer Wells
Spencer Wells

GHD Inc

Bill White
Bill White

Security & Emergency Manager

City of San Diego
Louis White
Louis White

Principal Coastal Engineer

Environmental Science Associates
JAMES WIEKING
JAMES WIEKING

Supervising Engineer

CA Department of Water Resources
Jessica Williams
Jessica Williams
Preston Wilson
Preston Wilson
Patricia Wood
Patricia Wood

Senior Civil Engineer

Los Angeles County Public Works
Su Yunsheng
Su Yunsheng

Engineer IV

Ventura County Public Works Agency
Mina Ziaei
Mina Ziaei

Water Resources Engineer

California Department of Water Resources
Matt Zidar
Matt Zidar
Alex Yescas
Alex Yescas

HDR Engineering

Raymond Wong
Raymond Wong

GHD

Seth Stevens
Seth Stevens
Scott Shapiro
Scott Shapiro

Managing Partner - Attorney

Downey Brand LLP
John Pritchard
John Pritchard

Environmental Science Associates

David Martasian (he/him)
David Martasian (he/him)

Program Manager, Systemwide Environmental Support

CA Department of Water Resources
Anne Lynch
Anne Lynch

GHD

Tapash Das
Tapash Das

Senior Technologist

JACOBS
Stephen Cowdin
Stephen Cowdin

CA DWR

John Cain
John Cain

Conservation Director

River Partners
Anna Serra-Llobet
Anna Serra-Llobet

University of California Berkeley

Jerry Bradshaw
Jerry Bradshaw

SCI Consulting Group

Aleksander Vdovichenko
Aleksander Vdovichenko

Department of Water Resources

Dani Dejeu
Dani Dejeu

Floodplain Management Association

Morgan O'Brien(she/her)
Morgan O'Brien(she/her)

Senior Engineer Project Manager

California DWR
Barry O'Regan
Barry O'Regan

Principial

Kjeldsen, Sinnock & Neudeck Inc.
Justin Golliher
Justin Golliher

OC Public Works

Ryan Aston
Ryan Aston

SCI Consulting Group

Run Chen
Run Chen

Senior Engineer

City of Menifee
Jeremy Thomas
Jeremy Thomas

Senior Water Resources Specialist

Jacobs
BETHANY BEZAK
BETHANY BEZAK
Andy Bonner
Andy Bonner

Technical Director

AECOM
Raghuveer Vinukollu
Raghuveer Vinukollu

Senior Vice President

Munich Re
Deborah Halberstadt
Deborah Halberstadt
Josef Tootle
Josef Tootle

Principal Engineer

ENGEO Incorporated
Debra Bishop
Debra Bishop
Wilson Zhu
Wilson Zhu

KSN

Susan Arao
Susan Arao
Dustin Atchison
Dustin Atchison
Michael Wright
Michael Wright

Chief Engineer

Central Valley Flood Protection Board
Todd Bernardy
Todd Bernardy

Department of Water Resources

Ami Olson
Ami Olson

CA Dept of Fish & Wildlife

Paul Dirksen
Paul Dirksen
Michael Hagman
Michael Hagman
Cindy Matthews
Cindy Matthews

Sr. Service Hydrologist

DOC/NOAA/NWS
Mariko Falke
Mariko Falke

Archaeological Specialist

Environmental Science Associates
Summer Gray
Summer Gray
Katie Hogan
Katie Hogan

Woodard & Curran

Justin Vandever
Justin Vandever

Coastal Engineer

AECOM
Alistair Hayden
Alistair Hayden

California Governor's Office of Emergency Services

Erin Warnock
Erin Warnock

State Floodplain Manager

Nevada Division of Water Resources
BRETT WHITIN
BRETT WHITIN
Genevieve Osmena
Genevieve Osmena

Panelist for LA River Master Plan Panel

LA County Public Works
Mark Hanna
Mark Hanna

Geosyntec

Jessica Henson
Jessica Henson

OLIN

Carolina Hernandez
Carolina Hernandez

Los Angeles County Public Works

Michael Affeldt
Michael Affeldt

Director of the LARiverWorks Office

Office of LA Mayor Eric Garcetti - LARiverWorks
Ed De Mesa
Ed De Mesa

CHIEF OF PLANNING, LOS ANGELES DISTRICT

CORPS OF ENGINEERS
Sarah Rascon
Sarah Rascon
Kerjon Lee
Kerjon Lee

Los Angeles County Public Works

Alex Hinkle
Alex Hinkle

Swift Tactical Systems

Erica Goto
Erica Goto

Postdoctoral Research

University of Michigan
Ryan Buras
Ryan Buras
Ryan Luster
Ryan Luster

Senior Project Director

The Nature Conservancy
Jason Sidley
Jason Sidley

Supervising Civil Engineer

California Department of Water Resources
Damaris Villalobos-Galindo
Damaris Villalobos-Galindo
Mathis Messager
Mathis Messager

He/Him

McGill University
Eileen Shader
Eileen Shader

American Rivers

Nate Cheshier
Nate Cheshier

Hydrologist

Environmental Science Associates
Warren Whitlock
Warren Whitlock
Hamilton Rencurrel
Hamilton Rencurrel
Christopher Allen
Christopher Allen

Jacobs

Marcia Tobin
Marcia Tobin

Urban Planner / Climate Adaptation + Resilience

AECOM
Kevin Trainor
Kevin Trainor

Technical Manager

Woodard & Curran, Inc.
Kelsey McDonough
Kelsey McDonough

Hydrologic Engineer

Vieux & Associates, Inc.
Greg Garrison
Greg Garrison

Civil Engineer

GHD Inc.
Kory Adams
Kory Adams
Angela Kellogg
Angela Kellogg
Carmen Berry
Carmen Berry
Allison Airehart
Allison Airehart
Daniela Dejeu
Daniela Dejeu

Account Assistant

Floodplain Management Association
Dominique Mask
Dominique Mask
Brittney Harrell
Brittney Harrell
Elizabeth Cardwell
Elizabeth Cardwell

CMP

Floodplain Management Association
Darren Suen
Darren Suen

Legislative / Policy Advisor

Central Valley Flood Protection Board
Wade Crowfoot
Wade Crowfoot
Andrea Ambriz
Andrea Ambriz
Heather Williams
Heather Williams
Molly Daniels
Molly Daniels

Associate

Environmental Incentives
Adam Henderson
Adam Henderson
Satya Gala
Satya Gala

Vice President

GEI Consultants, Inc.
Nathaniel Summerville
Nathaniel Summerville

Engineer

Ventura County Watershed Protection District
Catherine Showley
Catherine Showley

Rick Engineering Company

James Manitakos
James Manitakos

Associate Water Resources Specialist

Santa Clara Valley Water District
Donta Council
Donta Council
Cory Copeland
Cory Copeland

Environmental Scientist

Delta Stewardship Council
Brandon Gonzalez
Brandon Gonzalez

Water Resources Engineer

Atkins
Jamelyn Trucks
Jamelyn Trucks

Senior Project Manager

Atkins
Katy Kennedy
Katy Kennedy

Kearns & West

Sharon Hu
Sharon Hu
Roger Cornwell
Roger Cornwell

River Garden Farms

Christine Barbiere
Christine Barbiere

CPCU

Munich Re
Helen Swagerty
Helen Swagerty

River Partners

Katie Haldeman
Katie Haldeman

Senior Project Manager

Sustainable Conservation
Sam Walker
Sam Walker

Professor of Archaeology

N/A
Armin Munevar
Armin Munevar
Shayan Rehman
Shayan Rehman

Senior Engineer

Department of Public Works Division of Water Reso
Joe Clarke
Joe Clarke

Associate Director of Hydroinformatics

Jacobs
Nikki Blomquist
Nikki Blomquist

Communications and Outreach Specialist

CA Department of Water Resources
Jillian Self
Jillian Self

Office Technician

California Department of Water Resources
Om Prakash
Om Prakash

DWR

Christopher Williams
Christopher Williams

Supervising Engineer, Water Resources

CA Department of Water Resources
Silvia Reynoso
Silvia Reynoso

Hydraulics Engineer

California Department of Water Resources

Gold Sponsors7 Gold Sponsors

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Westervelt Ecological Sercvices

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GEI Consultants, Inc.

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Tetra Tech

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HDR Engineering Inc.

HDR Engineering Inc.

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AECOM

AECOM

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Jacobs

Jacobs

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Wood Rodgers, Inc.

Wood Rodgers, Inc.

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NV5 Geospatial

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Environmental Science Associates

Environmental Science Associates

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WEST Consultants, Inc.

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PACE Advanced Water Engineering

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Bronze Sponsors7 Bronze Sponsors

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Q3 Consulting

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Atkins

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cbec eco engineering

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Propex

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FMA Awards11 FMA Awards

FMA Awards
Floodplain Manager of the Year

Floodplain Manager of the Year

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FMA Awards
Award for Excellence

Award for Excellence

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FMA Awards
Karl Mohr Distinguished Service Award for National Activities

Karl Mohr Distinguished Service Award for National Activities

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FMA Awards
Hogg Owen Award for Meritorious Achievement in the FMA

Hogg Owen Award for Meritorious Achievement in the FMA

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FMA Awards
Goddard Award for Outstanding Article in Floodplain Management

Goddard Award for Outstanding Article in Floodplain Management

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FMA Awards
Integrated Flood Management Award

Integrated Flood Management Award

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FMA Awards
Mentorship Award

Mentorship Award

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Emerging Professional of the Year Award

Emerging Professional of the Year Award

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Communications and Outreach Award

Communications and Outreach Award

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Coastal Zone Management and Stewardship Award

Coastal Zone Management and Stewardship Award

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Andy Lee Award for Extraordinary Public Service for State Activities

Andy Lee Award for Extraordinary Public Service for State Activities

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