Bio: Jeff joined the Association of State Floodplain Managers (ASFPM) in November 2007 as a Project Manager and Research Associate. Jeff has over 20 years of experience researching, developing applying GIS and geospatial web technologies to a variety of public and private sector projects. As part of the Science Services Program at ASFPM he manages research and outreach projects that take a science-based approach towards investigating flood risk and hazard related data, analyses and software solutions and their possible implications on policy and regulations at the local, state and national level.
Education: M.S. University of WI - Madison B.S. University of WI - Madison
Key Publications: "Increasing the Resilience of Human and Natural Communities to Coastal Hazards: Supporting Decisions in New York and Connecticut", Beck, Gilmer, Ferdana, Raber, Shepard, Meliane, Stone, Whelchel, Hoover and Newkirk, in "The Role of Ecosystems in Disaster Risk Reduction", Renaud, Sudmeier-Rieux and Estrella (eds), United Nations University Press, 2013, ISBN 978-92-808-1221-3 "Assessing future risk: quantifying the effects of sea level rise on storm surge risk for the southern shores of Long Island" Shepard, Agostini, Gilmer, Allen, Stone, Brooks and Beck, New York, Natural Hazards January 2012, Volume 60, Issue 2, pp 727-745 "Visualizing Bluff Erosion on the Shores of Lake Michigan" Landscape Architecture and Specifier News, LASN Online – 2006, www.landscapeonline.com/research/article/8022
Past Assignments: "Great Lakes Coastal Resilience Planning Guide", Great Lakes Sea Grant Network Meeting, Duluth, MN, October 4, 2012 "Your County’s Digital Coast: New Online Resources for Coastal Counties", National Association of Counties Annual Conference, Pittsburgh, PA, July 16, 2012 "Discovering Online Tools and Geospatial Data for Coastal Resilience", Online Tools for Coastal Hazard Planning Workshop, Green Bay, WI, June 19, 2012 "Communicating Changes of Wisconsin’s Great Lakes Shoreline", NOAA Coastal GeoTools, Myrtle Beach, SC, March 23, 2011, "NOAA’s Digital Coast - Showcasing Free Online Coastal Planning Tools", APA-WI / WI-ASLA Annual Conference, Milwaukee, WI, March 9, 2011 "Identifying and Representing Wisconsin’s Great Lakes Shoreline", WI Land Information Association Annual Conference, Madison, WI, February 17, 2011
Bio: Liz is 2011-2013 NOAA Coastal Management Fellow with the Michigan Coastal Zone Management Program and Michigan Sea Grant. As a fellow she am conducting case studies on working waterfronts, coastal land use, and planning for water dependent uses, identifying tools and strategies to protect working waterfronts in Michigan, and implementing Waterfront Smart Growth Readiness Assessment Tool workshops.
Education: B.S. Environmental Conservation, College of Life Science and Agriculture, University of New Hampshire | M.S. Sustainable Systems, School of Natural Resources and Environment, University of Michigan | M.U.P. Physical Planning and Design, Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning, University of Michigan
Bio: Susan Fox, of The Baldwin Group, joined the NOAA Coastal Services Center in January 2005. Her current role as a coastal management specialist includes leading the Coastal Community Planning and Development (CCPD) training, coordinating smart growth and sustainability projects with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and serving as the liaison to the National States Geographic Information Council. Before coming to NOAA, Susan worked on planning and development reviews, as well as the design and creation of a public access website for the Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection.
Education: Susan obtained a bachelor’s degree in biology from the College of Charleston and a master’s degree in environmental science from the University of Charleston and the Medical University of South Carolina.
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