Floodplain Management

Terri Turner, AICP
<p>Terri L Turner, AICP, CFM, is the Owner / Principal of HALO Strategic Planning LLC of Lakemont&nbsp;GA, providing planning, environmental planning, hazard mitigation, climate adaptation, sustainability, resiliency, and No Adverse Impact (NAI) flood risk reduction and floodplain stewardship&nbsp;services across the United States.</p><p>Prior to being her own&nbsp;business owner, Terri was the Development Services Administrator / Floodplain Manager / and Hazard Mitigation Specialist for 25 years for the Augusta, Georgia&nbsp;Planning &amp; Development Department.&nbsp; Terri has worked for city and county governments for just over 28 years, both in South Carolina and in Georgia.</p><p>Ms Turner is a past Association of State Floodplain Managers (ASFPM) Region 4 Director, and currently serves as the ASFPM No Adverse Impact (NAI) Committee Co-Chair. Terri is also an ASFPM Foundation Fellow.&nbsp;</p><p>Terri spends most of her free time writing for national publications and traveling across the country as a local government and floodplain management lecturer and presenter, and a No Adverse Impact SME. Terri writes and lectures on community planning initiatives, green infrastructure, sound floodplain management, No Adverse Impact (NAI), hazard mitigation, climate&nbsp;adaptation, and community sustainability and resiliency issues, to name a few.</p><p>Outside of her work and volunteer efforts, Terri enjoys being a mom, a granadmother, and a die-hard &quot;yardie&quot; with a strong fondness for vibrant-colored daylilies.&nbsp;</p><p>Ms Turner has discovered a new talent and plans to publish her first children&#39;s book in late 2025.&nbsp; Terri&#39;s&nbsp;second children&#39;s book is schedules for publication in&nbsp;2026.</p>