Renee Fortner
Watershed Manager
RiverLink
How can I help?
I can help you understand and raise awareness about the impacts of climate change on water resources.
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Rick Savage
Executive Director
Carolina Wetlands Association
How can I help?
I work with vulnerable communities to help them address river-related flooding. With a focus on nature-based solutions, I support the planning phase to project implementation, engaging community members throughout.
Sarah Spiegler
Coastal Resilience Specialist
NC Sea Grant
How can I help?
I support communities and stakeholders in addressing coastal and climate change resilience challenges through planning, facilitation, applied research, education, communication, outreach and extension.
Shannon Deaton
Division Chief of Habitat Conservation
NC Wildlife Resources Commission
How can I help?
I specialize in identifying projects to align with available funding and I know about available resources for writing resilience grant applications. I can also help you pull partners together.
Stacey Webb Feken
Policy and Engagement Manager
Albemarle-Pamlico National Estuary Partnership
How can I help?
I provide technical assistance, policy support, funding opportunities and connections between communities, agencies, universities and NGOs. I help communities build resilience through protecting and restoring coastal watersheds and estuarine ecosystems.
Steve Anderson
Wetland Specialist
N.C. Dept. of Environmental Quality
How can I help?
I specialize in ecosystem science using field monitoring and spatial techniques. My background is in forests, wetlands, and streams. I can support visualization and interpretation of environmental and geographic data and maps.
Tim Brock
Senior Research Scholar
NC State University - Institute for Transportation Research and Education
How can I help?
I specialize in resilient transportation strategies, economic impact assessments and addressing research and technical service needs. I can also connect you with other Institute for Transportation Research and Education resources.
Todd BenDor
Professor of City and Regional Planning
UNC Chapel Hill
How can I help?
I can answer questions about environmental and climate resilience policy, including floodplain buyouts, geospatial analysis, wetland and stream mitigation, endangered species policy and the Coastal Barrier Resources Act.
Tracey Colores
Community Development Director
NC Department of Public Safety - NC Office of Recovery and Resiliency
How can I help?
I help local governments increase the supply and quality of housing affordable to households making 80% or less of area median income.
Virginia T. Guidry
Branch Head
NC Department of Health and Human Services - Occupational and Environmental Epidemiology Branch
How can I help?
With more than 20 years of experience in environmental public health in North Carolina, connecting public health to climate resilience is my passion. I can also talk with you about environmental justice.
William (Toby) Vinson
Interim Director
NC Department of Environmental Quality - Division of Energy, Mineral, and Land Resources
How can I help?
I can talk to you about dam safety. If you have other questions, I can help you find the right people for topics outside of my expertise.