Natural Infrastructure Flood Mitigation Program Advisory Board
The Natural Infrastructure Program Advisory Board assists the Division of Mitigation Services in science-based decisions concerning the development and implementation of a new flood storage capacity program. The board consists of 18 members appointed by the DMS director, who also chooses one member to serve as chair. Members include representatives from academic institutions, environmental organizations, technical professional organizations, NC state government agencies and local government agencies, and have expertise in diverse fields including agriculture, land management and preservation, flood mitigation, banking and transportation. A full list of board members can be viewed below.
Upcoming Meetings
EVENT | DATE/TIME | MEETING DETAILS |
|---|---|---|
| Advisory Board Meeting | November 2, 2026 1 p.m. | Agenda Join via Webex Meeting ID/Access Code: 2431 120 9526 Passcode: NIFMP (64367 when dialing from a phone) Join by phone: +1-415-655-0003 US Toll |
Additional Information
Past Meetings
| EVENT | DATE | MEETING MATERIALS |
|---|---|---|
| Advisory Board Meeting | June 22, 2026 1:00 PM | Meeting Minutes Agenda |
| Advisory Board Meeting | October 29, 2025 2:00 PM | Meeting Recording Agenda |
| Advisory Board Meeting | April 1, 2025 1:00 PM | Agenda |
| Workshops 1 and 2 | September 12, 2024 1:00 - 4:00 PM | N/A |
| NIFMP Advisory Board meeting | July 11, 2024 | Meeting Minutes Presentation |
| NIFMP Advisory Board meeting | Cancelled | Program Updates February-May 2024 |
| NIFMP Advisory Board meeting | January 25, 2024 | Meeting Minutes |
| NIFMP Advisory Board meeting | August 17, 2023 | Meeting Minutes |
| NIFMP Advisory Board meeting | May 18, 2023 | Agenda Meeting Minutes |
| NIFMP Advisory Board meeting | February 16, 2023 | Meeting Minutes |
| NIFMP Advisory Board meeting | August 12, 2022 | Meeting Minutes |
Board Members
| Name | Organization | Contact |
|---|---|---|
Will McDow | Environmental Defense Fund | |
Keith Larick | NC Farm Bureau | |
Marlena Byrne | NC Office of Recovery and Resiliency | Marlena.Byrne@ncdps.gov |
Matt Lauffer | NC Department of Transportation | |
Ken Ashe | NC Association of Floodplain Administrators | |
Kayne Van Stell | NC Ecological Restoration | |
Byron Reeves | City of Fayetteville Stormwater | |
Sarah Collins | NC League of Municipalities | |
Bill Hunt | North Carolina State University | |
Randall Etheridge | ECU Water Resource Center | |
Coley Cordeiro | NC Department of Environmental Quality, Division of Water Resources | |
Jordan Miller | Mecklenburg County | Jordan.Miller@charlottenc.gov |
| Noah Parsons | Stormwater Association of North Carolina | nparsons@wilsonnc.org |
| Marc Recktenwald | NC Department of Environmental Quality, Division of Mitigation Services | Marc.Recktenwald@deq.nc.gov |
| Mike Robinson | North Carolina Association of Floodplain Managers | mike.robinson@summitde.com |