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 at the link below.
EVENT | DATE/TIME | MEETING DETAILS |
|---|---|---|
Advisory Board Meeting | April 1, 2025 | Join via Webex An in-person listening station will also be available at DEQ Green Square, 217 West Jones Street in Raleigh, for those who cannot attend online. |
| Name | Organization | Contact |
|---|---|---|
Bill Holman | The Conservation Fund | |
Will McDow | Environmental Defense Fund | |
Keith Larick | NC Farm Bureau | |
Amanda Martin | NC Office of Recovery and Resiliency | |
Bill Swartley | NC Forest Service | |
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 | |
Bobby Croom | City of Goldsboro | |
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 | |
Dave Canaan | Mecklenburg County | |
Russ Harris | Southwest Commission Council of Governments | |
Danica Schaffer-Smith | The Nature Conservancy |
| EVENT | DATE | MEETING MATERIALS |
|---|---|---|
| Workshops 1 and 2 | September 12, 2024 1:00 - 4:00 PM | Virtual |
| 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 | |
| NIFMP Advisory Board meeting | February 16, 2023 | Meeting Minutes |
| NIFMP Advisory Board meeting | August 12, 2022 | Meeting Minutes |