Description
Theme: Reframing Retreat: Buyouts & Other Proactive Approaches for Moving People and Property Out of Harm’s Way
Sponsored by: 
- Welcome Address: Chad Berginnis, CFM, Executive Director - ASFPM
- Gavin Smith, Professor, Department of Landscape Architecture and Environmental Planning, NC State University
- Robert S. Young, Director, Program for the Study of Developed Shorelines, Western Carolina University
- Lydia Olander, Director of Nature-based Resilience, White House Council on Environmental Quality
Contributors
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Chad Berginnis
Chad Berginnis became executive director of ASFPM in July 2012, after joining the association staff as associate director in 2011. Since 2000, he served the association as Insurance Committee chair, Mitigation Policy Committee coordinator, vice-chair, and chair. He has a Bachelor of Science in natural resources from Ohio State University. Since 1993, his work has focused on floodplain management, hazard mitigation and land use planning at the state, local and private sector level. As a state official, Berginnis worked in the Ohio Floodplain Management Program and was Ohio's state hazard mitigation officer. As a local official, Berginnis administered planning, economic development and floodplain management programs in Perry County, Ohio. In the private sector, he was the national practice leader in hazard mitigation for Michael Baker Jr. Inc.
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Gavin Smith
Dr. Smith joined the Department of Landscape Architecture and Environmental Planning at North Carolina State University in January 2019. He holds three degrees from Texas A&M University including a Ph.D. in Urban and Regional Planning, a Master’s degree in Sociology and an undergraduate degree in Sociology. Smith teaches courses focused on natural hazards, disasters and climate change adaptation as part of a new certificate program located in the College of Design. In addition, he will help to coordinate a university cluster focused on coastal resilience to include identifying interdisciplinary partnerships to undertake research, teaching and engagement initiatives. Prior to joining the faculty in the College of Design, Smith was a Research Professor in the Department of City and Regional Planning and Director of the Coastal Resilience Center of Excellence, a consortium of more than 25 universities located at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. During his ten years at Chapel Hill, Smith also created and led a 10-credit hour Graduate Certificate in Natural Hazards Resilience and taught at the University of Hawaii at Manoa, Venice International University and served as a guest lecturer at numerous universities in the United States and abroad, including Australia, New Zealand, South Korea, Indonesia, and Hong Kong.
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Robert S. Young
Robert S. Young is the Director of the Program for the Study of Developed Shorelines, a joint Duke University/Western Carolina University venture. He is also a Professor of Geology at Western Carolina University and a licensed professional geologist in three states (FL, NC, SC). The Program for the Study of Developed Shorelines (PSDS) is a research and policy outreach center serving the global coastal community. The primary mission of PSDS is to conduct scientific research into coastal processes and to translate that science into management and policy recommendations through a variety of professional and public outreach mechanisms. The Program specializes in evaluating the design and implementation of coastal engineering projects. Dr. Young received a BS degree in Geology (Phi Beta Kappa) from the College of William & Mary, and MS degree in Quaternary Studies from the University of Maine, and a PhD in Geology from Duke University where he was a James B. Duke Distinguished Doctoral Fellow. Dr. Young has approximately 100 technical publications and he serves on the Editorial Board of the Journal of Coastal Research and Environmental Geosciences. He currently oversees more than $3.5 Million in grant-funded research projects related to coastal science and management. Current research projects include: 1) an NSF-funded project examining the coastal impacts of the Elwha River dam removal project; 2) a major scientific effort to restore native rivercane Arundinaria gigantea to the southern Appalachians; 3) building a national, geo-referenced storm surge database in partnership with NOAA; 4) a National Park Service funded project to map coastal engineering activities in coastal parks; and 5) working at the local level to help communities plan for rising sea level. Dr. Young is a frequent contributor to the popular media. He has written numerous articles for outlets like the New York Times, USA Today, Architectural Record, the Houston Chronicle, and the Raleigh News and Observer, among others. He is co-author of The Rising Sea and co-editor of Geologic Monitoring, both released in 2009. Finally, Dr. Young has testified before congress and numerous state legislatures on coastal issues. He currently serves the State of North Carolina as a member of the Coastal Resources Commission Science Panel and the State of South Carolina as a member of the Blue Ribbon Committee on Shoreline Management. He is President of Sialia Environmental, Inc— a firm that provides environmental consulting and restoration design.
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Lydia Olander
Lydia Olander is the Director of Nature-Based Resilience at the White House Council on Environmental Quality where she leads work on nature-based solutions, coastal resilience and community driven relocation. She joined CEQ from Duke University’s Nicholas Institute for Environment, Energy & Sustainability, where she is a program director, an adjunct professor at the Nicholas School of the Environment, and leads the National Ecosystem Services Partnership. Dr. Olander’s research includes integrating ecosystem services into decision making, natural capital accounting, nature-based solutions, the design of environmental markets and compensatory mitigation, and integrating climate adaptation and resilience into policy and programs. Most of her work is conducted in partnership with federal or state agencies. She is also Duke’s representative on the Southeast Climate Adaptation Center. She has published in a wide range of professional journals and was recently named a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. Dr. Olander has served on the Environmental Advisory Board for the US Army Corps, on the Secretariat of the Bridge Collaborative, and on the North Carolina Natural and Working Lands Working Group. She spent a year as a AAAS Congressional Science and Technology Fellow working in the US Senate on Environmental and Energy Issues. She holds a doctorate in ecology from Stanford University, a master’s in Forest Science from Yale, and an undergraduate degree from Cornell University.
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Glenn Heistand
Glenn Heistand is a professional engineer (Illinois, Ohio, Maryland) with 28 years of experience in floodplain and stormwater management, and a Certified Floodplain Manager for over 21 years. Glenn is the current Chair of ASFPM and he is honored to have served terms as ASFPM Secretary (2021-2022) and ASFPM Treasurer (2019-2021). Glenn views his commitment to ASFPM as an important service to the floodplain management profession and to those impacted by floods. As ASFPM Chair, Glenn will continue to advance the association by building and strengthening ASFPM relationships, pursuing ASFPM’s Goals and Objectives, implementing ASFPM Governance Task Force recommendations, and supporting ASFPM staff on existing and future initiatives. Glenn is Head of the Coordinated Hazard Assessment and Mapping Program (CHAMP) at the Illinois State Water Survey (ISWS) at the University of Illinois. He manages the program of 27 employees, including engineers, GIS specialists, and outreach specialists: partnering with FEMA, the Illinois Department of Natural Resources, and local communities to identify flood risk and help mitigate against future flood damages. The ISWS is a Cooperating Technical Partner with FEMA and produces the Flood Insurance Rate Maps for the State of Illinois. Glenn has a MS in Civil Engineering from the University of Illinois and a BS in Civil Engineering from Ohio Northern University.Glenn served on the executive board of the Illinois chapter for ten years, in the roles of Chair, Vice Chair, Treasurer, and Secretary. Prior to his career in Illinois, Glenn practiced 14 years as a water resource consulting engineer in Columbus, Ohio and served on the Ohio chapter board as a member-at-large. Glenn finds great satisfaction in long-distance running and enjoys living in rural central Illinois with his wife and family.