About

The American Flood Coalition is a bipartisan, member-driven coalition working at all levels of government to scale innovative solutions to the country’s toughest flood adaptation challenges.

About

The American Flood Coalition is a bipartisan, member-driven coalition working at all levels of government to scale innovative solutions to the country’s toughest flood adaptation challenges.

Our mission is to drive transformational adaptation to protect communities from higher seas, stronger storms, and more frequent flooding.

Alec Bogdanoff

Science Advisor

Alexandra Zykova

Events and Operations Associate

Amapola Rísquez Vera

Coalition Engagement Director

Andrew Blank

Chief of Staff

Anne Baker

Chief Program Officer

Anne Brody

State Government Relations Director

Bekah Redwine

Communications Associate

Brianna Wood

Senior Government Relations Associate

Catie Malone

State Policy Associate

Chanda Causer

Director of Operations

Chuck Porcari

Senior Advisor

Ejita Holmes

Associate Director of Marketing and Communications

Elaina Gregg

Associate Director of Strategic Partnerships and Development

Faustine Luo

Program Analyst

George Bandy Jr.

Senior Advisor

Gian Tavares

State Policy Director

Greg Porter

State Policy Associate

Jack Krolikowski

Flood Planning Director

Jared Melville

Senior Policy Associate

Jeff Walker

Senior Advisor

Jim Cason

Senior Advisor

Joyce Coffee

Senior Advisor

Julie Seger

Government Relations & Policy Director

Julieta Rodrigo

Senior State Program Operations Associate

Kate Wesner

Florida Director

Matt Shafer

Associate Director of State Government Relations

Matthew Rowland

Policy Director

Melissa Roberts

Executive Director

Phil Newland

Marketing & Communications Director

Rachel Jackson

Chief Operating Officer

Rolando Hernández

Coalition Engagement Associate

Ruth Akintoye

Senior Flood Planning Associate

Sarah Gimont

Associate Government Relations Director

Tony McEwen

Carolinas Director

Victoria Sclafani

Associate Policy Director

Laurel Blatchford

Senior Fellow, Delivery Associates

Jay Faison

Chairman of the Board, Philanthropist and Founder, ClearPath

Newsha Ajami, Ph.D.

Chief Strategic Development Officer for Research, Earth and Environmental Sciences Area at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Leo Asuncion

Commissioner, Hawaii Public Utilities Commission

Carlos Curbelo

Former Congressman, Florida

Gregg J. Pacchiana

Former President of Thalle Construction

Freddy Paige

Assistant Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Virginia Tech

Michael J. Walsh, Major General (Ret.)

Deputy Commanding General of Civil and Emergency Operations, USACE, Ret.

Allen Serkin

Executive Director, Cape Fear Council of Governments

Cathy Skurow

Mayor of Portland, TX

Daniel Dietch

Former Mayor of Surfside, Florida

David DiOrio

Mayor Pro-Tem of Town of Lake Lure, NC

John Cummings

Commissioner of Robeson County, NC

Josh Dix

Director of Government Affairs, Charleston Trident Association of REALTORS®

Karyn Cunningham

Mayor of Palmetto Bay, FL

Kelly Convirs-Fowler

State Delegate, Virginia-21st District

Lois Paritsky

Mayor, Town of Ponce Inlet, Florida

Olivia Dawson

Mayor of Burgaw, NC

Paul Shewmaker

Mayor of Simpsonville, SC

Quentin Hart

Mayor of Waterloo, IA

Rick Dwyer

Executive Director, Hampton Roads Military and Federal Facilities Alliance

Sabrina Wooten

City Council Member, Virginia Beach

Susan Lyons

Chair of Steering Committee, Groundswell!

Thurman Bartie

Mayor of Port Arthur, TX

Trey Duhon

Judge, Waller County, Texas

Wayne Branch

Commissioner of Duplin County, NC

Current job openings

Senior State Government Relations Associate

Senior Policy Associate

Operations Associate