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.
AFC team
Alec Bogdanoff
Senior Advisor
Alexandra Zykova
Events and Operations Analyst
Amapola Rísquez Vera
Coalition Engagement Director
Anne Baker
Senior Coalition Director
Anne Brody
State Government Relations Director
Bekah Redwine
Communications Associate
Brandon Pytel
Senior Communications Associate
Brianna Wood
Government Relations Associate
Catie Malone
Program Analyst
Chuck Porcari
Senior Advisor
Dana Crumity
Senior Operations Associate
Elaina Gregg
Associate Director of Strategic Partnerships and Development
Faustine Luo
Program Analyst
George Bandy Jr.
Senior Advisor
Gian Tavares
Associate Strategy Director
Jack Krolikowski
Flood Planning Director
Jared Melville
Policy Associate
Jeff Walker
Senior Advisor
Jim Cason
Senior Advisor
Joyce Coffee
Senior Advisor
Julie Seger
Government Relations & Policy Director
Kate Wesner
Florida Director
Leah Harnish
Associate State Policy Director
Luke Gilday
Associate Chief of Staff
Matthew Rowland
Policy Director
Melissa Roberts
Executive Director
Michael Fountain
Chief of Staff
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
Star Nadiyah
Associate Marketing & Communications Director
Tony McEwen
Carolinas Director
Victoria Sclafani
Associate Policy Director
Yasmine Dyson
Associate Director of Strategic Engagement
Executive Advisory Board
Carlos Curbelo
Former Congressman, Florida
Freddy Paige
Assistant Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Virginia Tech
Gregg J. Pacchiana
Former President of Thalle Construction
Jay Faison
Chairman of the Board, Philanthropist and Founder, ClearPath
Leo Asuncion
Commissioner, Hawaii Public Utilities Commission
Michael J. Walsh, Major General (Ret.)
Deputy Commanding General of Civil and Emergency Operations, USACE, Ret.
Newsha Ajami, Ph.D.
Chief Strategic Development Officer for Research, Earth and Environmental Sciences Area at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Member Advisory Board
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
Quentin Hart
Mayor of Waterloo, IA
Rick Dwyer
Executive Director, Hampton Roads Military and Federal Facilities Alliance
