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.
AFC team
Alec Bogdanoff
Science Advisor
Alexandra Zykova
Events and Operations Associate
Amapola Rísquez Vera
Coalition Engagement Director
Anne Baker
Chief Program Officer
Anne Brody
State Government Relations Director
Bekah Redwine
Communications Associate
Blanca Velasquez
Operations Associate
Brianna Wood
Senior Government Relations Associate
Catie Malone
State Policy Associate
Chanda Causer
Director of Operations
Chuck Porcari
Senior Advisor
Ed Martin
Senior Fellow
Ejita Holmes
Associate Director of Marketing and Communications
Elaina Gregg
Associate Director of Strategic Partnerships and Development
Faustine Luo
Policy Associate
George Bandy Jr.
Senior Advisor
Gian Tavares
State Policy Director
Greg Porter
State Policy Associate
Jack Krolikowski
Technical Director
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
Kenneth Westberry
Senior State Government Relations Associate
Madeleine Fox
Senior Policy Associate
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, PhD
Associate Director of Adaptation Strategy
Sarah Gimont
Associate Government Relations Director
Tony McEwen
Carolinas Director
Victoria Sclafani
Associate Policy Director
Executive Advisory Board
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.
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
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
Technical Associate Director, Flooding, Planning, and Resilience
Government Relations Analyst – No longer accepting applications
Chief of Staff – No longer accepting applications