Workshop on California Coastal Resilience
Fostering Climate Resilient Coastal Communities
July 22-23, 2015
Day One-July 22, 2015
Welcome and Introduction
Al Bennett (view video) (00:34)
Office of the President, University of California
Kristen Davis (view video) (02:02)
UCI Oceans; Civil & Environmental Engineering; University of California, Irvine
Sea-level Rise for the Coast of California
Gary Griggs (view video)
Distinguished Professor of Earth System Sciences; Director Institute of Marine Sciences, University of California, Santa Cruz
Science-based Decision-making for Resilient Coastal Communities
Catherine Kuhlman (view video)
Executive Director/Deputy Secretary for Oceans & Coastal Policy, California Natural Resources Agency
Increasing the Understanding of the Risks of Climate-related Coastal Hazards in California
Katherine Mackey
Clare Boothe Luce Assistant Professor, Earth System Science, University of California, Irvine
Debbie Aseltine-Neilson ( view video)
Senior Environmental Scientist Specialist, California Department of Fish and Wildlife
Yoon Hui Kim (view video)
Science Integration Fellow, Climate Adaptation, Ocean Science Trust
Eric Stein (view video)
Principal Scientist, Southern California Coastal Water Research Project (SCCWRP)
Charles Colgan (view video)
Director of Research, Center for the Blue Economy, Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey
Rachel Gregg (view video)
Lead Scientist, EcoAdapt, Seattle, Washington
Preparing for Climate-related Coastal Hazards via Available Information and Tools for Scenario Analysis and Planning
Katherine Mackey
Clare Boothe Luce Assistant Professor, Earth System Science, University of California, Irvine
Tim Doherty (view video)
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration [NOAA], Office for Coastal Management
Eric Berman (view video)
HAZUS Program Manager, Federal Emergency Management Agency
Brett Sanders (view video)
Science Integration Fellow, Climate Adaptation, Ocean Science Trust
Sarah Newkirk (view video)
Coastal Project Director, The Nature Conservancy
Eric Hartge (view video)
Senior Research Analyst, Center for Ocean Solutions, Woods Institute for the Environment at Stanford University
Megan Herzog, (view video)
Emmett/Frankel Fellow in Environmental Law and Policy, University of California, Los Angeles
Day Two, July 23, 2015
Fostering Coastal Resilience through Local Coastal Planning — Linking State and Local Efforts
Welcome and Introduction
Daniel G. Aldrich, III, (view video) (00:35)
Office of the President, University of California
Charles Lester (view video) (04:36)
Executive Director, California Coastal Commission
Margaret Spring (view video)
VP of Conservation and Science, Monterey Bay Aquarium
Local Coastal Planning Panel — Federal, Tribal, State, County, and City Perspectives
Tegan Hoffmann -Moderator
Blue Earth Consultants
Monique Myers (view video)
Marine Advisor, California Sea Grant Extension Specialist
Angela Mooney D’Arcy (view video)
Executive Director, Sacred Places Institute for Indigenous Peoples, Sustainability Initiative, University of California, Irvine
Sam Schuchat (view video)
Executive Officer, California State Coastal Conservancy
Jack Liebster (view video)
Planning Manager, Marine County Community Development Agency
Scott Drapkin (view video)
Principal Planner, City of Laguna Beach
Gaining Support for Climate Adaptation — Public Perception
Tegan Hoffmann -Moderator
Blue Earth Consultants
Serge Dedina (view video)
Mayor, Imperial Beach; Executive Director, WILDCOAST
Sara Aminzadeh(view video)
California Coastkeeper Alliance
Nicole Lampe (view video)
Ocean Program Director, Resource Media
Gaining Support for Climate Adaptation — Public-Private Financing
Tegan Hoffmann -Moderator
Blue Earth Consultants
Kelsey Jacobsen (view video)
Senior Associate, Blue Earth Consultants
Neeraja Havaligi (view video)
Biodiversity and Climate Adaptation Specialist
Darren Long (view video)
Director Climate Adaptation Fund, Wildlife Conservation Society
Sam Schuchat (view video)
Executive Officer, California State Coastal Conservancy
Gaining Support for Climate Adaptation — Public-Private Financing
Tegan Hoffmann -Moderator
Blue Earth Consultants
Marc Holmes (view video)
Bay Restoration Program Director, The Bay Institute
Benjamin Grant (view video)
Urban Design Policy Director, SPUR
