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2025 Annual Meeting Presentations and Summaries
Leading Through Unprecedented Change: Strategies to Navigate Uncertainty in Water Resources
On behalf of NAFSMA, thank you for attending the 2025 Annual Meeting. Your engagement, expertise, and contributions helped make this year’s event a resounding success.
Together, we explored the future of flood risk reduction, innovative approaches to stormwater management, and strategies to adapt in an era of shrinking federal resources. Your thoughtful participation in these discussions reinforces the importance of collaboration in building safer, more resilient communities.
We’re grateful for your continued partnership and hope you left the meeting with new insights, stronger connections, and fresh energy for the vital work ahead.
2025 NAFSMA Annual Meeting Summary
Presentations provided to NAFSMA are linked below. These will be available until September 1, 2025
Save the Date for 2026 Annual Meeting July 13-16 in Annapolis!
Hotel and registration information will be available in January 2026!
2025 Mentoring Session –
Flood Evacuation and Real Time Forecasting
Key Take Aways and Session Presentations
2025 NAFSMA Mentoring Session Key Take Aways
Rachel Hogan Carr, Executive Director, Nature Nurture Center: Improving Forecasting Communication Tools
Helene Schneider, Sr. Regional Advisor, United States Interagency Council on Homelessness
Carson MacPherson-Krutsky, Research Associate, Natural Hazards Center: Social Considerations for Evacuation
Maria Cox Lamm, State NFIP Coordinator, South Carolina Department of Natural Resources
James Beller, Lieutenant, Butte County Sheriff’s Office
Jason Needham, Consequence Specialist, USACE
Dr. David Novak, Director, NOAA, NWS Weather Prediction Center
Chad Hecht, Meteorologist, Center for Western Weather and Water Extremes
Bruce Rindahl, P.E., Mile High Flood District: Real time flood forecasting and warning program
Ataul Hannan, Planning Division Director, Harris County Flood Control District, Houston, TX
