Activating an Innovative, Sustainable and Resilient Community
October 15, 2021
UNF Adam W. Herbert University Center - 12000 Alumni Drive Jacksonville, FL 32224
Symposium Presentations:
Opening Session: St. Johns River - Health and Projects Update
Dr. Gerald Pinto State of the River Report
Tom Frick Resilience: A Water Management District Perspective
Morning Breakout Sessions
Session A: Sustainability in Action - Host: Sarah Boren - USGBC Florida
Sustainability Intro
Amanda Askew - City of Atlantic Beach - City of Atlantic Beach Sustainability
Mary Tappouni - Breaking Ground Contracting - NF Green Chamber Sustainability in Action
Ashantae Green - Duval Soil & Water Conservation District
Session B: SMART North Florida, Clean Fuels Coalition and other Regional Efforts - Working Toward an Innovative and Resilient Future
Host - Jeff Sheffield - North Florida TPO
Elizabeth De Jesus - North Florida TPO and NF Clean Fuels Coalition - NF Clean Fuels Coalition
Clayton Levins - SMART North Florida - SMART North Florida
Session C: Managing our Marshes: Adapting in the Face of Sea Level Rise and Climate Change
Host - Kaitlyn Dietz - GTM Research Reserve
Please contact James Richardson at jrichard@coj.net for presentation
Session D: Urban Core Resilience Efforts - Emerald Trail and McCoys Creek
Host - Kelsey Cox, P.E. - City of Jax Public Works
Session Presentation
Kay Ehas - Groundwork Jacksonville
Rebecca Vanderbeck - WOOD
Nikita Reed, P.E. - COJ Public Works
Luncheon Keynote
Alex Reed - Director of the Office of Resilience and Coastal Protection - FDEP
“Resilient Florida”
Afternoon Breakout Sessions
Session E: Using Technology to Preserve and Protect Natural Resources
Host: Clint Noble, P.G.,PMP - CDM Smith
Drone Techonolgy Presentation
COJ Vulnerabillity Assessment Presentation
Lindsay Starner - JEA
Kelsey Cox, P.E. - COJ Public Works
Lisa Sterling, P.E., PMP, BCEE - CDM Smith
Session F: 404 Transitioning from USACOE to FDEP - Host: Heather Mason - FDEP Divison of Water Resources
Session Presentation
Session G: Basics of Impaired Waterbodies - Host: Amy Tracy - Dewberry Hydro
Kevin O'Donnell, FDEP Environmental Administrator - Basics of Impaired Waterbodies
Session H: Youth Initiatives: Connecting Culture, Science and Environmental Stewardship
Host: Ted Johnson - NPS Timucuan Preserve
Andrew Mentrup - Nationa Park Service, Chris Conner - Jax Zoo WILD Team, Hunter Mathers - UNF Student
Jamie Lyn Lankenau - Jax Zoo WILD Team and Project Dragonfly Graduate Program, Emily Blum - Jax Zoo
Contact James Richardson at jrichard@coj.net for session presentations.
Session I: Projects in Impaired Waterbodies - Host: Melissa M. Long, P.E. - COJ Environmental Quality Divison
J.P. Johns, P.E. and James Riddle, P.E. - Woolpert
Ricardo Jimenez, P.E. - Dewberry Hydro
Contact James Richardson at jrichard@coj.net for session presentations.
Session J: Climate Farming & The Science of Climate Change - Host: Adam Rosenblatt - Citizen's Climate Lobby - NF
Charles Goodin - Johnny Appleseed Organic
Contact James Richardson at jrichard@coj.net for session presentations.
Session K: Resilience Planning: South Atlantic Coastal Study and Flagler County - Host: Eric Summa - USACOE
Margo Moehring - NF Regional Council - Flagler: A County-wide Approach
Kip Webber - USACOE - South Atlantic Coastal Study
Session L: Infrastructure Resilience Components of the Clean Waterways Act
Host: Terry Carr, C.H.M.M. - COJ Environmental Quality Divison
Maurice Barker - FDEP - Collection System Rulemaking and Resiliency
Closing Session: COJ Resiliency - Where We Are and Where We Are Going
Session Host: Sean Lahav - NF Regional Council
Panelists: Honorable Randy DeFoor - District 14 City Council and Chair of the Special Committee on Resiliency, John Pappas - Dir of Public Works for City of Jacksonville, Kristen Reed - COJ Chief of Community Planning, Anne Coglianese - COJ Chief Resilience Officer