Authors and Acknowledgements

Authors and Project Management and Oversight

Project Co-Directors: Katie Spidalieri, Senior Associate, Georgetown Climate Center (GCC) and Rachelle Sanderson, Region Seven Watershed Coordinator, Capital Region Planning Commission (CRPC)

Lead Project Supporter: Suhasini Ghosh, Justice Fellow, GCC 

Lead Editor: Katie Spidalieri, Senior Associate, GCC

Authors and co-editors:

• Introduction: Katie Spidalieri, Senior Associate, GCC; Rachelle Sanderson, Region Seven Watershed Coordinator, CRPC; Peter Rafle, Communications Director, GCC; and Mark Rupp, Adaptation Program Director, GCC

• Goal One: Katerine McCormick, Institute Associate, GCC

• Goal Two: Annie Bennett, Associate Adaptation Program Director, GCC

• Goal Three: Jennifer Li, Staff Attorney, Harrison Institute for Public Law, Georgetown University Law Center (GULC)

• Goal Four: Katie Spidalieri, Senior Associate, GCC

• Goal Five: Suhasini Ghosh, Justice Fellow, GCC 

In addition to the above authors and editors, the following staff provided strategic editorial support and oversight: Kathryn Zyla, Executive Director, GCC; Jamie Setze, Executive Director, CRPC; and Kim Marousek, Director of Planning, CRPC. 

Also, the following students contributed significant research and/or writing for the Regional Vision and accompanying case studies and Adaptation Clearinghouse entries:

• Caitlyn Cook, Research Assistant and Summer Research Fellow, GCC; 
• Jesse Elliott, Spring Research Assistant and Summer Research Fellow, GCC;
• Lillian Zhou, Research Assistant, GCC;
• Noelle Gignoux, Research Assistant, GCC;
• Alexandra Baird, Research Assistant, GCC;
• Maren Kaiser, Environmental and Energy Law LL.M. Program Student, GULC; 
• Morgan McCue, Masters in Environmental Meteorology and Policy Student, Georgetown University;
• Rolland Giberson, Clinic Student, Harrison Institute for Public Law, GULC;
• Linn Groft, Clinic Student, Harrison Institute for Public Law, GULC; and
• David Leeds, Clinic Student, Harrison Institute for Public Law, GULC. 

Acknowledgements

The authors would like to thank the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation for its generous support, and without whom the partnership effort in Louisiana and this work would not have been possible. 

On behalf of GCC and CRPC, words cannot adequately express the gratitude we have for the members of the Protecting Our Resilient Waters of Louisiana or “PROWL” Work Group who have contributed to this effort with their time and expertise over the course of two years:

• Bridget Bailey
  Director of the Office of Community Development with Tangipahoa Parish
  
• Dr. Angela Chalk
  Founder and Executive Director of Healthy Community Services
  
• Dr. Thomas Douthat
  Associate Professor with Louisiana State University, College of the Coast and Environment
  
• Dr. Monica Farris
  Director of UNO-CHART (University of New Orleans-Center for Hazards Assessment, Response, and Technology)
• Jerome Fournier
  Director of Planning and Development with Ascension Parish
• Devin Foil
  Planner with HNTB
• Dr. Robert Habans
  Economist with the Data Center
  
• Lyneisha Jackson
  Community Planner with the Center for Planning Excellence
  
• Dr. Tara Lambeth
  Director of Planning and Zoning with St. John the Baptist Parish 
• Ross Liner
  Director of Planning and Development with St. Tammany Parish
• Andreanecia Morris
  Executive Director of Housing New Orleans/Housing Louisiana
• René C. Pastorek
  Formerly Director of Planning and Development with Saint. John the Baptist Parish
• David Summers
  Chief Operating Officer of Partners Southeast
• Nichelle Taylor
  Program Director for Policy Development and Implementation with Greater New Orleans Housing Alliance
• Karen Zito
  Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer of Homebuilders Association of Greater Baton Rouge

In addition to the PROWL Work Group, CRPC and GCC are grateful to two local facilitators, Dr. Angela Chalk, Executive Director of Healthy Community Services in New Orleans, Louisiana, and Dr. Lucas Diaz, a Doctoral Fellow of the City, Culture, and Community Program at Tulane University, who helped us lead the virtual visioning sessions in November 2021. 

We also appreciate the diligent work of the following individuals who helped us finalize and launch the Regional Vision and case studies: Caren Fitzgerald, Communications Associate, GCC; Kelly Cruce, Adaptation Consultant, GCC; and Brent Futrell, Director of Design, Office of Communication, GULC.

Finally, we would also like to specially thank and acknowledge the following individuals for taking the time to speak with us, participate in our events, review drafts, and provide insights that were invaluable in helping to inform the development of the Regional Vision and case studies: 

• Manny Patole, Independent Consultant;
• Jonathan Knopf, Housing Forward Virginia;
• Robin Davey Wolff, Senior Program Director, Rural Housing, Enterprise Community Partners, Inc.;
• Laurie Shoeman, National Director, Resilience and Disaster Recovery, Enterprise Community Partners, Inc.;
• John Sullivan, Senior Program Director, State and Local Policy, Gulf Coast, Enterprise Community Partners, Inc.;
• Jackie Dadakis, Chief Executive Officer, Green Coast Enterprises;
• Kentrell Jones, Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer, East St. Tammany Habitat for Humanity;
• Sheila Foster, Scott K. Ginsburg Professor of Urban Law and Policy, Georgetown University Law Center and Professor of Public Policy, Georgetown University; 
• Christopher Tyson, formerly Chief Executive Officer, Build Baton Rouge;
• Gretchen Siemers, Director, Planning and Special Projects, Build Baton Rouge;
• Lee E. Melancon, III, Director of Community and Economic Development, Mayor’s Office of Community and Economic Development, City of Donaldsonville, Louisiana;
• Michael Marrella, Director, Waterfront and Open Space, New York City Department of City Planning, New York;
• Bithia Ratnasamy, Director of Housing, Executive Office, Atlanta Housing, City of Atlanta, Georgia;
• Carolina Rodriguez, Project Manager, Housing and Community Development, Department of City Planning, City of Atlanta, Georgia;
• Jaren Abedania, formerly Vice President of Real Estate, Westside Future Fund;
• Bridget Wiles, Chief Operations Officer, APD Urban Planning and Management, LLC;
• O. Jesse Wiles, Principal and Chief Executive Officer, APD Urban Planning and Management, LLC;
• Amber Weaver, Sustainability Officer, Office of Sustainability, City of Asheville, North Carolina;
• Paul D’Angelo, formerly Community Development Program Director, City of Asheville, North Carolina;
• Stacy Merten, formerly Long-Range Planning Manager, Planning and Urban Design Department, City of Asheville, North Carolina;
• Vaidila Satvika, Urban Planner, Planning and Urban Design Department, City of Asheville, North Carolina;
• Dana Nunez Brown, President, Dana Brown and Associates, Inc.;
• Uwe Brandes, Professor of the Practice and Faculty Director, Urban and Regional Planning Program, Georgetown University;
• Scott Davis, Principal, Scott Davis Solutions;
• Marc Coudert, Office of Sustainability, City of Austin, Texas;
• Erica Leak, Development Officer, Housing and Planning Department, City of Austin, Texas;
• Erin Wood, Planner, Watershed Protection Department, City of Austin, Texas;
• Isaac W. Stein, Design Principal, Dept.;
• Maggie Tsang, Managing Principal, Dept.; 
• Debbie Love, City Planner, City of North Miami, Florida;
• Christopher G. Miller, President, The Piedmont Environmental Council;
• John McCarthy, Senior Advisor and Director of Strategic Partnerships, The Piedmont Environmental Council;
• Cameron Herrington, Living Cully Program Manager, Oregon;
• Crystal Launder, Housing Planner, Department of Housing and Human Services, City of Boulder, Colorado;
• Jackie Baumann, Chief Engineer, City of Gonzales, Louisiana;
• Jack Harris, President and Chief Executive Officer, VIP International, Inc.;
• Dave Canaan, formerly Charlotte-Mecklenburg Storm Water Services Director, Land Use and Environmental Services Agency, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina;
• Gerard Landry, Mayor, City of Denham Springs, Louisiana;
• Darryl Neher, Chief Executive Officer, Fauquier Habitat for Humanity;
• Elizabeth (Betsy) L. Dietel, Senior Partner, Dietel and Partners;
• Joel Holton, Owner, J.B. Holton and Associates, LLC;
• Brian Daly, Senior Planner, Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning, Illinois;
• Kate Evasic, Local Planning, Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning, Illinois;
• Jared Patton, Associate Planner, Plan Implementation, Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning, Illinois;
• Cindy Cambray, Senior Planner, Local Planning, Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning, Illinois;
• Lindsay Bayley, Senior Planner, Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning, Illinois;
• Drew Williams-Clark, Managing Director, Urban Resilience, Center for Neighborhood Technology, Illinois;
• Jeremy Sharp, Zoning Administrator, City of Norfolk, Virginia;
• Victor J. Franckiewicz, Jr., Attorney, Butler Snow LLP; 
• Michelle Gonzales, Director, Ecosystem and Coastal Management, Jefferson Parish, Louisiana;
• Christian Kamrath, Adaptation Program Coordinator, Office of Resilience, Miami-Dade County, Florida;
• Bishop E. René Soulé, Chief Executive Officer, E. René Soulé and Associates; 
• Tameika Devine, Possibilities Institute (former City Councilmember and Chair of the Affordable Housing Task Force, City of Columbia, South Carolina);
• Krystle Okafor, Plank Road Community Land Bank Trust, City–Parish of East Baton Rouge, Louisiana;
• Joni Hammons, Project Manager, Center for Planning Excellence;
• Janet Tharp, Center for Planning Excellence; 
• Simone Higginbotham, Scotlandville Community Development Corporation, North Baton Rouge, Louisiana; 
• Rinaldi Jacobs, Full Circle Development;
• Erica Sims, HDAdvisors, Maggie Walker Community Land Trust (Richmond, Virginia); 
• Ashley Allen, Executive Director, Houston Community Land Trust, Texas;
• Marny Stein, Senior Planner, St. Charles Parish, Louisiana;
• Jessica Netto, Planner II, St. Charles Parish, Louisiana;
• Becky Bond, Director Economic Development and Communications, City of Baker, Louisiana;
• Rick Foster, Building Official, City of Denham Springs, Louisiana;
• Alfredo Cruz, Director of Institutional Capacity, HousingLOUISIANA;
• Kristin Marcell, Director, Climigration Network at the Consensus Building Institute;
• Rex Cabaniss, Principal Planning and Design Director, WHLC Architecture;
• Jackson Voss, Policy Analyst, Louisiana Budget Project;
• Nathan Rupp, Senior Economic Justice Fellow, Foundation for Louisiana;
• Pamela J. Jenkins, Research Professor of Sociology (Emerita), University of New Orleans;
• Jack Gautreaux, Chairman, Tangipahoa Planning Commission Member;
• Marlee Pittman, Director of Community Revitalization, City–Parish of East Baton Rouge, Louisiana;
• Kellyn LaCour-Conant, Restoration Programs Director, Coalition to Restore Coastal Louisiana;
• Teal Harrison, Climate Resilience Specialist, Adaptation International; and
• Tareq Wafaie, Principle-in-Charge, Kendig Keast Collaborative.

No statements or opinions contained within the Regional Vision or affiliated case studies and entries in Georgetown Climate Center’s Adaptation Clearinghouse should be attributed to any individual or organization included in the above Acknowledgements.  

For comments or questions about the Regional Vision please, contact Katie Spidalieri at Katie.Spidalieri@georgetown.edu or climate@georgetown.edu.