KAMM’s 15th Anniversary!
2019 KAMM Conference

Lake Barkley State Resort Park, Cadiz
KAMM XV: Celebrate the Past, Inspire the Future
September 16, Preconference Day
September 17 – 19, Annual Conference
Thank you for attending the Conference!
Sponsors – Link to our Sponsors!
Acronyms – Link to our list KAMM Mitigation Acronyms.
Preconference Day – Workshops, Activities & Welcome Fest
- Link to the Preconference Day Workshop and Activities
- Download the Preconference Agenda
2019 Conference Agenda Link: 2019 KAMM Conference Agenda 09 12 2019 Final.
Certificates of Attendance
CEC/PDHs are available to attendees and CFMs, GISPs, PEs and AICPs. The hours on the certificate are self-reporting. We provided a paper copy of certificates at the conference.
If you need a copy, please open KAMM 2019 attendance certificate front and search for your name (sorted by last name) and print your certificate. Next, print the KAMM 2019 certificate form with a list of CEC hours, so you can self-report.
Newly Elected KAMM Board 2019 – 2021
KAMM Board positions are for two-years (2019 conference – 2021 conference). KAMM Board Positions include the five executive roles:
- Chair – Mike Greene
- Vice-Chair – Esther White
- Secretary – Nick Grinstead
- Treasurer – Ben Conley
- At-Large – Geni Jo Brawner
- Immediate Past Chair, At-Large Representative – Carey Johnson
Link to a Summary of the Board Responsibilities KAMM Board Description.
Regional Representatives
KAMM is divided into four regions. Find your region by linking to the Link to the KAMM regions 2019. For a description of the Regional Representatives specific counties in the region, link to KAMM Regional Representatives.
Regional 2019 Conference Agendas
We had record attendance at our KAMM Regional meetings! Link to your Regional Agenda.
- Region I 2019 Conference Agenda
- Region II 2019 Conference Agenda
- Region III 2019 Conference Agenda
- Region IV 2019 Conference Agenda
CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS
Monday Presentation
USGS Streamgaging 101 – 3-Hour Workshop
Presenter: Justin Boldt, USGS
- USGS_Streamgaging_101
- USGS_Streamgaging_101 – USGS-water-data
- NFIP 101 Workshop – Alex VanPelt, KDOW
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Tuesday Presentations
Welcome
- KAMM State of the Union, Carey Johnson, KAMM Chair
Keynote
- Keynote – FEMA DRRA Panel – FEMA Region IV Team – Understanding the Disaster Recovery Reform Act (DRRA) and the Impact on Hazard Mitigation Assistance.
For more information on the Disaster Recovery Reform Act of 2018, link to FEMA’s DRRA webpage and to an explanation of BRIC.
Concurrent
Morning
- USACE 101 – Brandon Brummett and Dan Vogler, US Army Corps of Engineers Louisville District
- Flood Mitigation Assistance Grants – Esther White UK Hazard Mitigation Grant Program
- Overview of FEMA Building Sciences, The MAT, and Available Resources – John “Bud” Plisich FEMA RIV
Afternoon
- Falmouth, KY – Rising Above the Floods – Brian Thompson, Property Acquisition Administrator for SD1 and Mike Moore, Pendleton County EM Director
- Grant Opportunities & What Your ADD Can Do for You – Kristie Dodge – Buffalo Trace Area Development District
- Taming the Rivers The Untold Story of the Mississippi River Basin Model – Scott Lange – L&R Engineers
- Harpeth River Bank Stabilization for Infrastructure Protection – Jeffrey Shaver – Civil & Environmental Consultants, Inc.
- An Overview of Flood Insurance in Kentucky – Alex VanPelt – Kentucky Division of Water
- Why use GIS in… FEMA’s National Flood Insurance Program’s Community Rating System?– Christina Groves, ISO – Missing
- 2D Hydraulic Modeling, Steering Stream Restoration Design – Matt Gramza – Civil & Environmental Consultants, Inc.
- Blue Moon Kentucky Contribution to the FEMA Moonshots – Carey Johnson & Michael Taylor
- Happy Valley Flood Mitigation Crosses the Finish Line – Now What? – Toby Spalding, City of Radcliff; and Neal Crawford and Justin Barnes, Qk4 – Missing
- Why Comply_The How-Tos of Floodplain Compliance – Alex VanPelt
- When Disaster Strikes “The Floodplain Manager as part of the Damage Assessment Team!” – Bobby Carpenter, KYEM and Jason York, Bath County
- Flood Inundation Study for Silver Grove, Kentucky – Justin Boldt – U.S. Geological Survey
- 401 Water Quality Certification – Samantha Vogeler – Kentucky Division of Water
- Creating Resilient and Sustainable Communities = William “Drew” Parker and Kamilah Carter – U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Wednesday Presentations
Plenary
Concurrent
Morning
- Overview of the Kentucky Dam Safety Program – Glen Alexander, KDOW
- Bridging Kentucky Innovative Approaches to Drive Safety Improvements for Over 1,000 Bridges Throughout the Commonwealth – Marshall Carrier – Kentucky Transportation Cabinet
- A Comparison of River Flooding on the Ohio River at McAlpine Upper During Two Months in 2018 with Record Setting Rainfall – Andrea Schoettmer – National Weather Service
- After the Storm – Corps 404 Permitting – Todd Hagman – U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Louisville District
- Visualizing Surface and Stormwater Network Flow via Web Application – Garrett Boucher – Wood.
- A Use of Green Infrastructure to Provide Flood Control – Ivan Valentic and Zach Dettlinger – GPD
- Flood Risk Products Overview and Applications – Michael Taylor and Zachariah Cohoon – AECOM
Afternoon
- MS4 Basics and Beyond – Abby Rains
- Hurricane Joaquin In South Carolina And Hurricane Matthew in North Carolina- Lesson Learned on Risk Communication and Risk Management for Dams – John “Bud” Plisich– FEMA RIV
- Integrating Plans and Planning Mechanisms into Local Hazard Mitigation Plans – Nick Grinstead – UK
- Understanding the Past to Better Mitigate the Future – Lori Rafferty – Louisville MSD
- 406 is in the Mix! Understanding the 406 Mitigation Process – Derek Fellows – FEMA RIV
- Silver Jackets within USACE Huntington and the Statewide non-Federal Levee Inventory Program – Ashley Stephens, and JoAnn Combs – USACE Huntington
- Mapping beyond the MEP on a Shoestring Budget – Dave Herndon – City of Hopkinsville
- Small County Mitigation Emory Kidd, Metcalfe County Emergency Management – Missing
- 2019 ASCE Kentucky Infrastructure Report Card – Colette Easter – Louisville MSD
- To whom it may concern We can help Sincerely, Streams – Sarah Taylor – Stantec
- Geologic Hazard Assessment at KGS Research, Project Updates, and LiDAR – Matt Crawford – Kentucky Geological Survey
Thursday Presentations
Plenary
Concurrent
- One Project at a Time- Recovery Resilience Mitigation Jimmy Stahl -Sean Sheffer and Greg Noel
- Fast Tracking the I-69 Ohio River Crossing NEPA Process – Marshall Carrier – KYTC
- Developing an Emergency Incident Action Plan (IAP) – Bobby Carpenter, KYEM and Jason York, Bath County
- Lawn and Gardening Our Way to Hell in a Vegetable Basket – Brad Lee
- Engineering Review for No-Rise_Permit in Special Flood Hazard Areas -Yong Sun Jung, Kelly Stolt and Wen Gu – AECOM
- The Kentucky Mesonet- The Commonwealth Infrastructure for Weather and Climate Monitoring – Stuart Foster and Megan Schargorodski
- Common FP Permit & EC Errors – Alex VanPelt– KDOW