KAMM Speaker LineUp
2023 KAMM Preconference Agenda
Pre-Conference Sessions
Incident Management Workshop: Colin Glover & Ryan Lewis, CISA
CRS 101: Tracie Belongia, Verisk
Water Quality Certification Workshop: Samantha Vogeler, KY DEP
2023 KAMM Conference Agenda
Tuesday Sessions
KAMM State of the Union Opening Address: Esther White, KAMM Executive Director
Eastern Kentucky Expedited Buyouts: Stacy Smith, KYEM & Kelsey Goodman, FEMA RIV
Substantial Damage Response Planning (SDRP): Melissa Mitchell, Tetra Tech
Hazard Mitigation Assistance (HMA) Overview: Brian Gathy, UK HMGP
The Local Floodplain Manager’s Toolbox: Alex VanPelt, KDOW
Application of the Infrastructure Resiliency Planning Framework (IRPF): Colie Smith, GRADD
Application of the Infrastructure Resiliency Planning Framework (IRPF): Nick Grinstead, UK HMGP
HMA Non-Disaster Grant Processes: Teresa Ford-Leach, FEMA Region IV
CRS Requirements for the New Elevation Certificate: Roy McClure, FEMA Region IV
Hydrologic Ensemble Forecast Service – A Preparation and Planning Tool: Mary Lamm, NWS Paducah
Landslide Susceptibility and Risk in Eastern Kentucky: An Update for the Kentucky River ADD:
Matt Crawford, KGS
Building Community Resilience through the State Revolving Fund: Becca Trueman, Quantified Ventures
Managing Substantial Damage: Lori Rafferty, Louisville MSD
GIS in Support of Digital Flood Risk Mapping: Joe Trimboli, USACE Huntington
Making Molehills of Your Mitigation Mountains: Esther White, UK HMGP
Wednesday Sessions
Kentucky Local Emergency Alert System: Tim Bischoff, KET
From Facebook to 501(c)3: How Friends of the Tug Fork is Making Impacts in Their River and Community:
Michaela Lambert, KDOW & John Burchett, Tug Fork
FEMA’s Risk Evaluation Tools for Dams: Michelle Meehan, Stantec
Emergency Action Plan Template for Kentucky Industries: Brandon Brummett & Tammy Markert, USACE
Reflections on the Sheltowee Trace Trail: Mark Neikirk, NKU
Dam Break! NWS Alerts & Notifications Before, During & After a Dam Break: Andrea Schoettmer, NWS
KY’s Dam Safety Program: The Basics for the Layperson: Marilyn Thomas & Beth Harrod, KDOW
Resilient and Renewable Energy for Emergency Management: A Unique Microgrid Use Case:
Ludo Roche, Resilient EI & Ben Colgrove, NIHS
Dam Breach Analyses Across the Commonwealth: Mario Sebastiani & Taylor Wiegand, AECOM
Taking Strategic Action to Prepare for Future Floods: Heather Apgar, Tetra Tech
Morehead Flood Mitigation with the GreenSinks Trail Project: Brian Storz, KDOW
What Are the Benefits of Energy Resilience? : Amanda LeMaster, EEC Office of Energy Policy
An Update on WARN – Taking A Grassroots Approach to Serving Weather Vulnerable Populations:
Jane Marie Wix, NWS; Jason York & Joe Sullivan, KYEM
Controlling the Mountain Floodgates: Jimmy Stahl & JT Troxell, GPD Group
Evaluating Anthropogenic Impacts on Extreme Flood Events – Letcher County KY: Meredith Swallom, KGS
Flood Risk Communication Efforts in Eastern Kentucky: Charles Goad, USACE Huntington
Thursday Sessions
FEMA Building Science Update Overview: John “Bud” Plisich & Jeffrey Mayers, FEMA Building Science
Floodplain Design, Construction, and Impacts on Flood Insurance: Kurt Luecke, Floodproofing.com
Is Your Community Living up to Its Full Potential? Taking a Program Prerequisite to CRS Credit:
Melissa Mitchell, Tetra Tech
Kentucky LOMR Review Partner Program –What’s Changing in the Review Process? :
Joshua Hunn, AECOM & Shawn Hokanson, KDOW
The Cyber Threats are Real: What You Need to Know: Colin Glover & Ryan Lewis, CISA
Disaster Permitting Training: Alex VanPelt, Samantha Vogeler, & David Coe, KDOW
An Overview of Four FEMA BSDS DR-4630-KY Tornado MAT Recently Published Resources:
John “Bud” Plisich & Jeffrey Mayers, FEMA Building Science
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