During the course of this study, numerous persons contributed to the development of this report. Some provided material and talks at the request of the committee, some provided unsolicited material, and others provided advice for the committee to consider. The committee would like to thank all of these persons for their interest and support for this effort.
Ray Alexander, Deputy Chief, Office of Homeland Security, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE)
Bryan Baker, Technical Project Manager, USACE
Mark Baker, Civil Engineer, U.S. National Parks Service
David N. Bascom, Program Specialist, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
Perry Beider, Senior Advisor, Congressional Budget Office
Douglas A. Bellomo, Risk Analysis Division Director, FEMA
Michael Bishop, Contractor Lead, Midterm Levee inventory, Michael Baker Corporation William R. Blanton, Jr., Engineering Management Branch Chief, FEMA
Samuel D. Brody, Professor, Texas A&M University, College Station
Kelly Bronowicz, Program Manager, FEMA
Pernille Buch-Pedersen, Program Manager, Michael Baker Corporation
Michael K. Buckley, Vice President for Strategic Initiatives of Management and Consulting Services, Dewberry
Jae-won Chung, Postdoctoral Scholar, Missouri University of Science and Technology
Roger Churchwell, Director of Engineering, San Joaquin Area Flood Control Agency (SJAFCA)
Tammy L. Conforti, Levee Safety Program Manager, HQ, USACE
Dan Delich. National Levee Issues Alliance
Susan Dell’Osso, Project Director, Cambay Group
Siamak Esfandiary, Program Specialist, FEMA
G. Michael Fitzgerald, Galveston County Engineer, Galveston County, Texas
Steve Fitzgerald, Chief Engineer, Harris County Flood Control District
Greg Frank, Vice President, Costello, Inc.
Christopher Gallion, Superintendent, Velasco Drainage District
Sharmae Gambrel, Compliance Review Examiner, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)
David Greenwood, Vice President, Michael Baker Corporation
Colonel Christopher Hall, St. Louis District Commander, USACE
Eric Halpin, Special Assistant for Dam and Levee Safety, USACE
Les Harder, Water Resources Technical Advisor, HDR, Inc.
Steve Hazelwood, Director, Dow Chemical Company
Noller Herbert, Conservation Engineering Division Director, Natural Resources Conservation Service (NCRS)
Claudia Hoeft, National Hydraulic Engineer, NCRS
Robert Howell, Engineering Practice Manager, USACE
Paul Huang, Mitigation Directorate Branch Chief, FEMA
Ryan Janda, Program Lead for Flood Mitigation Assistance (FMA), Severe Repetitive Loss (SRL), and Repetitive Flood Claims (RFC) programs, FEMA
Jeffrey Janecek, Assistant Engineer, Fort Bend County Drainage District
R. Donald Janssen, Senior Vice President, Planned Community Developers
Jill A. Jordan, Assistant City Manager, City of Dallas, Texas
Michael Jordan, Civil Engineer, USACE
Jim Keith, Program Analyst, U.S. Bureau of Reclamation
George Kidwell, Chairman, Velasco Drainage District
Sandra K. Knight, Deputy Federal Insurance and Mitigation Administrator for Mitigation, FEMA
Richard W. Krimm, former Associate Director, FEMA
Brian G. Koper, Civil Associate, Michael Baker Jr., Inc.
Christina Kuo, Senior Engineer, California Department of Water Resources
Kent Lang, Director, West Sacramento Area Flood Control Agency
Larry A. Larson, Director Emeritus, Association of State Floodplain Managers
Donna Lee, Technical Specialist, David Ford Consulting Engineers, Inc.
Scott Leimer, Galveston District Levee Safety Program Manager, USACE
Maria Lorenzo-Lee, Senior Engineer, California Department of Water Resources
Guy Lowes, Senior Civil Engineer, FEMA
Jay R. Lund, Director, Center for Watershed Sciences, University of California, Davis
Tim Mantz, Chief, Business Analysis Branch, FEMA
Rod Mayer, Assistant Deputy Director for FloodSAFE, California Department of Water Resources
Dave McMurray, Chairman, Upper Mississippi, Illinois, Missouri Rivers Association (UMIMRA)
Craig McRaney, Levee Safety Program Manager, Vicksburg District, USACE
Erwann Michel-Kerjan, Wharton Risk Center, Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania
Melissa Mullen, Acting Levee Safety Program Manager, Mississippi Valley Division, USACE
Corise Morrison, Executive Director, USAA
Jeffrey F. Mount, Professor, University of California, Davis
Don Natolli, Sacramento County Supervisor, Sacramento County, California
D. Andrew Neal, Actuary, FEMA
Leiann Nelson, Senior Underwriter, Risk Management Agency, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)
Linda Pilgrim, Office of Counsel, FEMA
Ricardo Pineda, Floodplain Risk Management Branch Chief, California Department of Water Resources
Richard G. Reinhardt, Principal, MBK Engineering
Rhonda Robins, Senior Technical Specialist, David Ford Consulting Engineers
Nicholas Pinter, Professor, Southern Illinois University
Robert Quint, Chief of Staff, U.S. Bureau of Reclamation
Kathleen Schafer, Engineer, FEMA
Scott L. Shapiro, Partner, Central Valley Flood Control Association
Jeff Sparrow, Assistant Vice President, Michael Baker Corporation
Dave Stearrett, Chief, Floodplain Management Branch, FEMA
Rune Storesund, Consulting Engineer, Storesund Consulting
Ronald Stork, Policy Director, Friends of the River
Nancy L. Ward, Regional Director, Region IX, FEMA
Timothy Washburn, Director of Planning, Sacramento Area Flood Control Agency
Douglas P. Whipple, Director, Organizational Effectiveness, Dow Chemical Company
Jeffrey Woodward, Senior Lender Compliance Officer, FEMA
Roy E. Wright, Deputy Director, Risk Analysis Division, FEMA
