The Community Resilience Working Group will evaluate and recommend short- and long-term strategies and actions for adaptation and resiliency to climate change, as well as short- and long-term mitigation strategies to reduce gross and net annual greenhouse gas emissions. For meeting details, agendas, minutes, and handouts, please visit our meeting calendar and search for this working group.

Working Group Members

Co-chairs

  • Judy East, Bureau of Resource Information and Land Use Planning, MDACF
  • Anne Fuchs, Maine Emergency Management Agency
  • Rebecca Boulos, Maine Public Health Association

Members

Andrew Barton, University of Maine at Farmington 

Jeremy Bell, The Nature Conservancy 

Noël Bonam, AARP Maine 

Lance Boucher, American Lung Association 

Alsina Brenenstuhl, Piscataquis County Emergency Management Agency 

Jessica Brunacini, Wells National Estuarine Research Reserve

Howard Carter, City of Saco 

Amanda Collamore, Maine State Legislature 

Tim Doak, Northern Light Health 

Andy Dorr, Town of Damariscotta 

Michael Durkin, Cumberland County Emergency Management Agency 

Parker Gassett, University of Maine 

Samantha Grela, City of Portland - Cities Readiness Initiative

Nancy Hasenfus, retired physician 

Charlie Hebson, Maine Department of Transportation 

Craig Hickman, Maine State Legislature 

Corrie Hunkler, Healthy Acadia 

Eileen Johnson, Bowdoin College 

Tora Johnson, University of Maine/Sunrise County Economic Council 

Kohl Kanwit, Maine Department of Marine Resources 

Dennis Kiley, EcoPsychology Initiative 

Julia McCabe, Maine State Legislature

Marianne Moore, Maine State Legislature 

Ainsley Morrison, Bowdoin College 

Melanie Nash, Southern Maine Planning and Development Commission

Keyana Pardilla, Wabanaki Public Health and Wellness 

Jessie Perkins, Bethel Area Chamber of Commerce 

Emily Rabbe, Lincoln County Regional Planning Commission 

Chloe Shields, New England Environmental Finance Center 

Abbie Sherwin, Southern Maine Planning and Development Commission 

Pete Slovinsky, Maine Geological Survey 

Charlie Soltan, Soltan Bass, LLC 

Marla Stelk, National Association of Wetland Managers 

Puthiery Va, Maine CDC 

Leticia VanVuuren, Knox County Emergency Management Agency 

Kate Warner, Maine Rural Water Association 

Stephanie Welch, Island Institute