Guest Speakers

Dr. Angela Chalk

Executive Director, Healthy Community Services

Dr. Angela Chalk is the community advocate, founder, and executive director of Healthy Community Services. She is a fourth generation 7th-Ward resident of New Orleans, Louisiana. Not only does she work in her immediate community, she travels to raise awareness about creating green communities through sustainability initiatives, providing residents and business owners with an understanding of urban storm water management techniques, local drainage systems and water quality, and how green infrastructure can reduce subsidence by increasing water table levels.

Rachel Jacobson

Deputy Director, American Society of Adaptation Professionals

Rachel Jacobson is a cross-sector collaborator with over a decade of experience in the climate adaptation, resilience, and environmental fields. As deputy director of the American Society of Adaptation Professionals (ASAP), Rachel leads the development, implementation, and continuous improvement of ASAP’s programs to promote peer learning, advance effective adaptation practice, and build cohesion across the field of climate change adaptation.

Moderator

Lauren Long

Pacific Learning Services Coordinator, NOAA’s Office for Coastal Management

Lauren is an Environmental Scientist and Pacific Learning Services Coordinator for NOAA’s Office for Coastal Management (OCM). She sits in Honolulu, Hawaii supporting OCM's national nature-based solutions portfolio of learning products and services. Lauren also works with Pacific partners on their learning interests, connecting them with OCM resources, and bringing needs back to the national office to inform product development and delivery.

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