RISE 2019 Participants

Peter Adams
Senior Policy Advisor, NYC Mayor's Office of Resiliency

David Alexander
Senior Science Advisor for Resilience, Diasters, and Emergency Management, US Department of Homeland Security

Michael Alfultis
President, Maritime College

Elizabeth Allen
Postdoc Research Associate, Northeastern University

Jeanette Altarriba
Interim Dean, University at Albany, State University of New York

Gerardo Alvarado-León
Team Leader and News Reporter, El Nuevo Día

Cory Arcak
Director, MSC L.T. Jordan Institute for International Awareness - Texas A&M University

Anthony Battaglia
Engagement and Analysis Section Chief, Federal Emergency Management Agency

DeeDee Bennett
Associate Professor, College of Emergency Preparedness, Homeland Security and Cybersecurity

Phil Berke
Research Professor, University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill

Maria Bermudez
PhD Student, Philosophy Graduate Assistant, The Pennsylvania State University

Guthrie Birkhead
Professor Emeritus, School of Public Health, University at Albany

Luis Bonilla-Soto
Director and Full Professor in Environmental Health, University of Puerto Rico

Yarimar Bonilla
Professor, Hunter College, City University of New York

Vince Boudreau
President, The City College of New York

Thomas Bourgeois
Deputy Director of Pace Energy and Climate Center, Pace Law School

Mark Martin Bras
Co-founder/Community Coordinator, ViequesLove

Katja Brundiers
Clinical Assistant Professor, Arizona State University

Stephen Buckman
Assistant Professor, Clemson University

Ramon Bueno
Climate Resilience & Development Specialist, Independent Consultant + Somerville/MA Commission Energy Use & Climate Change

Thomaz Carvalhaes
PhD Student, Arizona State University, School of Sustainability

Tria Case
University Executive Director of Sustainability and Energy Conservation, City University of New York

Adriana Castillo
Student, Arizona State University

Marcel Castro-Sitiriche
Co-Director, CoHemis Associate Professor, Recinto Universitario de Mayagüez

Gabriel Chan
Assistant Professor, University of Minnesota

Susan Clark
Director, Sustainable Urban Environments Initiative, University at Buffalo

Brian Colle
Atmospheric Science Division Director / Professor, Stony Brook University

Nelson I. Colon
President and CEO, Puerto Rico Community Foundation (FCPR)

Eduardo Conde
Founder, Tertulias Por La Patria

Kim Diana Connolly
Professor; Director of Clinical Legal Education; Vice Dean for Advocacy and Experiential Education, University at Buffalo, State University of New York

Kristen Corbosiero
Associate Professor, University at Albany, State University of New York

Héctor Cordero-Guzmán
Professor, City University of New York

Daniel Cotter
Principal Director, US DHS Office of Science and Technology

Patrick Cowhey
Branch Chief (Acting), FEMA National Training and Education System (NTES)

Sally Crimmins Villela
Associate Vice Chancellor for Global Affairs, State University of New York

Miguel Cruz
Senior Emergency Operations Officer, CDC/NCEH/EM

Alyssa Curran
Member, Board of Directors, Unidos por Utuado

Curtis Dann-Messier
University Director for Workforce Programs, City University of New York

Rafael De Balanzo Joue
Assistant Professor Adjunct, Hunter & Queens College, City University of New York

Javier De Jesus
Director, Center for Collaborative Innovation - Neeuko, Sagrado Corazon University

Catalina de Onís
Assistant Professor, Willamette University

Christopher D'Elia
Dean & Professor, Louisiana State University

Walter Diaz
Dean of Arts and Sciences, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

Maria Dillard
Research Social Scientist, National Institute of Standards and Technology

Jenni Evans
President, American Meteorology Society Director, Institute for CyberScience Professor, Meteorology, The Pennsylvania State University

Patricia Fahy
Assemblymember, New York State Assembly

Shirley Feldmann-Jensen
MS Program Coordinator & Lecturer, California State University Long Beach

Anne Fenton
Deputy Secretary, City University of New York Board of Trustees

Adele Ferranti
Program Manager, Workforce Development and Training, The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority

Donovan Finn
Assistant Professor, Stony Brook University

Leonardo Flores
Professor and Chair, Appalacian State University

Jeffrey Freedman
Research Associate, Atmospheric Sciences Research Center, University at Albany, State University of New York

William J. Fritz
President, College of Staten Island, CUNY

Joan Gabel
President, University of Minnesota

Cecilio Ortiz García
Senior RISE Fellow, National Council for Science and the Environment

Masoud Ghandehari
Associate Professor of Civil and Urban Engineering, New York University Tandon School of Engineering

David Gómez
President, Hostos Community College

Jorge González-Cruz
NOAA-CREST Professor, City University of New York

Alex Greer
Assistant Professor, University at Albany, State University of New York

Robert Griffin
Dean, College of Emergency Preparedness, Homeland Security and Cybersecurity, University at Albany, State University of New York

Seth Guthartz
Director, Emergency Planning & Operations, Division of Environmental Health

Paola Guzmán-Cotto
Research Assistant, National Institute of Energy and Island Sustainability

Jorge Haddock-Acevedo
President, University of Puerto Rico

Faith Hall
Co-Founder, Dominion Advisory Group, Ltd.

Terry Hastings
Senior Policy Advisor, NYS Division of Homeland Security & Emergency Services

Maria Honeycutt
Assistant Director for Natural Disaster Resilience, The White House, Office of Science Technology and Policy

Steven Jensen
Red Cross Scientific Advisory Council, California State University Long Beach

Kristina M. Johnson
Chancellor, State University of New York

Everette Joseph
Director, National Center for Atmospheric Research

David Kaufman
Vice President and Director, CNA

Megan Kerins
Senior Associate, Rocky Mountain Institute

Carol Kim
Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs, University at Albany, State University of New York

Thomas King
President, Borincana Foundation

Michael Kopy
Governor's Office Director of Emergency Management, Office of Governor Andrew M. Cuomo

Jayson L. Kratoville
Interim Director, National Center for Security & Preparedness

María de Lourdes Lara Hernández
Professor, University of Puerto Rico at Humacao

Alfonso R. Latoni
Chief, Scientific Review Branch, Division of Extramural Research and Training National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, NIH

Catherine T. Lawson
Associate Professor in Geography and Planning, University at Albany, State University of New York

Ron Leonard
Founder, Eco-NRG, LLC

Yanna Liang
Professor and Chair, University at Albany, State University of New York

Mark Lichtenstein
Chief of Staff / Chief Sustainability Officer, State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry

Shao Lin
Professor, University at Albany, State University of New York

James Liszka
Professor of Philosophy, State University of New York-Plattsburgh

Peter Lopez
Regional Administrator, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency - Region 2

Ricardo López
Professor of Civil Engineering, University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez

Rick Luettich
Professor and Director, Institute of Marine Sciences, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Joel Lugo
Executive Director for Operations - West Region, Puerto Rico Aqueduct & Sewer Authority

Marla Perez-Lugo
Senior RISE Fellow, National Council for Science and the Environment

Valerie A. Luzadis
Incoming Chair, NCSE Board of Directors; Professor of Social-Ecological Systems and Ecological Economics, College of Environmental Science & Forestry, State University of New York

Graciela Malave
Exercise Evaluation Manager, Puerto Rico Department of Health

Jacob Mans
Assistant Professor, University of Minnesota

Marty Matlock
Executive Director, University of Arkansas

Félix V. Matos Rodríguez
Chancellor, City University of New York

Vilda Vera Mayuga
Deputy Secretary for Economic Opportunity, New York Department of State

Janet McCabe
Director of Environmental Resilience Institute, Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law

Gerard McCarty
Director, Office of Emergency Management, Port Authority of New York & New Jersey

Ellen Mecray
NOAA Regional Climate Services Director- East, NOAA

Elvia Melendez-Akerman
Professor, University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras

Daniel Melendez
Volunteer and Lead Energy Education Project, National PR Agenda, DC Chapter

Edwin Melendez
Director, Center for Puerto Rican Studies, Hunter College

Pablo Mendez Lazaro
Associate Professor, Environmental Health Department, Graduate School of Public Health University of Puerto Rico - Medical Sciences Campus

Marla Méndez Silvagnoli
Title V Project Activity Director, Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico

Shaleen Miller
Visiting Lecturer, University of North Carolina

Jose A. Molina Cotto
Former Chancellor, Universidad de Puerto Rico en Cayey

Marie Mora
Associate Provost for Academic Affairs and Professor of Economics, University of Missouri - St. Louis

Melissa Morales
Assistant Director of Admissions, Texas A&M University-San Antonio

Michael Moriarty
Director, Region II Mitigation Division, FEMA Region II

Rebecca Morss
Senior Scientist and Deputy Director of the Mesoscale and Microscale Meteorology Lab, National Center for Atmospheric Research

Kiyoshi Murakami
Special Advisor to President, Iwate University

Kevin P. Neary
Mayor, Village of Richmondville

Christine Nieves
President, Emerge Puerto Rico

Yadira Nieves-Pizarro
Assistant Professor, Universidad Intramericana de Puerto Rico - Recinto de Bayamón

Amy Nitza
Director of Institute for Disaster Mental Health, State University of New York at New Paltz

Roque Nonini
Professional Photographer, Roque Nonini Photography and Films

Oscar Ojeda-Cana
Auxiliary Researcher, University of Puerto Rico - Cayey

Glorynel Ojeda
Graduate Student, School of Sustainability, Arizona State University

Fatima Olivieri
Associate, KieranTimberlake

Lionel Orama
Professor/Steering Committee INESI, University of Puerto Rico at Mayaguez

Joan P. Packenham
Director of Office of Human Research Compliance (OHRC), National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences

Ismael Pagán-Trinidad
Chair, Department of Civil Engineering and Surveying Department, University of Puerto Rico - Mayagüez

Christopher Papadopoulos
Professor, University of Puerto Rico at Mayaguez

Theresa Pardo
Director of Center for Technology in Government, University at Albany, State University of New York

Lori Peek
Director, Natural Hazards Center and Professor, Department of Sociology, University of Colorado Boulder

Tinabeth Piña
Managing Editor, CUNY TV

Samantha Penta
Assistant Professor, University at Albany, State University of New York

Richard Perez
Senior Research Associate, University at Albany, State University of New York

Nicholas Pevzner
Senior Lecturer, University of Pennsylvania

Michael Primeau
Director, Office of Health Emergency Preparedness, New York State Department of Health

Francesco Raniere
Regional Development Manager, Ecogy Energy

Lyle Rawlings
President, Advanced Solar Products, Inc.

Kevin Reed
Assistant Professor, Stony Brook University

R. Karl Rethemeyer
Dean of Rockefeller College of Public Affairs and Policy, University at Albany, State University of New York

Thomas Richardson
Executive Director, Coastal Resilience Center

Mary Riley-Jacome
Project Coordinator, University at Albany, State University of New York

Rosimar Rios-Berrios
Scientist I, National Center for Atmospheric Research

Ethel Marie Ríos Orlandi
Professor, University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras Campus

Isabel Rivera-Collazo
Assistant Professor, UC-San Diego

Fernando I. Rivera
Associate Professor, Puerto Rico Research Hub, University of Central Florida

Yiamar Rivera-Matos
Graduate Research Associate, Arizona State University

Soldanela Rivera López
Director of Presidential Strategic Initiatives, Office of Communications, Office of the President

Angel Rodriguez
Professor, University of Puerto Rico - Cayey

Havidán Rodríguez
President, University at Albany, State University of New York

Rafael Rodríguez
Secretary of Health, San Juan Department of Health

Luis Rodriguez Sanchez
Composer, Cayenito/LRSMusica

Santos Rodriguez
Director of Community Affairs & Strategic Initiatives, Building & Construction Trades Council of Greater New York

Anais Roque
Graduate Research Associate, Arizona State University - School of Human Evolution and Social Change

Victor Ruiz Aviles
Graduate Student, Arizona State University

Ivonne Santiago
Clinical Professor, University of Texas at El Paso

Ruth Santiago
Attorney, Comite Dialogo Ambiental, Inc. and El Puente de Williamsburg, Inc., Latino Climate Action Network

Alexis Santos
Assistant Professor of Human Development and Family Studies, Pennsylvania State University

Lotfi Sayahi
Professor of Linguistics, Hispanic and Italian Studies, University at Albany, State University of New York

Joel Scheraga
Senior Advisor for Climate Adaptation, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

Olivia A. Scriven
NDRS Recovery Coordination Crew Lead/Academia Advisor, Federal Emergency Management Agency

Luisa Seijo Maldonado
Professor of Social Sciences, University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez

Joseph Siegel
Senior Attorney and Environmental Collaboration and Conflict Resolution Specialist, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

Amber Silver
Assistant Professor, University at Albany, State University of New York

Sandy Smith-Nonini
Adjunct Assistant Professor, University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill

Erica Smithwick
Professor of Geography, Pennsylvania State University

Daniel Soto
Assistant Professor, Sonoma State University

Sandra Soto-Santiago
Assistant Professor, Department of English, University of Puerto Rico at Mayaguez

Jennie Stephens
Director, School of Public Policy & Urban Affairs, Northeastern University

Lisa A. Stephens
Assistant Dean for Digital Education, University at Buffalo, State University of New York

Eric Stern
Professor, University at Albany, State University of New York

Stephanie N. Stevenson
GOES Tropical Applications Developer, Research Scientist/Scholar at Colorado State University

Neil Stuart
Lead Meteorologist, NOAA-NWS

Thomas Thompson
Director of Sales, East Coast, Solaria Corporation

Christopher Thorncroft
Interim Director of Atmospheric Sciences Research Center, Director NYS Mesonet and COE, Professor, University at Albany, State University of New York

Fernando Tormos-Aponte
Postdoctoral Research Associate, University of Maryland Baltimore County and Johns Hopkins University

Amaris Torres-Rivera
Executive Director, Fundación Fondo de Acceso a la Justicia

Lloyd Treinish
Chief Scientist - Environmental Modeling, Climate, Weather and Deep Thunder, IBM Thomas J. Watson Research Center

David Turetsky
Professor of Practice, College of Emergency Preparedness, Homeland Security and Cybersecurity

Angélica Valdés Valderrama
PhD student, Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy at Tufts University

Jorge Vanegas
Dean, College of Architecture, Texas A & M University

Jorge Iván Vélez-Arocho
President, Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico

Aleyda H. Villavicencio
Innovation Ecosystems Development, Program Leader, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health

Megan Voorhees
Director of Engaged Learning, Institute on the Environment, University of Minnesota

Curtis Vreeland
National Disaster Recovery Support (NDRS) Program Manager, Federal Emergency Management Agency

Tricia Wachtendorf
Professor, Sociology Director, Disaster Research Center, University of Delaware

Stephen Walls
Energy Transition Initiative Program Lead, Department of Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy

Wendy Walsh
Higher Education Program Manager, Federal Emergency Management Agency/National Preparedness Directorate

Lynn Warner
Dean, School of Social Welfare, University at Albany, State University of New York

Andrea Webster
Implementation Manager, Environmental Resilience Institute

Michelle Wyman
Executive Director, National Council for Science and the Environment

Ethan Yake
Senior Director of Partnerships, All Hands and Hearts

Ziang (John) Zhang
Assistant Professor, Binghamton University

Wangjian Zhang
Postdoctoral Research Associate, University at Albany, State University of New York