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Resilience Hub Workshop Agenda


Tuesday, May 21, 2024
8:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Silver Spring Civic Building
1 Veterans Place, Silver Spring, Maryland


 
8:00 am             Breakfast and Check-in
 
8:30 am             Welcome
 
Montgomery County Executive Marc Elrich
Sarah Kogel-Smucker, Montgomery County Climate Officer
Luke Hodgson, Director, Montgomery County Office of Emergency Management and Homeland Security
 
8:50 am             Workshop Overview and Review of Risk and Equity Mapping
Mara M. Parker, Climate Adaptation Program Manager, Montgomery County Office of Emergency Management and Homeland Security
 
9:00 am             Opening Remarks: Inclusive Resilience for a More Equitable and Sustainable Future
Marissa Ramirez, Senior Director, Environment, Equity & Justice Center, Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC); Vice Chair, Montgomery County Green Bank
 
9:15 am             Panel 1: Resilience Hubs in Action: A Conversation on Community Led Resilience
Discussion Moderator: Marissa Ramirez, Senior Director, Environment, Equity & Justice Center, NRDC; Vice Chair, Montgomery County Green Bank
 
Panelists:
Dennis Chestnut, Board Chair, Resilience Hub Community Coalition, Ward 7 Faunteroy Center, Washington, DC
LaTisha Gasaway-Paul, Fifth Generation Scotland Community Resident and Community Advocate, Potomac, MD
 
10:00 am          Panel 2: Show Me the Money: Funding Options and Opportunities for Resilience Hubs
Panel Moderator: Garrett Fitzgerald, Section Chief, Climate Programs and State Policy, Montgomery County Department of Environmental Protection
Panelists:
Ehsan Bahador, Emergency Management Specialist, Montgomery Co. Office of Emergency Management and Homeland Security
Stephen Morel, CEO, Montgomery County Green Bank
David Wright, Vice President of Energy Programs, Groundswell
 
10:45 am          Game of Heat – Tabletop Exercise on Heat and Resilience
 

12:30 pm          Lunch
 

1:10 pm            Intro to the Afternoon Sessions: Delegate Lorig Charkoudian
 
1:15 pm             Panel 3: Transforming Local Resilience Actions and Ideas into Hubs
Moderator: Laura Mondragon, Director of Climate Resilience, Montgomery County Green Bank
Panelists:
Mike C. Cain, Managing Director, era building solutions
Catherine Nardi, Program Manager, Montgomery Co. Office of Food Systems Resilience
Harris Trobman, Live Infrastructure Manager, Division of Sustainability and Compliance, Montgomery Co. Public Schools, REACH Hub
 
2:00 pm             Panel 4: Structural Logistics for Resiliency Hubs
Moderator: Haley Kotzker, Energy Specialist, Clean Energy and Resilience, Maryland Energy Administration
Panelists:
Bradford Boston, CEO, Suncatch Energy, LLC
Jim Donlan, CEO, SPH Solutions, LLC
Don Scheuerman, Chief, Office and Energy and Sustainability, Montgomery Co. Department of General Services
 
2:45 pm            Wrap Up
 
3:00 pm            Workshop Concludes