Innovations to Address Flooding and Climate Change - Resilient LBI by Julie Conroy

This session offers a brief overview of the Resilient LBI project, resilience scenario planning that is currently underway, and the type of natural and natural-based solutions the team will recommend for inclusion in the Regional Resilience Plan resulting from the project. Since the start of the project, the team has brought together LBI communities, stakeholders, and elected officials to advance previous flooding assessments and planning efforts. The Resilient LBI project is one of four pilots through the Resilient NJ program, using grant funding from US Housing and Urban Development and NJ Department of Environmental Protection. This presentation will be live, on Zoom. Register below to receive the Zoom link.

“Ms. Conroy has over 20 years of experience as an environmental analyst and planner. She is a certified planner by the American Planning Association, as well as a certified professional to implement Waterfront Edge Design Guidelines (WEDG Associate). Julie currently serves as technical lead and project manager within the global climate team focusing on watershed, waterfront, and regional climate assessments and planning projects. She is the lead service provider within Ramboll under the Massachusetts Municipal Vulnerability Preparedness program. Julie often works at the state, regional, and local level to develop and implement climate adaptation and mitigation plans. She also has expertise in coastal ecology, coastal climate modeling, integrated water management, and environmental permitting. Julie has been recognized for a contemporaneous approach to formulating nature-based resilience solutions and innovative structural infrastructure designs within urbanized areas. She is a trained facilitator and is skilled in the translation of scientific and technical findings to a wide range of audiences. Julie holds a Bachelor of Arts in Environmental Analysis, and a Master of Arts in Urban Affairs and Environmental Planning from Boston University.” (Ramboll Americas)