Community Partners

The Mission of Ada County Emergency Management is to coordinate and integrate all-hazards, comprehensive emergency management activities to ensure Ada County is a safe and resilient place to live, work, and play.
Ada County Emergency Management Profile

Black & Veatch is a 100% employee-owned engineering, procurement, consulting, and construction company.

Black & Veatch Profile

The Boise Fire Department has collaborated with the Boise State University interdisciplinary working group BURN, has worked with Geosciences department staff to gather information for placing a Boise Fire Department owned RAWS station in the Boise Front, as well as collaborating on needs for LiDAR acquisition for the Boise area that would have utility for many working groups, while updating our Ada Wildfire Riskmap. The Boise Fire Department has also helped shape surveys for two separate research efforts relating to the Boise wildland-urban interface and has provided guest speakers for climate and wildfire related classes.
Boise Fire Department Profile

The Boise Metro Chamber serves as the region’s advocate for a vibrant and prosperous economy and outstanding quality of life. The programs and services provide support in four core areas: economic vitality, advocacy, member education, and member engagement. The Boise Metro Chamber has partnered with Boise State University on numerous events, educational webinars, and community involvement.

Boise Metro Chamber Profile

The Center for Advanced Energy Studies is a research and education consortium between Boise State University, Idaho National Laboratory, Idaho State University, University of Idaho, and University of Wyoming.

CAES Profile

The City of Boise is committed to taking action to address climate change, because our city’s prosperity is directly linked to clean energy, clean air and water, and open space. By harnessing innovation, and the passion of the next generation, Boise will be a national climate leader.
City of Boise Profile

The Community Planning Association of Southwest Idaho (COMPASS) is the forum for regional collaboration in southwest Idaho that helps maintain a healthy and economically vibrant region, offering people choices in how and where they live, work, play, and travel. COMPASS is an association of local governments working together to plan for the future of the Treasure Valley. The agency is a voluntary, member-based organization. COMPASS serves as the metropolitan planning organization, or MPO, for Ada and Canyon Counties.

COMPASS Idaho Profile

CIRCA is a multi‐disciplinary, center of excellence that brings together experts in natural sciences, engineering, planning, finance, and law to provide practical solutions to problems arising as a result of a changing climate. The Institute translates sound scientific research to actions that can ensure the resilience and sustainability of both the built and natural environments of Connecticut.

University of Connecticut CIRCA Profile

Since 1998, Earth Economics has been committed to helping communities, businesses, tribes, and government agencies take nature into account by providing data and analyses to support improved decision-making. Earth Economics assists communities by raising awareness, conducting place-based analyses, and recommending policy and funding for more resilient, sustainable, and equitable communities. Their expertise identifies, quantifies, and values ecosystem goods and services that ecosystems provide to people.

The mission of Ecosystem Sciences Foundation is to promote sustainable solutions to environmental issues. The Foundation has been involved in a diverse range of work, including: hydrological and fisheries monitoring, river restoration, and environmental design and education.
Ecosystems Sciences Foundation Profile

Engineering with a Mission, LLC, provides civil engineering consulting services, using a background in floodplain management, hydraulics analysis, teaching, and general site civil design.
Engineering with a Mission Profile

For the entire Region X area consisting of Idaho, Washington, Oregon, and Alaska, the 10th Homeland Response Force (HRF) is a 580 member team that can deploy in whole, or in part of various response capabilities primarily concerned with Chemical, Nuclear, Biological, and Radioactive situations. Capabilities include: Technical Search and Rescue, Mass Decontamination, Fatality Search and Rescue, Critical Care, and Mortuary Affairs assistance with refrigeration and storage. 10th HRF has deployed in events such as the Oso Mudslide in 2014. Additionally, the HRF has deployed as standby for major events such as the Super Bowl. The 10th HRF is committed to protecting our population as well as preserving our environment.
FEMA Region X Homeland Response Force Profile

You’ll find us where soil meets foundation, water meets land, and humanity meets environment. We work with the earth, but people are the heart of what we do. Using earth science and engineering expertise, we help our clients find a balance between human needs and the earth’s physical systems. Together we can build a better world.

HDR has been partnering with clients to shape communities since 1917 and has had a growing presence in Idaho since 1992 with offices in Boise and Coeur d’Alene. We are a global, multidisciplinary firm that specializes in engineering, architecture, environmental, and construction services. We are a 100 percent employee-owned firm in over 200 locations with more than 12,000 employees—and counting.

HDR Profile

The mission for Horses for Clean Water is to help horse and small acreage livestock owners manage their land for animal health while conserving natural resources. HCW offers educational materials development and program implementation including workshops, farm tours, print-based documents, and virtual programing. A wide range of topics include mud management, composting and manure management, rotational grazing and pasture management, firewise for horse/livestock owners, planning farms for climate resiliency, horse keeping and chore-efficiency, and more.

Horses for Clean Water Profile

Committed to empowering Idahoans and their communities to take action and address the causes, consequences, and solutions of the Earth’s changing climate. i-CLEER develops and promotes climate change education, research and engagement throughout the state of Idaho, connecting research with community-driven needs, and providing a strong platform for growth and leadership in climate literacy into the future.

i-CLEER Profile

We are a conservation community working to keep Idaho the kind of special place you experienced as a child-and to protect it for the next generation of children. Since 1973, ICL has connected people like you-people interested in conservation-to decision makers and to each other.
Idaho Conservation League Profile

Idaho Office of Emergency Management (IOEM) is a Division of the Idaho Military Division and Idaho’s statewide Homeland Security & Emergency Management Agency. The men and women of this Division are dedicated to their mission of protecting the lives and property of the people of Idaho, as well as preserving the environmental and the economic health of Idaho.
Idaho Office of Emergency Management Profile 

The mission of the Idaho Prescribed Fire Council is to serve as a forum to advance the safe and effective use of prescribed fire across Idaho. The IFPC provides information on rules and procedures, prescribed fire demonstrations and training, and connects practitioners with interested community members.

Idaho Prescribed Fire Council Profile

Idaho Rural Water Association (IRWA) is a 501(c)3 non-profit corporation originally formed in 1987 to provide training and technical assistance to water and wastewater facilities in Idaho with populations under 10,000. The non-profit corporation is currently comprised of over 350 water and wastewater systems in Idaho. Those 350 systems elect a seven member board of directors that volunteer their time to govern the Association. The Directors are elected from IRWA’s member systems.

Idaho Rural Water Association Profile

Idaho is clearly growing, and will see even more growth in the coming years. This presents a rare moment of opportunity. Our communities can uniquely benefit by applying smart growth principles based on the lessons learned elsewhere. These have proven to work in other states and right here at home. Idaho Smart Growth is a nonprofit, nonpartisan team offering expertise and tools to keep our communities vibrant and our lands healthy.
Idaho Smart Growth Profile

Since 1916, the National Park Service has been entrusted with the care of our national parks. With the help of volunteers and partners, we safeguard these special places and share their stories with more than 318 million visitors every year. We are proud that tribes, local governments, nonprofit organizations, businesses, and individual citizens ask for our help in revitalizing their communities, preserving local history, celebrating local heritage, and creating close-to-home opportunities for kids and families to get outside, be active, and have fun.

SpeaknSpark is an inclusive speakers bureau focused in Emergency Management topics. The site provides direct access to Emergency Management Speakers, Trainers, Experts, and Consultants making it easier for Event Leaders to connect audiences to expertise. We are a resource for everyone – businesses, leaders, organizations, communities- to search and connect with a diversity of Emergency Management expertise, experience, and skills.

SpeaknSpark Profile

The Treasure Valley Canopy Network builds healthy and vibrant Treasure Valley communities.

Treasure Valley Canopy Network Profile

The mission of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is working with others to conserve, protect, and enhance fish, wildlife, plants, and their habitats for the continuing benefit of the American people. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has a long tradition of scientific excellence and always uses the best-available science to inform its work to conserve fish, wildlife, plants, and their habitat for the benefit of the American public.
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Profile

The USGS Idaho Water Center provides reliable, impartial scientific information to our local, state, tribal, and federal partners in four basic areas of research: surface water, groundwater, water quality, and water use and availability.
USGS Idaho Water Center Profile

In my role on the HCRI Board, I intend to bring knowledge and perspectives on creating change at every and any level – local, regional, institutional, national, and global. My focus is to make wildlife and natural resource management more inclusive, holistic, and collaborative as we confront climate change, challenge growth for its own sake, and promote sustainability.

Through the HCRI I am excited to connect with researchers, students, and community partners to collaboratively address community resilience to wildfire and other hazards exacerbated by climate change realities. I am excited about the HCRI vision of a world where researchers and community partners regularly work together to address societal challenges, effectively translating research to practice.

Having years of experience dealing with water and waste issues, including groundwater protection and remediation and waste reduction, I know how critical it is to reduce our impact on the environment and increase our ability to react and address environmental issues and climate change.

Background/Experience:

• Program Specialist
• Andragogy
• Curriculum Development
• Natural Resources
• Exercise Physiology
• Health and Wellness

I am from Boise and studied biology, then I did a Master’s in sustainable development in three countries and worked abroad for several years. Now I’m back and want to implement what I’ve learned in my hometown.