Board of Directors - Adaptation Professionals

ASAP Board of Directors

Upcoming Meeting Schedule: TBD

ASAP Board Meetings are held via Zoom and are not open to the public, unless specifically noted.

Questions: Contact ASAP Executive Director, Beth Gibbons at bgibbons@adaptpros.org or ASAP Board President, Emily Wasley at Emily.Wasley@wsp.com.

The ASAP Board of Directors is a blend of a governance board and a working board. Board members provide both strategic leadership and management support to achieve ASAP’s mission, vision, and objectives. ASAP is managed by an Executive Director and ASAP’s strategic direction is collaboratively designed by the ASAP board, membership, and staff. Board Members are expected to bring their enthusiasm and expertise to propel the organization toward a stable and impactful future.

Current ASAP Board Members and Terms

Emily Wasley, President

Julia Kim, President-Elect

John Nordgren, Treasurer

Missy Stults

Jacqui Patterson

Jennifer Jurado

Shameika Hanson

Susy Torriente

Current Term 2019-2022

Current Term 2020

Current Term 2020-2023

Current Term 2021-2024

Second Term

Current Work

ASAP Bylaws

April 2021 Board Meeting Agenda

Past Board Meeting Minutes

2021 ASAP Board of Directors Election

Between June 23 - July 12 the ASAP membership voted on two new Board of Directors members to serve for a three-year term.

Please join ASAP in offering a warm welcome to our newest Board Members- Shameika Hanson and Susy Torriente! Thank you to those who participated in our Board election process.

2021 Board Election Winners:

Susy Torriente

City Resilience - Global Technology Leader

Joined ASAP: June 2021

Statement of Interest: Susy creates solutions when people with different viewpoints come together to collaborate on complex issues. Working previously as an assistant county and city manager and chief resilience officer, she managed a diverse group of issues and staff; asking questions and communicating effectively has enabled her success. She turns silos to pipelines. Every planning process she has managed starts with handpicking a diverse team. Her role on Miami Dade County’s first sustainability plan created a core team of scientists, engineers, urban planners, strategic planners, communicators and budget analysts — a perfect interdisciplinary match of subject matter experts and pragmatic generalists. In 2016, Miami Beach, along with the City of Miami and Miami Dade County, joined the Rockefeller Foundation’s 100 Resilient Cities Network. As chief resilience officer for Miami Beach, she was one of three architects in a 3-year, intergovernmental collaboration that resulted in Resilient 305, which involved countless hours engaging with stakeholders and subject matter experts.

Engagement in ASAP: Susy was an early ASAP member during her time in local government in south FL and she has participated in ASAP events. Jacobs has long been interested in partnering with ASAP and she has been supportive of the public private learning opportunities.

Shameika Hanson

The Nature Conservancy - Community Protection Specialist

Joined ASAP: May 2018

Statement of Interest: Shameika has over a decade of experience in the environmental field focusing on interpersonal communications, sustainable development, climate change, and the intersection of these and justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion issues. A wide network of people working in the field at various levels from govt and education, to on-the-ground organizers working in communities. A process-oriented mindset with strong facilitation and organizing skills.

Engagement in ASAP: Shameika holds 3 years of ASAP membership. During this time she has been an active leader in the JEDI Steering Committee, a member of several member -led interest groups, participated in member meetings, created key ASAP documents and resources, featured in the ASAP Voices newsletter, and represented ASAP at Greenbuild Conference where she led round table sessions to solicit feedback on Living Guide for Adaptation professionals.

2021 Board Election Nominees:

Chris Chopik

University of Waterloo - Researcher, Intact Centre For Climate Adaptation

Joined ASAP: May 2021

Statement of Interest: Proven board and volunteer experience, Strategic foresight, Real Estate industry knowledge, Deep understanding of Real Estate Impacts from climate change and solutions at a community and household scale.

Engagement in ASAP: Chris was invited to and attended a Networking Event

Carolyn Yvellez

Farallon Strategies - Founding Associate

Joined ASAP: December 2018

Statement of Interest: Carolyn Yvellez is a passionate, inspiring, and engaging climate adaptation practitioner. She brings a unique perspective to the climate adaptation and resilience field from her background in community organizing, and professional experience working at the local, regional, and national level for non-profits, public, and private organizations. As a Founding Associate at Farallon Strategies, Carolyn focuses on advancing partnerships and strategy to support regional governance, stakeholder engagement, and capacity building initiatives. She is passionate about advancing community resilience by scaling policies, programs, and projects that democratize local economies and build community wealth and social solidarity. With grounding in her Mexican heritage, her understanding of resilience as a broader movement to advance racial, environmental, and economic justice will help push ASAP to better support member connections with the communities they serve. She is a fantastic collaborator, communicator, and strategist that will help chart the future of ASAP in this constantly evolving field.

Engagement in ASAP: Carolyn has been an ASAP member since 2018 when she began working for the Notre Dame Global Adaptation Initiative, leading the development of the Urban Adaptation Assessment. She has participated actively in the ASAP Climate Migration and Managed Retreat working group and is actively working with other ASAP members on projects and programs to support community adaptation and resilience. As alumnus of the CivicSpark Governor's AmeriCorps Initiative, she is passionate about national service as a vehicle for change, and actively participated in ASAP activities along with other CivicSpark members. Her current work in support of the California Resilience Partnership, expansion of national Climate Corps programs, and development of regional collaboratives gives her an understanding of work happening across the country on adaptation and within the ASAP network.

Gavin Dillingham, PhD

Houston Advanced Research Center - Director, Clean Energy

Joined ASAP: May 2016

Statement of Interest: Gavin would bring over a decade of expertise in applied climate adaptation research and policy work coupled with a strong track record of engagement and leadership with ASAP. Gavin is Director for Clean Energy at the Houston Advanced Research Center (HARC) where he leads multi-stakeholder efforts focusing on policy and programs to improve the climate resilience of power infrastructure and the built environment.

He also works with cities and counties as they develop climate action and resilience plans. He led the development of the City of Houston’s Climate Action Plan and participated in the development of Resilient Houston. He is leading HARC’s engagement to implement components of Resilient Houston including solar+storage resilient microgrids for critical infrastructure and outreach guides on how Houston can reduce climate impacts.

Gavin co-leads HARC’s Regional Information Science Network (RESIN) providing climate data and planning frameworks to improve adaptive capacity of communities.

Engagement in ASAP: Gavin has been actively involved with ASAP for the last several years. Most recently he is part of the leadership team for the Policy Practice Group. Through this group, he recently contributed to the drafting of ASAP’s comments to the Security Exchange Commission. He has served as an ASAP mentor in the ASAP Mentorship Program.

Patrick Judd

Environmental Consulting & Technology, Inc. - Group Manager, Integrated Site Design and Engineering Studio

Joined ASAP: May 2021

Statement of Interest: Patrick is a proven leader in sustainability topics and is excited about working with ASAP to advance climate adaptation and resiliency by sharing ideas and learning from others.
His work integrates natural ecological cycles, whole systems planning, and co-benefits into built environments across all scales that include urban pocket-parks, corporate campuses, commercial sites, farmland, and cultural landscapes. He is eager to help stakeholders understand the broad-spectrum advantages of a nature-based site design project that transcends urban and rural challenges addressing a changing climate.
Patrick serves as a committee volunteer for USGBC – Detroit Chapter’s annual Sustainable Detroit Forum conference. He is on the Great Lakes Commission’s Stormwater Collaborative Leadership Team and a technical advisor to their Green Stormwater Infrastructure Champions Program. He is a past Board member for the Southeast Michigan Sustainable Business Forum. He serves on ASLA - Michigan Chapter’s DEI committee and is on his firm’s Sustainability Stewards committee.

Engagement in ASAP: Practicing over 32 years as a licensed landscape architect, Patrick can leverage his vast network and resources to a wide variety of uses for ASAP and has been actively spreading ASAP’s message. He is also on the Private Sector Adaptation Professionals Interest Group.

Ann Erhardt

Public Sector Consultants- Senior Consultant, Energy & Environment

Joined ASAP: June 2020

Statement of Interest: Ann would bring multi-sector experience to ASAP including non-profit, higher education, public and sector, as well as policy and administration. Ann has most recently served on the board for AASHE as board chair where she was active in steering the organization through financial uncertainty during the pandemic and developing JEDI engagement with both staff and members. Prior to joining Public Sector Consultants, Ann was the Chief Sustainability Officer for Michigan State University and over the course of 10 years developed many sustainability plans and programs. She has also been actively engaged with several Michigan municipalities to address climate action. Ann is an adjunct professor with Loyola University in Chicago, teaching Sustainability Assessment and ESG Leadership. After developing an inaugural Climate Action Plan for the City of Lansing, Ann leveraged her regional climate and sustainability network to create the Capital Area Sustainability Partnership in Lansing. Ann also serves on the City’s Commision on the Environment.

Engagement in ASAP: Ann has been an official member of ASAP since 2020 but has been actively following and engaged with ASAP programming for several years. As a member, she is participating with the JEDI Community of Practice and Accountability Subgroup as well as active with the Network of Networks. Last year, Ann completed the Great Lakes Service Providers Workshop and attends ASAP webinars / conference events regularly. Most recently, she joined member-led interest groups including Policy Practice and Private Sector Adaptation.

Votes are now being analyzed and results will be shared soon. The two highest ranked candidates will join the ASAP Board of Directors at the end of July.

Learn more about ranked choice voting here.

Get involved - Important dates

For questions about the process, timeline, or submitting your nomination, please contact Breana Nehls. To connect with current Board members, reach out to ASAP Board of Directors Governance Committee members Missy Stults or Jennifer Jurado.