Resilience Summit Networking Lunch and Roundtable Discussions

I am currently teaching and working as a consultant in climate change planning for Weston& Sampson. Until recently, I worked professionally in municipal government as a climate change planner and practitioner for the City of Cambridge. Previous to that, I worked for other municipalities as a conservation administrator. I am active with the American Society Society of Adaptation Professionals, the National Adaptation Forum, and ICLEI-Local…

Roni serves as the Global Director of Climate Adaptation at Arcadis, where she oversees a multifaceted team encompassing climate risk assessment, strategic planning, design, and engineering, as well as operations & maintenance of infrastructure. Her experience has been shaped by managing and delivering large, multidisciplinary resiliency projects that bring innovative climate adaptation solutions to life. Instrumental to her project work is her ability to build…

Julie Hiromoto, FAIA leads integration efforts at HKS to bridge silos and connect specialized expertise with the needs of the clients and the communities they serve. Her experience managing a diverse portfolio of complex and large-scale projects (including One World Trade Center) transforms the built environment through the application of research, systems thinking, and inclusive best practices. She balances business, design excellence and technical expertise…

Sean Lahav serves as Halff’s Resilience Market Leader where he is responsible for advancing climate resilience services through a companywide focus on multidisciplinary collaboration and innovation across solution groups and practices. He is specialized in local and regional approaches to flood risk management and has advised municipalities, counties, regional planning councils, military partners, universities, and national strategic partners. Sean’s work has benefited 25 counties and…

Paul W. Lander, PhD, M.Larch., LEED A.P. has worked in the fields of water, energy, and land conservation for over 35 years. For 16 years, he led the City of Boulder’s Water Conservation Office, directing the city’s award winning program for a community of over 100,000 people. He is an Adjunct Professor of Geography at CU, teaching courses in Water of the Western U.S, Conservation…

Ariane Laxo is Director of Sustainability at HGA, a national interdisciplinary architecture and engineering firm working with public, private, non-profit, and higher education clients to advance decarbonization, resilience, and healthy communities through the built environment. Over the last decade, she has organized industry leaders and collaborated with climate scientists to understand how climate projection models can be downscaled and used to inform architecture and engineering…

Anne Miller, AICP is the Director of the Colorado Resiliency Office (CRO) in the Department of Local Affairs. The CRO supports local governments in building stronger, safer, and more resilient communities in the face of natural disasters and other major challenges. She has over 25 years of community development experience in the public, private, and non-profit sectors. Anne has worked in Colorado and across the…

Holly Neber is CEO of AEI Consultants, an employee-owned property consulting firm with over 20 offices across the US. AEI Consultants provides building, environmental, land, climate risk & sustainability assessment and appraisal services throughout North America. Ms. Neber chairs the ASTM E3429-24 Task Group which developed the recently approved ASTM International Standard Guide for the assessment of physical climate risk and resilience for commercial properties…

Heather Rosenberg is an Associate Principal at Arup in the Americas and leads the Resilience Impact and Social Equity (RISE!) team. An ecologist by training, Heather brings more than 20 years of experience leading sustainability and resilience projects in the built environment. Her systems-based approach integrates interdisciplinary teams to bring together technical expertise with stakeholder engagement and a commitment to social equity. Her current work…

John Thigpen Vice President | Sustainability Consulting Current Responsibilities John is a Vice President of Sustainability Consulting with JLL’s Project and Development Services group and leads the Climate Risk and Government sectors for JLL’s Sustainabilty team in the Americas. He recently co-authored JLL’s research report about the SEC’s new climate disclosure rule and implications for commercial real estate. He is responsible for business development, client…