Speaker

Miss Catherine McCandless

Senior Climate Resilience Project Manager City of Boston Environment Department

Catherine McCandless is a Senior Climate Resilience Project Manager in the City of Boston's Office of Climate Resilience (formerly Climate Ready Boston). In this role, she leads the development of neighborhood coastal resilience plans, the implementation of coastal resilience projects, wetlands protection and restoration projects, community engagement and education, and the cross-departmental integration of climate resilience into the City's planning, capital projects, and permit review. Before joining the City of Boston, Catherine held roles at VHB, the Boston Planning and Development Agency, and the Jamaica Plain Neighborhood Development Corporation. Originally from Durham, N.C., Catherine received her Bachelor of Arts in Architecture and Biology from Wellesley College and her Master in Urban Planning from the Harvard Graduate School of Design.

Speaking at

Thu May 15 1:45 PM — 2:30 PM (GMT-07:00) Mountain Time

Financing Resilience at the State and Local Level: Innovations from Massachusetts and Boston

Ms. Marybeth Groff, Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency (MEMA)

Ms. Mia Mansfield, Massachusetts Executive Office of Energy & Environmental Affairs (EEA)

Miss Catherine McCandless, City of Boston Environment Department

Deanna Morann, MA Office of Coastal Zone Management

Type Resilience Summit Separate Registration Required

Massachusetts is at the forefront of climate resilience planning, finance, and implementation. Leaders in state and local resilience, environmental, and emergency management departments will share new and emerging actions in Boston and Massachusetts related to the development and implementation of a statewide financing investment strategy for climate resiliency. Join this session to hear case studies and best practice examples of how Boston is promoting climate resilient development through public-private partnerships, and new state action to define coastal resilience districts, elevate extreme heat preparedness, and fund resilient disaster recovery.

Speakers

Catherine McCandless; Senior Climate Resilience Project Manager; City of Boston Environment Department

Marybeth Groff; Hazard Mitigation & Climate Adaptation Coordinator; Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency

Mia Mansfield; Assistant Secretary for Resilience; Massachusetts Executive Office of Energy & Environmental Affairs

Deanna Morann; Chief Coastal Resilience Officer; MA Office of Coastal Zone Management

Separate ticket required. This session is part of ULI’s Resilience Summit. Purchasing a ticket to ULI’s Resilience Summit provides access to this session and all other ULI Resilience Summit sessions