4-29-15 Draft Agenda EBC Ocean & Coastal Resources Program: Coastal Resiliency and Marine Spatial...

EBC Ocean and Coastal Resources Program

Coastal Resiliency and Marine Spatial Planning

Wednesday, April 29, 2015

Battelle Memorial Institute

Norwell, Massachusetts

AGENDA

8:00 a.m. Welcome Payson R. Whitney, III, P.E.

Chair, EBC Ocean & Coastal Resources Committee

Vice President, Water & Coastal Engineering, ESS Group, Inc.

Introduction Harlan Doliner, Program Co-Chair

Counsel, Head of Maritime Group, Verrill Dana LLP

Leslie-Ann McGee, Program Co-Chair and Moderator

Director, Ocean and Coastal Solutions, Battelle

8:10 a.m. DOT Approach to Coastal Resiliency

Steven Miller, Supervisor of Environmental Management Systems and

Sustainability, Highway Division, MassDOT

8:30 a.m. Case Studies: Technical Approach to Coastal Resiliency

Kirk F. Bosma, P.E., MCE, Team Leader/Coastal Engineer, Woods Hole Group

8:50 a.m. Climate Change and Adaptation Based on Vulnerability Assessment

Paul Kirshen, Ph.D., Research Professor, University of New Hampshire

9:10 a.m. Massports Approach to Coastal Resiliency and Marine Planning

Robbin E. Peach, MPA, Program Manager of Resiliency

Capital Programs and Environmental Affairs, Massachusetts Port Authority

9:30 a.m. Networking Break

9:50 a.m. Massachusetts Coastal Zone Management: Planning and Resiliency Efforts

The Connections of Marine Planning and Coastal Resiliency

o Bruce Carlisle, Director, MA CZM

Massachusetts Wetland Program as it Relates to Coastal Resiliency

o Marc Carullo, GIS/Environmental Analyst, MA CZM

Community-Based Resilience Projects Supported by CZM New Grant Programs

o Patricia Bowie, Coastal Resiliency Specialist, MA CZM

10:40 a.m. Brief Networking Break

10:50 a.m. Panel Discussion

Panel Moderator: Leslie-Ann McGee, Battelle

Panel Members:

Robbin Peach, Massachusetts Port Authority

Julie Conroy, Metropolitan Area Planning Council

Morgan McCarthy, Marine & Oceanographic Technology Network

11:30 a.m. Adjourn

Links to Relevant Metropolitan Area Planning Council Guidance Documents:

Draft Metro-Boston Regional Climate Change Adaptation/Mitigation Strategy:

http://www.mapc.org/regional-climate-change

Pilot South Shore Coastal Hazard and Adaptation Study for Scituate, Marshfield, & Duxbury:

http://www.mapc.org/sealevelrise

PROGRAM CO-CHAIRS

Harlan Doliner, Counsel, Head of Maritime Group

Verrill Dana LLP

One Boston Place, Suite 1600, Boston, MA 02108

(617) 309-2617 // [email protected]

Harlan Doliner is an environmental and maritime attorney practicing with the Boston office of the law

firm of Verrill Dana LLP where heads the firms Maritime Group and an adjunct professor for the

Law Schools at Boston College and Roger Williams University. In addition to being a long-time member

of EBCs Board of directors, Harlan is the founding chairperson of the Environmental Law Section of the

Boston Bar Association, the current president of MOTN, the Marine & Oceanographic Technology

Network and of member of the Management Committee of the Massachusetts Bays National Estuary

Program. Harlan has participated in major appellate and other court cases which helped shape the law

of development of contaminated sites, environmental impact reporting, water and air quality, and

wetlands protection. Successfully completing the course and examination administered by the British

Standards Institution, he is certified in the implementation of ISO-14000 series environmental

management systems. Mr. Doliner is admitted to practice in Massachusetts state and federal courts,

and before the U.S. Supreme Court. He received his law degree from Boston College Law School and

his bachelors and masters degrees from The Johns Hopkins University.

Leslie-Ann McGee, Director, Ocean and Coastal Solutions

Battelle

141 Longwater Drive, Suite 202, Norwell, MA 02061


Leslie-Ann McGee from Battelle Memorial Institute has over 18 years of professional experience in

ocean and coastal science, policy and planning. She is also the Director of Programs at the World Ocean

Council (www.oceancouncil.org), the international business leadership alliance on corporate ocean

responsibility. At WOC, Leslie-Ann leads the Marine Spatial Planning Work Program. Appointed by the

Commonwealth of Massachusetts Governor Patrick to lead the MA Office of Coastal Zone Management,

Leslie-Ann directed policy, strategic planning and implementation and served as legislative liaison for

multiple initiatives including: ocean management, climate change adaptation, coastal resource use,

waterfront project planning and review. Ms. McGee also supervised federal consistency regulatory

reviews and environmental policy impact determinations for coastal projects. She served the New

England Fishery Management Council for eight years focused on arbitrating controversial and

scientifically complex issues such as ground fish management and ecosystem protection pursuant to

the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Management and Conservation Act while successfully employing the

tools of marine protected areas and ecosystem-based management. She holds a B.A. in Geography and

Biology from the University of Colorado at Boulder and a Masters of Environmental Management from

the Duke Universitys Nicholas School of the Environment.

SPEAKERS AND PANELISTS

Kirk F. Bosma, P.E., M.C.E., Senior Coastal Engineer

Woods Hole Group

81 Technology Park Dr, East Falmouth, MA 02536

[email protected]

Kirk Bosma, PE, is a Senior Coastal Engineer and Team Leader of the Coastal Sciences, Engineering &

Planning team at Woods Hole Group. He focuses on habitat restoration, shoreline protection, and

climate change planning projects for a diverse client base. He specializes in applying numerical models

to optimize engineering designs and reduce overall project life cycle costs.

Patricia Bowie, Coastal Resiliency Specialist

Massachusetts Office of Coastal Zone Management

251 Causeway St., Suite 800, Boston, MA 02114-2136

[email protected]

Patricia joined the Massachusetts Office of Coastal Zone Management in August 2014 as a Coastal

Resiliency Specialist. In this position, Patricia coordinates CZMs Coastal Community Resilience and

Green Infrastructure for Coastal Resilience Grant Programs and provides technical support to

communities on vulnerability assessments, hazard mitigation, and climate change adaptation planning.

Patricia previously worked with the New York Coastal Management Program where she assisted in the

development of coastal resilience planning and risk assessment guidance for local communities.

Patricia holds a Bachelors in Earth and Environmental Science from Furman University and a Masters

in Environmental Management from Duke University.

Bruce K. Carlisle, Director


251 Causeway Street, Suite 800, Boston, MA 02114-2136


Bruce K. Carlisle is the Director of the Massachusetts Office of Coastal Zone Management (CZM),

providing oversight and administration for the agency. Mr. Carlisle directs policy development, planning

efforts, and technical approaches for CZM program areas including ocean planning, offshore renewable

energy, shoreline and floodplain management, climate change adaptation and coastal resilience

planning, habitat protection and restoration, port and harbor planning, water quality, seafloor and tidal

habitat mapping, and GIS/data management. Bruce also supervises CZMs regulatory review of coastal

and ocean projects, ranging from municipal waterfront development and dredging to offshore wind

turbines and LNG facilities. He formerly served as both Acting and Assistant Director for CZM, as well as

the manager for the Commonwealths Wetlands Restoration Program, where he led collaborative

efforts to restore former and degraded wetlands. Prior to that, Bruce served as a project manager and

principal investigator for coastal wetland assessment projects and as a specialist in water resources

policy, monitoring, and planning. He holds a Masters in Environmental Policy degree from Tufts

University.

Marc Carullo, Coastal GIS and Habitat Analyst


251 Causeway St., Suite 800, Boston, MA 02114-2136


Marc Carullo is a GIS/environmental analyst with the Massachusetts Office of Coastal Zone

Management, directing or supporting a variety of projects involving wetland monitoring and

assessment, land cover/land use analysis, coastal and ocean planning, and project review. He is the

project lead on CZM's effort to model the potential effects of sea level rise on coastal wetlands for

enhanced planning, management, and policy development. Marc sits on the Northeast Ocean Council's

Marsh Migration Steering Committee and participates in regional and national biological assessment of

wetlands work groups. Marc has previously worked for the USFWS and NPS in GIS development and

biological monitoring capacities.

Julie Conroy, AICP, Senior Environmental Planner

Metropolitan Area Planning Council

60 Temple Place #6, Boston, MA 02111

(617) 451-2770 x749 // [email protected]

Julie has over fifteen years of experience as an environmental analyst and planner. She began her

career with the MA Office of Coastal Zone Management and later became an environmental consultant

with the Horsley Witten Group and VHB. She managed large-scale projects such as Safe Drinking Water

Act Peer Reviews for the U.S. EPA and authored numerous policy documents and studies such as MA

Smart Growth-Smart Energy Toolkit case studies. Currently, Julie oversees MAPCs climate change

efforts, as primary author of the Metro-Boston Regional Climate Change Adaptation Strategy. She also

develops environmental policies for, and provides technical assistance to, MAPCs 101 cities and towns;

focused on climate change mitigation and adaptation, watershed protection, and stormwater

management. Mrs. Conroy holds a BA in Environmental Analysis and Policy and a MA in Urban Affairs

and Environmental Planning from Boston University, and serves on the Board of Trustees for The

Boston Harbor Association.

Paul Kirshen, Ph.D., Research Professor

University of New Hampshire, Department of Civil Engineering

Gregg HAll Room 344, 35 Colovos Road, Durham, NH 03824


Dr. Kirshen is a Research Professor in Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the

University of New Hampshire with 30 years experience in complex, collaborative, interdisciplinary

research related to water resources and climate variability and change. Presently he is carrying out

climate change vulnerability and adaptation research and projects in the cities of Exeter, Hampton-

Seabrook, and Portsmouth NH, Boston and Cambridge MA, several other sites in the northeastern USA,

and for the Central Artery of the Mass. Department of Transportation. He is a Lead Author for the

Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change and the US National Climate Assessment.

Morgan McCarthy, Chairperson

Marine & Oceanographic Technology Network ( MOTN)

and Private Consultant for the Town of Orleans

P.O. Box 326, East Orleans, MA 02643


Morgan McCarthy works as the Marine & Oceanographic Technology Networks (MOTN) Chairperson

and Media Director. Her duties include organization of communications between Board members,

MOTN members, and active contacts. She also organize MOTN events to strengthen MOTN

membership and business relationships. Ms. McCarthy also works as a private legal consultant for the

Town of Orleans, Massachusetts in regards to renewable energy issues.

She graduated from the Joint Degree Program of Roger Williams University, School of Law and the

Graduate School of the University of Rhode Island where she received her Masters in Marine Affairs as

well as her J.D. Ms. McCarthy was admitted into the Massachusetts Bar in November of 2014.

Steven J. Miller, Supervisor, Environmental Management and Sustainability

MassDOT Highway Division

10 Park Plaza, Room 4260, Boston, MA 02116


Steven has been with MassDOT for 21 years. He has spent his time looking over regulatory compliance

and best management practices concerning over 170 MassDOT Highway Division depot locations

around the state by administering the Divisions Environmental Management System. He was the

Project Manager for designing, permitting and constructing MassDOT's first photovoltaic solar facility at

the District 2 Administration Building in Northampton. Now Steven is the Project Manager for the

MassDOT-FHWA Climate Resilience Pilot Project assessing the vulnerabilities and adaptation options for

the Central Artery. He graduated with a B.S. from Northeastern University as a geologist.

Robbin E. Peach, MPA, Program Manager of Resiliency

Capital Programs and Environmental Affairs, Massachusetts Port Authority

10 Park Plaza, Boston, MA 02116

[email protected]

Robbin Peach is Massachusetts Port Authoritys Program Manager of Resiliency. She fills a position

created in 2014, underscoring the agencys leadership and commitment to climate preparedness and

overall resiliency. For the past year Ms. Peach has managed Massports award-winning Disaster

Infrastructure Resiliency Plan focused on risks associated with extreme weather events and climate

change. She is currently managing the implementation of capital and operational improvements to

make Massports Logan and Maritime assets more resilient to future Super storms and extreme

flooding. Recently she sat on the City of Bostons Climate Action Plan advisory council, and she

regularly collaborates with Federal, State, regional, and intermodal transportation agencies around

resiliency.

Upcoming EBC Ocean & Coastal Resources Committee Program Planning Meeting July 16, 2015

Environmental Business Council of New England

375 Harvard Street, Suite 2, Brookline MA 02446

617.505.1818 | [email protected] |@ebcne

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