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Strengthening the resilience of Washington’s coastal communities through collaboration, education, and knowledge exchange

Poirson, Brittany

Poirson, Brittany

Brittany Poirson is an Environmental Planner with the Washington Department of Natural Resources. She collaborates with internal and external partners to advance DNR’s efforts in addressing sea level rise, develops mitigation strategies, assesses policy impacts...
Bronstein, Becky

Bronstein, Becky

Becky Bronstein is the Resilience Fellowship Specialist Washington Sea Grant (WSG). Becky facilitates WSG’s new Resilience Fellowship Program by developing program guidelines, fostering partnerships, and creating an inclusive environment for fellows and community...
Sierra, Eduardo

Sierra, Eduardo

Eduardo has been a Coastal Engineer and Oceanographer for over 18 years, specializing in the design of coastal and marine projects, including navigation channels, marinas, piers, ports, beaches, and coastal restoration projects. He has extensive experience working...

Tennent, Hannah

Hannah is a climate change specialist for the Hoh Indian Tribe’s Natural Resources Department. As a 2023-2024 WA Sea Grant Hershman Fellow for the Tribe, she interviewed Tribal members and created the department’s first climate change vulnerability assessment....
Allen, Connie

Allen, Connie

Connie Allen is a community activist farming near the coastal beach known as WashAway. She is self-educated on the beneficial and destructive forces of the wind and water; adaptively managing the shore to minimize the loss of uplands using natural material...