Carol Lee Roalkvam currently serves on the Guidance Committee for the USGS 2025 Biodiversity and Climate Change Assessment. Carol Lee recently retired from her long-time position as Washington State DOT’s senior adviser on federal and state environmental policy and emerging issues. She directed WSDOT’s climate change adaptation and resilience efforts. Under her leadership, WSDOT completed three Federal Highway climate change pilots. She supported agency-wide efforts to create, operate and maintain a resilient multimodal system that equitably serves all communities and improves environmental outcomes. She applied her knowledge of the inner workings of a state DOT to the task of integrating resilience into transportation project delivery. Carol Lee represented WSDOT in several national and state forums. She earned a M.A. Environmental Studies/Political Science Western WA University, and B.A from American University, Washington DC.