Teresa Walding BSN, RN, NC-BC, earned her Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Boise State University in 1993. She has worked in a variety of clinical areas – including ICU, rehabilitation, psychiatric, pediatrics, and Post Anesthesia Recovery. As a speaker and teacher, she has taught the Principles of Resilience at national conferences, meetings, webinars, and retreats…

Lyn is the owner and director of Advancing Nurse Coaching. She began coaching more than 30 years ago, teaching resilience based on the principles of The Resilience Paradigm in private practice…

Dr. Cohen joined Atmospheric and Environmental Research in 1998. Prior to AER, he spent two years as a National Research Council Fellow at the NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies after two years as a research scientist at MIT’s Parsons Laboratory…

Laura Lightbody directs The Pew Charitable Trusts’ flood-prepared communities initiative, which is aimed at reducing the impact of flood-related disasters on taxpayers, communities, and the environment by reforming federal and state flood and disaster policies…

Shana Udvardy is a climate resilience analyst with the Climate & Energy program at the Union of Concerned Scientists. She conducts research and policy analysis to help inform and build support to increase resilience to climate change impacts….

A PIO for more than 20 years, Jim Whittington has responded to over 90 large and complex wildfires. He has been the spokesperson for incidents of national and international interest, including the Cerro Grande, Rodeo-Chedeski, Wallow, and Yarnell Hill fires. He also worked with media as part of the Granite Mountain Hot Shots Memorial Service team and led the PIO function for the Iron 44 Memorial Service. ..

Kristina Dahl is a senior climate scientist for the Climate & Energy program at the Union of Concerned Scientists. In her role, she designs, executes, and communicates scientific analyses to make climate change more tangible to the general public and to policymakers…

Jay Balagna is an assistant policy researcher at the non-profit, non-partisan RAND Corporation and a doctoral fellow at the Pardee RAND Graduate School. His research areas include disaster studies, disaster risk reduction and creation, the influence of climate change on disasters…

Professor Larry Kalkstein is a bioclimatologist who specializes in the impact of weather on human health. He has been conducting research in applied climatology for many years, and has dealt with problems such as weather’s impact on heat-related illnesses, understanding how reflective roofing and paving materials can significantly alter summer heat and health problems, and many other issues…

Jaime Madrigano is an environmental epidemiologist at the nonprofit, non-partisan research organization, RAND Corporation. Her research focuses on the health impacts of extreme heat and air pollution, with an emphasis on environmental justice…

John Nielsen-Gammon has been on the faculty at Texas A&M University since 1991. He is currently a Regents Professor of Atmospheric Sciences and also serves as the Texas State Climatologist...