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Who we areSmart Coast California was established in 2019 to educate the public aboutthe importance of property rights and smart land use policies affectingCalifornia's 1,100 miles of coastline. People from all over the world flock tolive and play on our coast for its beauty and amusement. We need to makesure we make smart decisions on how to protect our coast so those livinghere can continue to enjoy the use of their property and those visiting stillhave access to our beaches. We review policies and consider each community as unique and a “one sizefits all” approach to coastal properties does not work. Smart Coast Californiahas a multipronged approach to commonsense land use policies that willkeep our coast beautiful and protect property rights.Newsletters Informationwww.smartcoastca.org/sign-up.htmlBoard of Directors Interestwww.smartcoastca.org/committee-interest.htmlW W W . S M A R T C O A S T C A . O R GConnect with UsPartner with Ushttps://www.smartcoastca.org/partners.html

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Thursday, May 18thThursday, May 18thKate Huckelbridge, Ph.D.Executive DirectorCalifornia Coastal CommissionSue BeckmeyerCouncilmember,City of PacificaVice-ChairCal Cities Coastal Cities GroupADDRESSING SEA LEVEL RISESTATEWIDEThe Ocean Protection Council Climate Change Program Managerwill discuss pending updates to State SLR Technical Guidance aswell as upcoming funding opportunities for local and regional SLRadaptation planning. CalCities Coastal Cities Group leadership willpresent their most recent findings and address ongoing efforts tocoordinate policies at the local and State levels on issues related tosea level rise mitigation efforts and land use policies. This panel willconsider the importance of Statewide consistency vs. the flexibilityneeded when addressing unique coastal conditions. Ella McDougallClimate Change Program ManagerOcean Protection CouncilEric FriedmanCouncilmemberCity of Santa BarbaraChairCal Cities Coastal Cities GroupMODERATORDon Schmitz, AICPMadeline CavalieriChief Deputy DirectorCalifornia Coastal CommissionKelsey DucklowCoastal Resilience CoordinatorClaifornia Coastal CommissionTegan Hoffman, Ph.D.Executive DirectorCoastal QuestTo effectively plan for sea level rise, regional collaboration is crucialalong the entire coastline; from our prized California beaches atopen-ocean locations, to natural bays and man-made harbors andour resource-rich coastal wetlands and estuaries. Joint PowersAuthorities, Regional Governments and Non-GovernmentalOrganizations are working to address sea level rise related issuesby harnessing the expertise of academics, government officials,and private sector professionals to develop cutting-edge andcollaborative solutions. REGIONAL SOLUTIONS:COLLABORATIVEADAPTATION3:50 PMDarbi BerryExecutive DirectorSan Diego Regional Climate CollaborativeMargaret BruceExecutive DirectorSan Fracisquito Joint Powers AuthorityMODERATORLynette Cervantes, AICPCALIFORNIA COASTALCOMMISSION SENIOR STAFF3:00 PMSenior Coastal Commission staff will be presenting on sea level riseadaptation planning in California, including: adaptation options, theCoastal Act, SLR adaptation and guidance. They will also discussthe Local Coastal Program grant program and the neighborhood-scale adaptation strategies. 1:30 PM5:00 PM VIP RECEPTION (ticketed event)

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Friday, May 19thFriday, May 19thSMART COASTCALIFORNIA RESOURCESYou will be introduced to SCCa’s Municipal Collective and our soonto be released Coastal Planner Compendium; a comprehensiveresource that delves into coastal adaptation policies, emergingtrends, and worldwide implementation efforts. Our technicalconsultant will share with you our tools for tracking the progress ofLocal Coastal Plan Amendments and where other coastal cities andcounties are in the process of obtaining certification. Invaluable Residential, Commercial, Industrial and Infrastructureinvestments are at risk from Sea Level rise, but the beautifulbeaches generate Hundreds of Millions of dollars to the State andlocal economies as well. They also provide lower cost recreationalopportunities to the diverse communities in the State, and relieffrom increasing heat waves. This panel will focus on quantifying andqualifying the value of our beaches beyond the subjective. THE ECONOMICIMPLICATIONS OFCOASTAL ADAPTATION10:00 AMMODERATORLynette Cervantes, AICPNEIGHBORHOOD SCALECOASTAL ADAPTATION8:30 AMCounty and City leaders will discuss the sea level rise adaptationmeasures they are considering including Living Shorelines andBreakwaters, Groins, and Beach Nourishment. Specific examples ofthese alternatives and how they were analyzed will be vetted. 8:00 AMDon Schmitz, AICPPresident & Principal PlannerSchmitz & AssociatesMarta Golding BrownCo-Founder & CEOSmart Coast CaliforniaLynette Cervantes, AICPCervantes Conservation ConsultingSchmitz & AssociatesMODERATORKrista Pleiser, MPPSeimone JurjisDirector of Community DevelopmentCity of Newport BeachJack LiebsterAdvance Planning Manager (retired)Marin CountyUrsula Luna ReynosaDirector of Community DevelopmentCity of Huntington BeachCecilia Gallardo-DalyDirector of Community DevelopmentCity of San ClementeJohnathan Borrego, AICPCity ManagerCity of OceansideCharles Lester, Ph.D.Director, Ocean and Coastal PolicyMarine Science Institute, University ofCalifornia, Santa BarbaraMark Massara, Esq.Law Offices of Mark A. MassaraSteven RosanskyPresident & CEONewport Beach Chamber of Commerce

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12:30 PMFriday, May 19thFriday, May 19thLEGAL IMPLICATIONS &REGULATORY TAKINGSPreeminent attorneys will consider the legal implications of coastaladaptation and management alternatives. If the permitting agencydenies owners the right to protect their property, and propertydamage occurs, who is responsible? If a property owner impedes orimpairs public beach access, what are the penalties or otherimplications? The legal panel will also address key issues affectingcoastal cities and counties working on their Local Coastal PlanAmendments and the legislative intent of Sections 30235 and30253 of the California Coastal Act. This session will address SLR adaptation measures and theirpotential for protecting California's coastline from the impacts ofSea Level Rise. Examples of successful adaptation projects will behighlighted, ongoing projects and monitoring results presented andopportunities for new projects in California discussed. Methods forfunding and permitting of these cutting-edge solutions on theneighborhood level will be addressed. NATURE BASED & HYBRIDADAPTATION SOLUTIONS1:30 PMMODERATORDon Schmitz, AICPKEYNOTESolutions that Work: How Community based Partnerships areaddressing Coastal Resilience and Adaptation 11:00 AMAngela HoweSenior Legal DirectorSurfrider FoundationJamee Patterson, EsqSupervising Deputy Attorney GeneralState of CaliforniaSteve Kauffman, EsqNossaman, LLPSerge Dedina, Ph.D.Executive DirectorWILDCOASTFormer Mayor of Imperial BeachMODERATORDon Schmitz, AICPStan Lamport, Esq.Cox Castle & Nicholson LLPCharlie EadieEadie Consultants Santa CruzGary RossHigh Wave Ocean EnergyMarilyn LattaCalifornia State ConservancyClaudia Avendaño, Ph.D.VP International Coastal PlanningTom FordCEOThe Bay Foundation 2:45 PMCLOSING SPEAKERLaura Engeman, Ph.D.Coastal Resilience SpecialistScripps Institution of Oceanography, CA Sea Grant

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Moderator BiosLynette Cervantes, AICPCervantes ConservationConsultingSchmitz & Associates Marta Golding Brown, MPACo-Founder & CEOSmart Coast CaliforniaMs. Cervantes was introduced to environmental and land use planning as an undergrad at the University ofCalifornia, Irvine in the School of Social Ecology, where she earned her degree. Following a position with theCity of Irvine Planning Department, she built her foundation by collaborating with civil engineers, architects,landscape architects and planners at two outstanding civil engineering consulting firms. Mid-career, Ms.Cervantes worked with housing industry leaders Lennar Corporation and Shea Homes, where she directedland acquisition activities in the San Francisco Bay Area. A volunteer position with the Ojai Valley LandConservancy led her to open her own consulting practice, where she provides land use, conservation, andcoastal planning services as well as policy research and analysis. A native of Orange County, Ms. Cervantesrecently migrated north from Ojai to the Sierra Nevada foothills where she enjoys hiking and easy access toskiing in Tahoe. Her two sons are in their early 20’s and reside in the beautiful coastal towns of Santa Cruz andSan Diego. Krista Pleiser is the Government Affairs Director for the Santa Barbara Association of REALTORS® and co-founder of Smart Coast California. Ms. Pleiser started her career in Los Angeles where she worked for severalLos Angeles City Councilmembers and a State Senator. For the past 15 years, she’s managed the SantaBarbara Association of REALTORS® political activities, reviews public policy, and works with elected leaders andgovernment staff in the development of housing policies. In 2018, Krista and co-founder and CEO MartaGolding Brown conceived the idea of Smart Coast California, and since then have been working on creating acollaborative stewardship of the coast which entails community sustainability, property rights and theenvironment. Ms. Pleiser holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Political Science from Loyola MarymountUniversity and a Masters Degree in Public Policy from California State University: Northridge. Marta Golding Brown is an accomplished housing, development and government affairs expert with asuccessful career spanning several decades in California and Nevada. She currently serves as the CEO ofSmart Coast California, a non-profit organization she co-founded. It is her goal to support a strong andbalanced dialogue related to smart land-use planning along the California Coast, focusing on education,collaboration, and a sharing of resources with coastal stakeholders informing effective decision making in ourcoastal communities. Marta holds a Master of Public Administration from California State University, LongBeach and Bachelor of Behavioral Sciences from John F. Kennedy University. Krista Pleiser, MPPCo-FounderSmart Coast CaliforniaDon Schmitz, AICP, is President and Principal Planner of Schmitz & Associates, a land use consulting firm,specializing in land development entitlements, strategic planning, project management, government affairsand advocacy. With over 35 years of planning experience, Mr. Schmitz is recognized as one of the State’spreeminent experts in coastal land use planning. Prior to establishing his own consultancy, Mr. Schmitz servedas the California Coastal Commission’s South Coast District principal planner and has since worked withnumerous coastal communities. Mr. Schmitz holds a Bachelor's degree in Geography from the University ofCalifornia Santa Barbara, and a Master's degree in Geography with an emphasis in land use planning from theCalifornia State University Long Beach and has taught college courses in these fields as an adjunct professor.Don has three grown children and is raising two young boys with his wife Edwina. They produce awardwinning private reserve Cabernet Sauvignon at their Malibu Solstice Vineyard located in the Santa MonicaMountains overlooking Malibu and the Pacific Ocean. Don Schmitz, AICPPresident & Principal PlannerSchmitz & Associates

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Unlike most scientists who land at OPC, Ella McDougall does not have a childhood ocean-bonding story. Sheloved science and being outside, but the event that ultimately sent her onto the coastal path came in theform of destruction. Ella was living in Peru as a member of the Peace Corps during a major El Niño flood year.Over the course of three-four weeks, mudslides tore down the low-lying Sierra coastline, destroying townsand killing people. While the town Ella resided in remained relatively unimpacted, having a front seat todamage made worse by a changing climate inspired her to look into grad school for policy and management. She enrolled at the Middlebury Institute of International Studies in Monterey, where she studied ocean andcoastal research management. This led her headfirst into coastal adaptation – and into a different sort ofCalifornia than she’d expected. “I’d never been to California until I went out to look for housing,” Ella recalled. “Ithought California was warm and sunny all the time!” The raw, rugged scenery of the Central Coast made upfor the cold, and Ella found herself exploring more areas inland while leading field trips and hikes for schoolgroups via a local nonprofit. . “The microclimates were mindblowing,” she said. “And I’d never seen such adiverse coastline. I was blown away by how different it was from the East Coast.”Speaker CV'sEric Friedman was elected to the Santa Barbara City Council in 2017 and is currently in his second term.As a member of Council, he serves as an appointee to a number of Boards and Committees, includingChair of the City Finance Committee, Chair of the Legislative Committee and Chair of the Central CoastWater Authority. In addition to his Council duties, he is actively involved with Cal Cities, serving as Chair ofthe Coastal Cities Leadership Group, member of the Environmental Quality Policy Committee andmember of the Coastal Commission Local Government Working Group. Eric has over 20 years of localgovernment policy experience having been staff to the First District Santa Barbara County Board ofSupervisor’s office from 2002-2016. In 2014 he was a lead staff member for President Obama’s StateLocal and Tribal Leaders Task Force on Climate Resiliency. Eric is a graduate of the University of NotreDame with a B.A. in History and has an MPA from Cal State Northridge. ADDRESSING SLR STATEWIDEElla McDougallClimate Change Program ManagerOcean Protection CouncilEric FriedmanCouncilmemberCity of Santa BarbaraChair - Cal Cities Coastal Cities GroupFollowing her graduation, the City of Santa Cruz hired Ella on as a climate analyst – she’d asked for an internship and was given a part-timejob. That led to a Sea Grant Fellowship at the State Coastal Conservancy, then the job at OPC (with plenty of skiing in between). Working atthe state level broadened Ella’s horizons considerably. “Sea level rise became much more tangible,” she said. “I realized coastal adaptation isso much more about community and society, such an intersection of all these complex things: habitat, transport, communications, equity…It’s just fascinating how planning goes in a million different directions.”Sue BeckmeyerCouncilmember,City of PacificaVice-Chair - Cal Cities Coastal Cities GroupFour the past four years, it has been my great honor to serve the citizens of Pacifica as a member of CityCouncil. I have worked collaboratively with fellow council members to tackle some of the most difficult issuesfacing our city: improving our infrastructure, protecting our neighborhoods, strengthening our localeconomy, and planning for the future. Before serving as your Councilperson and Mayor, I worked to support programs and issues that make adifference to the quality of life in our community, like AYSO soccer and PALL baseball, music education inour schools, and improved library facilities. As a community leader, I have served as President of the Pacifica Library Foundation, President of CaliforniaSchool Employees Association Chapter 128, and Secretary and President of the Pacifica Lions Club. I am alsoa proud and active member of the Pacifica Moose Lodge, Rotary Club of Pacifica, and Pacifica Democrats. For nearly 30 years, I have demonstrated my willingness to work hard for the citizens of Pacifica. I humbly askmy neighbors in Linda Mar and Pedro Point to choose me as their City Council representative for District 5so that I may continue to improve the quality of life in Pacifica.

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Kate Huckelbridge is the Executive Director of the California Coastal Commission. She received hermasters and PhD in environmental engineering from University of California, Berkeley. She has servedon the Coastal Commission’s staff since 2009 as part of the Energy, Ocean Resources and FederalConsistency Unit where she serves a regulatory and technical lead on renewable energy, oil and gas,wetlands ecology, habitat restoration and management, wetland mitigation policy and banking, waterquality, and incorporating sea level rise and other climate change impacts into habitat restorationplanning.Speaker CV'sMadeline Cavalieri is the Coastal Commission's Deputy Executive Director. She has worked at theCoastal Commission for over 17 years, first as a Coastal Planner and District Manager in the North Centraland Central Coast District Offices, and later as the Statewide Planning Manager, overseeing severalprograms, including the Commission’s Sea Level Rise Program, as well as the Local Coastal Program(LCP) Grant Program. Ms. Cavalieri has been working with the Commission's Local Government WorkingGroup since it was started in 2019, and was appointed Deputy Executive Director in 2022.COASTAL COMMISSION SENIOR STAFFKelsey Ducklow is the Statewide Coastal Resilience Coordinator at the California Coastal Commissionand works primarily on sea level rise adaptation planning. This includes continuing efforts to provideguidance on integrating sea level rise planning with Coastal Commission policies and processes andcoordinating the Commission’s LCP Local Assistance Grant Program which provides funding andtechnical support for local governments undertaking adaptation planning work.Kate Huckelbridge, Ph.D.Executive DirectorCalifornia Coastal CommissionMadeline CavalieriChief Deputy DirectorCalifornia Coastal CommissionKelsey DucklowCoastal Resilience CoordinatorClaifornia Coastal Commission

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Darbi has been supporting the San Diego Regional Climate Collaborative's programs since 2019 and hasserved as the organization's Director since early 2021. Through the Climate Collaborative, Darbi leads workthat supports regional work on projects implementing climate adaptation, coastal resilience, energyefficiency, and climate-smart water resource management. She received her BS in Environmental Scienceand Policy from the University of South Florida and her MS in Environmental and Ocean Sciences from theUniversity of San Diego.Speaker CV'sJoining the SFCJPA at the end of June 2020, Margaret Bruce brings a diverse professional background inenvironmental, sustainability, water policy and energy program management, that includes: • Environmental program management and regulatory compliance for NASA Ames and for Spectra-PhysicsLasers.• Co-founding Sustainable Silicon Valley, and serving on its board for eight years, focusing on addressingclimate change through energy efficiency and renewable energy development.• Leading Silicon Valley corporate engagement in environmental, energy, water and sustainability policy asEnvironmental Program Director at the Silicon Valley Leadership Group, including development of SiliconValley’s support for the South Bay Salt Pond restoration effort, support for legislation establishing the BayArea Water Supply and Conservation Association (BAWSCA), advocating for the passage of the GlobalWarming Solutions Act, AB32, and representing the business community to various climate and water-relatedcommittees, including the Santa Clara Valley Water District’s bond oversight committee. REGIONAL SOLUTIONS: COLLABORATIVE ADAPTATIONDarbi BerryExecutive DirectorSan Diego Regional Climate CollaborativeMargaret BruceExecutive DirectorSan Fracisquito Joint Powers Authority• Serving on the San Francisco Regional Water Quality Control Board from 2005 to 2007.• Twice elected to serve on the Board of Directors of the San Lorenzo Valley Water District in Santa Cruz County.• Lead the Local Government Sustainable Energy Coalition, advocating for energy policies at the California Public Utilities Commissionand in the legislature that empower local government’s climate and energy resilience. • Founding and directing her own consulting firm, providing services to diverse clients in areas such as: energy and environmentalprograms and management systems, government affairs and advocacy – particularly in support of Community Choice Energy, supplychains and sustainability, and supporting the creation of WOCAN’s global standard for gender equity in climate mitigation and economicdevelopment projects.Margaret was a 1988 graduate of San Jose State University where she received a BA in Environmental Studies. Margaret grew up on thePeninsula and South Bay, and now resides in the Santa Cruz Mountains, where her husband says, “we don’t live in the boonies, but we cansee it from our house”.

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Speaker CV'sREGIONAL SOLUTIONS: COLLABORATIVE ADAPTATIONTegan Hoffman, Ph.D.Executive DirectorCoastal QuestTegan Hoffmann has over 25 years of experience in building resilient solutions for people, nature, and theclimate. Tegan joined Coastal Quest as the first employee and Executive Director in 2020. RecentlyTegan led projects across Coastal Quest’s four program areas, including Building Resilient CoastalCommunities and Governments. She has focused on developing public private partnership to getfunding resources on the ground to local community-based organizations (CBOs) and government. Sheleads projects with the goal of building capacity for local government and CBOs and outreach strategiesto engage priority communities, including partnerships with California State Parks, State Water ResourcesControl Board, Ventura Resource Conservation District, County of Santa Clara, City of Alameda, andothers. As a service-oriented non-profit, Coastal Quest exists to support and lift-up existing leaders andsolutions, as well as identify new opportunities for increased collaboration and impact for building resilientcoasts. Coastal Quest enhances the capacity of organizations and leaders from priority communities byproviding technical assistance in fundraising, grant management, project design, and fiscal sponsorship.Coastal Quest’s goals are to create, just, equitable solutions that reduce risk and impacts from climatechange, improve water quality and access, and support healthy communities and ecosystems. Currentlyshe oversees a team that manages a portfolio of programs that have protected or enhanced over155,000 miles of coast and put $23 million to work for coastal solutions. Prior to joining Coastal Quest,Tegan worked as a consultant for 20+ years, where she developed business plans, governancemechanisms, and fund administration protocols for over 35 financing mechanisms/intuitions including forGulf of California Marine Endowment, Mexican Fund for Nature Conservation, and others around theworld. She has project managed and facilitated more than 100 complex planning processes for a widerange of local, state, and national government agencies and nonprofits such as the City of AlamedaClimate Action and Resilience Plan, California Department of Fish and Wildlife Marine Protected AreaMaster Plan and led over 75 monitoring, evaluation and learning projects for foundation and government,and implementing non-profits such as National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, Gordon and Betty MooreFoundation, The US EPA, and Wildlife Conservation Society. Her project management and facilitationapproach is cost-effective, efficient, transparent, participatory and inclusive, agreement-focused, andconsensus-seeking, designed to foster a sense of shared responsibility among participants. She can drawon her knowledge to creatively think through solutions for complex climate resilience issues. Sheprovided overarching quality control and management for more than 200 engagements working withsmall and large teams, including other consulting firms. Tegan graduated from the University of California,Berkeley, and holds Ph.D. and master's degrees in Geography and a B.S. degree in ConservationResource Studies.

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Seimone Jurjis' journey began in Orange, California where his passion for civil engineering and urbanplanning took root. With over 30 years of experience, Seimone has come to embody the essenceof a visionary leader in the fields of community development and city planning. His dedication tocreating sustainable, inclusive, and thriving communities has made a lasting impact on the lives ofcountless residents. In August 2017, Seimone was selected as the Community Development Director for the City ofNewport Beach, following his successful tenure as the City's Chief Building Official. His vastexperience in both the private and public sectors has equipped him with a unique perspective,allowing him to excel in his current role. Speaker CV'sJack most recently served as Marin County’s Advance Planning Manager for countywide, coastal and sealevel rise planning. Prior service includes Half Moon Bay Planning Director, EPA, Coastal Conservancy andCoastal Commission, where he developed California’s Coastal Cleanup and the “Whale Tail” License Plate,producing $100,000,000 to date for environmental restoration. NEIGHBORHOOD SCALE SLR ADAPTATIONSeimone JurjisDirector of Community DevelopmentCity of Newport BeachJack LiebsterAdvance Planning Manager (retired)Marin CountyUrsula Luna ReynosaDirector of Community DevelopmentCity of Huntington BeachBefore joining Newport Beach, Seimone held the position of President and Chief Operating Officer for a small real estate companyspecializing in entitlements, land transactions, and development. His keen understanding of the complexities of the development industryproved invaluable as he made the transition back to the public sector. Seimone’s educational background includes a Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering, which laid the foundation for hisremarkable career. His commitment to his field is demonstrated by his numerous professional licenses, including as a professional civilengineer, real estate broker, and certified building official. Not one to be limited by conventions, Seimone is also a licensed pilot. Seimone’s roots remain firmly planted in the City of Orange, where he was raised, and currently resides with his loving wife, Mylene, andtheir two children Kaden and Cassandra. Seimone also serves as Traffic Commissioner for the City of Orange. Through his many accomplishments and steadfast commitment to excellence, Seimone Jurjis has left an indelible mark on thecommunities he has served. As the Community Development Director for the City of Newport Beach, he continues to shape the urbanlandscape and foster a bright future for all who call the city home. Ursula Luna-Reynosa is the Director of Community Development for the City of HuntingtonBeach. She received a B.A. in Economics from UC Riverside. She began her career in civil service asan economic development professional with the City of Pittsburg, CA. She has also worked for thecities of Tracy, Vallejo, and Dana Point. She is a certified Economic Development FinanceProfessional and previously served as a board member for the California Association of EnterpriseZones. Her economic development and redevelopment experience provides a unique perspectiveand approach to land use and planning. She believes that when it comes to CommunityDevelopment, whether you are a policy maker or practitioner, the built environment is the legacyleft behind for generations to come. She currently resides in her hometown of Dana Point, CA withher high school sweetheart, four children and Rhodesian Ridgeback where she enjoys running,reading, surfing, playing beach volleyball and hanging out with her family.

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Cecilia has over 25 years of experience in City Planning working for a number of municipalitiesincluding the cities of Sierra Madre, Rosemead, Rancho Cucamonga, Austin TX and San Diego.Ms. Gallardo-Daly’s experience has included overseeing Current Planning, EnvironmentalAnalysis, Historic Preservation, Engineering, Transportation Planning and the developmentand implementation of Local Coastal Plans and General Plans. Ms. Gallardo-Daly hasexpertise in organizing and managing community engagement events, and providing trainingson CEQA and the development review process. Her current work in San Clemente includesdeveloping a Local Coastal Program and addressing costal hazard mitigation and adaptationthrough coastal resiliency planning and nature based projects. Ms. Gallardo-Daly attendedUCLA where she received a Bachelor’s degree in Political Science, and Master’s degree inUrban Planning. Speaker CV'sJonathan Borrego currently serves as Oceanside’s City Manager. He was Initially hired in 2017 asthe City’s Development Services Director and has also served as the Deputy City Manager. Priorto his arrival in Oceanside, Mr. Borrego served as the Planning Manager for the City of Anaheimwhere he worked for a number of years. He has 35 years of municipal government experiencewith a particular focus on land use planning. Mr. Borrego has a BA in Political Science and Master’s Degree in Public Administration, both fromCal State University, Long Beach. He also maintains an American Institute of Certified Planners(AICP) certification. NEIGHBORHOOD SCALE SLR ADAPTATIONCecilia Gallardo-DalyDirector of Community DevelopmentCity of San ClementeJohnathan Borrego, AICPCity ManagerCity of Oceanside

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Over 30 years of strategic experience working with the California Coastal Commission and otherfederal, state and local government agencies affecting or regulating coastal, ocean, tidal andterrestrial lands and resources. Having worked on over 1,000 development projects ranging in sizefrom inches to thousands of square miles, covering millions of acres, involving trails, single familyhomes, subdivisions, habitat conservation plans, resorts and recreation developments, golf courses,public works plans, utilities and infrastructure, regulation, services and energy projects includingwater, desalination, natural gas terminals, oil development, nuclear power plants, ports and harborexpansion, long range development plans, specific plans, environmental impact analysis andreports, regulation of ranch lands and agricultural property, as well as representation of corporateentities involved in coastal and surf recreation industry and nonprofit organizations dedicated toconservation of coastal resources and public shoreline access. Speaker CV'sSince January 2013, Steven Rosansky has been the President & CEO of the Newport Beach Chamber ofCommerce in Newport Beach, California where he manages an organization comprised of over 720 memberbusinesses and organizes a number of civic events and fundraisers. He served as a Newport Beach CityCouncilman from October, 2003 to December, 2012 and as the Mayor of Newport Beach from December,2006 to December, 2007. He also served as a Parks, Beaches and Recreation Commissioner from August,2003 to October, 2003. Mr. Rosansky received a Juris Doctor degree from the UCLA School of Law in May, 1985 and a Bachelor ofScience in Economics from the University of Pennsylvania Wharton School of Business in May 1982. Steve is alicensed attorney and real estate broker and for most of his business career, he owned and operatedNewport West Real Estate Company in Newport Beach, California specializing in residential and commercialreal estate sales and leasing, residential real estate financing, and real property negotiation and entitlementprocessing. He also acted as Managing Partner of a Togos-Baskin Robbins in Orange, California from 2000to 2012 where he owned and operated restaurant franchises with sales in excess of one million dollars. ECONOMIC IMPLICATIONSDr. Charles Lester is the director of the Ocean and Coastal Policy Center in the Marine ScienceInstitute at UC Santa Barbara, where he researches, writes, and consults about sea level rise, coastalresilience, and other aspects of coastal law, policy and management. Charles previously worked forthe California Coastal Commission for twenty years, including serving as the agency’s fourthexecutive director from 2011 to 2016. In 2015, he led the agency's completion of California's firstcomprehensive land use guidance for addressing sea level rise and coastal protection on the outercoast. Previously, Charles was an assistant professor of political science at the University ofColorado, Boulder, where he taught environmental law and policy, with a focus on public landsgovernance and coastal zone management. He received his Ph.D. and J.D. from UC Berkeley, and aB.A. in Geochemistry from Columbia University. Charles Lester, Ph.D.Director, Ocean and Coastal PolicyMarine Science Institute, University ofCalifornia, Santa BarbaraMark Massara, Esq.Law Offices of Mark A. MassaraSteven RosanskyPresident & CEONewport Beach Chamber of CommercePreviously, Mr. Rosansky practiced law at Rutan & Tucker in Costa Mesa, California from November, 1985 to September, 1987 specializingin real estate transactional law. Mr. Rosansky is a long time member of the California Bar Association, California Association of Realtors andthe Newport Beach Association of Realtors. He currently serves on the Board of Directors of the Newport Beach First Battalion/FirstMarines Foundation and the Board of Directors for Newport Beach & Co. and Visit Newport Beach. In his spare time Mr. Rosansky enjoys movie going with his wife, Gina, cooking and baking, and attending Ducks hockey games with hisfriends as a season ticket holder for the past 30 years.

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Jamee Jordan Patterson is a Supervising Deputy Attorney General with the Office of theAttorney General for the State of California. She specializes in environmental land use andrepresents state agencies in state and federal courts in all levels of the courts. She is theAttorney General’s litigation liaison to the California Coastal Commission. She representsthe Commission in litigation as well as other state agencies such as the State LandsCommission, State Coastal Conservancy, Department of Parks and Recreation, andseveral state conservancies. Ms. Patterson graduated from the University of California, LosAngeles, and Loyola School of Law, Los Angeles. Speaker CV'sSteve Kaufmann is one of the foremost Coastal land use lawyers in California. He has more than fourdecades of experience representing the California Coastal Commission and landowners, developers, publicentities and public utilities with matters before that agency. His work has involved a broad array of CoastalCommission administrative matters, as well as a substantial amount of litigation involving challenges to ordefense of Commission decisions. Steve's expertise includes every aspect of California coastal regulationincluding coastal development permits, appeals, federal consistency certification review and appeals to theSecretary of Commerce, exemptions, local coastal programs, port master plans, public works plans,enforcement, and legislation, as well as related local entitlements and compliance with the CaliforniaEnvironmental Quality Act (CEQA). He has a track record for producing successful results for clients on ahost of projects involving complex energy or transportation issues; wetlands, environmentally sensitivehabitat and other habitat-related issues; golf courses, marinas, traditional hotels, timeshares andcondominium hotels; residences, subdivisions, and commercial uses; and public agency projects. Prior toentering private practice, Steve spent from 1977 to 1991 at the California Attorney General’s office,representing the California Coastal Commission, as well as other state agencies, including the Santa MonicaMountains Conservancy, California State Lands Commission, and State Department of Fish and Wildlife. LEGAL IMPLICATIONSAngela Howe is an expert in non-profit management, coastal law and environmental strategy. Shedirects Surfrider Foundation's legal advocacy efforts throughout the United States in order toguide grassroots chapters on the Clean Water Act, ocean conservation, beach access, plasticpollution, sea level rise and environmental litigation. She also helps guide the organization throughgeneral counsel duties. Angela earned her law degree from University of California Berkeley Schoolof Law. Before joining Surfrider's staff in 2007, she worked for Hogan & Hartson LLP in both theirD.C. and Los Angeles offices in the Environmental Practice Group. She is also an Adjunct Professorof Ocean and Coastal Law and an Advisor to the California Lawyers Association’s EnvironmentalLaw Section. Angela served as Chair of the Clean Seas Coalition for seven years and has consultedthe United Nations Environment Assembly on ocean issues. She has also served on the Board ofDirectors for The Recreation Alliance, the U.S. Zero Waste Business Council and SurfriderFoundation Canada. Locally, Angela serves as Co-Chair of the Zero Waste Committee atConcordia Elementary School and has been mentoring law students throughout her legal career. Angela HoweSenior Legal DirectorSurfrider FoundationJamee Patterson, EsqSupervising Deputy Attorney GeneralState of CaliforniaSteve Kauffman, EsqNossaman, LLP

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Speaker CV'sLEGAL IMPLICATIONSStan is consistently recognized as one of California's leading land use and entitlement lawyers, as well as aleader in the field of lawyer professional responsibility and ethics. Stan has a full service land use and realestate development practice that includes representing clients in connection with project acquisition,entitlement strategy, transactional issues, project processing and advocacy, California EnvironmentalQuality Act (CEQA) compliance, and litigation. He has represented clients in cities and counties throughoutCalifornia, and is widely known for his work in the California coastal zone. Best Lawyers® has listed Stan in thefields of Land Use & Zoning law and Land Use & Zoning Litigation since 2007. Best Lawyers® named Stan its2021 Los Angeles Lawyer of the Year in the field of Land Use and Zoning Law. Stan has also been listed inSouthern California Super Lawyers since 2008 and Legal 500 (2018). Full Service Land Use AndEntitlement Practice Stan’s practice focuses on creating and executing strategies to entitle and developreal estate. With over 35 years of experience as both a transactional land use lawyer and as a land uselitigator, Stan offers practical advice on a broad range of issues extending across the entire spectrum of theprocess – from project acquisition and project planning to entitlement processing, post approval conditioncompliance, and litigation. Stan has handled a wide range of projects, including residential, industrial,distribution, office, retail, agricultural, mixed-use, and hospitality developments. His work encompassesCalifornia planning and zoning law, CEQA, the Subdivision Map Act, the California Coastal Act, historicpreservation, exactions and dedications, takings, due process, and many other land use issues. Stan regularlyrepresents clients before cities, counties, and federal, state, and local public agencies in the land useentitlement process. Whether working with public officials and advocating for clients in public hearings oradvising clients discretely behind the scenes, Stan assists clients in positioning projects for approval and inreducing the potential litigation risks that frequently accompany the California land use and entitlementprocess. California Coastal Practice Stan has an extensive practice before the California CoastalCommission and in California’s coastal jurisdictions. Stan’s coastal practice extends the length of theCalifornia coastal zone. He regularly represents clients before the Coastal Commission and has developedsuccessful working relationships with commissioners and staff at all levels. He has successfully litigated caseswith the Coastal Commission. Stan also has considerable experience handling the interplay between theCalifornia Coastal Act and local land use regulation, including the unique CEQA issues that arise in thesesettings. Stan is a frequent lecturer on issues involving the Coastal Act and the Coastal Commission. He hasco-chaired an annual Coastal Act conference involving Coastal Commission staff and local coastal plannersfrom around the state. He is also a featured speaker in policy forums on the Coastal Commission and theCoastal Act. He has been qualified as an expert witness in cases involving the Coastal Commission and theCoastal Act. Industry Involvement Stan is at the forefront of legislative issues affecting the residential andcommercial real estate industry. He has been an active member of the California Business PropertiesAssociation (CBPA) since 1990 and has worked with the California Building Industry Association for manyyears. Stan chaired CBPA’s board of directors and has chaired its legislative policy committee for over 25years. He has drafted a number of bills that have been enacted into law. Stan also served on the UniformLaw Commission committee that drafted the Commission’s Uniform Public Expression Protection Act,which is a model anti-SLAPP statute. Legal Ethics Stan has been active in the field of legal ethics for over 30years. From 2001 until 2010 Stan served on the State Bar’s First Commission for the Revision of theCalifornia Rules of Professional Conduct, a 13-member body appointed by the State Bar in consultation withthe Chief Justice of the California Supreme Court to revise and update the California Rules of ProfessionalConduct. Prior to that appointment, Stan served six years on the California State Bar’s Standing Committeeon Professional Responsibility and Conduct during which time he served as the committee’s chair. Stan is alongstanding member and a former chair of the Los Angeles County Bar Association’s Committee onProfessional Responsibility and Ethics. He is the co-author and editor of a treatise on lawyer conflicts ofinterest and is a frequent lecturer, consultant and expert witness on the subject. Stan Lamport, Esq.Cox Castle & Nicholson LLP

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Speaker CV'sKEYNOTE Serge Dedina is the Executive Director of WILDCOAST, an international team that conserves coastal andmarine ecosystems and addresses climate change through natural solutions. Under Serge’s leadership,WILDCOAST has become a leading organization in carrying out blue carbon coastal wetland andmangrove conservation and projects in the U.S. and Mexico, creating hundreds of jobs for ruralcommunities and women’s cooperatives. Serge grew up in Imperial Beach where he still lives and servedas Mayor from 2014 to 2022. During his tenure as Mayor, Imperial Beach was the first city in the world tosue the fossil fuel industry for causing climate change, a suit that has since been joined in by or replicatedby San Francisco, Oakland, Boulder, Santa Cruz, Baltimore, Honolulu, and the state of Rhode Island. Sergereceived a B.A. in Political Science from UC San Diego and a Ph.D in Geography from the University ofTexas at Austin. He is the author of three books on conservation in Mexico and the borderlands and hiswork has been reported on by the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, NBC News, CBS News,Washington Post, BBC, NPR, Los Angeles Times, and the San Diego Union TribuneSerge Dedina, Ph.D.Executive DirectorWILDCOASTFormer Mayor of Imperial Beach

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Charles Eadie has over 30 years of consulting and public agency experience in planning andredevelopment in the Santa Cruz area, including work as Director of Campus andCommunity Planning at UC Santa Cruz, and in the cities of Santa Cruz and Watsonville. Hehas extensive experience managing and processing general plans, specific plans, zoning,annexation, environmental review, land use and project entitlements, disposition anddevelopment agreements, housing and commercial development, circulation andtransportation planning, and campus planning. He was project manager for the Santa CruzDowntown Recovery Plan following the Loma Prieta Earthquake, and played a key role inhousing and economic recovery in Watsonville. In addition to land planning work, he haslectured and consulted internationally and written extensively about recovery planning anddisaster management. Speaker CV'sWhen Gary Ross founded Highwave in 1983 it was his lifelong love of nature and the ocean, which inspiredboth the name and direction of his company. Born into a family of inventors and raised near the sunnybeaches of Southern California, Gary grew up fascinated by the dynamic movement of the ocean’swaves, and the perfection of its systems. 35+ years and more than 40 patents later, the veteran surfer,and devoted conservationist, husband and father, still draws from that perfection for his original, awardwinning designs. Today, Gary, his wife, Diana, and their two kids, Griffin, and Shannon, all work together todesign and deliver products that keep the spirit of innovation alive. NATURE BASED & HYBRID ADPTATION SOLUTIONSMarilyn Latta - CA State Coastal Conservancy, Project Manager Marilyn Latta is a projectmanager with the State Coastal Conservancy, a state agency that works collaboratively toprotect and enhance the 1200 mile CA coast. Marilyn manages large regional habitatplanning and restoration projects in San Francisco Bay, including regional efforts involvingdozens of partners in the Subtidal Habitat Goals, Living Shorelines, Invasive Spartina,Creosote Wharf Removal, and other projects. She holds a dual degree in MarineBiology/Zoology from Humboldt State University, and has worked for multiple educationand policy organizations on projects ranging from community-based restoration to planningand advancing large capital restoration and innovative climate adaptation efforts. Charlie EadieEadie Consultants Santa CruzGary RossHigh Wave Ocean EnergyMarilyn LattaCalifornia State ConservancyMr. Eadie has a long record of civic involvement. He served as President of the Santa Cruz Chamber of Commerce, the UCSanta Cruz Alumni Association, and was President of the Cultural Council of Santa Cruz County and Vice President of thePajaro Valley Performing Arts Association. He served as Vice Chair of the City of Santa Cruz Housing Element AdvisoryCommittee and was a member of the Regional Transportation Commission’s Transportation Funding Task Force, as well asthe City’s Master Transportation Study Advisory Committee.

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Speaker CV'sTom Ford is the Chief Executive Officer of The Bay Foundation, Director of the Santa Monica Bay NationalEstuary Program, and Co-Executive Director of the Coastal Research Institute at Loyola MarymountUniversity. As such, Tom facilitates, manages, and promotes a program to comprehensively manage thecoastline of Los Angeles County, including Santa Monica Bay and its tributaries. Tom has spent the past 20years developing the internationally recognized Palos Verdes Kelp Restoration Project. Other currentefforts involve method development for the restoration and recovery of abalone; research and methoddevelopment for offshore eelgrass restoration; physical, chemical, and biological oceanographicmonitoring; and living approaches to coastal resilience. Tom works across numerous boards and advisory bodies at international, federal, state, and local levels andhas published across a variety of scientific disciplines. Having started his career on the eastern seaboard,Tom worked as a commercial quahog fisherman, educator, and sea turtle biologist while earning hisundergraduate degree at the University of Rhode Island. Tom arrived in LA in 1998 looking for a new ocean and a life where the mountains meet the sea. Hecompleted his graduate work at UCLA in 2005. When not working Tom can be found spending time withhis family surfing, mountain biking, and backpacking. NATURE BASED & HYBRID ADPTATION SOLUTIONSClaudia Avendaño, Ph.D.VP International Coastal PlanningTom FordCEOThe Bay FoundationClaudia holds a Ph.D in Public Policy, Planning and Development, specialized in Climate-Change Adaptation, Sustainability and Resiliency. Part of her policy career expands toPublic Health Delivery in the USA and the democratization of healthcare. She is aninternational Coastal Planner and Public Health expert balancing issues of Social, Economicand Environmental justice Translating Science into Modern Policy and Best Practices forPresent and Future Generations.

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Speaker CV'sCLOSING SPEAKERThrough my work at the Center for Climate Change Impacts and Adaptation, I focus on applyingscientific modeling, observations, and tools to guide climate change adaptation policies andinvestments, especially in coastal landscapes. I am interested in methods for tracking climatechange trends at a local scale, developing and testing experimental adaptation strategies, and theintersection of these new science frontiers with advancements in policy and financingapproaches. As a California Sea Grant Extension Specialist, I also specialize in developing science translationproducts and identifying research needs voiced by coastal managers, state and local decision-makers, and stakeholders. Much of this work is multi-disciplinary and involves multi-sectorpartnerships to meet important knowledge gaps and broaden shared understanding of climatescience.Laura Engeman, Ph.D.Coastal Resilience SpecialistScripps Institution of Oceanography, CA Sea Grant

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