The RCN is guided by a steering committee that includes representation from across geoscience, engineering, health, and social sciences, and of both senior and early career professionals. The Steering Committee meets approximately monthly through the year.
Principal Investigators on NSF Grant
David Schmidt
Earth & Space Sciences
University of Washington
Website
Ann Bostrom
Daniel J. Evans School of Public Policy & Governance
University of Washington
Website
Steering Committee Membership (alphabetical)
Dan Abramson
Urban Design and Planning
University of Washington
Website
Corina Allen
Washington State Department Natural Resources
Website
Ann Bostrom
Daniel J. Evans School of Public Policy & Governance
University of Washington, CO-PI
Website
Stephanie Chang
School of Community and Regional Planning
UBC
Website
Maximilian Dixon
Washington State Emergency Management Division
Website
Jamie Donatuto
Swinomish Indian Tribal Community
Website
Marc Eberhard
Civil and Environmental Engineering
University of Washington
Website
Nicole Errett
Environmental & Occupational Health Sciences
University of Washington
Website
Bob Freitag
Urban Design and Planning
University of Washington
Website
Carrie Garrison-Laney
Washington Sea Grant
Website
Frank Gonzalez
Earth and Space Sciences
University of Washington
Website
Sara Kolesar
Oregon Sea Grant
Website
Amanda Murphy
William D. Ruckelshaus Center
Washington State University
Website
Peter Ruggiero
College of Earth, Ocean, and Atmospheric Sciences
Oregon State University
Website
David Schmidt
Earth and Space Sciences
University of Washigton, (co-chair)
Website
Felicia Olmeta Schult
Oregon Sea Grant & Oregon State University
Website
Phyllis Shulman
William D. Ruckelshaus Center
Washington State University
Website
Erin Wirth
U.S. Geological Survey
Website
Subcommittees
To encourage the shared development of the RCN, many of the activities are spearheaded by several subcommittees. The subcommittees meet once every 1-2 months, depending on the planning needs. The current subcommittees are listed below.
- Seminar Series
- Website and Communications
- 2022 Community Workshop (Primary Theme: Public Health and Hazards)
- 2023 Community Workshop (Primary Theme: Geoscience)
- 2024 Community Workshop (Primary Theme: Hazard Engineering, Planning and Policy)