Join an evening conversation with WAN Advisory Board member, Sandra Knight!

Zoom with a Champion is designed to be an informal and intimate group networking opportunity for members to connect with each other and learn from the career of a leader in the aquatic community.

About Sandra Knight

As the former Deputy Associate Administrator for Mitigation at FEMA, Sandra was responsible for the nation’s floodplain mapping, management, and mitigation grants supporting the National Flood Insurance Program, environmental compliance for the agency, oversight of mitigation disaster cadres, and the National Dam Safety Program. At NOAA, she was responsible for corporate policies and planning strategies for NOAA research. At USACE, she conducted hydraulic research, directed navigation research programs, led the first USACE asset management program, and was the international chair of PIANC’s inland navigation committee.
She is a science communicator and speaker appearing on NBC Nightly, CNBC, HBO Vice News and CBS This Morning, and contributing to various news media including the New York Times, ProPublica, Bloomberg and E&E News. She speaks at conferences and forums around the world on disaster resilience.

Sandra has a PhD in Civil Engineering from the University of Memphis, TN, a registered professional engineer in Tennessee, a Diplomate Water Resource Engineer and a Diplomate Navigation Engineer. She is a member of the American Society of Civil Engineers, the American Meteorological Society, the Women's Aquatic Network, Sigma Xi and a Fellow for PIANC.

Thursday, August 19, 2021

6:30 - 7:30 pm EDT

Via Zoom (link to be shared after registration)

FREE to MEMBERS ONLY

REGISTRATION WILL OPEN IN JULY