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KAMM 2026 Regional Trainings

Region I Agenda

Mitigating Historic Structures: Alex VanPelt, Kentucky NFIP Coordinator

Ever Changing Status of Mitigation: Will Lovell, KYEM

DOW Flood Studies Tracker: Kaycie Len Carter, LOMR Coordinator

Overview of the Historic February & April 2025 Floods: Andrea Schoettmer, Louisville Sr Service Hydrologist

Region II Agenda

KY WARN: Peter Goodman, Louisville Water Company

Stormwater Grates: David Johnson, PE & Jacquelyn Quarles, Louisville MSD

Transforming Community Resilience with AI-Driven Flood Prediction: Katherine Osborne, Stantec

MSD Nexus Pilot Project: Danette Kinaszczuk & Yalda Mikhak, Arcadis

Joint Planning for Team Kentucky: Haileigh Arnold, KY DOW

Tracing Sediment Sources in Confluences: Tyler Mahoney, PhD, U of L

CLIMBS and FLASH: Understanding Floods in Kentucky's Headwaters: Tyler Mahoney, PhD, U of L

Region III Agenda

Integrating Watershed Plans w/ Hazard Mitigation Plans: Haileigh Arnold, Technical Advisor KY Divisi

Mitigating Historic Structures: Alex VanPelt, KY NFIP Coordinator

Knowledge Networks Help Address Urban Flooding and Water-energy Challenges: Professor Lillit Yeghiaz

Converting Low-Head Dams Into Whitewater Parks in KY: Brian Storz, Licking River Basin Coordinator K

New KY Division of Water Flood Mapping Tool: Kaycie Len Carter, KY Division of Water

Region IV Agenda

Mitigation Plan Updates: Nick Grinstead, PhD, University of Kentucky

Landslides in Kentucky: Data, Maps, and Storms: Matt Crawford, PhD, UK KGS

AI-Driven Flood Prediction: Katherine Osborne, MSc, CFM, Stantec Consulting 

Tracing Sediment Sources in Confluences: Tyler Mahoney, PhD, University of Louisville

Understanding Floods in KY Headwaters: Tyler Mahoney, PhD, University of Louisville 

Historic Structures in the Floodplain: Alex VanPelt, CFM, KY Division of Water

Kentucky Risk MAP Project Trackers: Kaycie Len Carter & Mike Greene, KDOW & Stantec

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