Congratulations goes out to Diego Sanchez-Gomez, Maui County’s Floodplain Administrator who recently became the newest CFM in Hawaii. The CFM program recognizes continuing education and professional development that enhance the knowledge and performance of local, state, federal, and private-sector floodplain managers. The role of CFMs is expanding due to increases in disaster losses, the emphasis on mitigation to alleviate the cycle of damage-rebuild-damage, and a recognized need for professionals to adequately address these issues.

Hawaii is pleased to acknowledge all 36 of our Certified Floodplain Managers:
Cerizo, Francisco (Maui)
Chung, Christy (Maui)
Colandrea, Jesse (Oahu)
Cortez, Carolyn (Maui)
Cunningham, Christopher (Oahu)
DeMarco, Frank (Big Island)
Dempsey, Ty (Oahu)
Dunckel, Sean (Oahu)
English, Maile (Kauai)
Fujishige, Brandon (Kauai)
Glade, Brian (Big Island)
Gonser, Matthew (Oahu)
Gonzales, Ronald (Oahu)
Harada, Bryce (Big Island)
Hikiji, Jaime (Oahu)
Iwamoto, Stanford (Kauai)
Lillis, Ana (Maui)
Lyon, Frank (Oahu)
Matsuda, Edwin (Oahu)
Milles, Dominic (Oahu)
Miyahara, Royce (Oahu)
Muranaka, Barry (Oahu)
Saldana, Gilbert “Gary” (Maui)
Sanchez-Gomez, Diego (Maui)
Santos, Christina (Oahu)
Setiono, Dean (Oahu)
Shigeoka, Dennis (Big Island)
Siu-Li, Mario (Oahu)
Smith, Michael (Kauai)
Stone, Jay (Oahu)
Takenouchi, Amber (Oahu)
Tanitomi, Emi (Oahu)
Torrate, Eric (Oahu)
Tummala, Vijayalashmi (Oahu)
Tyau-Beam, Carol (Oahu)
Vivas, Bryson (Kauai)
Updated 11/25/19
For more information about becoming a CFM, please visit: www.floods.org.
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