Congratulations goes out to Diego Sanchez-Gomez, Maui County’s Floodplain Administrator who recently became the newest CFM in Hawai'i. 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.

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