Navigators Council

2006 Navigators Council Meeting (PDF, 45KB)
2005 Navigators Council Meeting (PDF, 120KB)

The establishment of a Navigators Council was a high priority action identified in the action plan. The role of this entity will be to:

• support ongoing dialogue between the providers and users of hazards-related products and services;
• support capacity-building by serving as a conduit for technical expertise, assistance, and training; and
• evaluate and prioritize hazards-related products and services needs to leverage financial support.

The Navigators Counsil is composed of the following representatives:

• Eileen Shea, Chair
  East-West Center
• Russell Jackson, Executive Director
  Pacific Services Center
  National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
• Cheryl Anderson
  Social Science Research Institute
  University of Hawaii
• Eddie Bernard
  Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory
  National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
• Stanley Boc
  U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
• Margaret Davidson
  Coastal Services Center
  National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
• Howard Diamond
  National Climatic Data Center
• David Kennard
  Federal Emergency Management Agency (Region IX)
• John McCarroll
  Environmental Protection Agency
• Alan Mikuni
  U.S. Geological Survey
• Jeff Payne
  Coastal Services Center
  National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
• Bill Thomas
  Pacific Services Center
  National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
• Ed Young
  National Weather Service
  Pacific Services Center
• Sally Ziolkowski
  Federal Emergency Management Agency (Region IX)
• David McKinnie
  Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research

As a ‘ohana, the council is tasked with the delivery of hazard mitigation and related products and services in the Pacific Islands. It will also include representatives from both the user and provider communities (e.g., state/territorial emergency managers and university researchers).

Recognizing the enmeshed nature of hazard mitigation–related efforts, regional coordination will be facilitated through the formation of hui o hana, or working groups, that encompass clusters of ongoing or proposed activities. Among others, the council will include a representative from each of the individual working groups.