Board Members & Committee Chairs - WAFSCM - Wisconsin Association for Floodplain, Stormwater, and Coastal Management

BOARD MEMBERS
COMMITTEE CHAIRS
MEETING MINUTES

BOARD MEMBERS:

	Terry Tavera, PE, CFM, CPESC, Chair Terry is a Senior Project Manager in the Waukesha office of Ruekert Mielke, Inc., where he has been since 1999. He currently serves as the firm’s Water Resources Technical Lead and works on floodplain, storm water and water resource protection projects as well as Municipal and Public Works Engineering. Prior to 1999 Terry worked for 6 years in Green Bay for a Coastal Engineering firm providing waterfront engineering and storm water management services. Terry has a Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering from the University of Wisconsin – Madison. He is a licensed Professional Engineer (P.E.) in Wisconsin and Illinois and is a Certified Floodplain Manger (CFM). He is looking forward to more travel opportunities that are not related to following his kids to softball, baseball and volleyball tournaments (although those have been fun as well). E-mail: Terry Tavera
	Michael Schwar, PhD, PE, CFM, Vice Chair Michael Schwar is Principal Water Resources Engineer at Stony Point Hydrology LLC. Mike has over 30 years of professional and academic experience focusing on the hydrology and hydraulics of surface water systems, with special emphasis on the restoration of streams, rivers, lakes and wetlands. He has worked on more than 150 surface water projects in 22 states, Canada and Puerto Rico. Mike received his Ph.D. (Civil Engineering) from the UW-Madison, is a registered professional engineer in Wisconsin and five other states, and has been a Certified Floodplain Manager since 2006. When he is not restoring ecosystems or reducing flood risk he may be fishing with his family. E-mail: Michael Schware
	Ryan Kloth, PE, CFM, Secretary Ryan Kloth is Water Resources Project Manager for HNTB in Milwaukee. Ryan has a bachelor’s degree in Civil and Environmental Engineering from Marquette University. He has his P.E. in the State of Wisconsin and is a Certified Floodplain Manager. Ryan works on and manages a variety of projects including floodplain management, hydrologic and hydraulic modeling, MS4 and TMDL modeling and analysis, water control structures, green infrastructure, and storm water quality and quantity analysis and design. Ryan has worked in the private sector as a consultant for approximately 25 years. When Ryan has some spare time, he enjoys playing guitar, playing golf, hunting, and spending time with friends and family, including his 6-year-old Goldendoodle. E-mail: Ryan Kloth
	Minal Hahn, PE, CFM, Treasurer Minal Hahm is the co-founder of M Squared Engineering (M²). She has civil engineering experience in transportation engineering, hydrologic and hydraulic analysis, stormwater management design, recreational facilities design, residential, commercial and industrial land development, agency permitting, and public works design in both Wisconsin and Illinois. She is a Certified Floodplain Manager (CFM), with a strong understanding of local, as well as, federal requirements as they relate to stormwater and site development projects. Minal serves on WAFSCM, Friends of Cedarburg Parks and Rec, coaches her daughter’s Destination imagination team, and has served as a judge and finals round judge for the Future City Competition in Milwaukee for the past 16 years. In her free time, she is currently working on getting her private pilot’s license. E-mail: Minal Hahn
	Douglas Kerns, CFM, Past Chair Doug Kerns is the owner of Midwest Floodplain Solutions based in La Crosse, WI. He was previously a project manager for 17 years with the Engineering Department at the City of La Crosse. Doug obtained his Bachelor’s degree in Geography with a GIS emphasis at the University of Wisconsin – La Crosse. Over the years, his work has focused on floodplain management, capital improvement project management, and various ROW enforcement activities. Doug is also interested in remote sensing using small unmanned aircraft systems (sUAS) for topographic and land use/land cover mapping. In his free time, Doug likes to tackle remodeling projects and work on his 1948 Chevy Pickup. E-mail: Douglas Kerns

COMMITTEE CHAIRS:

WI DNR Liaison	Michelle Hase
Legislative Committee	Dave Fowler
Scholarship Committee	Heather Thole
Membership Committee	Sarah Rafajko
Awards Committee	Laura Herrick
Conference Planning Committee	Jacob Maas
Education Committee	Terry Tavera
Website Committee	Ryan Van Camp
Newsletter Committee	Betsy Powers

MEETING MINUTES:

Meeting minutes can be found by clicking here.