Ryan Kersting, a licensed structural engineer in California walks us through his thoughts on next level recovery. What does it entail? How can we achieve it? Is it worth it? Join us in episode 20 of Making Resilience Cool to see what it is all about!

In episode 19, Dr. Sharyl Rabinovici, an expert in disaster policy, walks us through her experiences educating people and communities about how to adopt good resilience practices. Her objective is to communicate that “prevention is the best medicine!”

In this episode of Making Resilience Cool, we dive into resilient design of the Portland Treasury Building with Byron Williams, the chief administrative director at the Oregon State Treasury, Craig Stockbridge, a principal with GBD Architects, and Reid Zimmerman, the technical director for KPFF in Oregon.

Alan Klembczyk, Kyle Wilson, Blake Roskelley, Brandt Saxey, and Jeff Ellis come together in this episode to showcase the boom in innovative products within the field of structural engineering.

Madison Spach is a Southern California attorney who specializes in construction liability. He explains the technicalities when it comes to the laws of risk and resilience using a recent and sobering example– the Myrick vs Mistangi case.

In this episode of Making Resilience Cool, Camilla Seth, the Director of the Finance Hub, talks about her experiences working to develop philanthropic strategies to promote resilience. She helps us uncover the silver lining when it comes to resiliency!

Amanda Siok FEMA's Region 10 Earthquake Program Manager, focusing on seismic, tsunami and volcano risks for the Pacific Northwest. She talks about the underlying difference between preparedness and mitigation.