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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCAPA SOQ_Department of Research Development_County of Hawai'i_062725 Portland, Oregon USA www.capastrategies.com CAPA Statement of Qualifications, County of Hawai’i 1 To: Mr. Benson Medina Director of Research & Development County of Hawai‘i 25 Aupuni Street, Suite 1301 Hilo, Hawai‘i 96720 From: Joey Williams Program Manager CAPA Strategies 107 SE Washington St. Portland, OR 97214 Subject: CAPA Strategies’ Statement of Qualifications, Professional Services for County of Hawai’i, Department of Research and Development: RD.1) Community Planning (Community and Economic Development, Community Engagement, Culture and Indigenous Data Science, Strategic Planning, Sustainability Systems) Date: June 27th, 2025 Dear Mr. Benson Medina, I am writing on behalf of CAPA Strategies, LLC to apply to serve the County of Hawai’i Department of Research and Development with professional services pertaining to Community Planning (RD.1). Within this letter are descriptions of CAPA’s qualifications as requested according to the Notice to Providers of Professional Services (HRS 103D-304). If you require any further information, please do not hesitate to contact Joey Williams at his provided details below. (1) The name of the firm or person, contact information including email address, the principal place of business, and location of all of its offices; Firm: CAPA Strategies, LLC Contact: Joey Williams (Program Manager) Email: jw@capastrategies.com Phone: 281-743-0543 Place of Business: 107 SE Washington St. Suite 410, Portland OR 97214 Additional Address: PO Box 42223 Portland, OR 97242 (2) The age of the firm and its average number of employees over the past five years; CAPA has operated as a business since 2018 with an average of 6 employees per year over the past five years. Portland, Oregon USA www.capastrategies.com CAPA Statement of Qualifications, County of Hawai’i 2 (3) The education, training, and qualifications of the individual, or if a firm, its key employees in accordance with HRS 103D-304 and/or the professional and scientific occupation series contained in the United States Office of Personnel Management’s Qualifications Standards Handbook. CAPA is a team of social and environmental scientists who share an urban and regional planning perspective and are deeply committed to supporting more sustainable, equitable, and resilient places to live. Attached to this letter are the CVs for primary members of the CAPA team, along with brief descriptions of the team below. Dr. Vivek Shandas, CEO & Advisor Vivek Shandas is the founder of and advisor to CAPA Strategies. He brings over 25 years of interdisciplinary research, practice, and community engagement to this role, and has been supporting cities on heat management for over 10 years. Vivek’s approach to urban heat management focuses on direct community involvement in the understanding and response to extreme heat, particularly in terms of building resilient systems and protocols for reducing negative impacts to human health and infrastructure. Vivek holds a PhD in Urban Design and Planning and Master’s degrees in Environmental Policy, and Economics. Dr. Dana Hellman, Resilience Program Manager Dana leads the development and implementation of CAPA’s Resilience Program. She is an experienced social scientist and has been working in the field of climate resilience for over seven years. At CAPA, Dana coordinates with clients on resilience projects, designs and administers instruments for community and stakeholder engagement (including surveys, interviews, and workshop and focus group protocols), designs tailored approaches to characterize vulnerability and risk, assesses policies and codes, and develops frameworks that support implementation. She specializes in the integration of social data with contextual information and best practices to guide clients toward resilience strategies that are locally resonant. She has worked on planning and intervention guidance for multiple clients including Longmont, CO; Multnomah County, Portland, and Gresham, OR; Clark County, WA; Sedona, AZ; Oklahoma City, OK; and Los Angeles, CA. Dana holds a PhD in Earth, Environment & Society (resilience focus) and a Master’s degree in Community Planning, and is a trained practitioner and facilitator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Steps to Resilience Toolkit. Mr. Joey Williams, Campaign Program Manager Joey serves as Campaign Program Manager and directs operations of CAPA’s heat mapping program, Heat Watch, and other heat and air quality monitoring services. He has supported over 125 heat mapping campaigns over the past seven years, and continues to advance the technical quality and impact of CAPA’s heat data products using his knowledge of sensor technology and monitoring. He and the Campaign Team are adept at supporting client cities with spatial analysis of heat data and examining relationships with land use and land cover, sociodemographics, and health data. With his background in Urban Planning, Joey is able to work with client cities to leverage environmental data towards mitigation and adaptation solutions. Joey has worked on heat mapping projects in San Bernardino, Los Angeles, Portland, Oregon USA www.capastrategies.com CAPA Statement of Qualifications, County of Hawai’i 3 and Calexico / Mexicali. Joey holds a Master’s degree in Urban & Regional Planning (MURP) and Bachelor's of Science in Mechanical Engineering. Dr. Bradley Wilson, Lead Analyst Bradley is the lead analyst at CAPA strategies and oversees the technical execution and scientific development of CAPA products and services. He has broad experience in the climate services industry, with expertise in spatial modeling and statistics, satellite imagery analysis, and climate data processing. He has led the development of several extreme heat models at both local and national scales, and continues to oversee the CAPA Heat Watch modeling pipeline. Bradley is adept at integrating a wide range of environmental and social datasets into tailored analyses informing climate adaptation solutions. He holds a PhD in Geosciences and a Master’s degree in Geography. Ms. Eliza Amstutz, Program Associate Eliza manages client relations, project planning, and logistics for CAPA’s Heat Watch program. At CAPA, Eliza supports community based monitoring projects, primarily managing CAPA’s Heat Watch mapping campaigns. She specializes in community engaged data collection and interpretation. She has worked with a number of communities to facilitate research and discussion on wildfire adaptation, drinking water quality, and extreme heat scenarios including Los Angeles, Paradise, and Santa Rosa through focus groups, interviews, and reporting. Eliza holds a Master’s degree in Geography. Mr. Zachary Boyce, Program Associate & Communications Lead Zachary leads geospatial analysis, mapping, and data visualization across CAPA programs and projects. He specializes in complex analyses including quantitative social, environmental, and physical data, as well as the adaptation of analytical outputs into accessible graphics, presentations, and reports. Zachary holds a Bachelor’s degree in Geography and is currently completing a Master’s degree in emergency management and Community Resilience. (4) A list of recent projects and the names of up to five clients who may be contacted, including at least two for whom services were rendered during the preceding year; (A) Project: Longmont, Colorado: Heat Mapping, Community Engagement & Heat Action Planning, 2023- 2024 Description: In Longmont, Colorado, CAPA conducted comprehensive heat assessments, culminating in the Longmont Heat Action Plan. CAPA initiated the project with a Heat Watch mapping campaign to gather hyperlocal temperature data and concurrently developed a community engagement framework. CAPA designed and administered a citywide "Longmont Summer Heat Survey" and, based on Heat Watch data and City staff input, developed materials and protocols for targeted engagement in three priority neighborhoods. CAPA designed and facilitated neighborhood workshops, yielding community- driven cooling solutions. Building on these outputs, CAPA created the Longmont Heat Action Plan, which involved deep assessment of existing datasets, thorough review of planning documents, and an assessment of the municipal code to identify heat adaptation levers, ultimately recommending diverse heat mitigation and adaptation strategies, policy suggestions, and success metrics. Portland, Oregon USA www.capastrategies.com CAPA Statement of Qualifications, County of Hawai’i 4 Contacts: -Zachary Lance, Sustainability Coordinator, City of Longmont, zachary.lance@longmontcolorado.gov; -Lisa Knoblauch, Sustainability Manager, City of Longmont, Lisa.Knoblauch@longmontcolorado.gov; Office Phone: 303-651-8403 (B) Project: Gresham Heat Strategy, 2024-2025 Description: In 2024 CAPA was contracted by the City of Gresham to examine current policy conditions and establish a foundation for a local Heat Strategy. CAPA reviewed existing planning documents and municipal code to identify heat-relevant themes as well as heat mitigation/adaptation levers that are supported by planning and code language. CAPA identified 56 heat-related action items in existing planning documents and reframed them into 15 summary heat strategies such as tree planting, workforce development, renewable energy systems, and multimodal transportation. These strategies were scored by implementation potential, cost, timeline, and impact to provide a prioritization structure for the City. This prioritization sheds light on what strategies may be the most feasible to implement given current conditions while recognizing that all the strategies are important for heat resilience. CAPA provided specific recommendations for code amendments and policy directions to best provide a comprehensive set of options for heat adaptation, mitigation, and emergency response. For 2025, CAPA is organizing a workshop focused on heat action planning; in 2021 and 2022 CAPA also provided heat mapping and GIS services for Gresham. Contacts: -Tina Núñez-Osterink, Natural Resources and Parks Planner, City of Gresham Tina.Osterink@GreshamOregon.gov; 503-618-2392; -Denise Lopez, Climate Action Analyst, City of Gresham, Denise.Lopez@GreshamOregon.gov, 503-618-3000. (C) Project: Multnomah County, Oregon: Tri-County Heat Assessment & Jurisdictional Scan, 2023 Description: In 2023, CAPA conducted a Heat Watch mapping campaign for the Portland metropolitan tri-county area (Multnomah, Washington, and Clackamas Counties), gathering over 250,000 temperature and humidity measurements from 125+ volunteers to generate high-resolution heat maps and inform future land use planning and emergency response. Concurrently, CAPA performed a Jurisdictional Scan, reviewing existing documents and conducting interviews with 28 county staff and 11 CBO representatives to understand current heat preparedness roles, coordination, barriers, and potential strategies, revealing areas of alignment and gaps. This led to a workshop where county staff brainstormed "heat actions roadmaps" and discussed preferences for local versus regional planning, culminating in a report detailing existing operations, shared goals, limitations, and recommendations for a comprehensive regional heat strategy. Contacts: -Brendon Haggerty, Manager at Multnomah County Health Department, brendon.haggerty@multco.us; -Jairaj Singh, Climate & Health Program Specialist Senior, Multnomah County, jairaj.singh@multco.us. (D) Project: Los Angeles, California: Urban Forest Equity Collective (UFEC), 2024, 2021 Portland, Oregon USA www.capastrategies.com CAPA Statement of Qualifications, County of Hawai’i 5 Description: CAPA was the lead consultant for the two-phase Urban Forest Equity Collective (UFEC) project in Los Angeles, focusing on urban canopy expansion for multiple benefits including heat mitigation. CAPA's role encompassed systematic document and data review, stakeholder interviews, and the creation of reports like the Urban Forest Equity Assessment Report and the Urban Forest Equity Streets Guidebook. They also developed a neighborhood selection framework, led community engagement through surveys and workshops in priority neighborhoods (Central Alameda and Sylmar), and contributed to policy review, tree preservation, optimal planting guidance, and equity metric development. (E) Project: Clark County, Washington Climate Resilience Planning, 2023-2025 Description: Since late 2023, CAPA has been the lead consultant for climate change planning in Clark County, Washington, tasked with incorporating greenhouse gas reduction and climate resilience into Comprehensive Plan updates as mandated by state legislation. This ongoing project includes exploring climate change projections and impacts, reviewing existing plans and policies for climate resilience, and assessing vulnerability and risk, particularly regarding extreme heat. CAPA staff actively engage with public advisory groups, assisting in the development and prioritization of resilience goals and policies for the County's Comprehensive Plan. Additionally, CAPA conducted a Heat Watch mapping campaign in summer 2024 and completed a Heat Health Trends & Thresholds Assessment to deepen understanding of heat-related vulnerabilities, with future plans to model anticipated hospitalizations and conduct a county-wide heat health survey. Contact: Jenna Kay, Community Planner III, Clark County Washington jenna.kay@clark.wa.gov (F) Project: Portland Bureau of Emergency Management, Indoor Heat Monitoring, 2022-2024 Description: In response to Portland’s deadly 2021 heat dome, the City of Portland partnered with Home Forward to investigate indoor heat risks in public housing. CAPA Strategies was contracted to lead the Home Forward Indoor Temperature Assessment, designing and executing an 8-month study across three public housing properties in 2022. CAPA combined environmental monitoring—tracking indoor temperatures in 53 homes—with social science methods, including resident surveys and workshops, to explore lived experiences and adaptive behaviors. CAPA’s participatory approach not only uncovered key insights—such as the limited effectiveness of portable AC units—but also empowered residents to help interpret findings and co-develop context-specific cooling strategies. The project produced actionable recommendations grounded in both data and community input, developed collaboratively with PBEM, Home Forward, and the Multnomah County Health Department. A second phase of the project was conducted and completed in 2023-2024. Contact: Jonna Papaefthimiou, Resilience Office, State of Oregon, jonna.papaefthimiou@oregon.gov, 503-373-1558 (G) Any promotional or descriptive literature which the individual or firm desires to submit. See attached. Portland, Oregon USA www.capastrategies.com CAPA Statement of Qualifications, County of Hawai’i 6 Thank you for considering CAPA’s qualifications to serve the County of Hawai’i with professional services in community planning. Please do not hesitate to reach out for further information. Sincerely, Joey Williams Program Manager jw@capastrategies.com 281-743-0543 June 27th, 2025 CAPA Strategies LLC Dr.Vivek Shandas, Principal Investigator i. Professional Preparation •University of Washington, Seattle (WA), Ph.D., Urban Studies and Planning (2005) •Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy (NY), MS, Environmental Management & Policy (1999) •Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy (NY), MS, Economics (1999) •University of California, Santa Cruz (CA) BS, Biology (1994) ii. Appointments •Principal Investigator, CAPA Strategies, 2018 – present •Assistant, Associate, and Full Professor, Urban Studies and Planning, Portland State University, 2005 –present •Research Associate, Center for Urban Studies, Portland State University, 2005 – present •National Science Foundation, IGERT Fellow, University of Washington, 2001 – 2004 •Environmental Policy Analyst, New York State Governor’s Office, Albany (NY) 1998 – 2000 •Science Teacher, Washington County Educational Service District, Portland (OR), 1995 – 1996 iii. Select Peer-Reviewed Publications •Hoffman JS, Shandas V., Pendleton N. The Effects of Historical Housing Policies on Resident Exposure toIntra-Urban Heat: A Study of 108 US Urban Areas. Climate. 2020; 8(1):12. •Shandas V., Voelkel J, Williams J, Hoffman J. Integrating Satellite and Ground Measurements for Predicting Locations of Extreme Urban Heat. Climate. 2019; 7(1):5. •Voelkel J, Hellman D, Sakuma R, Shandas, V. Assessing Vulnerability to Urban Heat: A Study ofDisproportionate Heat Exposure and Access to Refuge by Socio-Demographic Status in Portland, Oregon. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2018; 15(4):640. •Voelkel J, Shandas V. Towards Systematic Prediction of Urban Heat Islands: Grounding Measurements, Assessing Modeling Techniques. Climate. 2017; 5(2):41. •Voelkel, J., Shandas, V.; Haggerty, B. Developing High-Resolution Descriptions of Urban Heat Islands: APublic Health Imperative. Prev. Chronic Dis. 2016. •Makido Y, Shandas, V., Ferwati S, Sailor D. Daytime Variation of Urban Heat Islands: The Case Study ofDoha, Qatar. Climate. 2016; 4(2):32. •Mills, A., T Francis, Shandas, V., K Whittaker, and J Graybill, “Challenges in the Use of Best AvailableScience for the Protection of Critical Areas in Washington State”, Urban Ecosystems (in press). •Shandas, V., and M Alberti, “Multi-Scalar Coupling of Vegetation Patterns and Functions: Empirical evidence from the Puget Sound lowland”, Environmental Management (in press). •Shandas, V., 2007. “Motivations for and Interest in Urban Riparian Conservation: An empirical study of streamside landowners in the Puget Sound lowland”, Journal of the American Planning Association 73(2). •Graybill, J.K., S Dolling, Shandas, V., J Withey, A Greve, G.L. Simon, 2006. “A Rough Guide toInterdisciplinarity: Graduate Student Perspectives”, BioScience 56(9): 757-763. •Francis, T., K Whittaker, Shandas, V., A Mills, and J Graybill, 2004. “Using science in the environmentalpolicy process: A case study from Washington State”, Ecology and Society 10(1). •O'Hara, S., Shandas, V., and E Wright, 2000. "The Cost of Technology Intensive Education: A preliminaryanalysis of studio physics", Journal of Computers in Mathematics and Science Teaching 19(4): 379-396. •O’Hara, S., Shandas, V., and J Vazquez, 2000. “Communicating Sustainable Development Options - WhoEvaluates the Trade-Offs?” in: I. Ring, B. Klauer, F. Waetzold, B. Mansson (eds.) Regional Sustainability:Applied Ecological Economics Bridging the Gap between Natural and Social Sciences. Physica Verlag.Heidelberg, Germany. Dana Elyse Hellman dh@capastrategies.com Environmental social scientist, planner, and manager with a passion for applied research, community and stakeholder engagement, and climate change preparedness. Education June 2021 PhD Earth, Environment & Society Portland State University Areas of expertise: Socio-ecological resilience studies, Environmental anthropology, Political ecology, Sense of place May 2015 Master of Community Planning University of Cincinnati Foci: Environmental planning; Geographic information systems (GIS) Sept 2010 Bachelor of Arts, Anthropology University of Cincinnati Professional Experience 2021 – Present Portland, OR Resilience Manager CAPA Strategies Climate adaptation consulting and research with an emphasis on social-scientific methods, place-based solutions, and community engagement. 2017 – 2021 Portland, OR UREx Sustainability Research Network Fellow National Science Foundation; Portland State University Research on climate events and resilience strategies, as well as cross-sector collaboration in an international network of academics and practitioners. 2017 Portland, OR Consultant Oregon Public Health Institute; Multnomah County Child Care Resource & Referral Health-oriented programming and education for low-income, unlicensed child care providers. 2016 – 2017 Portland, OR Community Child Care Outreach Specialist Multnomah County Health Department: Racial & Ethnic Approaches to Community Health (REACH) Program Engagement with and culturally-appropriate resource development for low-income, unlicensed, African-American/Black child care providers. 2014 – 2015 Cincinnati, OH Environmental Planning Assistant City of Cincinnati: Office of Environment & Sustainability Research and programming for municipal environmental initiatives including heat exposure assessment, urban agriculture, and open space preservation. Additional Training 2024 Climate Service Provider, certified by American Society of Adaptation Professionals 2023 2017 NOAA ‘Steps to Resilience’ Practitioner Training Human Subjects Researcher, certified by CITI Program Select Publications [1]Hellman, D., deGuzman, E. & O’Leary, R. (2024) Los Angeles Urban Forest Equity: Assessment, Tools, and Recommendations. UCLA Luskin Center for Innovation. [2]Hellman, D. & Shandas, V. (2024) Housing, Heat, and Health: Community-Informed Adaptations for Climate Safety. In Egger K. et al. (Eds.), What's Possible: Investing Now for Prosperous, Sustainable Neighborhoods (pp. 114-120). Federal Reserve Bank of New York. [3]Shandas, V. & Hellman, D. (Eds.) (2022) Collaborating for climate equity: Researcher-practitioner partnerships in the Americas. Routledge. [4] Haeffner, M., Hellman, D., Cantor, A., Ajibade, I., Craver, V., Kelly, M., Schifman, L., & Weasel, L. (2021) Representation justice as a research agenda for socio-hydrology and water governance. Hydrological Sciences Journal. [5]Hellman, D. & Shandas, V. (2021) Healthy environment: Toward environmental health for all. Oregon 2050. Portland State University College of Urban & Public Affairs. [6]Hellman, D., & Haeffner, M. (2020) Book review: Blue infrastructures: Natural history, political ecology and urban development in Kolkata. Frontiers in Water, 2(599603). [7] Haeffner, M., & Hellman, D. (2020) Social geometry of collaborative flood risk management: A hydrosocial case study of Tillamook County, Oregon. Natural Hazards, 103. [8] Makido, Y., Hellman, D., & Shandas, V. (2019) Nature based designs to mitigate urban heat: The efficacy of green infrastructure treatments in Portland, Oregon. Atmosphere, 10(5). [9] Voelkel, J., Hellman, D., Sakuma, R., & Shandas, V. (2018) Assessing vulnerability to urban heat: A study of disproportionate heat exposure and access to refuge by socio-demographic status in Portland, Oregon. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 15(4). Joey Williams, Program Manager i. Professional Preparation ●Portland State University, MA, Urban and Regional Planning, Focus in Climate Adaptation (2019) ●University of Maryland, College Park, BS, Mechanical Engineering (2012) ii. Appointments ●General Manager, CAPA Strategies LLC, 2019 – present ●Program Manager, CAPA Heat Watch, in partnership with NIHHIS Urban Heat Island Mapping Campaign project, 2019 – present ●Graduate Research Assistant, Canopy Continuum: Urban heat island mapping, air quality monitoring, and human health across 5 US cities, Sustaining Urban Places Research Lab, Portland State University, 2018-19 ●Community Service Aide II, Climate Action Plan Team, City of Portland, 2018 iii. Peer-Reviewed Publication(s) ●Shandas, V., Voelkel, J., Williams, J., & Hoffman, J., (2019). Integrating Satellite and Ground Measurements for Predicting Locations of Extreme Urban Heat. Climate, 7(1), 5. iv. Presentations ●“Community-Based Urban Heat Field Campaigns: Adaptation actions through collective action”, Special panel session, Northwest Climate Conference, 2021. ●“Urban Heat Analysis of Large-Scale Urban Development: Opportunities for improving thermal comfort through alternative building designs”, Northwest Climate Conference, 2018; Annual Sustainability Celebration, Portland State University, 2018. ●“Assessing Collaborative Tree Planting Efforts to Enhance Community Health Outcomes”, School of Public Health Annual Conference, Portland State University, 2019. Bradley Steven Wilson bw@capastrategies.com i. Professional Preparation University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR 2019 Ph.D.Geosciences 2016 M.S.Geography Colorado School of Mines, Golden, CO 2015 B.S.Geophysical Engineering ii. Appointments ●CAPA Strategies, Lead Analyst, (2024-present) ●First Street Foundation,Director of Research & Development (2022-2023), Senior Research Scientist (2021-2022) ●University of Central Florida, Department of Public Administration,Postdoctoral Scholar, (2020-2021) ●SESYNC Graduate Research Fellow,National Socio-Environmental Synthesis Center, Annapolis, MD (2020) ●U.S. Geological Survey Geologic Hazards Science Center, Research Intern (2019) iii. Select Peer-Reviewed Publications (2022)Wilson, B. Pope, M., Porter, J., Kearns, E., Shu, E., Bauer, M., Freeman, N., Amodeo, M., Melecio-Vazquez, D., Hsieh, H., Tarasovitch, M. Characterizing changes in extreme ozone levels under 2050s climate conditions: An extreme-value analysis in California.Atmospheric Environment X 16 (2022)Wilson, B. Porter, J., Kearns, E., Hoffman, J., Shu, E., Lai, K., Bauer, M. High Resolution Estimation of Monthly Air Temperature from Joint Modeling of In Situ Measurements and Gridded Temperature Data.Climate 10(3), 47. (2022) Benzeev, R.,Wilson, B.,Butler, M., Massoca, P., Paudel, K., Redmore, L., Zarbá, L. What’s governance got to do with it? Examining the relationship between governance and deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon. PLOS ONE 17(6). (2021)Wilson, B.Tate, E., Emrich, C. Flood recovery outcomes and disaster assistance barriers for vulnerable populations.Frontiers in Water 3. (2021)Wilson, B.,Allstadt, K, and Thompson, E. A Near-Real Time Model for Estimating Probability of Road Obstruction from Earthquake-Triggered Landslides.Earthquake Spectra 37(4). (2020)Wilson, B.A Bayesian Modeling Approach for Estimating Earthquake Reconstruction Behavior.Annals of The American Association of Geographers 111(1): 283-299. 2019 Wilson, B.Overrun by Averages: An Empirical Analysis into the Consistency of Social Vulnerability Components Across Multiple Scales.International Journal of Risk Reduction 40. 2018 Wilson, B.,and Paradise, T.R. Assessing the Impact of Syrian Refugees on Earthquake fatality Estimation in Southeast Turkey.National Hazards and Earth System Sciences 18(1): 257-269. Bradley Wilson, Lead Analyst Eliza S. Amstutz, Program Associate i. Professional Preparation •Oregon State University, MS, Geography, Graduate Certificate in Geospatial Information Science, Focus on Drinking Water Resilience in the Wildland Urban Interface (2023) •University of California, Los Angeles, BA, International Development Studies, Minor in Geographic Information Systems & Technology (2020) ii. Appointments •Program Associate, CAPA Strategies LLC, 2024 – present •Faculty Research Assistant, Sensor Technology for Improved Wildland Urban Interface Fire Resilience, Wildfire Resilience Social Media Study, Oregon State University, 2023 – 2024 •Graduate Research Assistant, Sensor Technology for Improved Wildland Urban Interface Fire Resilience, Oregon State University, 2022 – 2023 •Graduate Teaching Assistant, College of Earth, Ocean, and Atmospheric Science, Oregon State University, 2021 – 2023 •Undergraduate Research Assistant, UCLA Luskin Center for Innovation, 2019 – 2020 •GIS Intern, Nepal Fish Biodiversity Project & Biovac Nepal, CMDN, 2018 – 2019 •Social Engagement Intern, Ministry of the Environment and Sustainable Development, Dakar Senegal, 2018 iii. Peer-Reviewed Publications •Pierce, G., González, S. R. & E. Amstutz. (2020). “Reducing Lead in Drinking Water in California’s Childcare Facilities: Implications for AB 2370 Program Development from Los Angeles County.” First 5-Los Angeles, UCLA Luskin Center for Innovation. •Tilt, J. H., Gough, M., Schmidt, A., Amstutz, E., & Ellsworth, L. M. (submitted). Using Fuzzy Logic to Visualize Vulnerability to Hazards. International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction. iv. Presentations •Amstutz, E., Tilt, J., Schmidt A., Gough, M. Identifying Community Adaptive Capacity Indicators in Santa Rosa and Paradise in the wake of the 2018 Camp Fire and 2017 Tubbs Fire. American Association for Geographers Annual Conference, Denver, CO. Oral Presentation. •Amstutz, E., Tilt, J. Building WUI Water Distribution Resilience; Social vulnerability, Response, and Recovery to the 2018 Camp Fire and 2017 Tubbs Fire February 2023. Wildfire Resilient Structures Conference and Tradeshow. Oral Presentation. •Amstutz, E., Building WUI Water Distribution Resilience; A Mixed Methods Approach to Assessing Social Vulnerability, Response, and Recovery to the 2018 Camp Fire. International Association of Society and Natural Resources Conference. June 2022. Poster. •Amstutz, E., Building WUI Water Distribution Resilience; A Mixed Methods Approach to Assessing Social Vulnerability, Response, and Recovery to the 2018 Camp Fire. Disaster Research Response Workshop, Seattle. August 2022. Poster. •Amstutz, E., Sustainability Education for Future Urban Leadership. United Nations Day of Cities. April 2019. Panelist & Oral Presentation. Zachary Boyce, Graphic Design & Cartography i.Professional Preparation •Portland State University, B.S. Geography; Minors: GIS, Climate Change Adaptation,Water Resources (2018 – present) ii.Appointments •Graphic Designer, Cartographer, CAPA Strategies, 2020 – present •Trainee, GIS & Reporting, Superfund and Emergency Management Division, U.S.Environmental Protection Agency, 2021 •Graphic Designer, Mitigation Planning Natural Hazards Analyst, Institute for Sustainable Solutions at Portland State University, 2021 •Community Service Aide II, Surface Water Management Team, Portland Bureau ofEnvironmental Services, 2019 – present •Natural Hazards Intern, Regional Disaster Preparedness Organization, U.S.Environmental Protection Agency, Federal Emergency Management Agency, 2020 •Researcher, Data Science for Public Good, Oregon State University, Oregon, 2020 •Researcher, Water for the River Portland State University, 2019 Heat Watch Add-Ons Products & Services Heat Watch Add-Ons | Overview Heat Watch provides a unique opportunity for stakeholders across governance levels to assess heat risk and advance collective action towards heat resilience. Through partnering with over 120 cities on Heat Watch, CAPA has identified specific activities (“Add-Ons”) that leverage this opportunity and strengthen the impact of the Heat Watch program with additional monitoring and engagement components, analytical insights, and planning and policy strategies. Heat Watch Add-Ons span four categories: Hazard Monitoring, Heat Insights, Resilience Planning, and Neighborhood Scale. The following pages present relevant information about each product with estimated cost ranges. If you are interested in any of these services, please contact Joey Williams at jw@capastrategies.com to learn more or request a quote. Heat Watch Add-Ons ≤ $10,000 ≤ $20,000 ≤ $30,000 > $30,000 $ $$ $$$ $$$$ Cost Key Hazard Monitoring Heat Insights Resilience Planning Neighborhood Scale Heat Watch Sensor Heat Monitoring Plan Air Quality Monitoring Climate Projections Land Cover & Canopy Assessment Health & Social Risk Assessment Intervention Guidebook Jurisdictional Scan Community Survey Community-Informed Cooling Solutions Neighborhood Thermal Comfort Purchase your own set of Heat Watch sensors to conduct future mapping campaigns and heat monitoring research. The sensor mounts to any moving vehicle and measures air temperature, relative humidity, latitude and longitude, and velocity while responding quickly to the nearby environment. Description Heat Watch sensor, user manual, data transmission app, and charging accessories Deliverable $ Cost As used in 120+ Heat Watch campaigns around the world. Technical specifications: Link (PDF) Monitoring Engagement Capacity building Impacts International Project ExampleHeat Watch Sensor Measure particulate matter (PM) concentrations through mobile and stationary monitoring approaches in tandem with your Heat Watch campaign. Identify pollution hot-spots and areas facing prolonged exposure to poor air quality. Description Mobile and stationary PM data and maps; summary report with data visualizations and findings Deliverable $$ Cost Deployed 10 low-cost air quality sensors to measure PM2.5 along mobile routes and select residential locations. Asess exposure Build awareness Site selection Impacts Bloomington, IN Project ExampleAir Quality Monitoring Report sample: Link (PDF) Develop a tailored strategy for comprehensive heat data collection. Connect heat data to key decision-makers. Assess existing heat data sources and applications by sector, identify gaps, and develop a targeted implementation plan. Description A CAPA-led workshop identifies data needs, applications, and resources. CAPA develops a plan outlining best practices, tailored goals, and recommendations. Deliverable $$$ Cost Goal Setting; In-Situ Stationary Networks, Remote Sensing, Low Cost & Community-Based Monitoring; Data Qa/Qc, Sensor Maintenance and Recommended Tools. Long-term planning Track progress Reduce data gaps Impacts Your city or region TopicsHeat Monitoring Plan 2 1 3 Hazard Monitoring Heat Watch Add-Ons Visualize the impacts of a changing climate on extreme heat in your area through 2100 using the latest generation of Global Climate Models. Evaluate multiple climate scenarios for resilient extreme heat planning. Description Report describing impact of climate change on extreme heat, raster assets for projected heat scenarios, tabular data files with bias-corrected heat statistics. Deliverable $ Cost Integrated Heat Watch data and CMIP6 projections to evaluate future heat risks in Bloomington. Climate knowledge Scenario planning Adaptation insights Impacts Bloomington, IN Project ExampleClimate Projections Report sample: Link (PDF) Characterize heat vulnerability through the lens of socio-demographic and health components. Understand the social composition of the areas most and least exposed to extreme heat to assist with prioritizing heat adaptation activities. Description Report detailing relationship between socio-demographics, health risk factors, and heat, spatial assets with metadata. Deliverable $$ Cost Analyzed the relationship between two Heat Watch campaigns in Dallas Texas and CDC/Census heat vulnerability indicators. Evidence base Vulnerability insights Response planning Impacts Dallas, TX Project ExampleHealth & Social RiskAssessment Report sample: Link (PDF) Generate summaries of heat by land cover, tree canopy, or land use to examine trends and opportunities to influence land development and zoning policy. Understand how vegetation and surface materials influence heat trends in your area. Description Report detailing relationship between land cover, tree canopy, and heat, spatial assets with metadata. Deliverable $$ Cost Worked with high-resolution canopy and impervious surface data from Pierce County, WA to assess trends between heat and surface cover. Evidence base Development targets Adaptation insights Impacts Pierce County, WA Project ExampleLand Cover &Canopy Asessment Report sample: Link (PDF) Heat Insights Heat Watch Add-Ons Identify heat mitigation and adaptation best practices that are right for your region and climate. Learn what strategies are available, how they work, and how to implement them for maximum benefit. Description Guidebook detailing intervention strategies including (1) relative timeline and environmental impact of each, (2) special considerations for implementation, and (3) case study examples. Deliverable $$ Cost Combined best practices, case studies, and City staff input to identify heat inerventions for an arid desert climate. Planning guidance Action direction Foundation for engagement & funding Impacts Sedona, AZ Project ExampleIntervention Guidebook Report sample: Link (PDF) Gather key insights into how local communities are experiencing heat. Explore topics such heat exposure, impacts, coping strategies, knowledge and risk perception, and desired solutions. Description Survey data report detailing heat experiences at the citywide, ZIP code, or neighborhood scale, including recommended next steps based on results. Deliverable $$ Cost Collected 2,000+ surveys and used a targeted analysis comparing the highest and lowest heat vulnerability ZIP codes. Impacts Oklahoma City, OK Project ExampleCommunity Survey Planning guidance Action direction Foundation for engagement & funding Report sample: Link (PDF) Systematically review existing local plans, City/County code chapters, and policies. Identify heat adaptation levers that advance desired resilience strategies as well as barriers that limit action. Description Spreadsheet including all details identified during the scan. Summary report explaining major themes, areas of alignment, and gaps; list of stakeholders; and specific recommendations to advance heat action based on results. Deliverable $$ Cost Reviewed 13 local plans, 1 research report, and 13 code chapters and developed 10 specific recommendations to advance heat action. Planning guidance Code/policy guidance Action directions Impacts Dallas, TX Project ExampleJurisdictional Scan Develop strategic heat action plans. We guide the creation of effective heat mitigation and adaptation strategies, from identifying best practices to assessing policy effectiveness, ensuring a comprehensive approach to resilience. Strategic Planning Strengthen policies and implementation. We focus on providing practical guidance to translate plans into action, addressing both the regulatory and on-the-ground aspects of resilience. Policy and Implementation Design community-centered solutions. We prioritize engagement and understanding of community needs, using surveys and other tools to inform resilience plans that are equitable, effective, and supported by residents. Community Centered Resilience Planning Heat Watch Add-Ons Report sample: Link (PDF) Engage high-risk communities to increase heat awareness, build knowledge of cooling solutions, and learn what strategies are right for specific locations (e.g., neighborhoods). Description Educational materials, engagement protocols (workshops, surveys, etc.), and analysis report, including recommendations for place-based interventions. Deliverable $$-$$$ Cost Partners deployed a survey, event tabling, door-to-door visits, and workshops to receive input on heat strategies for three high-risk neighborhoods. Planning guidance Action directions Community engagement Impacts Longmont, CO Project ExampleCommunity-Informed Cooling Solutions Go beyond air temperature with a mean-radiant temperature model that takes into account factors like urban geometry, shadows, and surface materials. Understand how potential heat solutions impact thermal comfort at a micro-scale. Description Report characterizing baseline and/or modified mean-radiant temperature for your neighborhood. Spatial assets with metadata. Deliverable $$-$$$ Cost Using SOLWEIG model, models areas up to 12 square kilometers, 1-3 meter resolution, UTCI assessments at points of interest. Human comfort insights Scenario planning Climate-resilient design Impacts Your neighborhood Technical SpecsNeighborhood Thermal Comfort Assessment Heat Watch Add-Ons | Neighborhood Level Implement localized interventions. We focus on addressing heat challenges at the neighborhood level, tailoring solutions to specific contexts and fostering community participation for maximum impact. Localized Intervention Analyze heat at a micro-scale. We go beyond city-wide averages to understand the nuances of heat exposure within neighborhoods, using detailed monitoring, modeling, and thermal comfort assessments. Micro-Scale Analysis Engage with residents to shape local solutions, fostering collaboration and ensuring that heat resilience strategies are responsive to the unique needs and priorities of each neighborhood. Community Driven Neighborhood Level Heat Watch Add-Ons Report sample: Link (PDF) If you are interested in any of these services, please contact Joey Williams at jw@capastrategies.com to learn more or request a quote.