Leadership Team

Meet the Team

Jessica Whitehead


Executive Director

Carol Considine


Director of Applied Projects

Nicole Hutton Shannon


Assistant Director of Engagement
Associate Professor, Political Science & Geography

(Vacant)


Program Head for Flooding and Built Environments

Joshua Behr


Program Head for Social Science and Policy of Coastal Resilience
Research Professor
Virginia Modeling, Analysis & Simulation Center
757-638-6564 |

Steven Becker


Program Head for Health Dimensions of Coastal Resilience
Professor, Community & Environmental Health
757-683-5447 |

Tom Allen


Program Head for Sea Level Rise and Climate Science
Professor, Political Science & Geography
757-683-6059 |