This page describes the Interagency Committee on Dam Safety (ICODS), including current agencies represented on this group.
Interagency Committee on Dam Safety
The Interagency Committee on Dams Safety (ICODS) was founded in 1980 to encourage the establishment and maintenance of effective federal programs and policies, and guidelines to enhance dam safety and security. The committee serves as the permanent forum for the coordination of federal activities in dam safety and security. FEMA also chairs the committee.
Interagency Committee on Dam Safety Members
Kayed Lakhia – Acting Chair
kayed.lakhia@fema.dhs.gov
Director, FEMA National Dam Safety Program
Federal Insurance and Mitigation Administration
Jacob Davis
jacob.davis@usace.army.mil
Dam Safety Program Manager
U.S. Army Corp of Engineers
David Capka
david.capka@ferc.gov
Deputy Director, Division of Dam Safety and Inspections
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Kenneth R. See
kenneth.see@nrc.gov
Senior Hydrologist/NRC Dam Safety Officer
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Jennifer L. Dodd, PE
jldodd@tva.gov
GM, River Operations – Dam Safety
Tennessee Valley Authority
Maurice B. Haygood
maurice.haygood@hq.doe.gov
Safety Engineer
Department of Energy - Office of Worker Safety and Health Policy
James Demby
james.demby@usda.gov
National Design Engineer
Engineering Division ‑ USDA/NRCS
Robert Pike
rpike@usbr.gov
Chief-Dam Safety Officer
U.S. Bureau of Reclamation
Lorena Soriano
lorena.soriano@ibwc.gov
U.S. Section, International Boundary and Water Commission
Jarrod Durig
durig.jarrod@dol.gov
DOL - Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA)
Kelly Brom
kelly.brom@usda.gov
Eastern Region Dams Program Manager
U.S. Forest Service
Richard (Ed) Everaert
reveraert@blm.gov
Dam Safety Officer
Bureau of Land Management
Kate Ashbire
kate.ashbire@noaa.gov
National Weather Service, NOAA, DOC
Michelle Yezierski
michelle.yezierski@cisa.dhs.gov
Chief, Critical Lifelines Branch
Sector Outreach and Programs Division
Office of Infrastructure Protection
Matthew Young, PE, CFM
Matthew.Young@bia.gov
Safety of Dams Engineer; Inspection & Risk Analysis
U.S. Bureau of Indian Affairs
National Dam Safety Program Strategic Plan: Fiscal Years 2024-2029
This strategy builds the foundation for what the program will look like in five years to ensure the benefits and risks of dams are understood to enhance public safety, national security, and the environment while adapting to hazards.
Read the Plan
National Dam Safety Review Board
The Review Board advises FEMA’s Administrator in setting national dam safety priorities and considers the effects of national policy issues affecting dam safety. In January 2025 and keeping with guidance from the Department of Homeland Security, the current Review Board members have been dismissed. FEMA greatly appreciates the time and expertise that the outgoing council members have contributed. Outgoing advisory board members are welcome to reapply.