Interagency Committee of Dams
National Dam Safety Review Board
This page describes the Interagency Committee on Dam Safety (ICODS) and the National Dam Safety Review Board (Review Board), including members lists for these two groups.
Interagency Committee of Dams
The Interagency Committee of Dams (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. ICODS serves as the permanent forum for the coordination of federal activities in dam safety and security. FEMA also chairs ICODS.
This committee was founded in 1980 to encourage the establishment and maintenance of effective federal programs, policies and guidelines to enhance dam safety and security. The Interagency Committee on Dam Safety (ICODS) serves as the permanent forum for the coordination of federal activities in dam safety and security. FEMA also chairs this committee.
Interagency Committee of Dams Members
Nick Shufro – Acting Chair
nick.shufro@fema.dhs.gov
Deputy Assistant Administrator, Risk Analysis Division
Federal Insurance and Mitigation Administration
Jacob Davis – Voting Member
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
Jennifer L. Dodd, PE
jldodd@tva.gov
GM, River Operations – Dam Safety
Tennessee Valley Authority
Craig Dufficy
Dufficy.Craig@epa.gov
Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Land and Emergency Management
Noller Herbert
noller.herbert@wdc.usda.gov
Director of Engineering-USDA/NRC;
U.S. Department of Agriculture/Natural Resources Conservation Service
William Sturtevant-Dam Owner Rep-Non-Voting Member
bsturtevant@csu.org
Dam Safety Engineer
Water System Operations
Colorado Springs Utilities
Meg Galloway- ASFPM Rep-Non-Voting Member
meg@floods.org
Association of State Floodplain Managers
Robert (Bob) Pike – Voting Member
rpike@usbr.gov
Chief, Dam Safety Office
U.S. Bureau of Reclamation
Ariya Balakrishnan, Ph.D., P.E., G.E. -State Rep Voting Member
Ariya.Balakrishnan@water.ca.gov
Chief of Re-evaluation Engineering Branch
Division of Safety of Dams
Cliff Munson
clifford.munson@nrc.gov
Dam Safety Officer
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Maurice B. Haygood
maurice.haygood@hq.doe.gov
Safety Engineer
Department of Energy - Office of Worker Safety and Health Policy
Stanley J. Michalek
michalek.stanley@dol.gov
Dam Safety Officer
U.S. Department of Labor, Mine Safety, and Health Administration
Victor Hom
victor.hom@noaa.gov
Program Services Leader
National Weather Service
Lorena Soriano
Lorena.Soriano@ibwc.gov
Civil Engineer
U.S. Section, International Boundary and Water Commission
Kyle Burke Pfeiffer- ANL Rep-Non-Voting Member
kpfeiffer@anl.gov
Director, National Preparedness Analytics Center
Argonne National Laboratory
FEMA Staff - Interagency Committee of Dams
Alfred “Wade” Boykin
alfred.boykin@fema.dhs.gov
Mitigation Division
Department of Homeland Security/FEMA
James E. Demby, Jr.
james.demby@fema.dhs.gov
Assessment and Planning Section Branch; Risk Analysis Division
Federal Insurance and Mitigation Administration
Department of Homeland Security/FEMA
Gokhan Inci
gokhan.inci@fema.dhs.gov
Assessment and Planning Section Branch; Risk Analysis Division
Federal Insurance and Mitigation Administration
Department of Homeland Security/FEMA
Kathleen Smith
kathleen.smith2@fema.dhs.gov
Planning, Safety and Building Sciences Division
Federal Insurance and Mitigation Administration
Department of Homeland Security/FEMA
Preston Wilson
preston.wilson@fema.dhs.gov
National Dam Safety Program
Department of Homeland Security/FEMA
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. Review Board members include FEMA, the Chair of the Board and representatives from four federal agencies (U.S. Departments of Agriculture, Commerce, Homeland Security, and Interior) that serve on ICODS, five state dam safety officials, and one member from the private sector.
The Review Board advises FEMA’s Administrator in setting national dam safety priorities and considers the effects of national policy issues affecting dam safety. Review Board members include FEMA, the Chair of the Board and representatives from four federal agencies that serve on the Interagency Committee on Dam Safety (ICODS), five state dam safety officials and one member from the private sector.
National Dam Safety Review Board Members
Nick Shufro – Acting Chair
nick.shufro@fema.dhs.gov
Deputy Assistant Administrator, Risk Analysis Division
Federal Insurance and Mitigation Administration
John Bianco
john.p.bianco@usace.army.mil
Special Assistant for Dam and Levee Safety; Engineering and Construction
U.S. Army Corp of Engineers
David Marble
davemarble@utah.gov
Assistant State Engineer, Dam Safety
Utah Division of Water Rights
Noller Herbert
noller.herbert@wdc.usda.gov
Director of Engineering; Engineering Division
USDA/Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS)
Yohanes Sugeng
yohanes.sugeng@owrb.ok.gov
Engineering Manager, Planning and Management Division
Oklahoma Water Resources Board
Jim Gallagher
james.gallagher@des.nh.gov
Chief Engineer
New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services
Wendy Howard Cooper
wendy.howard-cooper@dcr.virginia.gov
Director Dam Safety and Floodplain Management
VA Department of Conservation and Recreation
John S. Wolfhope
jsw@freese.com
Central Division Manager; Freese and Nichols, Inc.
United States Society on Dams (Private Sector Representative)
National Dam Safety Review Board Workgroup Chairs
Sherry Hunt (Federal)
sherry.hunt@ars.usda.gov
Research Leader; Agricultural Research Service
United States Department of Agriculture
Joanne Brandani (Non-Federal Co-Chair)
joanne.brandani@caloes.ca.gov
Chief, Dam Safety Planning Division
Steve Hocking (Chair – Public Safety)
Steve.hocking@ferc.gov
FERC, Chief Environmental and Project Review Branch
Rebecca Ragon (Chair-NID)
rebecca.ragon@usace.army.mil
National Inventory of Dams; U.S. Army Geospatial Center
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Jason Sheeley (Federal Co-Chair – EAP)
jason.t.sheeley@usace.army.mil
Chief, Mapping Branch, MMC Production Center
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Preston Wilson (Chair – Training)
preston.wilson@fema.dhs.gov
Technical and Policy Advisor
National Dam Safety Program
Federal Emergency Management Agency