John is a Lead Physical Scientist and Building Codes Policy Advisor in FEMA’s Resilience Organization in Washington, D.C.. Currently, John is the SME lead for the Mitigation Framework Leadership Group’s Building Codes Task Force, comprised of 20 federal agencies, working together on advancing the latest codes and high-performance standards for agency programs. John has been involved in flood and wind building codes and standards development for over 20 years, serving on ASCE standards committees for ASCE 7 and ASCE 24. John also engages in policy development, hazard mitigation guidance and coordination with mitigation partners in the public and private sector. He holds a Bachelor of Engineering Degree in Civil Engineering from the Cooper Union for Advancement of Science and Art.

Janan is the Senior Climate Advisor for FEMA’s Hazard Mitigation Assistance programs in the Resilience Organization in Washington, D.C. Janan works across FEMA programs and with external partners to develop and coordinate climate change policy, tools, guidance, communication, and trainings. Janan is also a Nature-Based Solutions subject matter expert, supporting inclusion and implementation of nature-based solutions across FEMA’s programs. Since 2018, Janan has been working at FEMA to leverage funding for community resiliency to hazards before and after disasters strike. Previously Janan worked on climate change policy as a NOAA Knauss Fellow with the US Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, and as the lead of the National Network for Ocean and Climate Change Interpretation at the New England Aquarium. Janan is a coastal scientist with a Master of Science in marine Resource Management with a focus on coastal hazards and climate adaptation from Oregon State University, and a Bachelor of Arts in Environmental Science from Connecticut College.