Chad Berginnis
Chad Berginnis is a senior specialist with Michael Baker Jr., Inc. in their Columbus, Ohio, office. Berginnis has 16 years experience in various aspects of natural hazard management, flood loss reduction, and land use planning and programs at the state and local level.
Berginnis was Ohio’s state hazard mitigation officer and worked in the Ohio Floodplain Management Program. He was involved in creating and administering the Appalachian Flood Risk Reduction Initiative, administering the Community Assistance Program, and revising model state floodplain management regulations. He oversaw state hazard mitigation operations during three federally-declared disasters and authored the 2008 update of Ohio’s mitigation plan. As a local official, Berginnis administered land use, economic development, and floodplain management programs in Perry County, Ohio.
Berginnis is a recognized national expert in floodplain management and hazard mitigation. He has participated in national research and focus groups, provided agency (including the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers) and congressional testimony, and was selected to participate on an advisory panel on developing a Chinese floodplain management strategy. He is a past Insurance Committee co-chair and chair of the Association of State Floodplain Managers and currently coordinates the ASFPM’s Mitigation Policy Committees. Berginnis holds a bachelor’s in natural resources from Ohio State University and is a certified floodplain manager.
Related Resources by Chad Berginnis from the Natural Hazards Library Staff
Reducing Flood Losses Is the 1% Chance Flood Standard Sufficient?
Report of the 2004 Assembly of the Gilbert F. White National Flood Policy Forum