Contact
Cara Woods Serra,
AICP, CFM
Planning Director / Deputy Executive Director
cara@tbrpc.org
(727) 570-5151 ext. 28
Activities
Building a Resilient Tampa Bay, together.
In 2018, the Tampa Bay Regional Resiliency Coalition (TBRRC) formed to coordinate climate adaptation and mitigation activities across county lines, to advance local and regional responses to and preparations for economic and social disruption projected to result from sea-level rise, and to provide state and local agencies with access to technical assistance and support in addressing the effects of climate change. Read the Memorandum of Understanding.
The Steering Committee is comprised of elected officials and subject matter experts from throughout the Tampa Bay region who serve as the leadership board for this important initiative. Meetings are held immediately following TBRPC Full Council meetings.
Steering Committee Meeting Materials
| Title | Date | Link |
|---|---|---|
| Regional Resiliency Coalition Work Groups | December 23, 2025 | |
| Steering Committee Meeting – October 13, 2025 | October 3, 2025 | |
| Steering Committee Meeting – August 11, 2025 | August 3, 2025 | |
| Steering Committee Meeting – April 14, 2025 | April 2, 2025 | |
| Steering Committee Meeting – February 10, 2025 | February 1, 2025 | |
| Steering Committee Workshop – January 13, 2025 | January 2, 2025 | |
| Steering Committee Meeting – August 12, 2024 | August 6, 2024 | |
| Steering Committee Meeting – April 8, 2024 | April 2, 2024 | |
| Steering Committee Meeting – February 12, 2024 | February 6, 2024 | |
| Steering Committee Workshop – January 8, 2024 | January 10, 2024 | |
| Steering Committee Meeting – October 9, 2023 | October 5, 2023 | |
| Steering Committee Meeting – August 14, 2023 | August 14, 2023 | |
| 3rd Tampa Bay Regional Resiliency Leadership Summit – Agenda & Presentations | May 5, 2023 | |
| 2nd Tampa Bay Regional Resiliency Leadership Summit – Agenda & Presentations | April 26, 2023 | |
| 1st Tampa Bay Regional Resiliency Leadership Summit – Agenda & Presentations | April 26, 2020 |
- Councilwoman Brandi Gabbard, Chair
- Councilman Peter Altman
- Mayor Woody Brown
- Commissioner Rebecca Bays
- Commissioner Harry Cohen
- Commissioner Jack Mariano
- Vice Mayor April Thanos
- Gubernatorial Appointee Ms. Barbara Sheen Todd
- Commissioner Rene Flowers
- Councilwoman Lisa Gonzalez Moore
- Tony Rodriguez, MacDill Air Force Base
- Ed Sherwood, Tampa Bay Estuary Program
- Mary Margaret Hull, Southwest Florida Water Management District
- Eric Caplan, Tampa International Airport
- Sara Kane, Sarasota County
- Douglas Griesenauer, United Way Suncoast
- Liz Gutierrez, Enterprising Latinas
- Alexander Kolpakov, USF Center for Urban Transportation
- Ramona Madhosingh-Hector, University of Florida
Staff:
- Wren Krahl, Executive Director – wren@tbrpc.org
- Cara Woods Serra, Planning Director/Deputy Executive Director – cara@tbrpc.org
- Amy Bidwell, Principal Hazard Mitigation Planner – amy@tbrpc.org
The Tampa Bay Regional Resiliency Coalition (TBRRC) is working to increase collaboration on resilience planning to address extreme weather and climate risks. To learn more, read the Regional Resiliency Action Plan.
We invite companies, universities and non-profit organizations to become Resiliency Coalition Partners. Your knowledge and expertise are crucial, and your input is needed on a range of topics from community vulnerability, housing, energy resiliency, green infrastructure, to economics and business resiliency.
As a Resiliency Coalition Partner, your organization will be invited to meetings and webinars to discuss local risks, priorities, and strategies. You will be a part of important efforts which will advance resiliency planning, identify best practices, innovative policies and funding opportunities in our communities.
