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Floodplain Specialist | Cape Cod Cooperative Extension and Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Sea Grant
Shannon Hulst is Floodplain Specialist for Barnstable County, MA with Cape Cod Cooperative Extension and Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Sea Grant. She is a Certified Floodplain Manager with a master’s degree in coastal hazard management from the University of Rhode Island. She provides technical assistance on all things related to flooding, floodplain regulations, and coastal resilience to municipalities, residents, and businesses on Cape Cod and southeastern MA. She has worked with towns and design professionals on issues relating to historic structures and flood risk since 2017. Shannon has received two national awards for her work in regional floodplain management; the Community Rating System (CRS) Award for Excellence from the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the James Lee Witt Local Award for Excellence in Floodplain Management from the Association of State Floodplain Managers.
