This project is only possible because of the hard, collaborative work of many people and organizations. Project leaders and a Steering Committee help drive the process forward and keep things organized, but at the heart of it all is always community. The voices, values, and observations from towns and unincorporated communities around Cape Romain are what will help to shape the project and ensure that community-identified environmental challenges are addressed. Read on to learn more about each part of the project team!

The Lead Project Team

This project is led by Audubon South Carolina and is supported by several key consultants, all shown below. This team organizes important meetings and events and provides the expertise needed to engage with communities in the project area, collect important social and environmental data, and ultimately co-create a prioritized list of nature-based solutions and initial designs to benefit communities and birds alike.

Names	Organization	Expertise
Sherri Fields and Erin Rogers		Coastal bird and habitat conservation
Thetyka Robinson and Bianca Lapaz		Community engagement
Erin Stevens and Maggie Williams		Nature-based solutions
Joshua Robinson and Amy Nguyen		Nature-based solutions
Andrew Fox and Madalyn Baldwin		Nature-based solutions

The Steering Committee

The Building Resilient Communities with Nature Steering Committee consists of residents, municipal officials, local non-profits, faith / community-based leaders, and others who live or work near Cape Romain National Wildlife Refuge, who will help guide the direction of the project to co-create outcomes using nature-based solutions that will be most beneficial to surrounding communities. The Steering Committee will work closely with the Lead Project Team to assist with engaging communities in the project area to identify the environmental issues affecting them and the locations where nature-based solutions can be applied.

Name	Affiliation
Jestin Clark	Francis Marion National Forest
Sherri Fields	Audubon South Carolina
Susanna Hopkins	The Nature Conservancy
Jake Merendino	Ducks Unlimited
Tricia Midgett	U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Kristin Miguez	Berkeley-Charleston-Dorchester Council of Governments
Lewis Porcher	The Lincoln Regional Center of South Carolina
Sam Seawell	Lowcountry Land Trust
Angela Singleton	10 Mile Historic Preservation Committee
Erica Xavier-Bouvier	Gullah-Geechee Heritage Corridor

Project Funding

This important work is funded by several important sources listed below: