In Episode 12, Derek Brockbank, Executive Director of the Coastal States Organization and former ASBPA Executive Director, joins the ASBPA #ShapingShoresPodcast to talk about his path into coastal policy, strengthening ASBPA’s voice in Washington, and how integrated, multidisciplinary coastal management will shape the next 100 years of resilient shores.
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Episode 12. ASBPA’s Shaping Shores with Derek Brockbank
Welcome to Shaping Shores, the Centennial podcast of the American Shore and Beach Preservation Association. For nearly a hundred years, ASBPA has united people across science, policy, and practice to preserve U.S. shores and beaches.
Guests
Derek Brockbank is Executive Director of Coastal States Organization (CSO), which represents the nation’s Coastal States, Territories, and Commonwealths on ocean, coastal, and Great Lakes issues. With two decades of experience in Washington DC on coastal adaptation policy and organizational development, Derek is connecting state coastal management programs with federal agencies and resources to address the greatest coastal challenges facing society. He previously served as executive director for the American Shore & Beach Preservation Association (ASBPA), as campaign director for a coalition effort to restore the Mississippi River Delta, and worked on climate adaptation policy at National Wildlife Federation. He went to University of Chicago, and grew up in New York City, getting his coastal education on the beaches of Long Island, and kayaking and fishing in Peconic Bay.
Nicole Elko is Executive Director of the American Shore and Beach Preservation Association and host of the Shaping Shores podcast.