Technical Review
Our Technical Advisory Committees are three to four member groups of nationally known experts who are responsible for advising the state on how to conduct the analysis in the most technically sound manner. We have a technical advisory committee that assists us with our modeling analysis, a committee that advises us on the best use of our Planning Tool, and a committee that gives us advice about incorporating cultural heritage appropriately in the plan. Each of these committees has met many times with the team to provide in depth guidance and feedback.
Planning Tool
| Name | Affiliation | Areas of Expertise |
| Ben Hobbs | Johns Hopkins | Editor Risk Management Journal; environmental and energy systems analysis and economics; multi-objective and risk analysis; ecosystem management |
| John Boland | Johns Hopkins | Environmental economics; water and energy resources; public utility management |
| Len Shabman | Prof. Emeritus, Virginia Tech, Independent Consultant | Evaluation protocols for large-scale water resources programs |
Modeling
| Name | Affiliation | Areas of Expertise |
| Steve Ashby | United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE – ERDC) | Biogeochemistry of surface and groundwater systems |
| Fred Sklar | South Florida Water Management Division | Wetland restoration; landscape ecology and modeling |
| John Calloway | University of San Francisco | Wetland restoration; wetland plant ecology and sediment dynamics |
| Si Simenstad | University of Washington | Estuarine/coastal ecology; food web structure; juvenile salmon ecology |
Cultural Heritage
| Name | Affiliation | Areas of Expertise |
| Don Davis | Professor Emeritus, Louisiana State University, Sea Grant | Geography; oral history; humankind in landscape evolution and change |
| Carl Brasseaux | Professor Emeritus, University of Louisiana, Lafayette | Acadian/Cajun and Creole history and culture |
| Maida Owens | Louisiana Office of Cultural Development | Anthropology; Louisiana Folklife & traditional cultures |