Lisa Schiavinato, North Carolina Sea Grant\u2019s coastal law, policy and community development specialist, has won the position of president-elect of The Coastal Society, a non-profit organization comprised of private sector, academic, and government professionals and students to address emerging coastal issues. She will assume the role of president-elect on Jan 1, 2009 and become the president in 2011.<\/p>\n
Schiavinato serves on the society\u2019s board of directors, and she will co-chair the group\u2019s 2010 meeting in North Carolina along with Todd Miller of the N.C. Coastal Federation. Previously, she was program chair for the society\u2019s 2008 conference, where she received the Robert W. Knecht Award for Professional Promise. The award recognizes \u201ca rising professional in the field of coastal and ocean management who best emulates the vigor, dedication, vision and generosity\u201d of Knecht, a pioneer in the coastal zone management efforts across the country.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s an honor to have been selected as president-elect and I am happy to serve in this role and as president,\u201d Schiavinato says. \u201cI\u2019m glad to have earned the confidence of my peers and will work very hard to serve the society and promote its continued growth.\u201d<\/p>\n
At Sea Grant, Schiavinato develops partnerships with federal, state and local agencies to address North Carolina\u2019s coastal and ocean policy issues. She is leading work on an ocean policy report to the N.C. Division of Coastal Management.<\/p>\n
Schiavinato also serves as co-director of the N.C. Coastal Resources Law, Planning and Policy Center, where she coordinates and applies the legal, planning, and policy expertise of the University of North Carolina System and Sea Grant to the state\u2019s pressing coastal issues. She edits the Center\u2019s Legal Tides<\/em> newsletter.<\/p>\n \u201cWe are very proud of Lisa and happy that The Coastal Society has recognized her leadership and organizational skills,\u201d says Jack Thigpen, Sea Grant extension director. \u201cShe is one of the leading coastal policy specialists in our region and an integral part of the North Carolina Sea Grant team.<\/p>\n The annual \u201cShape of the Coast\u201d Continuing Legal Education Program, sponsored by the North Carolina Coastal Resources Law, Planning and Policy Center and the University of North Carolina School of Law, will be held Friday, Oct. 24, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. \u00a0The program will be at the Riverfront Convention Center, 203 South Front Street in New Bern.<\/p>\n Each year, this continuing legal education program examines topics important to coastal North Carolina.\u00a0 This year\u2019s program explores issues such as climate change and the southeastern coast of North Carolina, emerging ocean resource issues, federal wetlands regulation, and coastal stormwater rules.\u00a0 Program speakers include:<\/p>\n Registration is required. Program fees are as follows:<\/p>\n To register for the program online, visit http:\/\/www.law.unc.edu\/cle\/register.aspx<\/em>. Click on \u201cRegister Online\u201d and then \u201cShape of the Coast.\u201d If you prefer to mail in your registration, please fill out the form in the online brochure and include payment.<\/p>\n The Coastal Society has named North Carolina Sea Grant\u2019s Lisa Schiavinato as the 2008 recipient of the Robert W. Knecht Award for Professional Promise. Schiavinato is Sea Grant\u2019s coastal law, policy and community development specialist and serves as co-director of the N.C. Coastal Resources Law, Planning and Policy Center.<\/p>\n The award recognizes \u201ca rising professional in the field of coastal and ocean management who best emulates the vigor, dedication, vision and generosity\u201d of Knecht, a pioneer in the coastal zone management efforts across the country.<\/p>\n The award was presented at the society\u2019s 21st biennial conference, for which Schiavinato served as program chair. She serves on the society\u2019s board of directors. Along with Todd Miller of the N.C. Coastal Federation, she will co-chair the organization\u2019s 2010 national meeting to be held in North Carolina.<\/p>\n \u201cWe are pleased that Lisa\u2019s peers have recognized her leadership in coastal issues at the local, regional and national levels,\u201d said Michael Voiland, North Carolina Sea Grant executive director.<\/p>\n Kristen Fletcher, society president and executive director of the Coastal States Organization, agrees. \u201cBoth in her work with The Coastal Society and Sea Grant, Lisa has contributed energy and thoughtful perspective for her colleagues in the coastal management field. It\u2019s been a pleasure to have her on our board and as conference program chair.\u201d<\/p>\n At Sea Grant, Schiavinato develops partnerships with federal, state and local agencies to address North Carolina\u2019s coastal and ocean policy issues. She is leading work on an ocean policy report to the N.C. Division of Coastal Management.<\/p>\n As co-director of the inter-institutional coastal law center, she coordinates and applies the legal, planning, and policy expertise of the University of North Carolina System and Sea Grant to the state\u2019s pressing coastal issues. She is also the editor of the Legal Tides newsletter, which can be viewed and downloaded from www.nccoastallaw.org.<\/p>\n Schiavinato\u2019s work has appeared in a number of publications, including The Coastal Management Journal, and she has written and presented extensively about legal issues surrounding land-use planning, waterfront access, aquaculture issues, natural disaster response and rebuilding.<\/p>\n Previously, she served five years as the legal coordinator for the Louisiana Sea Grant Legal Program. Schiavinato holds a law degree and a certificate in environmental and land-use law from the University of Florida. She earned a bachelor\u2019s in political science from the University of South Florida.<\/p>\n The memorial award honors Knecht, who served as the first assistant administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration in the U.S. Department of Commerce. There, he began implementation of the Coastal Zone Management Programs and National Estuarine Research Reserve Program that are now well established throughout the coastal states.<\/p>\n The Coastal Society<\/a> invites panel sessions and oral and poster presentations for its 21st Biennial Conference that:<\/p>\n Preference will be given to presentations, panels, and posters that fit within one of the seven conference tracks and complement the conference\u2019s theme of solutions to coastal issues that minimize human impact and maximize stewardship. The conference tracks are:<\/p>\n
\nOctober 2008<\/h2>\n
Oct. 24 – Shape of the Coast: 2008, 9 a.m. – 4 p.m., New Bern, N.C.<\/h3>\n
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\nJuly 2008<\/h2>\n
Sea Grant\u2019s Lisa Schiavinato Earns Coastal Society Honors<\/h3>\n
\nJune 2008<\/h2>\n
June 29 – July 8 – The Coastal Society’s 21st Biennial Conference, Redondo Beach, Los Angeles, Calif.<\/h3>\n
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