07/08/2026
Featured | News | Road to Resilience • Building Codes
For more than four decades, I have worked at the intersection of disasters, insurance, resilience, and public policy.
I spent 12 years in the insurance industry, including catastrophe claims response, and witnessed firsthand the devastating consequences that disasters have on families, homes, and communities. Since 1998, I have had the privilege of leading the Federal Alliance for Safe Homes (FLASH), an award-winning nonprofit coalition dedicated to advancing disaster resilience through consumer awareness and smart public policy.
During that time, one lesson has become abundantly clear: building codes are the foundation of resilience. We cannot achieve disaster resilience without them.
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