Our Purpose
The SECOORA SET Community of Practice (CoP) aims to bring together individuals and organizations dedicated to coastal resilience. Our goal is to share knowledge, collaborate on initiatives, and enhance coastal management practices through collective effort.
Request for Support: SET Maintenance & Repairs
If you require support for SET repairs or maintenance, please submit your request via email to the SET Coordinator, Nisse Goldberg, and include the following details:
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Supplies: List the items needed and estimated costs. SECOORA will purchase approved supplies (environmental compliance review is not required).
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Labor: Provide the estimated total cost and number of hours. Environmental compliance approval is required for labor support.
Our Team
Nisse Goldberg
SET Coordinator
Bailee Porter
Student Assistant
Christina Thompson
Student Assistant
SET CoP News
SET Webinar Series: Coastal Wetland Response in Apalachicola Bay
Join us on April 10, 2026, from 2:00 - 3:00 PM for the SECOORA SET Webinar Series, where we will explore coastal wetland change and monitoring in the Apalachicola Bay region. This webinar will bring together SET Community of Practice members and partners to examine monitoring approaches and implications for coastal resilience planning.
2026 SET Community of Practice Workshop
The SECOORA Surface Elevation Table (SET) Community of Practice will convene for its 2026 in-person workshop on July 16 – 17, 2026, in Charleston, South Carolina.
SET Webinar Series: Partner Spotlight on the South Atlantic Salt Marsh Initiative
Join us on March 27, 2026, from 2:00 - 3:00 PM (ET) for the SECOORA SET Webinar Series where they will spotlight South Atlantic Salt Marsh Initiative (SASMI). This webinar will bring together SET Community of Practice members and partners to explore SASMI’s regional approach to salt marsh conservation and the role of scientific data in supporting restoration and coastal...
Webinar Series Recordings
Coastal Wetland Response in Apalachicola Bay
Speaker: Dr. Josh Breithaupt, Assistant Research Faculty, Florida State University Coastal & Marine Laboratory
Focused on recent coastal wetland change and response in the Apalachicola Bay region. Dr. Breithaupt presented on regional environmental trends across the southeast U.S. and how wetlands in the Apalachicola Bay region are responding. Using surface elevation table (SET) data, sediment accretion measurements, soil core dating, and vegetation change records, the session will examine patterns of elevation change, environmental variability, and implications for wetland resilience.
Partner Spotlight on the South Atlantic Salt Marsh Initiative
Speakers: Amanda Gobeli, Coordinator, South Atlantic Salt Marsh Initiative (SASMI), Texas A&M Natural Resources Institute; and Dr. Michelle Peppina Covi, Coastal Resilience Department of Defense Liaison, Southeast Regional Partnership for Planning and Sustainability (SERPPAS), UGA Marine Extension and Georgia Sea Grant
The webinar introduced SASMI’s coordinated, multi-partner approach to conserving one of the region’s most critical coastal ecosystems. Presenters discussed how salt marsh science informs SASMI’s conservation and restoration planning, and how scientific data are applied to resilience planning and decision-making across conservation, military, and resource management contexts.
GRAV-D: The High Road to a Purely Gravimetric Vertical Datum
Speaker: Charles Geoghegan, NOAA When establishing heights for a project, how much thought is given to the level of accuracy (either absolute or relative) needed to support, or accomplish the intended goals? Do we consider the various sources of error that may accompany the tools and processes we use, hidden like an army in a Trojan horse? Or acknowledged as existing, but generally ignored or considered to be insignificant? The webinar discussed potential issues when using the Modernized NSRS, specifically the new vertical datum, which has a definitional reliance on the use of GNSS, and the desire or requirement to provide results in legacy datums.
North Carolina
| Name | Affiliation | Contact |
|---|---|---|
| Jenny Davis | NOAA NCCOS | Jenny.Davis@noaa.gov |
| Elizabeth S. Darrow | Bald Head Island Conservancy | darrow@bhic.org |
| Charlie Deaton | North Carolina Dept. of Environmental Quality - Division of Marine Fisheries | Charlie.Deaton@deq.nc.gov |
| Michelle Moorman | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) | michelle_moorman@fws.gov |
| Justine Neville | U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) | jneville@usgs.gov |
| Rick Savage | Carolina Wetlands Association | Rick.savage@carolinawetlands.org |
| Marcelo Ardon Sayao | North Carolina State University (NCSU) | mlardons@ncsu.edu |
| Lori Sutter | University of North Carolina Wilmington (UNCW) | sutterl@uncw.edu |
| Christine Voss | University of North Carolina | c.m.voss.unc@gmail.com |
South Carolina
| Name | Affiliation | Contact |
|---|---|---|
| Tom Austin | Edisto Island Open Land Trust | land@edisto.org |
| Scott Curtis | The Citadel | wcurtis1@citadel.edu |
| Will Doar | South Carolina Department of Natural Resources (SCDNR) | DoarW@dnr.sc.gov |
| Courtney E. Kimmel | Port Royal Sound Foundation | ckimmel@portroyalsoundfoundation.org |
| Katie Luciano | South Carolina Department of Natural Resources (SCDNR) | LucianoK@dnr.sc.gov |
| Denise Sanger | South Carolina Department of Natural Resources (SCDNR) | SangerD@dnr.sc.gov |
| Erik Smith | University of South Carolina Baruch Institute | erik@baruch.sc.edu |
Georgia
| Name | Affiliation | Contact |
|---|---|---|
| Ben Carswell | University of Georgia - Carl Vinson Institute of Government | bcars@uga.edu |
| Lori Sutter | University of North Carolina Wilmington (UNCW) | sutterl@uncw.edu |
Florida
| Name | Affiliation | Contact |
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| Jeremy Conrad | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) | jeremy_conrad@fws.gov |
| Mike Osland | U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) | mosland@usgs.gov |
| Ryann Rossi | St. Andrew & St. Joseph Bays Estuary Program | rrossi@fsu.edu |
| Ches Vervaeke | National Parks Service | william_vervaeke@nps.gov |
| Josh Breithaupt | Coastal & Marine Laboratory Florida State University | jbreithaupt@fsu.edu |
| Lynn Wingard | Emeritus USGS | lwingard.awg@gmail.com |
| Bethany Stackhouse | Florence Bascom Geoscience Center, US Geological Survey | bstackhouse@usgs.gov |
| Kara Radabaugh | Fish & Wildlife Research Institute, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission | kara.radabaugh@myfwc.com |
| Annie Roddenberry | Aquatic Habitat Conservation and Restoration, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission | Annie.Roddenberry@myfwc.com |
| Megan Lamb | Florida Dept. of Environmental Protection | Megan.Lamb@FloridaDEP.gov |
| Scott F. Jones | University of North Florida | scott.jones@unf.edu |
| Serina Wittyngham | University of North Florida | s.wittyngham@unf.edu |
Other
| Name | Affiliation | Contact |
|---|---|---|
| Ryan P. Moyer | TerraCarbon LLC | ryan.moyer@terracarbon.com |
| Matthew Pendleton | NOAA Office for Coastal Management | matt.pendleton@noaa.gov |
