MEET THE BOARD - Wendy Wang

FMA Welcomes our newest advisor to the board.

Wendy Wang prides herself in being a powerhouse of excellence, efficiency, and collaboration. She is beyond excited to serve the floodplain management community as a Director At-Large on the FMA Board of Directors. She brings a fresh perspective, innovative ideas, and a commitment to empower emerging professionals to confidently embrace leadership roles and practice self-advocacy. Wendy graduated from UC Davis in 2012 with a B.S. in Civil and Environmental Engineering and began her career as a Student Assistant in Department of Water Resources. She is a licensed Professional Civil Engineer in California and has a decade of experience in Floodplain Management. She is currently a Senior Engineer with the Central Valley Flood Protection Board, specializing in flood planning and programs. Additionally, she has a background in emergency preparedness and response, flood risk communications, project management, and communications and engagement. Wendy has been extremely involved with many aspects of the FMA organization, including the Emerging Professionals (EP) Committee, Awards Committee, Luncheon Committee, Conference Planning Committee, and Social Media Committee. Wendy was a founding member of the EP Committee and engineered the genius organizational structure of the committee to allow for over a 600% growth in actively engaged committee members within the first year. Over her three years as the Awards Committee Chair, Wendy exponentially increased the number of committee members and level of engagement through a process and organizational re-vamp. Wendy’s creativity and adaptability allowed for both of those committees to continue growing and be successful throughout COVID. From the onset of COVID, she led the EP Committee through a successful transition from in-person to virtual webinars, socials, and committee meetings, allowing for members to stay engaged through a very difficult time. She was also instrumental in the success of the Awards Committee during the virtual FMA conferences because she led the team through a completely new and innovative process of developing videos for the award winners and increasing member engagement through highlighting awards on social media.

She has an unwavering dedication to effective communication and leadership, an unparalleled ability to deliver a high level of performance, and an incredible aptitude for creative problem-solving. She is a remarkable asset to FMA because of her incredible ability to lead, manage, and inspire people; talent and keen mind for process improvement, organization, and member engagement; and impressive level of communication and interpersonal skills. Wendy has already contributed an astonishing amount of value to FMA and is honored to continue serving the FMA community on the Board of Directors.