HMDR Division Leadership

Chrissy is a Technical Manager specializing in community and hazard mitigation planning. She has been a part of planning projects from coast to coast at Michael Baker, working in pre- and post-disaster planning, transit and active transportation, and large-scale, innovative engagement projects. She is happiest when facilitating a meeting, teaching a training, or digging in with communities and tribes to create whole-community solutions that reduce risk. Her professional mission is to help all planners understand how to incorporate natural hazard risk into everyday community decisions to make a safer, more resilient nation. 

Chrissy has been a volunteer with the HMDR Division since 2020. She served as Secretary-Treasurer for 4 years and as Chair-Elect for another 2. When she’s not volunteering with the division, she enjoys baking, swimming, hiking, exploring Philadelphia, and making things. Chrissy received her Bachelor of Arts degree in Geography and International Affairs with a focus in environmental resource management. She is a proud alumna of the University of Pennsylvania School of Design’s city and regional planning program, where she focused on community and economic development.

Enessa Janes, PhD, AICP, is an urban resilience and climate equity leader with more than 18 years of experience advancing adaptive communities. She serves as Deputy Director of Parks, Open Space, and Forestry for the City of Aurora, Colorado, where she leads systemwide planning and investment in parks, urban design, and environmental stewardship to strengthen community well-being and long-term resilience. Her career spans the public, private, and nonprofit sectors, including roles with FEMA, local governments, and The Asia Foundation. Dr. Janes holds a Ph.D. in Design and Planning from the University of Colorado Denver, where her research focused on hazard mitigation planning, public engagement, and social vulnerability. She also holds a Master of Science in Science Communication and a Bachelor of Science in Earth Systems from Stanford University (Palo Alto, CA). A certified planner, Dr. Janes is committed to advancing technically rigorous, equity-centered resilience strategies that improve quality of life for all.

Olenka Wrobel, AICP, is a hazard mitigation and resilience professional with 7 years of planning experience. She serves as a senior planner for Michael Baker International in Chicago, Illinois. In this role, she has worked on a number of projects in hazard mitigation planning, transportation planning, and technical writing. Of note, Olenka supported the FEMA Community Engagement and Risk Communications contract as mitigation lead for FEMA Region 5. This work provided the opportunity to strengthen community resilience and support FEMA in advancing mitigation efforts. Her experience includes both private and public sector roles, where community engagement and risk reduction have always been a priority. Olenka holds a Master of Community and Regional Planning from the University of Oregon, where she specialized in hazard mitigation and environmental conflict resolution, and a Bachelor of Arts in Business, Sustainability with a certificate in International Business from Arizona State University. Her financial services background complements her activities as an urban planner and as treasurer for the Hazard Mitigation and Disaster Recovery Division.

Antonio Carriere, MPA, is an urban planning and public policy leader with over 14 years of experience advancing systems-level change in Louisiana. His expertise in political science, public administration, and public policy enables him to connect governance, regulatory strategy, and implementation science to achieve measurable, sustainable outcomes.
As Recovery and Mitigation Planning Specialist and Program Team Lead at the Louisiana Office of Community Development, he oversees multimillion-dollar, federally funded programs within the Louisiana Watershed Initiative. He leads data-driven flood-risk reduction, land-use alignment, and statewide interagency coordination, with a focus on infrastructure resilience, community development, and long-range planning.

Antonio serves as Public Outreach & Advocacy Officer for the Louisiana Chapter of APA and has contributed to several other committees. He is a Doctoral Candidate in Public Policy and Urban Affairs at Southern University (Baton Rouge, Louisiana), holds a Master of Public Administration from Southern University, and earned a Bachelor’s degree in Political Science from Loyola University (New Orleans, Louisiana). He looks forward to applying his expertise in disaster resilience and mitigation to support the HMDR Division’s mission and collaborate with planners nationwide.

Molly Mowery, AICP, is Executive Director of Community Wildfire Planning Center and founder of Wildfire Planning International. For the past 18 years, Molly has pioneered the integration of wildfire hazard into land-use planning practices by developing national technical assistance programs, training, and guidance. Her accomplishments include co-developing award-winning wildfire planning trainings for CAL FIRE, co-authoring the American Planning Association (APA) report Planning the Wildland-Urban Interface, and drafting guidance for the National Research Council of Canada. Molly frequently presents on wildfire planning topics and provided the Norman Williams Distinguished Lecture in Land Use Planning and Law hosted by the Vermont Law School. She is the past chair of APA’s Hazard Mitigation and Disaster Recovery Planning Division. Molly earned a Bachelor of Arts from Naropa University (Boulder, CO) and a Master's in City Planning from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge, MA).