The Floodplain Management Team
Engineering/Project Management
Katie Ringland, PE, CFM — Chief, Mapping Project Manager & State NFIP Coordinator
Katie is the Chief of the Floodplain Management Section and develops program goals, priorities, objectives, and guidelines and procedures. She is the Coordinating Technical Partners (CTP) agreement project manager with FEMA and the grant manager for the section. Katie also serves as the NFIP Coordinator for the state of Nebraska.
Contact Katie at (402)471-2094 or Katie.Ringland@nebraska.gov
Jamie Reinke, PE, CFM — Mapping Project Manager & Engineer
Jamie serves as the mapping project engineer responsible for reviewing and conducting detailed and approximate hydrologic and hydraulic analyses, overseeing engineering and mapping staff, preparing flood insurance studies, and reviewing all engineering and mapping submittals.
Contact Jamie at (402)471-3957 or Jamie.Reinke@nebraska.gov
Outreach
Brian Dixon — Floodplain Management & Mitigation Coordinator
This position will help communities coordinate flood mitigation planning efforts, and provide technical assistance for the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP).
Contact Brian at (402)471-9252 or Brian.Dixon@nebraska.gov
Chuck Chase, CFM — Outreach Coordinator & NFIP Specialist
Chuck's responsibilities include serving as a primary point of contact for floodplain management questions within the state, assisting with floodplain ordinance review and adoption, providing floodplain management assistance through Community Assistance Visits (CAVs), Community Assistance Contacts (CACs), and technical assistance phone calls and correspondence.
Contact Chuck at (402)471-9422 or Chuck.Chase@nebraska.gov
Engineering
Jared Ashton, PE, CFM — Engineer
Jared conducts approximate and detailed hydrologic and hydraulic analyses for mapping and BFE requests, prepares floodplain reports, delineates floodplains and creates Digital Flood Insurance Rate Maps (DFIRMs), DFIRM databases, metadata and FEMA submissions based on FEMA’s guidelines.
Contact Jared at (402)471-0500 or Jared.Ashton@nebraska.gov
Stefan Schaepe, EI, CFM — Engineer
Stefan conducts approximate and detailed hydrologic and hydraulic analyses for mapping and BFE requests, prepares floodplain reports, delineates floodplains and creates Digital Flood Insurance Rate Maps (DFIRMs), DFIRM databases, metadata and FEMA submissions based on FEMA’s guidelines.
Contact Stefan at (402)471-0644 or Stefan.Schaepe@nebraska.gov
Deanna Ringenberg, EI — Engineer
Deanna conducts approximate and detailed hydrologic and hydraulic analyses for mapping and BFE requests, prepares floodplain reports, delineates floodplains and creates Digital Flood Insurance Rate Maps (DFIRMs), DFIRM databases, metadata and FEMA submissions based on FEMA’s guidelines.
Contact Deanna at (402)471-2243 or Deanna.Ringenberg@nebraska.gov
Mapping and Technical Assistance
Ryan Johnson, CFM — Floodplain Mapping Lead
Ryan conducts approximate hydrologic and hydraulic analyses for BFE requests and mapping, delineates floodplains, and creates Digital Flood Insurance Rate Maps (DFIRMs), DFIRM databases, and metadata based on FEMA’s guidelines.
Contact Ryan at (402)471-1221 or Ryan.P.Johnson@nebraska.gov
Ryan Kelly, CFM — Floodplain Mapping Lead
Ryan conducts approximate hydrologic and hydraulic analyses for BFE requests and mapping, delineates floodplains, and creates Digital Flood Insurance Rate Maps (DFIRMs), DFIRM databases, and metadata based on FEMA’s guidelines.
Contact Ryan at (402)471-8608 or Ryan.Kelly@nebraska.gov
Jehoon Kim — Floodplain Mapping Specialist
Jehoon delineates floodplains, and creates Digital Flood Insurance Rate Maps (DFIRMs), DFIRM databases, metadata and FEMA submissions based on FEMA’s guidelines.
Contact Jehoon at (402)471-1223 or Jehoon.Kim@nebraska.gov
Isaac Remboldt — Floodplain Mapping Specialist
Isaac delineates floodplains, and creates Digital Flood Insurance Rate Maps (DFIRMs), DFIRM databases, metadata and FEMA submissions based on FEMA’s guidelines.
Contact Isaac at (402)471-2242 or Isaac.Remboldt@nebraska.gov
Vacant — Floodplain Mapping Specialist
This positions will delineate floodplains, and create Digital Flood Insurance Rate Maps (DFIRMs), DFIRM databases, metadata and FEMA submissions based on FEMA’s guidelines.
