Ryan Slattery is an award winning urban planner and designer with a focus on building equitable resilience for diverse communities. Prior to joining Freese and Nichols, he served the Harris County Flood Control District as the Resilience Division Manager establishing the framework for the County’s first comprehensive flood resilience plan. He has also held posts in the Houston Mayor's Offices of Recovery and Resilience where he leveraged the disaster recovery process to advance Resilient Houston and Houston's Climate Action Plan. Ryan has worked with federal, state, and local agencies across the United States helping to navigate the disaster recovery process with a focus on future resilience. Ryan is a graduate of the University of Texas at Austin and the University of Houston’s Gerald D. Hines College of Architecture and Design where he almost saved the Houston Astrodome.