Gered Lennon is a member of the Folly Beach City Council. David M. Bush is Assistant Professor of Geology at the State University of West Georgia. William J. Neal is Professor of Geology at Grand Valley State University. Orrin H. Pilkey Jr. is James B. Duke Professor Emeritus of Earth Sciences at Duke University. Matthew Stutz is a doctoral candidate at Duke University. Jane Bullock is Senior Policy Advisor to the Director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency.