Dr. May is an engineer and scientist with approximately 30 years of experience providing leadership and technical expertise related to climate change resilience and adaptation strategy development, with an emphasis on coastal environments and extreme weather hazard analysis. In addition to her scientific and technical expertise, Kris is currently serving as lead author for the national Coastal chapter for the 5th National Climate Assessment, and she served as a regional lead author on the 4th National Climate Assessment. She has a solid understanding of the best available climate science, and the policies and guidance in place locally and nationally that are driving climate change adaptation planning.
Kris has served as a technical advisor on the Mayor of San Francisco’s Sea Level Rise Committee for over a decade, continuing to help the County of San Francisco develop and adopt award-winning climate change planning policies. Kris also has an extensive bench of knowledge on the San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission’s (BCDC’s) Adapting to Rising Tides program, from its inception in 2011 with the first pilot project in Alameda County thru to the 2022 release of the Adapting to Rising Tides Roadmap for Resilience. She currently serves as a Coastal Engineer on BCDC’s Engineering Criteria Review Board.