Kelli Hammer Levy received her B.S. in Marine Science from Eckerd College and her M.S. in Marine Science from the University of South Florida. She is currently the Division Director for Pinellas County Environmental Management. Her responsibilities include surface water management activities related to the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System, Total Maximum Daily Load implementation, and watershed planning. Kelli also oversees the County’s coastal management program, dock, dredge and fill, and mangrove permitting, management of aids to navigation, and environmental compliance programs. Kelli spends a great deal of her time in planning activities related to sea level rise and climate change and management of the County’s aquatic resources as well as leadership development. Kelli has been working in the Tampa Bay area for over 20 years. She lives in Largo with her husband Scott and their 3 Rhodesian Ridgebacks.