John Truscinski

Director of Resilience Planning

Connecticut Institute for Resilience and Climate Adaptation

John Truscinski is the Director of Resilience Planning and manages the Resilient Connecticut project. He recently worked with The Nature Conservancy as their Coastal Resilience Manager in New Jersey, leading TNC’s state-wide efforts to incorporate ecosystem based climate adaptation strategies into coastal community planning efforts.  In this role he worked directly with state agency staff and municipal leaders along the Jersey Shore.   John holds a Master’s degree in Sustainability Management from Columbia University’s Earth Institute where he focused on methods of urban coastal adaptation to the impacts of climate change.