Camille Manning-Broome is the President and CEO of the Center for Planning Excellence, a nonprofit that delivers visionary plans, model land use tools, and policy guidance to the state of Louisiana and its local governments. Camille’s leadership on issues around climate adaptation, climate-induced migration, people-first infrastructure, and resident-led community planning has contributed to the transformation of cities, towns and parishes throughout Louisiana, and her expertise is sought out by peers across the globe. She has been instrumental in developing a whole-of-government framework for integrating climate data and risk management into state decision making. Her collaborations with international partners have placed Louisiana in the center of the conversation around climate change issues, promoting a bold, inclusive, and sustainable vision for the future while ensuring Louisiana maintains its unique strengths. Through her work, Camille prioritizes resilience, equity, and preservation of cultural and social ties for all residents, with emphasis on populations facing challenges associated with historical disinvestment, land loss, and changing climate conditions.
Camille works with CPEX’s multidisciplinary team to provide data-driven, community-informed assistance to actors seeking to make thoughtful decisions about future development. Under her leadership, CPEX has leveraged significant federal, state and local resources and produced comprehensive plans, model land-use tools, and implementation strategies for more than 50 Louisiana communities, advancing CPEX’s ultimate mission: to bring people and planning together to make great places.
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