Ronda Strauch
Climate Change Research And Adaptation Advisor
Seattle, Washington, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolRonda Strauch is a climate change research and adaptation advisor with over two decades of applied environmental science experience and a Ph.D. in Civil and Environmental Engineering from the University of Washington. At Seattle City Light she advises senior leaders on translating climate science into actionable adaptation strategies that strengthen utility and community resilience. Her background spans landslide hazard modeling, regulatory permitting, and supervising multidisciplinary teams across government and private sectors, with hands-on expertise in vulnerability assessments and numerical modeling. She contributed code and tests to the widely used Landlab toolkit, improving landslide probability components—an example of bridging research, open-source tools, and practical decision-making. Known for turning complex hydrology and ecosystem science into accessible tools for planners, she combines technical rigor with stakeholder-focused implementation.
10 years of coding experience
19 years of employment as a software developer
Ph.D., Civil and Environmental Engineering, Ph.D., Civil and Environmental Engineering at University of WashingtonMaster of Science (M.S.), Ecosystem Analysis, Master of Science (M.S.), Ecosystem Analysis at University of Washington, College of Forest ResourcesBachelor of Science (B.S.), Env. Planning & Management, Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Env. Planning & Management at UC Davis
Github Skills (7)
component-development10
python10
slab10
monte-carlo9
simulations9
simulation9
testing8
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
landlab/landlab
Sep 2015 - Jun 2017
Landlab codebase, wiki, and tests
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:56 commits, 2 PRs, 2 comments in 1 year 9 months
Contributions summary:Ronda contributed to a component designed to calculate the probability of landslides. Their work involved modifying and updating the Landlab component, including parameter name updates, documentation fixes, and revisions to indexing methods. They also addressed code errors related to soil depth and made several typo corrections. The user also prepared unit tests and added recharge distribution methods to the component.
codebasewikilandlab
RondaStrauch/pub_strauch_etal_esurf
Jun 2017 - Apr 2020
Supporting files for publication 'Strauch et al., 2018 - Landslides in Landlab' in eSurf
Contributions:18 commits, 4 PRs, 10 pushes in 2 years 10 months
landslideseulerlandlabtraitssupporting
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