Brett McMann, PE, CFM, brings experience in the planning and design of flood protection and ecosystem restoration projects along the East and Gulf Coasts. He has worked extensively for agencies such as the Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority spanning planning, engineering, and program management roles and currently leads all The Water Institute’s efforts on the Louisiana Watershed initiative.

Brett earned a bachelor's degree in civil and environmental engineering with a minor in business administration from Louisiana State University and is pursuing his master's degree in civil engineering with a focus on coastal engineering from the University of New Orleans. Brett has had heavy involvement as part of the development team for Louisiana’s 2012, 2017, and now 2023 Coastal Master Plans. He has served as a project manager on several large projects undertaken by The Water Institute including the Partnership for Our Working Coast modeling effort in Port Fourchon and the statewide Louisiana Watershed Initiative. Brett has experience in the planning and design of levees, pump stations, shoreline armoring, marsh creation, streambank restoration, coastal ecosystem restoration, wetlands value assessments, borrow source identification, engineering feasibility and cost-benefit analysis, municipal utility replacement, and field condition assessments.