Stuart Appelbaum is a National Technical Expert at Arcadis. He has over 42 years of experience in water resources planning, ecosystem restoration, and program management. Mr. Appelbaum is a recognized expert in the planning and implementation of large-scale ecosystem restoration programs and projects, having successfully led the development and implementation of the Everglades restoration program, one of the largest ecosystem restoration efforts in the world. He has demonstrated expertise in interagency and interdisciplinary collaboration and consensus building, public involvement and outreach, and policy development. His expertise includes developing and implementing adaptive management for large-scale ecosystem restoration programs.