SPEAKERS

 

MARION MCFADDEN	RICHARD KNABB, PH.D.	JOSEPH NIMMICH	ROBERT G. SALESSES
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Grant Programs Office of Community Planning and Development (CPD), U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development	Director National Hurricane Center	Deputy Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency	Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Homeland Defense Integration and DSCA Bio

  TAYLOR BALDWIN KILAND
Conference attendees will hear from author and motivational speaker Taylor Baldwin Kiland on Wednesday, November 18th. A former naval officer and the third generation in her family to serve in the Navy, Taylor spent 20 years in the private sector as a marketing communications professional before starting her writing career.Taylor will talk about personal and organizational resilience from her extensive research on the lives of POWs in the infamous Hanoi Hilton. The key to their success was their strong organizational culture, putting mission ahead of personal interests. Go here to read more.   

JANE MCINNIS 

Prepare to be entertained during lunch on Monday, November 16, when author and comedienne Jan McInnis shows you how to use humor to handle change. Attendees will walk away laughing and learning how to diffuse tension, kick off difficult conversations, and facilitate communication through the use of humor. Inspired by 15 years as a marketing director in the 9 to 5 world, Jan knows that learning doesn’t have to be boring! Jan has a knack for humorous analysis, which enables her to keep her audiences laughing. Born in Washington D.C., Jan was in charge of the “Joke of the Day” for her junior high school lunch table. Not surprisingly, she majored in communications at Virginia Tech, where she was a disk jockey for the local radio station. Go here to read more.  

 

 Mary Schoenfeldt, Ph.D., Director of Recovery, Marysville School District

Lucia Schmit, Executive Officer (Acting), National Integration Center, FEMA

SPOTLIGHT SESSION SPEAKERS
Ernest Abbott, J.D., Baker Donelson	Wally Bazemore, Red Hook Community Activist
DeeDee Bennett,Ph.D., Research Scientist, GA Institute of Tech.	Dennis Bingheim, Deputy Chief, retired, Quincy (IL) Police Dept.
Patrick Brady, CIH, CSP, General Director, Hazardous Materials Safety, BNSF Railway	Kevin Breaux, Asst. Deputy Director, LA Governor's Office of Homeland Sec. & Emer. Preparedness
Charles Castro, Ph.D., President, Casto Consulting Group	Tom Drabek, Ph.D., Professor Emeritus, University of Denver
Elaine Enarson, Ph.D.,  Independent Scholar	Sara Estes Cohen, MPP, ABCP, G&H International Services, Inc.
Mary Jo Flynn, MS, CEM, Emer. Op. Coordinator, Sacramento Co. Office of Emer. Svcs.	Brandon Greenberg, MPA, CEM, Founder/Consultant George Washington Univ., DisasterNet, Inc.
Michael Herman, J.D., Senior Manager, Disaster Management Services, Ernst & Young	Pam Hobbs, MEP, CEM, CBCP, Emergency Mgt. & Mission Assurance Programs, Engineering Solutions Inc.
Matt Jadacki, Executive Director, Disaster Management Services, Ernst & Young	Joe Kelley, Chief, Morton Fire Department
Kevin King, Executive Director, Mennonite Disaster Service	Rocky Lopes, Ph.D., Deputy Program Mgr. for Stakeholder Engagement, NWS
Michael Martinet, MS, CEM, Principal, The Martinet Group	Ian Marvy, Co-Chair, New York Rising, Red Hook Community Reconstruction Zone
Charlotte Porter, MPH, Acting Director, Individual & Community Preparedness Div., FEMA	Faye Stone, Disaster Services Consultant
Charlie Woodrum, National Decision Support Services Program Mgr., NWS
BREAKOUT SESSION SPEAKERS
Ernest Abbott, J.D., Baker Donelson	Christine Arthurs, RPP, MCIP, Chief of Staff, City Mgrs. Office, The City of Calgary
Victor Bai, President, IAEM-Asia Council	LTC Ronald Bashista, Dir. of Planning & Preparedness, Mayor's Office of Emer. Mgt., Metro Boston Homeland Security Region
Devin Balkind, Founder & Director, Sarapis	Joshua Batkin, Director of the Office of External Affairs, Federal Emergency Management Agency
Keith Bennett, Area Supervisor, Eastman Chemical Company	Wesley Bissett, DVM, Ph.D., Associate Prof. and Dir., Texas A&M Univ. Veterinary Emergency Team
Ted Buehner, Warning Coordination Meteorologist, NWS	Marc Burdiss, CEM, M.Ed, Director, Northern AZ Univ., Office of EM
Christian Burgess, Director, Disaster Distress Helpline	Sherry Capers, Emergency Mgt. Planner, Miami-Dade Fire and Rescue
Lance Clampitt, Physical Scientist, National Geospatial Program, USGS	Katherine Clements, Director of Operations, National Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster (VOAD)
Tom Coleman, Partner, IBM Global Business Services	Holly Cuthbertson, MS, CEM, Researcher/Technical Support, Emerge Technologies
Terry Craven, CEM, MEP, ACE, Airport Op. Mgr., Salt Lake City Internat’l Airport	Mark Diedrich, Director, Office of EM, St Louis Co. Police Dept.
Kerstin Davis, Emer. Mgt. Student, Saint Louis Univ.	Karen Durham-Aguilera, P.E., SES, Director, Contingency Op. and Homeland Sec., USACE
Roberta Dwyer, Ph.D., Veterinarian/Prof./Agrosecurity Specialist, Univ. of KY	Robert Fenton, Regional Administrator, FEMA Region IX
Clint Fey, MPA, Director, Jefferson Co. EM	Susan Gantt, Vice President, Architects Design Group
George Gardenier, Ph.D., ORISE Post-doctoral Fellow, U.S. EPA	Michael Gerber, Physical Scientist, NWS
Dick Green, Ed.D., Sr. Director Disaster Response, Amer. Soc. for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals	Michael Guditus, PEM, MEP, Asst. Coordinator, Fairfax Co. Office of EM
Duane Hagelgans, JD, Ass’t. Prof., Center for Disaster Research and Education, Millersville Univ, of PA	Allison Harrington, Public Health Analyst on the Partnerships Team, Office of Public Health Preparedness and Response (PHPR)
Jerome Hatfield, Regional Administrator, FEMA Region II	Michael Herman, J.D., Senior Manager, Disaster Management Services, Ernst & Young
Eddie Hicks, CEM, Past IAEM-USA President and former President of the AL Assoc. of Emer. Mgrs.	Andrea Higdon, Emergency Mgt. System Director, Univ. of KY
Pam Hobbs, MEP, CEM, CBCP, Emergency Mgt. & Mission Assurance Programs, Engineering Solutions Inc	Lori Hodges, CEM, Director, Larimer Co. Office of EM
Eli Jacks, Acting Chief, Forecast Services Division, NWS	Matt Jadacki, Executive Director, Disaster Management Services, Ernst & Young
Chris Johnson, Executive Director, GEO Huntsville	Sandy Johnson, MS, Emergency Management Coordinator, Kansas Department of Agriculture
Elysa Jones, Chair, OASIS – Org. for the Advancement of Structured Information Stds.	Eric Kant, Founder/CEO, Kant Consulting Group
Glen Karpovich, CEM, Regional Emer. Mgt. Specialist, U.S. Dept. of HHS	Heather Kelly, Program Mgr., Snohomish Co. EM
Richard Knabb, Ph.D., Director, National Hurricane Center	Bryan Koon, Director, Florida Division of Emergency Management
Raquel Lackey, Canine Crisis Response Team, HOPE Animal-Assisted Crisis Response	Christian Lanphere, Ph.D., CEM, CCEMT-P, IAEM CEM Commissioner
Terry Lightheart, Chair, IAEM-USA Strategic Planning Cmte.	Chris Logan, Deputy Assistant Administrator for Grant Programs, FEMA
Bruce Lockwood, CEM, Preparedness Planning Ass’t., Town of East Hartford, CT	Marissa Lynch, Environmental Engineer, U.S. EPA
Erika Mahoney MS, PEM, Executive Director, Do 1 Thing	Howard Mannella, MBCI, CBCP, Managing Principal, Alternative Resiliency Svcs. Corp.
Michael Martinet, MS, CEM, Principal, The Martinet Group	Andrew McGuire, BS, EMT-P, Past Chair, IAEM-USA Healthcare Caucus
Theodora Michaels, JD, Emergency Mgt. Student	William Murtagh, Assistant Director for Space Weather, Executive Office of the President
Michael Mumaw, Vice Chair, IAEM-USA Strategic Planning Cmte.	Peter Navesky, Disaster Program Manager, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Chief Wayne Nero, Georgetown Police Dept.	Daniel Neaverth, Commissioner, Emer. Services, Erie Co.
Melissa Newman, Ph.D., Assoc. Prof./Agrosecurity Specialist, Univ. of KY	Dave Nichols, CEM, ShelterBox Response Team Member
Honorable Joseph Nimmich, MBA, Deputy Administrator, FEMA	Marie Peppler, MA, Federal Agency Liaison and the National USGS Flood Inundation Mapping Coordinator, USGS Office of Surface Water
Paula Phillips, Emergency Mgt. Specialist	Jill Raycroft, MPA, CEM, MEP, Lead Training and Exercise Coordinator, San Francisco Dept. of Emergency Management
William Roche, Director, Public Assistance Division, Recovery Directorate, FEMA	Dan Robeson, CEM, Director, Johnson Co. EM
Lyn Rosgaard, CEM, Owner, Emergency Planning Strategies	Tony Russell, CEM, MA, Superintendent, Emergency Management Institute
Richard Serino, 8th FEMA Deputy Administrator and "Distinguished Visiting Fellow", Harvard School of Public Health-National Preparedness Leadership Initiative	Jannah Scott, TH.D., Deputy Director, DHS Center for Faith-based & Neighborhood Partnerships
Marty Shaub, Vice Chair, IAEM-USA Strategic Planning Cmte.	Roy Shrout, CEM, Deputy Coordinator, Fairfax Co. Office of EM
Brian Simpkins, Associate Director, Justice and Safety Center, Eastern Kentucky University	Ed Smith, Deputy Superintendent, EMI, FEMA
Lisa Sokol, Ph.D., Data Scientist, IBM	Anna Stull, Emergency Mgt. Specialist, USGS
Chris Stanton, Deputy Program Mgr., a.i.solutions	Tony Surma, CTO, Microsoft Disaster Response
Gracia Szczech, CEM, Regional Administrator, FEMA Region IV	MaryAnn Tierney, MPA, Regional Administrator, FEMA Region III
Louis Uccellini, Ph.D., Director, NWS	Andrew Velasquez, III, MA, MBA, Regional Administrator, FEMA Region V
Melissa Ventresca, MPA, Ph.D., Chief – Mission Support Branch, EMI	Chauncia Willis, MPA, MEP, CEM, CPC, Emergency Management Coordinator, City of Tampa
Charlie Woodrum, National Decision Support Services Program Mgr., NWS	Roy Wright, MPA, Deputy Associate Administrator for Insurance and Mitigation, FEMA
Gregory Zebrowski, Regional Emer. Planner, Fairfax Co. Office of EM