Sunday Federal Updates Series

Get the latest Federal Updates in a series of four presentations on Sunday, November 5th during the Annual Conference. 

Featured Speakers


12:15pm – 1:00pm

FEMA Preparedness Grant Case Studies: Overview, Updates, and Community Highlights

Amanda Snook, Section Chief, Measures and Standards Branch in the National Preparedness Assessments Division, FEMA & Sharon Kushnir, Branch Chief, National Preparedness Assessment Division, FEMA


1:15pm – 2:00pm

The New National Exercise Program

Nicole Nation, Emergency Management Specialist, National Exercise Division, FEMA

2:15pm – 3:00pm

Essential Partnerships and Climate Literacy for Meeting FEMA Strategic Objectives

Ned Gardiner, Engagement Manager, NOAA, Cindy Huang, Emergency Management Specialist (Response), National Planning Branch | Planning & Exercise Division, FEMA & Daniel Berkman, CEM, Emergency Management Specialist, Planning Integration Division, Office of Resilience Strategy, FEMA


3:15pm – 4:00pm

What’s the Big IDEA? Learn How to Incorporate Inclusion, Diversity, Equity and Accessibility into Exercises to Improve your Community’s Preparedness

Jennifer Lynch, Homeland Security Exercise and Evaluation Program Lead, National Exercise Division, FEMA

Contact Us

IAEM Headquarters

201 Park Washington Ct,
Falls Church, VA 22046
703.538.1795

Dates and Locations

Dates and Locations of Future IAEM Annual Conferences:

Nov. 14 – 20, 2025*
 Louisville, KY

 Nov. 13 – 18, 2026*
 Long Beach, CA

*The core program dates are Sunday-Wednesday, with additional Friday-Saturday and Thursday-Friday pre- and post-conference training and other options.

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