CERTCON 2015 Event
Instructor
KEYNOTE
Mark McEwen; Former CBS Early Show Weatherman
and Reporter
Keynote Speaker
CLASS PRESENTATIONS
Virginia Task Force 1, International Urban Search and
Rescue, Nepal Earthquake Response and Rescue
Chief Richie Bowers Jr. (or Team Member); VATF1
CERT and Local Partnerships During an Emergency; A
Study of the 2011 Tornado – Virginia
Jane Wenner; Manager, Gloucester Emergency
Management
Citizen Rescue Efforts in Japan Following Catastrophic
Earthquake/Tsunami of 2011 – Establishing CERTs
Leo Bosner; Director, Training, Education, and
Research, International Institute of Global Resilience
Unprepared for the Common Natural Disaster: Floods.
The Hazards of Flood Incidents and How to Respond
Safely
George Bassler; Coordinator, New York State
Swiftwater/Flood Rescue Training Program
Alert, Locate, Inform, Confront, Evacuate; or Run,
Hide, Fight - Understanding Active Shooter Lifesaving
Actions
Scott Zimmerman; Police Officer III (Community
Services Officer), Montgomery County Department of
Police
Developing a Comprehensive Virtual SITREP Strategy
for your CERT Program
Steve Peterson; CEM, Emergency Management
Specialist at the National Institutes of Health
Disaster Preparedness for our Other Companions:
When and how to Rescue Fido and Fluffy, and how to
Stabilize a Pet with Traumatic Injuries
Dr. Karena Joung; Chief of Staff, Hope Advanced
Veterinary Center
Be Prepared, but Plan for the Unexpected Deployment
MajGen Linda Singh; Adjutant General of Maryland
How Certs can use Chemicals to Demonstrate
Hazardous Material Properties
Dave Donohue; Emergency Management
Coordinator, Franklin County, Pennsylvania,
Office of Emergency Management
Storm Camp - Building a Resilient Community Through
Preparedness Outreach and Education
Jeff Alderdice; MS, MDPEMP, Emergency
Preparedness Manager for the National Cancer
Institute
Mass Casualty Incidents Grief, Self-Care & Responder
Psychological Well-Being After Disaster
Dr. Lauren Campbell, Ph.D; Administrator,
Montgomery County Correctional Facility Mental
Health Program
The Original Civilian Medevac Unit: Maryland State
Police Aviation Command, Trooper 2 Briefing
Corporal Adam Davies; Flight Paramedic, State
Trooper and MD State Police Negotiator
Grassroots Call for Action: America’s PrepareAthon!
Steve Edwards; Community Preparedness Officer
(FEMA Region III), and Dante Randazzo; FEMA
Individual and Community Preparedness Division
Universities at Shady Grove, Rockville, MD
Saturday, June 20 – Sunday, June 21, 2015
CERTCON 2015 Event
Instructor
PANEL DISCUSSIONS
Plenary Panel Discussion:
Volunteerism - Recognizing the Need and the Value of
Contribution to Community
Moderator: Greg St. James; Program Manager,
Montgomery County CERT
Kim Kadesch; Director FEMA National Capital Region
Coordination
Betsy Davis; Assistant Chief, MCPD
Sidney Katz; Montgomery County Council Member
Panel Discussion: How Are the National Capital Region
CERTs Engaging Their Communities? And How CERT
Members Can Help.
Moderator: Greg St. James; Program Manager,
Montgomery County CERT
NCR Program Managers: Fairfax Neighborhood
Teams, Montgomery County, Georgetown, and
Prince George’s County
Moderator: Lisa Ackerman; MC CERT Member
Kathee Henning; Coordinator, GWGVFD Junior Fire
Brigade and Montgomery County CERT Teen Liaison
Jeff Alderdice; Emergency Preparedness Manager,
National Cancer Institute
Ett McAtee; Emergency Manager, Georgetown
University
Steve Peterson; Department of Homeland Security’s
Virtual Social Media Working Group
Leo Bosner; International Institute of Global
Resilience
Panel Discussion: Other CERT Programs Teen
Business
Campus
Virtual
International
WORKSHOPS
Rescue Improv: Using Theater Techniques to Practice
Small Group Abilities to Tackle High-Stakes Events
Mary Tyszkiewicz, Ph.D
Moulage: How to Make Your Responders Believe the
Scenario and Respond With Proper Protocols
Kristen Wear; Moulage Technician,
ASHI First Aid/CPR/AED Instructor, and CERT trainer
A Crash Course in Casualty Simulation: Create
Enhanced Disaster Preparedness Training Events that
go Beyond Expectations
Daniel Boehm; Principle Field Medical Education
Specialist, NREMT-B, U.S. Army Medical Research
Institute of Chemical Defense, Chemical Casualty
Care Division
Shelter Fundamentals
Kim Lemoine; American Red Cross
Bystander Care
Kathee Henning; Instructor, Maryland Highway
Safety Office - Certified Bystander Care
Universities at Shady Grove, Rockville, MD
Saturday, June 20 – Sunday, June 21, 2015
SKILLS, DRILLS & THRILLS
SKILLS
Skills Training (1) Round Robin Refresher - Basic:
Fire BullEx Fire Simulator, Triage, and Treating the
Killers (Airway, Bleeding, Shock)
Skills Training (2) Round Robin Refresher - Basic:
Head to Toe Assessments, Wound Care
Skills Training (3) - Advanced:
Fire Suppression Fire Pan, Cribbing
Skills Training (4) - Advanced:
Advanced Wound Care (Eye, Head and Shoulder,
Torso, and Hip), and Patient Transfer Protocols
Skills Training (5) – Additional Skills:
Finding Your Way With Map and Compass, Urban
Orienteering, and Navigating After a Disaster
Skills Training (6) Refresher - Basic:
Triage, Killers (Respiration, Perfusion, Mentation),
and Wound Care
Skills Training (7) Refresher - Advanced:
ICS, Advanced Wound Care, Safety Briefing, Actual
and Simulated Scene Safety, Pack Systems, and
Preparing for the Unexpected
DRILLS
Basic Refresher: Drill
Combined NCR Team Hands-on Activities
Advanced Refresher: Drill
Outdoor Emergency Response; Hands-on Activities
CERT Rodeo (Timed and Graded Competition)
Team Building: How Do You Stack Up?
Triage: Making Sense of the Masses
Damage Assessment and Phonetic Alphabet
Search and Rescue and Scene Safety
Injury Treatment 1: External Injuries
Injury Treatment 2: Internal Injuries
Transport: Get Them Out of Here
Wrap-Up
Basic and Advanced Drills
Mass Casualty Exercise Debrief
Responders, Evaluators, Controllers and Victims;
Lessons Learned; and Post-Event Psychology Briefing
THRILLS
Maryland State Police Aviation Command Helicopter
Trooper 2 Landing and Viewing
Canine Rescue, Virginia Task Force 1
Mass Casualty Bus
MCFRS Engine
CERT Logistics Trailer
MCFRS Command Vehicle
Fire Rescue Canteen
DELMARVA Search And Rescue Response Gear
Universities at Shady Grove, Rockville, MD
Saturday, June 20 – Sunday, June 21, 2015