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2015 Emergency Management Summit and Training Session Hosted by: Emergency Management Association of Georgia April 8-10—Savannah, Georgia CONVENTION FIRST FLOOR PLAN CONVENTION SECOND FLOOR PLAN 2 Emergency Management Summit and Training FERRY SCHEDULE Emergency Management Summit and Training 3 Welcome to the 2015 Emergency Management Summit and Training Dear Partners, On behalf of the Emergency Management Association of Georgia, I welcome you to the 2015 Emergency Management Training and Summit in Savannah, Georgia. I have said it before and I will say it again, emergency management is all about relationship building. The events of the past year demonstrate how important it is for all of us to build strategic relationships not only at the local level but throughout all levels of government, volunteer organizations and the private sector. This year’s summit planning committee has put together an outstanding agenda that will provide each of you important information from past incidents, and updates on many statewide plans and programs from all sectors of the community. Just as importantly, this agenda gives each of you the opportunity to build relationships with other emergency management stakeholders. I am sure that everyone in attendance will be able to take some lesson learned or bit of new information back to your communities to assist you in building and improving your local, regional and state programs. If I or any member of the association or planning team can assist you during this year’s summit, please let us know. Respectfully, Claude Craig President Emergency Management Association of Georgia 4 Emergency Management Summit and Training Welcome from Dr. J. Patrick O’Neal Dear EMAG Conference Attendees: Once again those of us in the Department of Public Health are pleased to join with your President in welcoming you to the 2015 EMAG Conference. Successful emergency management requires collaboration and participation by many partners—and we in public health are happy to be one of those partners! As we noted last year, preparedness, personal responsibility, and community resilience remain the cornerstones of messages from the emergency preparedness and emergency management communities. The Ebola preparedness and response activities in the second half of 2014, and now well into 2015, serve to reinforce the tremendous value of our collaborations and partnerships. I continue to be proud of what has been accomplished in Georgia, and want to thank you for being a critical part of the emergency management/emergency preparedness team. I commend you for attending this conference. Your presence at this conference demonstrates your commitment to sharing ideas, learning new skills, and improving what our community of professionals offers to the State of Georgia. Sincerely, Director, Division of Health Protection Georgia Department of Public Health Welcome from Keith Wages Greetings to 2015 Emergency Management Summit Participants: On behalf of the Georgia Office of EMS and Trauma, it is my honor to welcome Georgia's professionals in emergency medical services, public health, fire, emergency management, and law enforcement to Savannah. EMS is an integral part of emergency preparedness and response, and we are proud of our association with EMAG and our partnerships in communities across the state. In support of this year’s conference theme “Building Resilient Communities”, our conference presenters will provide information regarding transportation and management of patients with infectious diseases, proper donning and doffing of personal protective equipment, medical planning and response to complex situations, and integration of EMS operations with hospitals, emergency management and public health. Thank you for participating in this conference and creating the structure for Georgia to respond as a unified team to unexpected events that will continue to confront us. If the Office of EMS and Trauma may ever be of assistance to any of you, please do not hesitate to contact us. Best Regards, R. Keith Wages, Director, Georgia Office of EMS and Trauma Division of Health Protection, Department of Public Health Emergency Management Summit and Training 5 SUMMIT AGENDA DAY, APRIL 8 7:00 AM—9:00 AM Registration........................................................................ River Concourse Breakfast .................................................................................Exhibit Hall A 8:00 AM—10:00 AM Opening Session ............................................................ Chatham Ballroom Invocation, Robert Graham, EMAG Presentation of colors, Chatham Honor Guard Welcome, Claude Craig, President EMAG Chatham County EMA Director Clayton Scott Chatham County Commission Chair, Al Scott Welcome: Sonny Dixon Speaker: Jim Butterworth, Director GEMA/Homeland Security Speaker: Chris Wigginton, Director GPSTC Closing & Announcements, Claude Craig 10:00 AM—10:30 AM Break/Visit with Exhibitors .....................................................Exhibit Hall A 10:30 AM—11:45 AM Workshops ......................... Rooms: 100, 101, 102, 103, 105, 106, 203, 204 Special Presentation: ............................................. Oglethorpe Auditorium The Evolving Epidemiology of the Ebola Response Laura Edison, DVM 11:45 AM—1:30 PM Lunch ............................................................................. Chatham Ballroom General Session ............................................................. Chatham Ballroom Keynote Speaker: Patrick Henry 1:30 PM—2:45 PM Workshops ......................... Rooms: 100, 101, 102, 103, 105, 106, 203, 204 Special Presentation: ............................................. Oglethorpe Auditorium Infectious Disease Transport Network Ernie Doss and Sam Sharter 2:45 PM—3:15 PM Break/Visit with Exhibitors .....................................................Exhibit Hall A 3:15 PM—4:30 PM Workshops ......................... Rooms: 100, 101, 102, 103, 105, 106, 203, 204 Special Presentation: ............................................. Oglethorpe Auditorium Forsyth County Courthouse Shooting AAR Sgt Richard Thompson and DFC Tom Little 6 Emergency Management Summit and Training SUMMIT AGENDA DAY, APRIL 9 7:30 AM—8:45 AM Breakfast / Visit with Vendors ............................................... Exhibit Hall A 8:45 AM—10:00 AM Workshops ......................... Rooms: 100, 101, 102, 103, 105, 106, 203, 204 Special Presentation: ............................................. Oglethorpe Auditorium Fostering Resiliency and Self-Sufficiency Within a Vulnerable Population Aaron Shoemaker 10:00 AM—10:30 AM Break/Visit with Exhibitors .................................................... Exhibit Hall A 10:30 AM—11:45 AM Workshops ......................... Rooms: 100, 101, 102, 103, 105, 106, 203, 204 Special Presentation: ............................................. Oglethorpe Auditorium Peace of Mind: Best Practices in Lightening and Severe Weather Safety Randy Smith and Don Druitt, Sr 11:45 AM—1:30 PM Lunch ............................................................................ Chatham Ballroom General Session ............................................................ Chatham Ballroom Keynote Speaker: Bob Patterson Executive Director for Mercy Health System’s EMS Program 1:30 PM—2:45 PM Workshops ......................... Rooms: 100, 101, 102, 103, 105, 106, 203, 204 Special Meeting: ..................................................... Oglethorpe Auditorium Local EMA Directors GEMA Director Butterworth 2:45 PM—3:15 PM Break/Visit with Exhibitors .................................................... Exhibit Hall A 3:15 PM—4:30 PM Workshops ......................... Rooms: 100, 101, 102, 103, 105, 106, 203, 204 Special Presentation: ............................................. Oglethorpe Auditorium Active Threat in the Healthcare Setting Charlie Bunn, Jamey Moore, Karen Blackwell Woronick, and Jim Zerylnick Emergency Management Summit and Training 7 SUMMIT AGENDA DAY, APRIL 10 8:00 AM—9:00 AM Breakfast ........................................................................ Chatham Ballroom 9:00 AM—11:30 AM Closing General Session ............................................... Chatham Ballroom Keynote Presentation: It’s a Small World After All: Emerging Infectious Diseases and their Impact. Dr. Cherie Drenzek Director of Epidemiology Georgia Department of Public Health Keynote Speakers: Dr. Patrick O’Neal Director Health Protection Georgia Department of Public Health Presentation of RCH of the Year Adrianne Feinberg Georgia Hospital Association Presentation of EMAG Awards Claude Craig EMAG President Closing Remarks: Claude Craig EMAG President 11:30 PM 8 Certificate Pickup .............................................................. River Concourse Emergency Management Summit and Training SUMMIT SPONSORS Booth # Vendor Presenter Sponsorship 100 EMAG Robby Westbook [email protected] 678-614-8959 NA 101 Motorola Solutions Glenn Peterson [email protected] 770-597-2685 Platinum 102 & 329 Bridgeway Solutions Deon Kingsbury Exhibitor 103 Tetra Tech, Inc Pat Beekman [email protected] 317-605-9409 Bronze 105 Emergency Communications Network Jennifer Hans [email protected] 866-939-0911 Exhibitor 106 Miller at Work Max Miller [email protected] 336-964-5490 Exhibitor 107 Global Emergency Resources Colby Farrow [email protected] 706-869-6911 Bronze 108 Georgia Tech Research Margie Brown [email protected] 404-407-6069 Exhibitor 109 Thompson Consulting Services Nicole Counsell [email protected] 407-312-0812 Exhibitor 110 Georgia Tech Research Ray Doyle [email protected] 404-407-7621 Exhibitor 111 J.B. Coxwell Contracting Stacy Manning [email protected] 904-625-6848 Exhibitor 114 & 134 Ten-8 Fire & Safety Equipment Jeff Amlong [email protected] 941-756-7779 Exhibitor 115 & 214 Energy Systems Southeast LLC Mark Mullis [email protected] 912-663-3394 Silver Emergency Management Summit and Training 9 SUMMIT SPONSORS 10 Booth # Vendor Presenter Sponsorship 128 LDV Ruth Phillips [email protected] 262-767-2529 Bronze 202 Northern Tool Greg Kindvall [email protected] 952-894-9510 Bronze 204 Crowder Gulf Barrett Holmes [email protected] 251-459-7430 Bronze 205 Air-Evac Greg Dampier [email protected] 229-376-0309 Bronze 206 Everbridge Lesley Turner [email protected] 818-230-9737 Exhibitor 207 NAFECO Shannon Sauls [email protected] 470-214-2138 Exhibitor 208 McCord Communications Lance Muncher [email protected] 256-453-3955 Bronze 209 Kraft Power Corporation Justin Martin [email protected] 770-963-6288 Exhibitor 210 DRC Emergency Services Tony Swain [email protected] 504-482-2848 Exhibitor 211 Garner Environmental Services Ed Crook [email protected] 281-930-1200 Exhibitor 215 GEMA Lisa Newman [email protected] 404-635-7019 Exhibitor 218 Southeastern Emergency Equipment Tommy Sanders [email protected] 678-249-8807 Silver 228 Southeastern Emergency Equipment Daniel Smith [email protected] 678-249-8807 Exhibitor 304 Hyper-Reach Russ Bell [email protected] 585-586-0020 Exhibitor Emergency Management Summit and Training SUMMIT SPONSORS Booth # Vendor Presenter Sponsorship 305 AIRMETHODS Tiffany Adams [email protected] 478-982-2162 Silver 306 qPublic John Cox [email protected] 317-826-7100 Exhibitor 308 Facility Dude Kelly Slider [email protected] 919-674-8544 Exhibitor 310 Blackboard Sandra Layne [email protected] 214-821-9734 Exhibitor 311 Southern Software, Inc. Mike Moody [email protected] 910-695-0005 Exhibitor 314 Emergency CallWorks Tom Farnito [email protected] 256-542-1411 Exhibitor 315 Mackay Communications Sue Ellen Rosen [email protected] 919-850-3100 Bronze 328 Public Health Ron Hernadez Exhibitor 400 Weather Bug Isabel Vasco [email protected] 301-250-4063 Exhibitor 401 Southern LINC Jennifer Coleman [email protected] 678-443-1637 Bronze 402 Kinder Morgan Southern Natural Gas Keith Reece [email protected] 770-478-6405 Exhibitor 403 Federal Signal Corp/ EDN System Bill Plant [email protected] 770-335-9741 Exhibitor 404 ZOLL Medical Elizabeth Wilson [email protected] 800-348-9011 Exhibitor 407 Stryker EMS Amanda Baerlocher [email protected] 269-760-1106 Exhibitor Emergency Management Summit and Training 11 SUMMIT SPONSORS 12 Booth # Vendor Presenter Sponsorship 408 Guardian Centers, LLC Dan Valentine [email protected] 678-486-7773 Exhibitor 409 Tusa Consulting Services Carl Cutts [email protected] 404-288-2298 Exhibitor 410 EMS Consultants Rose Smith [email protected] 706-594-0384 Exhibitor 411 Boundtree Medical Tim Rado [email protected] 404-805-6701 Bronze 414 Metis Corporation Christopher Clements [email protected] 678-570-4332 Bronze 415 Intermedix Mark Demski [email protected] 813-951-1946 Exhibitor 201, 203, 300 & 302 Southern Disaster Recovery Danniele Darden [email protected] 864-552-0545 Diamond 301, 303 Williams Communication Tyler Carroll [email protected] 850-385-1121 Silver 309-307 National Weather Service Keith Stellman [email protected] 770-486-9629 Exhibitor Emergency Management Summit and Training SUMMIT SPONSORS Emergency Management Summit and Training 13 KEYNOTE PRESENTERS Tourism Leadership Council, the Spirit of America Award by the Veterans’ Council of Chatham County, and the History in the Media Award for the State of Georgia by the Georgia Historical Society. The VanLandingham Rotary Club of Hilton Head Island designed Sonny a Paul Harris Fellow for many years of work raising money for children’s programs in the South Carolina Lowcountry. Sonny Dixon has twice been named Savannah’s Citizen of the Year, first by the Savannah Jaycees, and later by the American Business Women’s Association. The Secretary of the Army named Sonny an “Honorary Night Stalker” for longtime support of the 3rd Battalion, 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment of the United States Army. He was also named an Honorary Ranger by the 1st Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment at Hunter Army Airfield. The 3rd Combat Aviation Brigade of the U.S. Army’s 3rd Infantry Division named him an Honorary Member as well. Sonny is an Honorary Member of American Legion Post 154, Tybee Island, and the Sun City Veterans Association. An avid, self-described "history nut", Sonny is a sponsoring member of the Georgia Historical Society. He's a member of numerous historical and genealogical organizations, mostly in southeast Georgia. Devoted to his Scottish, Northern Irish and Welsh heritage, Sonny was the sponsor of the Georgia Law designating the official Georgia State Tartan. Sonny is an active member of the St. Andrews Society, Savannah St. Patrick's Day Parade Committee and the Coastal Scottish Heritage Society. Sonny was named Georgia’s Best TV Anchor by the Associated Press in 2005. He won the coveted national Edward R. Murrow Award for Best Documentary, a thirty minute special, “Return to Ground Zero” (2002) – and the Georgia Associated Press Award for Best Documentary, a thirty minute special, “Savannah Goes to Ireland” (2008). He won the Southeast USA Emmy Award for Best TV News Anchor (2011), a competition which includes all television markets, large and small – including Atlanta. Sonny Dixon is a native of Savannah, Georgia. Sonny is an alumnus of Florida College at Tampa and Sonny remains Savannah’s ONLY Emmy award graduate of the University of Florida at Gainesville. Mr. winning anchor from any station. Governor Nathan Dixon is the Emmy Award winning anchor of The News Deal issued a personal Commendation for Sonny’s having won the Emmy – and for other contributions to Now at four o’clock and The News Six, weekdays, on the State of Georgia. Sonny has been voted WTOC-TV, the CBS affiliate in Savannah. He also anchors the primetime WTOC news magazine, WTOC Savannah’s Favorite Media Personality 13 years in a row by readers of Savannah Magazine. As a longtime Prime. Sonny was twice elected to the Garden City Council (1984-’88). He was later elected to five terms member of Toastmasters International, Sonny Dixon won an unprecedented four consecutive state in the Georgia House of Representatives (1988), championships in public speaking. He won the where he held key committee positions and chaired Southeast USA Regional Toastmasters Speech several significant committees before retiring from elected office in 1997. Presently, Sonny was awarded Competition twice and was inducted into the Toastmasters International Hall of Fame. the Savannah Community Champion Award by the Jim Butterworth was appointed Director of the Georgia Emergency Management Agency/Homeland Security (GEMA/HS) by Governor Nathan Deal in January 2015. In this position, he serves as the Homeland Security Advisor to the Governor and is responsible for coordinating the state’s preparedness, response and recovery from natural disasters and acts of terrorism. These duties include leading Georgia’s Emergency Operations Command and ensuring successful function of the State Operations Center. Prior to his appointment as GEMA/HS Director, Mr. Butterworth served four years as the Adjutant General of Georgia overseeing the Georgia Department of Defense, which includes the Georgia Army National Guard, the Georgia Air National Guard and the Georgia State Defense Force. Previously, he served as a State Senator representing the 50th District in Northeast Georgia. While in the Senate, he served as Chairman and Vice-Chairman of several committees and was appointed Administration Floor Leader for Governor Deal. His public service began in 2004 when he was elected Chairman of the Habersham County Board of Commissioners. In addition to an extensive public service record, Mr. Butterworth has flown as a pilot for Delta Air Lines and has accumulated more than 11,000 hours of flying time between his military, commercial and civilian flying careers. He was commissioned through the Air Force ROTC program at the University of Georgia and graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in political science. Mr. Butterworth’s military service included assignments at Columbus Air Force Base, Miss., as a T-38 pilot instructor; service at Dover AFB, Del., as a C-5 pilot; and service in Georgia’s own 116th Bomb Wing as a B-1B aircraft commander and flight lead. Born in Macon, Ga., and raised in Habersham County, Mr. Butterworth and his family attend church in Gainesville, Ga. He and his wife, Amy, have four children. 14 Emergency Management Summit and Training KEYNOTE PRESENTERS Vietnam from 1970 to 1971. Upon his return to civilian life, and received her bachelor’s degree in Biological Sciences O’Neal served as director of the outpatient clinic at the Medical Center of Central Georgia in Macon, Ga., for two and her Master’s degree in Food Microbiology from years prior to entering the practice of emergency medicine Wayne State University in Detroit. Following college, at DeKalb Medical Center in Decatur, Ga., where he Cherie was employed as an Assistant Professor of remained for 29 years. During this time he also served as Epidemiology at the University of Georgia College of medical director for DeKalb EMS and was the regional Veterinary Medicine. Cherie has been employed at the Georgia Department of Public Health since 1999 and has medical director for EMS throughout metro Atlanta. After retiring from DeKalb Medical Center in 2002, he became served in a variety of roles, including infectious disease the medical director for the Office of EMS/Trauma in the medical epidemiologist and State Public Health Georgia Division of Public Health. O’Neal has taken Veterinarian. Cherie served as Director of the Acute advantage of several opportunities to observe or Disease Epidemiology Section and Deputy State Epidemiologist since October 2005 and was named State participate in healthcare delivery in foreign countries — Epidemiologist and Director of the Epidemiology Program Kenya, Saudi Arabia and Cuba. Throughout his career in emergency medicine, O’Neal has been an advocate for on August 1, 2011 trauma system development in Georgia. Patrick Henry grew up in the football town of Auburn, Alabama and has seen first hand how fans are made. For Bob Patterson is the Executive Director for Mercy Health System’s EMS program. He oversees EMS ten years he was a professional songwriter in Nashville, operations in a four state with a command and field staff Tennessee where he wrote songs and radio jingles for a of 375 personnel. Mr. Patterson is the Chair of the Nashville based publishing company. As a regular Missouri Southwest Regional EMS Committee, is the Past performer at the world famous Blue Bird Café, Patrick became known for his funny songs and the stories he told President and current Board Member of the Missouri Ambulance Association and an active member of the about them. After a performance one evening a man Missouri Hospital Association’s Statewide Disaster approached Patrick and asked him to perform at his company meeting the next month in Nashville. He eagerly Steering Committee. He has over thirty years experience in Emergency Medical Services in a variety of positions agreed and never even discussed fee because in those and system configurations. He was responsible for days he happily played for free. Patrick put together a coordination of mutual aid in the Southwest Region to the show filled with funny songs and stories and after his May 22, 2011 Tornado event in Joplin, Missouri and performance the man approach him saying “I sure worked with other EMS leaders during the event to ensure enjoyed your speech”. Patrick thought “speech?, what effective operations. speech? I’m not a speaker, I’m a songwriter”. The man then handed him a check for five hundred dollars. Patrick looked at that check and said… “I’m glad you enjoyed that Chris Wigginton is an 18-year veteran trooper for the Georgia State Patrol who possesses more than 20 speech”. A career was born. Since then, Patrick has spoken to over one thousand audiences in forty six states years of law enforcement and security operations experience. In 2000, Wigginton became a Georgia Peace and is played daily along side Jeff Foxworthy and Bill Officer Standards and Training Council (P.O.S.T.) certified Cosby on the SiriusXM Radio Family Comedy Channel and Blue Collar Radio. He lives in North Carolina with his instructor and later received additional training as a smoking hot wife Lesley and three “sometimes adorable” certified firearms instructor, defensive tactics instructor children Jack, Robert, and Meredith. Patrick Henry is what and driving instructor. Wigginton served as a firearms, close quarters battle and driving instructor at Moorefield happens when Keynotes, Comedy, and Concerts… Training Center. He previously served as a lead instructor Collide! for RKI Group, lead instructor for the police assistance Dr. J. Patrick O’Neal is director of health protection program for Crucible and team leader in the United States Marshall Service. In 2011, Wigginton assumed the role for the Georgia Department of Public Health, where he as a member of the executive protection detail for oversees Emergency Medical Services, Trauma, Emergency Preparedness, Epidemiology, Environmental Governor and First Lady Deal. He graduated with his Health, Infectious Diseases and Immunizations, Refugee associate’s degree from Southern Union State Jr. College. Wigginton and his wife, Brandi, have three adult Health, and the Office of Pharmacy. O’Neal earned an undergraduate degree in pre-med at Davidson College in children and reside in Carrollton. In December 2014 Governor Deal recommended Wigginton to the Board of Davidson, N.C., and a medical degree at Tulane Public Safety for the Director’s position at the Georgia University School of Medicine in New Orleans. He completed a rotating internship at Providence Hospital in Public Safety Training Center. The Board approved the Governor’s recommendation on December 11, 2014. Portland, Ore., before entering the U.S. Air Force for training in flight medicine. He served as a flight surgeon in Dr. Cherie Drenzek grew up in Detroit, Michigan Emergency Management Summit and Training 15 SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS Active Threat in the Healthcare Setting: This class was developed by healthcare clinicians who have significant links to law enforcement. The target audience is those who work in healthcare settings, law enforcement, and academia, but all are welcome. This session provides an overview of the 1 day course that is offered on the ASPR calendar. Key components of the course include: Threat Landscape, and Threat Assessment; Mitigation, Preparedness and Response; Armed & Unarmed Response Factors; Incident Command and Management; Short and Long Term Recovery. Presenters: Charlie Bunn, Jamey Moore, Karen Blackwell Woronick, and Jim Zerylnick (See Public Health Presenters Section for Biographies) The Evolving Epidemiology of the Ebola Response: This talk will describe the evolution of our response and lessons learned in terms of the need for coordination with multiple sectors, including EMS, the healthcare community, the airport and quarantine stations, and many more stakeholders. In addition, I will discuss the airport screening and active monitoring of all travelers returning from Ebola-affected countries, our response to ill travelers at the airport or in the community, and what we have learned about quarantine and the implications of issuing public health orders. Presenter: Laura Edison, DVM, MPH (See Public Health Presenters Section for Biographies) Forsyth County Courthouse Shooting AAR: On June 14, 2014 Forsyth County Courthouse was under assault from a lone gunman. We will discuss the timeline of events that unfolded, videos of the actual assault and deputy response inside and outside the courthouse that resulted in the death of the shooter. We will also discuss the search warrant executed at the assailant’s residence hours after the event and his background. We will look at the multiagency response and the role of our first responder partners. Presenter: Sgt Richard Thompson & DFC Tom Little (See Emergency Management Presenters Section for Biographies) Fostering Resiliency and Self-Sufficiency within a Vulnerable Population: While the majority of individuals within a vulnerable population are familiar with well promoted and promulgated emergency response services such as 9-1-1, police, fire, and emergency medical services, there may be those who are unaware of existing programs and services related to preparing, and recovering from, an emergency or a disaster. The same criteria which may 16 identify vulnerable populations may be the very same barrier to a more thorough understanding of, and participation in, activities and programs related to emergency and disaster preparedness. Cooperating with representatives, stakeholders, and members of a vulnerable population to address and diminish and eliminate those barriers may improve the resiliency and diminish the vulnerability of individuals, which in turn may ultimately diminish the vulnerability of a population as a whole. Presenter: Aaron E. Shoemaker (See Public Health Presenters Section for Biographies) Infectious Disease Transportation Network (IDTN): In late October, 2014, the Office of EMS and Trauma (OEMS) received instructions from DPH Executive Leadership, Commissioner – Dr. Brenda Fitzgerald and Division of Health Protection Director – Dr. Pat O’Neal, to develop a regional infectious disease transportation network. State EMS Director Keith Wages contacted each of the 10 Regional EMS Directors for assisting in recruiting ambulance services in each region willing to participate in the IDTN. In all 18 ambulance services, covering all 10 EMS regions volunteered. Next came training, OEMS had a goal to initially train 250 medics before the end of 2014, in various types of serious infectious diseases, a review of PPE, proper donning and doffing of PPE, and general safety guidelines for response, transport, and decontamination for infectious disease transports. OEMS sought and received assistance from Emory University’s Office of Critical Event Preparedness and Response (CEPAR). CEPAR and the Department of Emergency Medicine, Pre-hospital and Disaster Medicine provides the training and operational guidance for the Grady EMS Biosafety Transport Program, which is a component of the Emory University Hospital Serious Communicable Disease Unit. Both were created to support the Center for Disease Control (CDC). Throughout November and December, 2014, OEMS and CEPAR conducted nine, eight hour classes across Georgia, reaching 225 IDTN team members. In 2015, OEMS plans to supplement the initial training and provide additional training to all of the employees of the IDTN members. Presenters: Ernie Doss, Sam Shartar (See Public Health Presenters Section for Biographies) Emergency Management Summit and Training SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS Peace of Mind: Best Practices in Lightning & Severe Weather Safety: Randy Smith from WeatherBug will present with Don Druitt, Director of Macon-Bibb County EMA. State, county and local emergency management professionals in Georgia must prepare for, respond to, and recover from events ranging from severe thunderstorms, ice storms, tornadoes, hurricanes, wildfires, extreme heat, floods, storm surge and other forms of extreme weather. Tasked with protecting the public, management faces numerous options and obstacles in creating a sound approach to severe weather safety. This session will cover critical best practices in policy, technology, and present real-world scenarios. Presenters: Randy Smith & Don Druitt (See Emergency Management Presenters Section for Biographies) Emergency Management Summit and Training 17 BREAKOUT SESSIONS: APRIL 8, 2015 TIME ROOM 100 ROOM 101 10:00 AM Social Media in the EOC NWS StormReady / Weather Ready Nation / Wireless Emergency Alert System 1:30 PM Building Partnerships: Resiliency in Communities School Safety Coordinator Training Overview 3:15 PM GEMA - Operations Update (WebEOC, WEA, & EMNet) NWS StormReady / Weather Ready Nation / Wireless Emergency Alert System ROOM 102 ROOM 103 Records Management, A Burning Issue Deaf Community Emergency Response Teams: Equal Opportunity + Equal Access = Equal Readiness FEMA’s America’s PrepareAthon! Campaign Georgia National Guard is Building Community Resiliency in Georgia Georgia Pipeline Emergency Response Initiative (GPERI) 4th CST - Common Goals, Common Courtesy, Common Sense BREAKOUT SESSIONS: APRIL 9, 2015 18 TIME ROOM 100 ROOM 101 ROOM 102 ROOM 103 8:45 AM GEMA - EMPG Update NWS Products and Services Team Rubicon - Join, Serve, and Deploy. Bridging the Gap Keeping your FEMA Grant Dollars 10:30 AM Homeland Security / GISAC Intelligence Update NWS Products and Services Georgia Defense Force Why Collaborate With The Salvation Army? 1:30 PM Lessons in Community Resilience: How to Build Resiliency into Pre-Disaster Planning, Response and Recovery NWS StormReady / Weather Ready Nation / Wireless Emergency Alert System Introduction to the Metro Atlanta Regional Disaster Recovery Plan Overcoming the Fear Based Biases of Ebola 3:15 PM Incorporating ICS into the EOC during the Great Ice Storm of 2015 Debris Management for Major Disasters: Preparedness Gives You Options Introduction to the Metro Atlanta Regional Mass Casualty Coordination Framework Developing a Greater Volunteer Workforce: A Model in Process Emergency Management Summit and Training BREAKOUT SESSIONS: APRIL 8, 2015 ROOM 105 Public Health – Resilience: Holy Toolkits Batman: Improving Resilience within your Coalition Resiliency Defined: Mental Health ROOM 106 ROOM 203 Public Health - Mass Countermeasures: Workgroup Update Healthcare Personal Resilience through Planning and Accountability: An overview of Survival in an Increasingly Challenging Work Environment ROOM 204 OGLETHORPE When Staying Isn’t an Option SPECIAL PRESENTATION: The Evolving Epidemiology of the Ebola Response Public Health – Public Health Incident Management: Response to Radiation Public Health – Surge One Coalition, One Protection: Surging Disasters and the Plan: Drafting Your Radiation Response through GHA911 Coalition Coordination Volunteer Corps Base Plan Public Health – Public Health Biosurveillance: Who Information Ya Gonna Call? Management: How to Biosurveillance and Communicate with Situational Awareness EVERYONE in the Real World Building Community Resilience through Aging Network Partnerships Coastal Evacuations: Healthcare Community Planning SPECIAL PRESENTATION: Infectious Disease Transport Network SPECIAL PRESENTATION: Forsyth County Courthouse Shooting AAR BREAKOUT SESSIONS: APRIL 9, 2015 ROOM 105 Public Health – Incident Management: One Coalition, One Plan: Drafting Your Coalition Coordination Base Plan ROOM 106 Program Management Tool Public Health – Public Health Biosurveillance: Who Information Ya Gonna Call? Management: How to Biosurveillance and Communicate with Situational Awareness EVERYONE in the Real World Public Health – Resilience: Holy Toolkits Batman: Improving Resilience within your Coalition Public Health - Mass Countermeasures: Workgroup Update ROOM 203 Emergency Management Summit and Training OGLETHORPE Utilizing HOSA-Future Public Health – Surge Health Professionals Protection: Surging Members in Building through GHA911 Resilient Communities SPECIAL PRESENTATION: Fostering Resiliency and Self-Sufficiency within a Vulnerable Population Completing Your Coalition: Integrating Smaller Healthcare Facilities into Disaster Planning & Response SPECIAL PRESENTATION: Peace of Mind: Best Practices in Lightning & Severe Weather Safety Culture of Preparedness SPECIAL MEETING: Updates for EMA Directors Building Healthcare Communication Resiliency with Amateur Radio SPECIAL PRESENTATION: Active Threat in the Healthcare Setting EMS Disaster Responses: Development of a New Paradigm Utilizing GHA911 and Dialysis Preparedness WebEOC: Best and Healthcare Practices and Coalition Inclusion Applications Patient Tracking – Technology for Staying In Control! ROOM 204 Planning for Resilience: Mapping At-Risk Populations within your Planning Region 19 EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT SESSIONS Manager regarding the debris management service the 4th CST-Common Goals, Common Courtesy, Common Sense: How we can assist Corps of Engineers can be tasked by FEMA to provide the general public in the event of an accident or incident due to natural hazards or WMD. Presenter: Major Alan D. Hammonds Building Partnerships: Resiliency in Communities: The American Red Cross utilizes programs delivered through partner agencies to build a resilient community. Programs like the Pillowcase Project are delivered through partners with a youth audience to generate conversations around preparedness in individual homes while the Home Fire Preparedness Campaign partners with local Fire Departments to install or test smoke alarms in at risk homes & neighborhoods. Through corporate partnerships, teams of volunteers are trained to respond to both individual and large scale disasters build layers of local resiliency while strengthening the sense of community throughout. Faith-based partnerships often expand the communities’ ability to respond to the large disasters through physical real estate usage and tapping into existing social service programs. Where do we start to identify these partnerships????? We start with YOU! Presenters: Donna Lee & Jessica McFadden through the National Response Framework’s ESF#3. The presentation leads to open dialog regarding the benefits of developing a local debris management plan and how to best navigate through the process to avoid the pitfalls and get your plan approved by FEMA. Presenters: Matt Tate & David Peterson FEMA’s America’s PrepAthon! Campaign is Building Community Resiliency in Georgia: America’s PrepareAthon! SM is a national, grassroots campaign for action to increase community preparedness and resilience through hazard-specific drills, group discussions, and exercises. The America’s PrepareAthon! campaign supports communities in promoting the practice of preparedness actions before a disaster or emergency strikes. This workshop will provide examples of current or recent PrepareAthon initiatives in Georgia and how they are helping to increasing community resiliency. Participants will also learn how to launch an America’s PrepareAthon! campaign in their community. Presenters: Terry Thomas and Greg A. Padgett Georgia Defense Force: Join us to learn about the Georgia State Defense Force. As a part of the Georgia Department of Defense, this all volunteer organization can be a valuable asset to your county. They have highly trained experts in every aspect of emergency management including: Search and Rescue, Medical Care, Traffic Control and Operational for all public and civic events, all public schools, all Security. They stand "Ready to Serve." The Georgia colleges and universities which receive federal funding, Department of Defense provides ready and relevant military all buildings and facilities open to the public, and all forces to Combatant Commanders, and with consent of the Federally sponsored programs, which includes Governor provides capabilities to support Homeland Defense Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) and Defense Support to Civil Authorities. The Georgia Guard training and certification. Equal access usually means traces its history back through the militia maintained by the the provision of accommodations for an individual living colony of Georgia, to the first formal militias established in the with a disability to enter and make use of facilities, New World in 1636, to a much older tradition of militia in participate in events and activities, and to make a England. We come from all walks of life. Some of us are fullcontribution to meetings, proceedings, and their time, but most of us maintain entirely separate civilian careers. community as a whole. Essentially, to ensure the free But we Georgia Guardsmen all have one thing in common: and unencumbered exercise of a citizen's Our job is to serve our State anywhere, any time we’re needed constitutionally protected rights. This presentation will – and to serve our Nation anywhere in the world. Because of focus on the contribution of individuals with disabilities our backgrounds as civilians, because of the depth of in all phases of the disaster cycle as autonomous experience we bring to our military mission, we have a unique individuals and homogenous citizens. Presenter: approach to everything we do – whether in the skies over Aaron Shoemaker Afghanistan, or down on the ground in its deserts, or right here at home responding to a domestic emergency. Debris Management for Major Disasters: Presenter: 1LT Jim LeMay Deaf Community Emergency Response Teams: Equal Opportunity + Equal Access = Equal Readiness: Equal access is mandatory Preparedness Gives You Options: Representatives of the US Army Corps of Engineers provide information for the County Emergency 20 Emergency Management Summit and Training EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT SESSIONS Georgia National Guard: The Georgia GEMA—EMPG Update: This workshop will Department of Defense provides ready and relevant military forces to Combatant Commanders, and with consent of the Governor provides capabilities to support Homeland Defense and Defense Support to Civil Authorities. The Georgia Guard traces its history back through the militia maintained by the colony of Georgia, to the first formal militias established in the New World in 1636, to a much older tradition of militia in England. We come from all walks of life. Some of us are full-time, but most of us maintain entirely separate civilian careers. But we, Georgia Guardsmen, all have one thing in common: Our job is to serve our State anywhere, any time we’re needed – and to serve our Nation anywhere in the world. Because of our backgrounds as civilians, because of the depth of experience we bring to our military mission, we have a unique approach to everything we do – whether in the skies over Afghanistan, or down on the ground in its deserts, or right here at home responding to a domestic emergency. Presenter: Col. Bruce Chick provide the local EMA Director with the current information, and a basic overview of the GEMA/HS FY 2015 Emergency Management Performance Grant Program. FEMA has implemented a new “Super Circular” Program so learn what’s new, what’s available and how to get it. Presenters: Chuck Ray & Myra Perrell Georgia Pipeline Emergency Response Initiative (GPERI): In Georgia, 92 different companies and municipalities operate more than 85,000 miles of natural gas and hazardous liquid pipelines. With this kind of pipeline infrastructure, the potential for pipeline emergencies clearly exists. Significant pipeline incidents, though infrequent events, have potentially high consequences in loss of life, serious injuries, property damage and disruption of fuel supplies. In recognition of the potential risks inherent in pipeline emergencies, the Georgia Pipeline Operator and Emergency Responder Coalition (GPOERC), hereafter referred to as “Coalition” was founded on May 15, 2012. Coalition members include representatives from the pipeline industry, including Georgia 811, regulatory agencies, local governments, and emergency responder organizations. The initiative is designed to enhance responders’ understanding of pipeline hazards; strengthen relationships among responders, pipeline operators and regulators in the interest of public safety; and improve the management of pipeline emergencies and …damage prevention. This program may serve as a model for other states seeking to accomplish similar objectives. This presentation will give a brief history, illustrate the structure of the program and discuss how it is being administered and promoted. Presenter: Meghan Wade Emergency Management Summit and Training GEMA–Operations Update (WebEOC, WEA and EMNet): Will provide the local EMA Director with an overview of the EMnet computer systems that are located throughout the State of Georgia and how EMnet can best be utilized to support local alerting and notification needs. Wireless Emergency Alerting (WEA): This session will provide the County EMA Director with an overview of the capabilities of WEA, how you can use WEA for emergency alerting, identify the types of alerts you are authorized to activate, and identify the types of devices that are capable of receiving these alerts. WebEOC: This session will provide attendees with an overview of the State of Georgia’s Crisis Information Management System and describe how all local jurisdictions and State partners can share information, maintain situational awareness and request resources during daily operations or emergency events. Presenters: Clint Perkins, Charles Dawson and Woody Radcliffe. Homeland Security/GISAC Intelligence Update: This session will review Georgia’s homeland security programs, the Georgia Information Sharing and Analysis Center, the terrorist threat and the Homeland Security Information Network. The session will also review fusion center activities and initiatives during the past year, provide a briefing on the current threats facing Georgia, and review suspicious activity reporting. Presenters: Jonna West and Michael Newman Incorporating ICS into the EOC during the Great Ice Storm of 2015: This presentation will demonstrate how the fundamentals of the Incident Command System were successfully incorporated into local Emergency Operations Center during the coordination of response and recovery operations following the Great Ice Storm of 2015. The presentation will focus on pre-event relationship building and training across all EOC positions, as well as how EOC operations benefited from ICS. Presenter: Robby Westbrook 21 EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT SESSIONS Introduction to the Metro Atlanta Regional Lessons in Community Resilience: How to Build Resiliency into Pre-Disaster Disaster Recovery Plan: This presentation will focus on how the Metro Atlanta Regional Planning, Response and Recovery: In the Disaster Recovery Plan was developed following the National Disaster Recovery Framework, to include the stakeholders involved in developing the recovery plan and the planning process the group used. Next, the presentation will cover what is included in the recovery plan to include the concept of operations for the plan. This plan was written specifically for local jurisdictions to use as their local recovery plan should they not have one currently in place. Handouts on the plan will be provided. Presenters: Patrick Beekman & Caryn Selph Introduction to the Metro Atlanta Regional Mass Casualty Coordination Framework: This presentation will focus on how the Metro Atlanta Regional Mass Casualty Coordination Framework was developed, to include the stakeholders involved in developing the regional framework and the planning process the group used. Next, the presentation will cover what is included in the framework to include the concept of operations for the framework. This framework was written to be used at the incident command level for a mass casualty incident. Handouts on the framework will be provided. Presenters: Caryn Selph and Patrick Beekman Keeping Your FEMA Grant Dollars: Communities recovering from a disaster often hire contractors to perform work, such as removing debris and repairing or rebuilding damaged facilities. Such costs are generally eligible for FEMA grant funding, but only if the contract meets the standards set forth in federal regulations. If the contract is deficient, FEMA will be required to take back the grant funding. This session will provide the audience with a general understanding of what the standards are and how to ensure the community gets to keep every FEMA grant dollar received. Presenter: John Cho 22 current environment of limited federal, state and local budgets and precious few resources for addressing community vulnerabilities to major disasters, community leaders and their emergency management partners are exploring ways to build community resiliency into predisaster planning, emergency response plans and community recovery strategies. The goal is to reduce known community-based risks and to increase the durability and sustainability of public facilities, systems and neighborhoods to the impacts of major disasters. As this work is undertaken, several questions must be addressed to ensure successful outcomes of these efforts: What are the building blocks to getting started with building resiliency into communities pre- and post-disaster? What resources and tools are available from FEMA to assist local emergency managers, states and local planning communities with resiliency planning? Are there non-FEMA resources that can be utilized in resiliency planning and, if so, where can they be found? Are there Best Practice examples in pre-disaster planning, disaster response and community recovery planning that are worth considering when organizing and planning for community resiliency. Presenters: Robert D. Samaan & Robert A. Haywood NWS Products and Services: This course will include detailed information regarding NWS products, information regarding emails, go to meetings, NWS chat, iNWS, and other services available to Emergency Management partners from NWS. This course will also discuss changes to some of these products and services which were recently put into effect or will be put into effect in 2015. Presenters: Ron Morales & Keith Stellman Emergency Management Summit and Training EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT SESSIONS NWS StormReady/Weather Ready Nation/ Wireless Emergency Alert System: This course will focus on the StormReady program and how to become StormReady. We will also discuss the New Weather Ready Nation Initiative and how you and your community can become a Weather Ready Nation Ambassador. We will also focus on the Wireless Emergency Alert process and how that can and should be used as part of the broader notification process. Presenters: Mark Wool and Steve Naglic through engagement. Presenter: Lisa JanekNewman Team Rubicon: Join, Serve and Deploy. Bridging the Gap: Team Rubicon unites the skills and experiences of military veterans with first responders to rapidly deploy emergency response teams. "Bridge the Gap" refers to Team Rubicon's primary mission of providing disaster relief between the moment a disaster happens and the point at which conventional aid organizations respond. The "gap" is primarily time; the crucial window following a disaster when victims have traditionally been without outside aid. Records Management, A Burning Issue: When the "Gap" closes - once conventional aid Following two devastating fires last year in organizations arrive - Team Rubicon moves on. Hancock County (one involving the courthouse and one involving the police station) this situation Presenters: Reagan Gibbs, Dee Clancy, and Bob Obernier warrants for a “lessons learned” session. The session will discuss lessons learned from Why Collaborate with The Salvation Army? Hancock County but to also emphasize the importance of document protection as a priority in The Salvation Army was founded in 1865 by William Booth and continues to serve people in emergency management and community need, including those affected by disasters. Often continuity of operations planning. Following this devastating loss, we as a profession cannot allow times, residents have recovery needs that are not covered by local, state, or federal programs, or this opportunity to learn, grow, and plan pass emergency events occur which do not receive a without reflection. Presenter: Ross King presidential declaration. The Salvation Army can be activated during these times to support the School Safety Coordinator Training community and/or those responding. Learn why Overview: Forsyth County has an innovative fostering collaboration with The Salvation Army approach to school safety. Several years ago a School Safety Coordinator Training Program was may offer more effective service to those affected started. It prepares administrators, teachers and by disaster, including learning about proven other staff member how to handle emergencies at support in past disasters, understanding services their school as well as how to write plans, properly that may be offered, and how and what information to communicate in order to facilitate practice their plans and conduct safety access to available resources, ultimately adding assessments of their buildings. There are basic to the services that emergency management may and advances courses in the curriculum. offer to build a more resilient community. Presenter: Chris Grimes Presenter: Lanita Lloyd Social Media in the EOC: Using social networks to communicate during an emergency has become standard operating procedure for many emergency management professionals. Want to improve your #SMEM (social media in emergency management) skills? In this workshop you’ll get practical advice and learn key strategies that will help you better use social media in the EOC to inform the public during a crisis, increase situational awareness, and build relationships Emergency Management Summit and Training 23 EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PRESENTERS Patrick Beekman is a retired Marine Corps Lieutenant Colonel where he served as an infantry officer and operational level planner. He also served six years as a Homeland Security/Emergency Management Director for Union County, NC. For the past six years, Mr. Beekman is an emergency management planner and program manager for Tetra Tech. Mr. Beekman has served as the program manager from Tetra tech for the Metro Atlanta UASI and as the lead planner for the Regional Mass Casualty Coordination Framework. He has facilitated emergency response and recovery plans throughout the country. Colonel Bruce Chick is the J3, Director of Domestic Operations, Joint Staff, Georgia National Guard. COL Chick is a graduate of the U.S. Army War College in Carlisle, PA., where he earned a Masters degree in Strategic Studies. Colonel Chick also holds a Bachelor of Science in Public and Urban Affairs from Georgia State University. He was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant, Distinguished Honor Graduate, in June 1985 at Georgia Military Institute in Macon, Georgia. His military education includes Infantry and Aviation Officer Basic Course, rotary and fixed wing qualified, Military Intelligence transition course, Medical Service Corps Officer Basic and Advance Course, the Combined Arms Service Staff School and the United States Army Command and General Staff College. COL Chick previously commanded the 122nd Regiment, Regional Training Institute recognized by TRADOC and CASCOM as an Institute of Excellence. While deployed to Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom 2005 to 2006 he served as the 48th IBCT Brigade Aviation Officer in the lethal fire group responsible for combat rotary and fixed wing operations in support of the brigade’s joint area of operation in Baghdad and the southern outlying area. COL Chick has held a number of other key staff and command positions in previous assignments. He served as a platoon leader in both infantry and aviation rotary and fixed wing units in Winder, Georgia during Desert Shield/Storm and later as commander of Company C, 1-171st Combat Support Aviation Battalion, and he commanded 2nd Battalion of the 122nd Regiment. His staff assignments include flight operations officer for the 151st medical company; assistant S-3 operations and executive officer of the 1171st CSAB, MACOM S-3 for 78th Troop Command, and Director, J5/7/9, joint staff for the Georgia National Guard. Among his decorations are the Bronze Star Medal, Meritorious Service Medal with 7 Oak Leaf Clusters, Army Commendation Medal 1/OL, Air Force 24 Commendation Medal, Army Achievement Medal 1/OL, Joint Achievement Medal, Combat Action Badge, Master Aviator Badge, and Master Recruiter Badge. COL Chick was born in Atlanta, now resides in Monroe, Georgia. He is married to the former Joy Ashe and has two children, Matthew and Michael. John Cho is a member of the Procurement Disaster Assistance Team (PDAT) of the FEMA Office of Chief Counsel. He is also the senior litigation attorney for procurement. Before joining FEMA, he worked at Army Material Command as a government contracts attorney handling protests, appeals, and billions of dollars in procurements. He was also an active duty Army JAG before joining the Army as a civilian attorney. Dee Clancy is the Regional Program Ops Manager Region IV. 'm a Veteran, a mom, a wife, a volunteer. I'm dedicated to Team Rubicon in many different ways. I want to help others heal through service. Charles Dawson was named the Director of Operations for the Georgia Emergency Operations Agency/Homeland Security on January 16th of 2005. He was with the agency for six years prior to this assignment. He has held a variety of positions of increasing responsibility to include Medical Trainer in the Radiological Emergency Preparedness Unit, Operations Support Manager and Director of Field Operations. Dawson’s employment in Georgia State government includes serving as the Manager of the Department of Transportation’s Highway Emergency Response Operations unit. Prior to joining Georgia government Dawson served for 20 years as an officer in the Medical Department of the U.S. Army. He is a graduate of Georgia State University. Donald L. Druitt, Sr., C.E.M., is currently employed with the Macon-Bibb County, Georgia as the Director of the Macon-Bibb County Emergency Management Agency (EMA). This role includes responsibility for project management and leadership relative to the Counties “All Hazard” Emergency Management efforts regarding Mitigation, Preparedness, Response and Recovery, which includes management of the County’s Emergency Operations Center (EOC). Prior to assuming his current position, Mr. Druitt has held Emergency Manager Positions in the Cayman Islands, Florida and Virginia during the past nineteen years, including a military career spanning over twenty four years within the Department of Defense. While in these positions Emergency Management Summit and Training EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PRESENTERS he has held responsibility for the response to a variety of local, state, national and international efforts due to man-made and natural disasters. Don has also held the Area 4 Chairmanship and currently serves on the Central Georgia Tech College’s Emergency Management Advisory Committee. Mr. Druitt holds the Certified Emergency Managers (C.E.M.) credential from a program administered by the International Association of Emergency Managers (IAEM) and also the C.E.M. (Advanced) designation from the State of Georgia. His academic background includes a Certificate in Executive Masters of Business Administration Studies (CEMBA) from Joseph L. Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto and University College of the Cayman Islands, and a BS Degree in Business & Management from the University of Maryland as well as a host of course studies and certificates from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). He resides in Lizella on Lake Tobesofkee with his wife Karen of 39 years. They have three sons, three granddaughters and three grandsons. Reagan Gibbs currently serves as Team Rubicon's State Communications Coordinator in Georgia. She is a stay-at-home mother of four and two-time Army widow who volunteers through several veteran service organizations in her community. Chris Grimes is currently the Deputy Director of Emergency Management in Forsyth County, GA where he oversees all daily operations for the Emergency Management Agency. Prior to joining Forsyth County Emergency Management he spent six years as the School Safety Manager for the Forsyth County Board of Education. Chris is also a Georgia POST Certified Police Officer and Reserve Deputy Sheriff with the Forsyth County Sheriff's Office. Chris holds a Bachelor's Degree in Business Management from the University of North Georgia and is a graduate of the Georgia Law Enforcement Command College. Chris lives in Cumming, GA with his wife Lezlie and two sons and also attends Passion City Church in Atlanta, GA. MAJ Alan D. Hammonds is from the small town of Evergreen, Alabama. He enlisted in the regular Army in 1986 under the Airborne Infantry option. Upon completion of training he was assigned to the 3rd US Infantry Regiment, The Old Guard in 1987. While assigned there He performed a variety of Presidential Support Duties to include Secretary of Defense Guard. Following this assignment he was assigned to the 1/501st Parachute Infantry Regiment, Fort Richardson, Emergency Management Summit and Training Alaska. While assigned there he served as a Squad Leader, Long Range Surveillance Detachment NCO and Platoon Sergeant. During his enlisted time he held every position in a light Infantry Platoon, completed rotations to Joint Readiness Training Center, The Jungle Warfare Training Center, Guam and Tinian Island. In 1996 MAJ Hammonds chose to leave the regular Army and worked in the Private sector until 2002. After the terrorist attacks of September 11th MAJ Hammonds joined the Alabama National Guard and ultimately earned an active duty position with the 46th Civil Support Team. MAJ Hammonds attended the Accelerated Officer Candidate School at the age of 38 and was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant in December of 2003. He served as a Survey Team Leader and Operations Officer. In October of 2007 he was selected as the Deputy Commander of the 4th Civil Support Team and requested an intrastate transfer to the Georgia National Guard. To date he is the only Lieutenant to have ever served as a CST Deputy Commander. MAJ Hammonds also served as the interim Commander of the 4th CST, a Lieutenant Colonel billet, from November of 2010 to January of 2011 leading his team through the Army North External Evaluation achieving a perfect rating with only nine days notice. MAJ Hammonds served as the Commander for Joint Force Headquarters and Battalion XO for Joint Task Force 781 prior to assuming Command of the 4th WMD-CST on 1 OCT 2013. MAJ Hammond’s military education and training include: Primary Leadership Development Course, Basic Non Commissioned Officer Course, CBRNE OBC, CBRNE Captain’s Career Course, Air Assault School, CST Pre-Command Course, Jumpmaster Course, Arctic Light Infantry Brigade Survival Course, and approximately 5000 hours of CBRNE-specific courses. MAJ Hammonds Awards and Decorations include: Meritorious Service Medal, Army Commendation Medal, Army Achievement Medal, National Defense Service Medal, and Global War on Terrorism Medal. In Addition he has earned the Expert Infantry Badge and Master Parachutist Badge. MAJ Hammonds has performed over 125 Parachute jumps and is one a select few individuals who has ever parachuted above the Arctic Circle. MAJ Hammonds resides in Lake Arrowhead, Georgia with his wife Joy, their daughter Madison and two dogs; Major and BC. Robert (Bob) Haywood is the Federal Disaster Recovery Coordinator (FDRC) with the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). In his capacity, Haywood is the Region IV Regional Administrator’s primary adviser and coordinator for 25 EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PRESENTERS long-term community recovery activities under the new National Disaster Recovery Framework signed by the President in September 2011. He serves within the Federal Coordinating Officer Cadre and provides leadership for pre-disaster recovery planning and the deployment of FEMA, other Federal agency, state, local, and Tribal resources to large-scale disasters to ensure that heavily impacted communities develop and utilize available resources to fully recover from such disasters. Haywood became a FEMA FDRC in July 2012. Prior to his appointment as Region IV FDRC, he served as Unit Lead, Section Chief, Division Supervisor, Long-term Community Recovery Officer, Deputy Branch Director, Branch Director and Acting Federal Disaster Recovery Coordinator for Hurricane Katrina in Mississippi (October 2006-2010), for the Nashville TN Cumberland River flood (2010-2011) and for the April 2011 Tornado outbreak in Alabama (20112012). In these roles, Haywood led teams of community planners, economic development and housing specialists, city management and local/state government specialists within the Disaster Assistance Employee program for Long-term Community Recovery (LTCR) assisting states, local governments and their community recovery partners develop and implement LTCR plans to ensure sustainable, longterm community recovery. A native of New Orleans, Haywood sought out opportunities to help in the recovery of communities devastated by Hurricane Katrina, and after serving as an economic development planner under contract to FEMA’s Emergency Support Function #14 in Mississippi, he joined FEMA’s CORE program in October 2006. Before joining FEMA, Haywood served in a variety of community and economic development management and leadership positions throughout Georgia. During 2002-2005, he served as Development Director for the Partnership for Community Action, Inc. in Decatur and as the Historic Preservation Rehabilitation Manager for the Murray Mill live/work loft development in Atlanta. From 1998-2002, he served as Executive Director for the Georgia Institute for Community Business Development at Georgia State University managing a minority/rural community business development program and providing technical evaluations, feasibility studies and work-out plans for small business incubators. From 1990-1998, he served as Downtown Programs Coordinator and then as Director of Neighborhood Planning and Community Development for Savannah. From 1988-1990, Haywood served as Executive Director for the Central Valdosta Development Authority and the Valdosta Main Street Program, and from 1983-1986 Haywood served as Project 26 Development Specialist and then as Director of Local Government Services for the Coastal Area Planning and Development Commission in Brunswick. He received his Masters in Urban and Regional Planning from Virginia Tech in 1988 and his Bachelors in Business Administration from the University of Georgia in 1982. Ross King serves as the executive director for ACCG, Georgia’s counties association. ACCG works on behalf of Georgia’s county officials and their communities, with a focus on public policy and advocacy, leadership development, civic and community engagement and cost-efficient programs such as insurance and retirement. He has worked for ACCG since 1987, serving as the association’s policy director and deputy director prior to his appointment as Executive Director in April 2010. Mr. King has dedicated his career to public service. He began his professional career in 1982 in Americus, Georgia as the Administrative Assistant to the Mayor and City Council. He also served as the first state program coordinator for the Georgia Environmental Finance Authority (GEFA) prior to joining ACCG. He serves as a member of the Georgia Historical Records Advisory Council, Georgia Humanities Council, the Georgia Natural Resources Foundation, the Georgia Cities Foundation and the Georgia Chamber of Commerce Board. Other Distinctions include: Georgia Trend’s 100 Most Influential Georgians, ACCG Policy Director and Deputy Director 1987-2010, Bachelor of Arts degree at High Point University, in High Point, North Carolina, Masters of Public Administration degree at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville. Donna Lee began her Red Cross career as a disaster volunteer with the Southeast Georgia Chapter and was later hired as their Emergency Services Specialist in 2005. Her Red Cross career was enhanced by the time she spent as a part of the South Thompson Volunteer Fire Department serving as both firefighter and then Chief. She then served as the Disaster Program Manager for the Central Georgia Chapter until recently, when she joined the Metro Atlanta team in the role of as Disaster Program Manager. These roles focus on volunteer management, community resiliency, & partner relationships to serve those affected by disasters. In recent months, Donna has worked to build and strengthen Red Cross relationships in local communities and the region. Her outreach to metro emergency managers, regional fire chiefs, state fire preparedness educators and the 911 center’s state Emergency Management Summit and Training EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PRESENTERS coordinating body are examples of the many ways she appeared on Oprah as an innovator in news and is creating opportunities for new and greater Nightline as a leader in local news coverage. community connections for Georgia’s Red Cross. DFC Tom Little has 16 years of law enforcement Jim LeMay is a Consultant at FNMA based in experience. He has served on several units to include patrol, crime suppression and narcotics. He is Atlanta. Jim brings extensive experience in cable and local news as well as the military. He served as Deputy currently an agency training officer. He has served on the Forsyth County SWAT team since 2006 and Managing Editor at CNN for 10 years and headed the currently operates as an explosive breacher and CNN Newsource D.C. Bureau for 2 years. His work operator for the team. included coverage of every major national and international story during that time. While at CNN, Jim was instrumental in helping to build and maintain the Lanita Lloyd has nearly 30 years of emergency network’s multifaceted, multiplatform approach to news management and public safety experience. She is an coverage. He was one of CNN’s go-to people when experienced emergency management professional they were looking for insight into all forms of media. with a versatile skill set developed through practical Jim has worked as a consultant with companies like efforts in emergency management in the local and TVA, the largest privately owned media group in state public sector, and service on local, state, and Canada. In addition, he is a frequent lecturer at the national committees. Through her extensive hands-on Naval War College, The Army War College at Fort training and experience, Ms. Lloyd has gained intricate Levanworth, The Defense Video and Imagery System knowledge of nationally approved standards, Group, and even advised the deposed royal family of requirements and guidelines for emergency Libya. Jim is currently a First Lieutenant in the Georgia management. Broadening her knowledge and State Defense Force and is the head of Operations for expertise, Lanita has been employed as an Emergency G3. He’s a Search and Rescue (SAR) qualified team Management Consultant with a world-wide corporation, member and instructor. He was awarded the SLC and teaches emergency management and homeland honor solider award and the OCS Leadership award. security courses for higher education institutes. For the He completed the Homeland security explosives past two years, Lanita has served The Salvation course, the CERT course and a number of FEMA and Army’s Southern Territory as their Corporate and InterMIMS courses. In addition, the Army awarded him Agency Liaison, covering fifteen states plus D.C. In Master Instructor classification. He’s also an instructor addition to her employment experience, Ms. Lloyd has and Black Belt in Ho Shin do (combative fighting) and held many positions of service and leadership in the is an NRA certified weapons instructor. He graduated emergency management community. Currently, she is with honors from New Mexico Military Institute and a volunteer staff member of the local EMA where she attended The Prep School for Virginia Military Institute, lives (Carroll County). She is the 2nd Vice President of Fishburne Military School. He has advanced degrees the International Association of Emergency Managers from ENMU and ASU. Jim’s other passion is being a (IAEM) USA, and is a Commissioner on the Certified strong advocate for military families serving our country Emergency Manager (CEM) Commission. Lanita here at home and abroad. Jim and his wife Cynthia are graduated Summa Cum Laude from Shorter University creators of battlesaint.com, a charity raising money to in Rome, GA with a Bachelor of Science in Business support our troops. Jim comes from a military family. Administration, and a Master of Science in Emergency His father was a career officer, his Great Uncle was Management from Jacksonville State University in Chairman of the Joint Chiefs and his son is currently Jacksonville, AL. She also earned the International serving in the Army. In his media career, Jim was Vice Certified Emergency Manager (CEM ®), the Georgia President of news at WEWS in Cleveland, Vice Professional Certified Emergency Manager, and the President of news at WJLA in D.C., and worked Georgia Certified Emergency Manager Certifications. extensively behind and in front of the camera as a Lanita resides in Villa Rica, Georgia with her husband, reporter and photographer. Over the years, Jim has Mickey. Together, they have five children. been awarded 14 Emmys including breaking news, investigative, and programming — Four Peabody Jessica McFadden began her career with the awards including coverage of the Arab Spring and 9/11 American Red Cross in 2013 as a Disaster Program — An Edward R Murrow award for spot news, and — A Manager for the GA Three Rivers Chapter, serving 10 DuPont Columbia award for a documentary. He counties of West GA. She is currently the Disaster Program Manager for the American Red Cross of Emergency Management Summit and Training 27 EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PRESENTERS Central Midwest GA, responsible for 20 counties in West and Central GA, serving approx. 1 million residents. Jessica’s primary areas of focus include volunteer management over 250+ disaster volunteers ready to support immediate disaster operations locally, statewide or at a National level, community resiliency, and the management of government partnerships to ensure seamless integration of resources during emergencies. Recent preparedness projects include the Pillowcase Project and the Home Fire Preparedness Campaign. Jessica graduated from the University of Central Florida with a BA in Psychology and Minor in Criminal Justice and also holds an MA in School Counseling from Argosy University in Tampa. She also has 6 years of experience working in nonprofit management with various Boys & Girls Clubs organizations in Las Vegas, Orlando, and LaGrange. media manager, she leads the agency’s digital media initiatives, including developing content strategy and objectives. In addition, Janak Newman is project manager for Ready Georgia, a public relations campaign that motivates citizens to be prepared for an emergency by creating a disaster supplies kit, developing a family disaster plan and staying informed about the disasters that may impact them. Michael Newman is project manager and EMA liaison for the Georgia Emergency Management Agency/Homeland Security (GEMA/HS), assigned the past ten years to the Georgia Information Sharing and Analysis Center (GISAC). As with any EMA career, Newman wears several hats. Along with being EMA liaison, he is the security liaison officer, finance officer, and technology point of contact. Newman joined GEMA/Homeland Security in 1999 as GIS analyst and Ron Morales is currently the Warning Coordination grants manager. Prior to joining GEMA/Homeland Security, Newman worked at the University of Meteorologist (WCM) at the Charleston National Georgia’s Information Technology Outreach Services, Weather Service (NWS) Office, and has held that position since July 2008. In short, Ron’s job is to make where he managed the digital flood map project under a GEMA contract and helped create the Georgia sure he is serving all of his customers and partners Department of Transportation’s first statewide digital with the best products and services for their weather needs and concerns. Ron’s National Weather Service road map. Newman received a bachelor’s degree in career began back in 1992 as an intern at the National landscape architecture from the University of Georgia with an emphasis on large-scale planning and design. Center for Environmental Prediction (NCEP), in the He and his lovely and beautiful wife, Lisa, live in Washington D.C. area. After his internship, Ron moved south to the Tampa Bay-Florida office, where Lilburn. he served for nearly 11 years as a Lead Forecaster. In addition, Ron led the local Tropical and NOAA Weather Bob Obernier is the Regional Administrator for Radio programs at the Tamp Bay office. From Tampa, Region IV. Former FMF Hospital Corpsman, 25 year FL, Ron moved over to the other side of the Gulf of career in the Fire Service & retired as a Battalion Chief. Mexico and became the Science and Operations Hazardous Materials Incident Commander, Officer at the Corpus Christi, TX office from 2004-2008. Tallahassee Fire Department Hazardous Materials Outside of work, Ron is married with two young Response Team. 5 years SWAT Medic Team Leader, daughters. He tries to spend as much time as possible Tallahassee Police Department Tactical Apprehension with his family and friends, and enjoys music, traveling & Control Team. USAR Tech, Medical Specialist, and flying remote controlled planes. Safety Officer, FLTF-7. Type 3 IMT Operations Section Chief with the City of Tallahassee. Steve Naglic has a B.S. in Meteorology – University of Utah 1974. M.S. in Meteorology – Creighton Greg Padgett is the FEMA Region IV Regional University 1979. Weather Officer – U.S. Air Force 1975 Preparedness Liaison for the America’s PrepareAthon! – 1980. National Weather Service - 1980 to present. campaign. Mr. Padgett is currently a Senior Currently the Warning Coordination Meteorologist at Communications Analyst and Emergency Management the National Weather Service office in Columbia, SC. Senior Associate for ICF, International. Before joining ICF in 2012, Mr. Padgett served as Disaster Lisa Janak Newman has been a public affairs Management and Crisis Communications Planner for officer for the Georgia Emergency Management Tetra Tech from 2009 to 2012. He previously served as Agency/Homeland Security (GEMA/HS) for more than a Disaster Management consultant with IEM 10 years, where she disseminates emergency supporting several catastrophic planning initiatives at information before, during, and after natural and man- FEMA Region IV from 2004 to 2009. From 2002 to made disasters and national security events. As social 2004, Mr. Padgett was the Lead Planner for the 28 Emergency Management Summit and Training EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PRESENTERS Hurricane and Natural Hazards Program at Georgia Emergency Management Agency. Mr. Padgett is a previous broadcast meteorologist for the Weather Channel and TV stations in West Palm Beach, Norfolk, Augusta, Savannah, and Knoxville, Tennessee. In 2000, Mr. Padgett received the National Weather Association’s Broadcaster of the Year Award for improving disaster preparedness. Susie Rice. They are long time residents of Rockdale County and together have five children and two grandchildren. David Peterson is an Emergency Manager for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-Savannah District. He has over 19 years’ experience in responding to major natural disasters and crises, serving in different roles in the Incident Command System. Prior to joining the Myra Pearrell is the EMPG Grant Specialist at Army Corps of Engineers, David was the Operations Section Chief for an Urban Search and Rescue Team GEMA-HS. Myra is responsible for monitoring (CBRNE Capable). He holds a master’s degree in compliance with grant policies and procedures, and Disaster and Emergency Management and is an prepares grant proposals and progress reports. She Instructor for the National Incident Management also works closely with local governments to provide information concerning the GEMA-HS EMPG Program, System and Incident Command System. as well as explain the grant process. Myra came to GEMA-HS in 2014 after working with the Rockdale Woody Radcliffe is the GEMA Communications County Sheriff’s Office for 23 years, retiring as captain Director and ESF #2 Lead for the State of Georgia. of the Support Services Division. For ten of those Woody’s responsibilities include: supervision and years, she also worked with Conyers-Rockdale EMA, operation the State Warning Point, maintenance and serving for seven years as deputy director. Myra has allocation of GEMA’s disaster communications assets considerable experience with federal grants to support the state-level response, oversight of the administration, as well as local program and policy State’s Emergency Alert System / Emergency development. Myra is a graduate of Moody Bible Management Network (EMnet) / Integrated Public Institute, where she majored in theology, and the Alerting and Warning System (IPAWS), planning for Professional Management Program through the Law and coordination of communications restoration with Enforcement Command College at Columbus State industry partners, and the administration of the state’s University. 9-1-1 functions that reside within GEMA. Woody retired from the U.S. Army / Georgia Army National Clint Perkins III has served as the Director of the Guard in 2010 after 30 years of service. Prior to joining GEMA, he worked as an Emergency State Operations Center (SOC) with Georgia Management Consultant in support of BP’s Deepwater Emergency Management Agency (GEMA) since Horizon response in Louisiana and as a Senior February, 2007. His responsibilities include Operations Analyst with U.S. Army Central. maintaining operational readiness of the SOC, management of the GEMA 24 hour Communications Center, and oversight of the GEMA disaster Chuck Ray is the Director of Field Operations for the communications and logistics management programs. Georgia Emergency Management Agency-Homeland A native of New Orleans, Louisiana, Clint graduated Security. Chuck’s 34-year public safety background from North Georgia College in 1979. He served on includes Communications, Law Enforcement, Fire and active duty with the U.S. Army Military Police Corps at Rescue and Emergency Management. Chuck and his Fort Hood, Texas until 1983 at which time he departed wife, Mary Ruth, reside in Glennville, Tattnall County, active service and entered full-time service with the Georgia. They have four children: Holly, Amanda, C.J. Georgia Army National Guard. During his military and Lilly. Chuck has been employed with GEMA for 20 career Clint served in various positions of responsibility years. to include Platoon Leader, Company Commander, Battalion Logistics Officer, Battalion Executive Officer, Robert D. Samaan serves as the Deputy Regional Battalion Commander and Director of Information Administrator for Federal Emergency Management Management. He is a graduate of the U.S Army Agency (FEMA) Region IV. He leads and coordinates Military Police Officer Basic and Advanced Courses, the efforts of the region’s workforce to administer the U.S. Army Quartermaster Advanced Course and federal emergency preparedness, mitigation, response the U. S. Army Command and General Staff College. and recovery programs in coordination with state and Clint retired from the military as a Lieutenant Colonel in local emergency management and FEMA December 2000. Clint is married to the former Ms. headquarters. Emergency Management Summit and Training 29 EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PRESENTERS Caryn Selph is an emergency management planner with Tetra Tech and served as the lead planner for the Metro Atlanta UASI Regional Recovery Annex. Ms. Selph began her career with the Florida Division of Emergency Management in the Recovery and Mitigation Bureau. She assisted state and local governments with the recovery process following the devastating 2004 and 2005 hurricane seasons. Ms. Selph focuses her expertise in continuity of operations and recovery planning and has developed emergency management plans for jurisdictions throughout the country. Aaron E. Shoemaker is a Nationally Certified Interpreter residing in the Atlanta Georgia metropolitan area. Aaron is a Native Signer, born to a hearing father and hearing mother who are both Sign Language Interpreters. His father served a mission to the Deaf for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and later taught his children to sign the language and respect the culture. Aaron is an Eagle Scout and has continued to volunteer with the Boy Scouts of America for most of his adult life, including service as a Scoutmaster in a Deaf troop. This along with his experience as a Trail-walker (wilderness survival guide) for the Anasazi Foundation in Mesa, Arizona, makes him well acquainted with the outdoors. He has taught Sunday School and other church classes for over 17 years, including several years at the Phoenix Deaf Branch. Aaron is the husband of Kiesha Shoemaker, a beautiful signer, Interpreter, teacher of the Deaf, and teacher of American Sign Language. They are the proud parents of six children. Aaron currently serves as the Executive Director of All Hands On, inc, a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization dedicated to fostering relationships between Deaf and Emergency Managers in preparing for emergencies and disasters. Randy Smith is an Enterprise Safety Manager for WeatherBug – Earth Networks, a company providing mission-critical lightning and severe weather alerting solutions worldwide through the largest professional weather observation and total lightning detection networks. Randy works with local, state, and federal agencies and companies 30 to provide the tools and real-time information required for safety and decision-making to help protect lives and property. Keith Stellman is the Meteorologist in Charge of the Atlanta National Weather Service Office out of Peachtree City, GA and took over in that role in August of 2012. Prior to coming to GA, Keith was the Warning Coordination Meteorologist in Shreveport LA from 2007-2012, a Techniques Development Meteorologist and Regional Training Officer at the NWS Southern Region HQ in Ft. Worth TX from 2004-2007, A Senior Hydrologist at the Lower Mississippi River Forecast Center in Slidell, LA from 1999-2003, and an intern with the NWS in Tallahassee FL from 1996-1999. Keith received his B.S. in Meteorology from the Northeast Louisiana University in Monroe LA in 1996 where he also played baseball and earning Academic All Conference honors in 1996. Keith graduated in 1999 from Florida State University with a Masters Degree in Meteorology. Keith has received numerous awards over his 17 year career including the Louisiana Emergency Preparedness Association 2011 Leadership Award, 3 NOAA Administrator Awards including for the development and implementation of the NWS RIDGE Radar webpages, the NWS Precipitation Analysis Wepages, and the Damage Assessment Toolkit for all NWS employees to assess damage from tornados. His awards also include a National Isaac Cline Award, 3 Regional Isaac Cline Awards, a NOAA Bronze Medal, 9 NWS Director Awards and the National Weather Association's Charle's Maxwell award for 10 years of GIS integration in the NWS. Keith was a member of the 2014 GA Governor's Task Force, a member of the NWS Hurricane Liaison Team and provided personal briefings to President George W Bush and Governor Rick Perry in 2005 during Hurricane Rita as well as to the White House during Hurricane Ivan. Keith has been a guest on The Weather Channel's Weather Geeks Show in Aug 2014, The History Channel's One in a Million show, and has performed hundreds of local and national news interviews including New York Times, Washington Post, and NBC's Nightly news. Emergency Management Summit and Training EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PRESENTERS Matt Tate is the Natural Disaster Program Manager for the U.S. Army Corps of EngineersMobile District. He has over 13 years of experience responding to major natural disasters, under the National Response Framework he serves primarily as a Subject Matter Expert for debris management and additionally as an Assistant Team Leader for Emergency Support Function #3 (Public Works and Engineering). He holds a bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering. Sgt. Richard Thompson has 17 years of law enforcement experience. He has served on several units to include detention, patrol, traffic enforcement, crime suppression and is currently the agency training coordinator. He has served on the Forsyth County SWAT team since 2006 and is currently the assistant SWAT commander and a member of the sniper team. Meghan Wade is the Director of Corporate Communications, Georgia 811. She is a 1996 Graduate of Young Harris College and a 1998 Community Preparedness Officer in the National Graduate of the University of Georgia, Grady School of Journalism and Mass Communication – Preparedness Division (NPD) at the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Region Go DAWGS! Wade been with Georgia 811 since April 2006. IV office in Atlanta. Prior to joining the National Prior to this she worked for Community News Preparedness Team, Terry held positions in the Papers Inc. directing the sales, circulation and Region IV Response and Recovery Divisions serving as IMAT Team Lead and Cadre and Staff marketing efforts for 5 of the company’s print/ Readiness Manager. Before joining FEMA, Terry internet publications. Wade currently service as the Chair for the Education and Marketing served the nation with the Department of the Committee for the Common Ground Alliance Army for more than 26 years as both a Soldier and civilian. Terry proudly served in CONUS and (CGA). CGA is an international organization dedicated to serving the underground utility OCONUS operational and staff assignment damage prevention community. Additionally, varying from Director of Antiterrorism Programs, Wade has served on the Georgia Utility Intelligence Systems Programs to Director of Operation and Force Protection. During a career Coordinating Council’s Legislative and Marketing/ spanning 22 years as a Soldier in the U.S. Army, Education Committee and is a past chair of the Mark-It Madness Committee affiliated with One Terry served in the Intelligence and Special Calls Of America. Currently she serves as Security arena with deployments on special Georgia 811’s representative on the Georgia assignments in Operations “Desert Storm”, Pipeline Operators and Emergency Responders “Southern Watch” and “Joint Forge/Joint Coalition (GPOERC) who has created the Endeavor” restoring peace to Balkans in Bosnia Georgia Pipeline Emergency Response Initiative and Herzegovina. He also served on the Army’s (GPERI). Wade has 2 children and 2 stepchildren. Diversity Management Team in 1996 - 1998 They describe her as someone who likes to talk a developing the most comprehensive diversity lot, funny, and who loves her job and wears fancy management training in the history of the U.S. clothes when she isn’t working from home on a Army. Terry is a graduate of the Troy State University with a Master of Science degree and a conference call or typing. They also mentioned that she must really like cooking and washing Bachelor Science degree. He also holds dishes and clothes since she seems to do that a certificates from the Air Force Institute of Technology (AFIT), Defense Intelligence Agency lot. Her children also shared that she likes to (DIA), The Defense Institute of Equal Opportunity read, travel, spend time with her family and to Management (DIEOM), and a national certification walk in the woods for “some reason”, a reason she describes as hiking. As a final thought all four in Security & Emergency Management. Terry mentioned that she REALLY doesn’t like it when also serves as an adjunct/visiting professor with you don’t use your manners. the Shorter University’s School of Business Management. Terry J. Thomas serves as an Individual and Emergency Management Summit and Training 31 EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PRESENTERS Jonna West currently serves as the Director of J. Robby Westbrook is a practicing emergency the Homeland Security Division at the Georgia Emergency Management Agency-Homeland Security. As Director, Jonna is responsible for the administrative oversight of the division’s areas of responsibility including radiological emergency preparedness, critical infrastructure protection, public safety broadband, homeland security grants administration, and other efforts supporting GEMA/Homeland Security’s terrorism preparedness and response missions. Prior to assuming this role in February 2014, Jonna served as the Assistant Division Director for close to two years. Prior to that, Jonna held the position of Special Projects Manager for the agency for five years, where she coordinated special projects, program evaluations and policy analysis for the director and executive leadership team. Jonna served as GEMA’s Planning Director from 2004-2008, and was responsible for statewide emergency management and homeland security planning efforts. In her role as Special Assistant to the Director, Jonna was responsible for the coordination of special projects to include the coordination and implementation of the recommendations of the Governor’s Task Force on Warning and Communication that included the expansion of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Weather Radio network in Georgia. For her work on this effort, Jonna was nominated for the Governor’s Public Safety Award in 2000. Jonna came to GEMA from the State Olympic Law Enforcement Command (SOLEC) in January 1997, where she was detached as a member of the Accreditation team for the Centennial Olympic Games. Previously, she worked for the Georgia Department of Corrections for three years in multiple departments, including Internal Investigations, Strategic Planning, Public Affairs, and the Commissioner's Office. Jonna received her master’s degree in security studies from the Center for Homeland Defense and Security, Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, California, and her bachelor’s degree in criminal justice from Georgia State University. She and her husband Chip reside in Covington. manager and was the Director of the Cherokee Sheriff’s Office Division of Emergency Management from 1994 to 2015 when he retired with over 32 years public safety service. Following his retirement he remains active in local emergency management serving as Deputy Director in Cherokee County. Director Westbrook is an adjunct professor at Reinhardt University and an adjunct instructor for Georgia Emergency Management. Director Westbrook earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Reinhardt College and a Master of Science in Emergency Management from Jacksonville State University. Director Westbrook is a graduate of the Columbus State University Law Enforcement Command College and the University of Georgia Certified Local Government Manager Program. Director Westbrook is a Certified Emergency Manager and Professional Emergency Manager within the State of Georgia and holds the International Certified Emergency Manager® designation given by the International Association of Emergency Managers. Director Westbrook is a past president of EMAG. Emergency Management Summit and Training Mark Wool was recently selected to be the Warning Coordination Meteorologist at the NWS office in Tallahassee, FL. Prior to that, he served as a senior forecaster at the same office. We provide forecast and warning services for a large portion of Southwest GA. Prior to moving to Tallahassee, Mark worked in NWS offices in NY and NJ. He has a B.S. from SUNY Oswego and did masters work at Penn State. 31 Welcome from Kelly H. Nadeau Welcome to our 2015 Preparedness Family Reunion! We’re so glad you have chosen to join us for our annual three days of refreshing our knowledge, reunions with colleagues, and renewal of purpose! We have learned a lot this year about Ebola Virus Disease, Personal Protective Equipment, and everyone now has 1-866-PUB-HLTH on speed dial! It has provided us with a great opportunity to increase our overall preparedness for infectious diseases and other events. The Georgia Infectious Disease Network has been established and will continue to make improvements over time. Our regional coalitions will celebrate their 3rd birthday in August! They continue to strengthen the resilience of healthcare preparedness in their region and together across the state. Planning discussions, regular meetings, making new connections, building stronger relationships and discussing how all partners would respond together are foundation components of the coalitions. Are you a part of the coalition in your region? If not, find your regional folks and connect. If you are, be sure to compare notes with other coalitions at this meeting, because we can all learn from one another. Our multidisciplinary, multiagency work groups continue to be a best practice demonstration! Each of the six (Biosurveillance, Countermeasures, Incident Management, Information Management, Resilience and Medical Surge) has developed guidance and best practices for use by the regional coalitions, which the region will take and personalize. Georgia’s differences in weather, geography, population, and resources mandate that our regional planning is individualized. Each work group is presenting at this meeting. Take time to listen to the great progress that has been made. We hope that the Summit will provide you with opportunities to learn something new, make new friends, enjoy the company of your preparedness family, and renew your resolve to continue to increase our preparedness. Our greatest resource in Georgia healthcare preparedness efforts lies in each one of you and in the magnificent collaboration. (Say it with me…..It’s All About Relationships!) Your commitment, experience, passion, and creativity are the reason that we’ve made so much progress, but I believe that our best days are ahead! I’m thankful for all of the work that you do each day and all the ways that we support our neighbors! As always, please let me know if I can be of assistance to you. Kelly H. Nadeau, RN, MN, EMHP Emergency Management Summit and Training 33 PUBLIC HEALTH SESSIONS Building Community Resilience through Aging Network Partnerships: Resilience is built upon the ability to identify the population at risk, building an awareness of the planning and response needs of this population at risk, identifying and fostering relationships with the stakeholders, communication and sustainability. Partnering with the Aging network is a key cornerstone of building resilient communities. This session provides information on the structure of the aging network how it work with local partners to firm up community resilience and know their capacity and limitations as a resource. It’s objectives include the attendee’s ability to describe the structure, services and agencies in Georgia’s Aging network, understand the role the network has in preparedness, response, recovery, and Identify local Aging network partners. Presenter: Jennifer Hogan Building Healthcare Communication Resiliency with Amateur Radio: Since hospitals, clinics, nursing homes, and other healthcare facilities offer vital services to the public, especially during and immediately following an emergency, communications can become a critical part of their resiliency. These facilities should have an emergency plan to reduce the disruption of essential comms when an emergency situation occurs. Georgia healthcare facilities have been taking the first step of preparedness in communications in many ways, such as the GHA 911 WebEOC, Government Emergency Communications Service, Twenty First Century Communications, Wireless Priority Service, and the use of amateur radio. Although there are rules and regulations on the use of amateur radio by employees in healthcare settings, there is still a need for this capability by employees when there are critical life and death communications needed before amateur radio volunteers can arrive on scene to ensure the continued operation of the healthcare network. The interface of healthcare employees with volunteer amateur radio operators will provide a safeguard in continuity of operations and manage the security and operability of their communications systems and networks during and after emergencies. Presenters: Edward Rollor, Bob Herrin, Barry Kanne, Ken Reid Coastal Evacuations: Healthcare Community Planning: The Region J Coastal Healthcare Coalition will facilitate a discussion on Coastal Evacuations and our ongoing and future planning for healthcare community partners in the coastal area. Coastal Evacuation planning has been a 34 focus of the Region J Healthcare Coalition since its inception. Coastal communities are at risk for an event that could necessitate evacuating staff, patients, residents, and supplies inland due to the threat of a hurricane to the coast of Georgia. The Region J Coastal Healthcare Coalition will facilitate a discussion for nursing homes, hospitals, specialty care providers and others interested in planning efforts for evacuations including Georgia Emergency Management Agencies “Plan B” for evacuating coastal long term care facilities. Presenters: Todd Wycoff, Susan Malone, Jimmy Gordon Completing Your Coalition: Integrating Smaller Healthcare Facilities into Disaster Planning & Response: Today, healthcare community emergency preparedness extends miles beyond hospital walls. Nursing homes and long term care facilities, community health centers, dialysis clinics, behavioral health providers, local pharmacy clinics and others can provide vital services and support regional healthcare system responses during large disasters. Yet many people have difficulty fully understanding the critical support roles and functions smaller healthcare providers can play during a mass casualty event. Integrating these facilities and agencies into preparedness planning and regional coalition activities is paramount when seeking to enhance and sustain regional disaster preparedness. Join us to discuss new strategies for engaging these healthcare providers within your coalitions and see lessons learned from integrated responses to real-world events. Presenters: Dr. Curt Harris, Tawny Waltz Culture of Preparedness: The focus of this workshop is to develop a "Culture of Preparedness" for frontline health care professionals. As the single most important resource during a disaster, a proactive educational approach will increase the overall resilience of the community hospital and the general community. Employees who are prepared for a disaster at home are more likely to be available to report to work during a disaster. Employees, who understand their role and the role of their department during a disaster, will be more productive and more confident in their ability to provide quality health care services in a crisis situation. This workshop provides tools and resources to strengthen the educational activities which will ensure that frontline staff members are ready to meet any disaster challenge. Presenter: Patsy Pritchett Emergency Management Summit and Training PUBLIC HEALTH SESSIONS Developing a Greater Volunteer Workforce: A Model in Process: As in many non-profit organizations that utilize professional volunteers, the Georgia Region of the Red Cross, has had challenges with enrolling disaster mental health volunteers. In the presentation, an innovative model for increasing the number of disaster mental health volunteers will be presented. The impediments to enticing, enrolling, training, and engaging this work force will be discussed and the proposed solutions that are being used will be presented. As this is a model in process, there will be an opportunity for participants to provide feedback and determine how this model can be utilized in their organizations. Presenter: Dr. Betsy Gard, Deborah Hatherley Healthcare Personal Resilience through Planning and Accountability—An overview of Survival in an Increasingly Challenging Work Environment: Resilience is recognized as an important factor in sustained health and performance in the workplace. Recent changes in healthcare delivery, ethics, and technology present both stress and opportunities for personal and career development and finding meaning in one’s work. The role of specific behaviors, values, mindsets and relationships in sustaining resilience is becoming more commonly appreciated. This course will present the state of the field of resilience in Healthcare. It is designed for Nursing Professionals, Physicians, and Pre-hospital Providers, and all those who serve in healthcare today. Interactive exercises will assist in Dialysis Preparedness and Healthcare enhancing resilience from multiple perspectives in Coalition Inclusion: In the past several years order to elicit and teach the skills of resilience. The role Georgia has experienced unprecedented snow and ice of resilience training for new professionals, as well as weather events. This extreme weather continues to the role of supervisors, mentors, and preceptors in challenge the emergency response system and enhancing resilience will be reviewed. The connection impacts the dialysis healthcare delivery system in between resilience and expert performance and unique ways. Part of the preparedness planning decision making will be discussed. Program Highlights process involved the integration of dialysis emergency include: The multiple perspectives of resilience in response systems into healthcare coalitions and Healthcare; The Practices of Resilience: Behavior, creating a communication structure to meet these mindsets, values; Resilience and performance; The unique challenges. Dialysis preparedness at all levels development of Resilient Professionals; Supervisors and resilient staff development; Mentoring / Preceptor in Georgia creates another example on how Georgia strategies for Resilience; Personal plan for building and the dialysis provider community lead the way on resilience; Integration with training / continuing building whole community inclusion coalitions. education; Presenter: Captain James G. Nelms (RET.) Presenters: Jason Sanford, Clay Hathaway, Pam Masters Overcoming the Fear Based Biases of EMS Disaster Responses: Development of Ebola:¨The announcement that the United States would be receiving an Ebola Virus Disease patient was a New Paradigm: Northwest Georgia EMS D.A.R.T. (EMS Disaster Assistance Response Taskforce) - The Region 1 EMS community set out on a unique initiative during 2014 to develop a one of a kind EMS disaster response project. The project is a statewide and national pilot designed to provide a coordinated EMS response to any disaster or emergency that presents itself with a high potential of mass injury. The taskforce will be trained in USAR, Tactical, Wilderness, Mass Burn, Hazardous Materials, Disaster Support, M.U.C.C. compliant triage and patient tracking systems. This presentation highlights the lessons learned from previous responses in Region 1, our extensive research, development, and projected outcomes of the project as we move forward. Presenter: David T. Foster III Emergency Management Summit and Training the impetus for public outcry and rampant speculation about the perceived danger to public health. Fueling this outcry was the lack of knowledge of the disease, media speculation, conspiracy theories, and graphic images from Africa. Managing the fear and fighting the social stigma of caring for these patients became an unexpected hurdle to overcome. During this session, we will address the contributing factors, the reaction of hospital staff, the public and the steps taken to calm those fears. Presenters: Lori Wood and Wade Miles Patient Tracking—Technology for Staying In Control!: During this interactive session, we will demonstrate the capabilities of HC Standard, the technology backbone behind Georgia’s statewide patient tracking system. We will walk you through a demonstration of the mobile application, as well as the 35 PUBLIC HEALTH SESSIONS web-based system. A review of our current capabilities, the plan for expanding the system, and how you can get involved will be covered as well! Presenters: Colby Farrow, Donald King Public Health—Biosurveillance: Who Ya Gonna Call? Biosurveillance and Situational Awareness in the Real World: What information does one need to support decision making during a public health emergency Planning for Resilience: Mapping At-Risk and how do you obtain this information? Populations within your Planning Region: Biosurveillance systems provide essential Social vulnerability characterizes individuals and information needed to effectively manage the groups, as well as their situations that influence public health aspects of an event or incident, such their capacity to anticipate, cope with, resist, and as an outbreak, a natural disaster, or mass recover from the impact of an emergency. The gatherings. This session will focus on defining Social Vulnerability Index (SVI) identifies specific Biosurveillance within the Georgia Department of areas where populations are most vulnerable to Public Health and will give real world examples of the potential effects of a disaster or event of how these systems have been used for Influenza public health significance. Based on work from and Ebola events and how they may be used in the CDC, the Georgia SVI mapping tool was the future to help prepare for public health developed for use in Georgia’s emergency emergencies. Work Group Members: Olatanwa preparedness planning for vulnerable populations. Adewale, Patricia Bennie, Jae Brown, Donna Sue An SVI atlas has been generated for Georgia’s Campbell, Amessia Chapman, LaTonya Clay, emergency preparedness planning regions: the Cherie Drenzek, Eve Early, Laura Edison, Amber public health districts, the healthcare coalition Erickson, Libby Francisco, Rachel Franklin, regions, and the emergency management areas. Jessica Grippo, Bruce Jeffries, Jacqueline These maps/data provide an easily Jenkins, Audrey Kunkes, Gerald Ledlow, Joy understandable, standardized set of data for Miller, Peggy Monkus, Suresh Pai, Chris Rustin, planning at the state, regional, and local levels Marti Shaver, Karl Soetebier, Trevor Thomas, within Georgia. This session will provide Robert Thornton, Eileen Usman, Paul Williams background on the Social Vulnerability Index, its use in emergency preparedness planning and Public Health – Incident Management: One how this SVI mapping resource has been Coalition, One Plan: Drafting Your integrated into other areas of public health to Coalition Coordination Base Plan: Are you promote overall community resilience. Presenter: tired of drafting tons of individual plans for your coalition? Do you feel like you have pages and Betsy Kagey, PHD pages of materials, but are still missing the core Program Management Tool: Are you an coordination piece? Then come learn all about the active member of your healthcare coalition? Our new Coalition Coordination Base Plan that will coalitions are now 2½ years old and doing allow your group to integrate current drafts into great…..or are they?! We are honored that one cohesive, understandable, operational Georgia was the only state chosen to test a document. The plan may be small, but it packs a Program Management Tool (PMT) with our punch by addressing those primary healthcare coalitions during this year. Capt. Paul Link, our coalition responsibilities of communications/ ASPR HPP project officer, met with each coalition notifications and resource coordination in an easy to document their progress and test the to understand, user-friendly format. The Incident usefulness of the documentation tool. Come Management Workgroup is proud to present our learn how we’re REALLY doing in Georgia and draft plan and gain additional feedback what the future holds for the process.Presenter: concerning further revision. Work Group Kelly Nadeau Members: Susan Beckham, Tom Bennet, John Bethea, Charles Braxton, J. Phillip Carpenter, Tony Cooper, Todd Driver, Scotty Hancock, Tiffany Hanshaw, David Huskey, Dennis X. Jones, D. Ricky Lee, Leticia Mathis, Chrystal Morgan, Dominick Nutter, Hollard G. Phillips, Rick 36 Emergency Management Summit and Training PUBLIC HEALTH SESSIONS Shierling, Shawna Smith, Shelly Stancil, Larry Healthcare Coalitions to assist in building Staton, Reginald Stubbs, Charlisa Ussery, Tawny resilience. The first tool is a Facility Capabilities Waltz, Tom Wolfe Assessment Tool which is designed to assist coalitions with regional planning through Public Health - Information Management: How to Communicate with EVERYONE: … identification of their healthcare facilities’ thresholds. The second tool is a guide for from the people who told you last year what the fox says…No one is left behind or out of the loop reaching the medically at risk non institutionalized populations. Workgroup Members: Jason when applying the five tools designed by the Information Management workgroup to better plan Sanford, Jennifer Hogan, Angela Rouse, Freddie for, and respond to, any emergency. These tools Dugger, Tamber Fuller, Betsy Kagey, Matthew Crumpton, Marsh DeFelice, Carmen Young, Leah will not only help in revealing the numerous Hoffacker, Mark Palen, Sheri Russo, Jim methods of communication, but they will help develop the kind of thinking necessary to create Zerylnick, Travis Arrington, Jack Harper, Barbie effective plans. You will learn how getting the right Salter, Jennifer Raspberry, Daniel Padgette. information to the right people at the right time will Public Health—Surge Protection—Surging lead to better decisions and outcomes. This presentation will help show you how to more through GHA911: Do you know just how many effectively interact with agencies and individuals, tools and resources are available at ranging from those leading the response to the GHA911? Our workgroup will take you on a stroll complacent couch potatoes watching late night through those resources related to Crisis television. Workgroup Members: Herman Albertie, Standards of Care, Medical Care Surge, Mass Jessica Anderson, Valerie Attell, Tim Boone, Nick Care/Sheltering, Mass Fatality, Decontamination/ Burke, Hayla Folden, Harjinder Ghuman, Veronda Radiation, and the Use of Volunteers during a Griffin, Laurent Guilou, Eric Jens, Alison Jones, crisis. This can be useful for all types of Barry Kenne, Judi Kanne, Mary Beth Kennedy, Preparedness planning on an organizational, Jennifer King, Betty McCall, Dave Palmer, Sarah community, and Coalition level. Join us and bring Peck, Aaron Shoemaker, Cindy Phillips, Yusuf your Wifi enabled device to follow along – or relax Rahman, Dawn Walker, Larry Walker, Melanie and let us do the “walking”. Work Group Wood, James York Members: Rich Acker, Tim Andrews, Kenna Public Health—Mass Countermeasures: Baker, Kimnie Bennett, Laurice Bentley, Lauren Workgroup Update: The Countermeasures Bewley, Pam Blackwell, Shaun Brand, Helen Workgroup will be presenting an update on the Bratton, Wendy S. Casey, Rudy Castorina, E.J. new “POD Guide” that has been under production Dailey, Jennifer S. Davis, Travis Donnelly, as well as updates on Responder Safety and Jonathan Eisenstat, Alysia McDonald-English, Health and Medical Materials Planning. Work Denys Fluitt, Susie Fussell, Jimmy Gordon, Group Members: Jonathan Adriano, Susan Tiffany Hanshaw, Preston Harpe, Curtis Harris, Malone, Darrell Enfinger, Bernard Hicks, Brandin Joyce Hartley, Noel Hunter, Sharon Johnson, Gillman, Gladys Arome, Darrell Camp, David Ryan Jones, Beverly Lester, Sherwin Levinson, Murphy, Julie Miller, Jennifer Stokes, Karen Craft, Paul Link, Joe Lockman, Brittany Luckey, Scott Dan Gates, Gerald Gifford, Miranda Helms, Ron Masters, Lanetta Mathis, Meshell McCloud, Joe Hernandez, Dennis E. Jones, Kimberly McCrea, Kutheria McKnight, Michele McMahon, Mallard, Kamille McCormick, Jennifer Morley, Roger Mottley, Roger Naylor, Peki Prince, Rejani Chip Moore, Michael Murphy, Kelly Nadeau, Rajan, Amanda Ray, Risa Wood, Winnie Cullens, Jeanine Newton-Riner, Wayne Nuenke, Peki Prince, Yusuf Rahman, Susan Salem, Jerri Scott, Bess Zappa. Sam Shartar, April Shivers, Suzanne Smalley, Public Health—Resilience: Holy Toolkits Amber Smith, Danny Strandburg, Courtney Batman: Improving Resilience within your Terwilliger, James Thaxton, Dawn Walker, Melba Webb, Carey Westgate, Chelsea Williams, Hank Coalition: The Resilience Workgroup will Wilson, Lori Wood, Mike Yoder present on two toolkits developed for the Emergency Management Summit and Training 37 PUBLIC HEALTH SESSIONS Public Health Response to Radiation Disasters and the Radiation Response Volunteer Corps: Public Health plays a major Utilizing GHA911 and WebEOC – Best Practices and Application: Tift Regional’s use of WebEOC is unique, because it is used monthly and for nearly all events. In 2014, Tift utilized WebEOC for approximately 15 events, both planned and emergent. In addition, GHA 911/ WebEOC is taught to all staff at Tift Regional Health System and is mandatory for all management and nursing staff. They have also made the decision to use generic passwords instead of individual password assignments. The Resiliency Defined—Mental Health: Dr. frequent use of WebEOC and Tift’s distinctive Schor’s presentation will focus on the approach to assignments and training provides development of Georgia’s on-line resource, the audience with a real world and effective www.georgiadisaster.info, which is the official application of GHA911 WebEOC and its features. Disaster Mental Health resource for Georgia. This This session will further explain their approach resource is a comprehensive website addressing and the application within Tift’s organization. planning, preparedness, response, and recovery Presenters: Eddie Senkbeil and Travis Arrington for a wide range of naturally occurring and human -caused disaster events. The website also Utilizing HOSA-Future Health addresses the needs of various constituencies Professionals Members in Building and populations ranging from basic information to Resilient Communities: The ability to effectively utilize available resources to respond resources for professionals. Content is provided to, withstand, and recover from adverse situations for populations including the general public, is a critical component of building a resilient persons with special needs, military, healthcare community. With over 12,000 well equipped and workers, as well as mental health professionals. capable students from across the state of This session will include ways in which participants can utilize this information and assist Georgia, HOSA-Future Health Professionals is most certainly a resource to be utilized. Learn in making the information available to the public and colleagues. During this session, participants how to engage with your local chapter of HOSA to build a resilient community. Presenters: Allen will develop a better understanding of how to provide resources to Georgians, will enhance their Seigler, Executive Director, Christen Shiflet, understanding of Disaster Mental Health Program Director and Priya Rathakrishnan, State principles and practices, engage in ways to President disseminate information to better prepare Georgians plan for and respond to disaster events When Staying Isn’t an Option: Speakers will discuss the May 2014 evacuation of Heart of and learn content to support their work in public health and emergency preparedness. Presenter: Georgia Nursing Home following structural damage sustained as a result of a Larry Schor tornado. Lessons learned and best practices for severe weather planning will be discussed. Presenters: Susan Beckham, Jennifer Stokes role in radiation disasters alongside other emergency response personnel. This presentation addresses public health needs in a major radiation disaster, the basics of radiation, and how trained volunteers would be used in a response. Presenters: Sherwin Levinson, Jim Hardeman, Betsy Kagey 38 Emergency Management Summit and Training PUBLIC HEALTH PRESENTERS Travis Arrington began his career in healthcare in Ernie Doss is the Deputy Director of the Office of 2009 as Assistant Director of Facility Engineering and Safety Management at Tift Regional Medical Center. In 2011, he also acquired the responsibilities of Safety Officer and Regional Coordinating Hospital (RCH) Region L. Travis has received certification as an Emergency Management Healthcare Professional, Yellow Belt Lean Six Sigma and is currently pursuing his Certified Emergency Management certification. Prior to Travis’ career in healthcare and emergency management, he was employed for 25 years at Winn Dixie Stores. With Winn Dixie Stores, he was a District Maintenance Manager in various districts in Georgia, North Florida and Alabama. His responsibilities included store construction, store renovation, store maintenance, refrigeration, HVAC and electrical. During this time he received training and hands on experience in disaster preparedness and recovery. He was directly involved in the Flood of 1994 in South Georgia and the Americus-Sumter County Tornado in 2007. Susan Beckham is the Emergency Preparedness Coordinator for the South Central Health District, 5-1, in Dublin, GA. She previously worked with the Department of Family of Children Services and has been with the district for 17 years. Susan is a certified emergency manager (CEM) through the Georgia Emergency Management Agency. Susan holds a Bachelor of Science in Educational Psychology from the University of Georgia. EMS and Trauma, Georgia Department of Public Health. Ernie’s public safety career spans over 33 years, including serving with the U.S. Coast Guard (1981-1985), working as a field paramedic, director of both rural and urban EMS systems, regional billing manager for a national EMS company, EMA director, EMS educator, 9-1-1 director, regional EMS director (GA EMS Region 6), and deputy director of OEMS. Over his career, Ernie has served on a number of committees and councils including the Executive Committee Georgia Strategic Highway Safety Plan, EMS Director’s Association of GA (chair), Region 6 EMS Council (Chair) and Georgia Emergency Medical Services Advisory Council. Laura Edison, DVM, MPH is a Career Epidemiology Field Officer assigned to the Georgia Department of Public Health, Acute Disease Epidemiology Section, where she recently completed the CDC Epidemic Intelligence Service (EIS) Fellowship, during which time she worked on numerous outbreak investigations including MERSCoV, Fungal Meningitis, and Ebola. Before EIS, she worked as a small animal veterinarian in the Atlanta area, an environmental health scientist at the ATSDR, and a CDC fellow at the One Health Office, NCEZID. Laura received a B.A. from Vanderbilt University in 1991, a D.V.M. from the University of Georgia in 2003, and an M.P.H. from Emory University in 2012. Colby Farrow has been an Account Executive with Global Emergency Resources (GER) for the last 5 Manager VISN 7 Liaison. He has worked in hospital years. His experience at GER includes planning and emergency management since 2001, most recently for supporting full scale exercises, and supporting realthe Northside Hospital System and Emory Eastside. world events with multiple resource tracking and Charlie is a Retired Army Lieutenant Colonel, a situational awareness software applications. He also Ranger, and a Helicopter Pilot. He has also served works as an independent consultant for evaluating and with the Army Nurse Corp at the U.S. Army Medical facilitating hospital emergency preparedness Research Institute of Infectious Diseases (USAMRIID). exercises. Prior to GER, he earned his Masters of Charlie is a Vietnam Combat veteran, has been an Public Health degree from the University of Georgia, EMT/Paramedic since 1974, and has worked for the during which he completed internships with the Dekalb Police Department. He is POST certified Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and with SWAT and co-developed the Tactical Medic Program. the US Department of Energy. Mr. Farrow also served Later, Charlie worked for the Gwinnett Police as a firefighter for 3 years within Georgia, allowing him Department and, in 1985, became a RN Board to gain first-hand knowledge of emergency response Certified in Emergency, Critical Care, and Flight best practices. Nursing. He then worked as Chief Flight Nurse in Billings, MT for an international air evacuation company, traveling to 136 countries on 6 continents, including 2 years on the Russian Cosmodrome. He has also worked as a Charge RN at a Level 1 Trauma Center and as a Bedside and Clinical educator. Charlie Bunn is currently the VA Area Emergency Emergency Management Summit and Training 39 PUBLIC HEALTH PRESENTERS David T. Foster is a 38 year veteran of EMS/Fire and he has been a Fire/EMS Educator for over 33 years. He is the Region 1 EMS Director for the GA Office of EMS & Trauma. David holds a BS in Disaster/ Emergency Management and a Masters in Organizational Leadership. In addition to his duties with the state of Georgia, he currently teaches classes in leadership as an adjunct faculty at Ft Hays State University’s Leadership Department -Virtual College in Hays, KS, where he specialized in Emergency Services Leadership and Team Dynamics and Team Leading. He is also the lead author of the book, Emergency Services Leadership: A Contemporary Approach published by Jones & Bartlett in 2011. Gordon has worked at Memorial for eight years. Prior to that, he was a manager at Effingham Hospital in Springfield for eight years, where his responsibilities included assistant nursing home administrator, safety officer manager, and environmental services manager. He also spent a year working at Morrison & Crothall, a company specializing in food, nutrition, and support services for hospitals and health systems. Gordon’s first career was in the U.S. military, where he logged 20 years, primarily in aviation maintenance as first sergeant, instructor, and safety officer. He holds a Masters in Business Administration from Mercer University and a bachelor’s degree from St. Leo University, St. Leo, Florida. Jim Hardeman is enjoying retirement after a 34 year career as Manager of the Environmental University of Michigan and her Ph.D. from Washington Radiation Program in the Georgia Department of University. She completed her internship at the Natural Resources (DNR) Environmental Protection University Of North Carolina Department Of Psychiatry Division (EPD). Jim is currently a consultant in in the Medical School. Dr. Gard has been a clinical radiation protection, with clients including the US faculty member with the Emory Department of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Psychiatry since 1981. Dr. Gard’s specialties include Georgia Department of Public Health, the Georgia disaster psychology, posttraumatic stress disorder, Poison Center and the Georgia East Metro Medical crises intervention, and training for disaster Reserve Corps. Prior to his retirement, Jim and his preparedness. She was co-founder of the Georgia associates were responsible for off-site environmental Disaster Response Team and the first Southeastern radiological monitoring near nuclear facilities in, or Regional Consultant for the American Psychological potentially affecting, Georgia, and for maintaining Association. She has served as the APA state Coordinator for over 15 years. Dr. Gard is nationally Georgia's state-level response capability for radiological incidents. Mr. Hardeman served as the known for her work in disasters and trauma and is a state Radiological Emergency Coordinator (REC), Manager in the Red Cross Mental Health System as well as a National Instructor for Disaster Mental Health developing protective action recommendations (PAR’s) Services. She is one of two State of Georgia Trainers for the Governor or his authorized representative and for preparing military families for deployment. She has working with the Federal Radiological Monitoring and Assessment Center (FRMAC), Radiological Assistance responded to many national disasters included the Program (RAP) personnel, the Advisory Team on Northridge Earthquake, the Oklahoma City Bombing, Environment, Food and Health, and other federal the bombing at the Olympics, the 9/11 Bombing, and responders upon their activation. Prior to his position Hurricane Katrina. Dr. Gard was the President of the with Georgia DNR, Mr. Hardeman spent five (5) years Georgia Psychological Association from 2006-2007. with Nuclear Assurance Corporation (NAC) as a She has served as a consultant on disaster nuclear engineer involved in the design of spent fuel preparedness and disaster response to a number of organizations including Emory University, the Georgia shipping casks and performing nuclear fuel cycle analyses. Jim is a native of Atlanta, Georgia and holds Department of Human Resources, and the CDC. Dr. a Master of Science in Nuclear Engineering (MSNE) Gard is currently the Co-Lead Advisor for Disaster Mental Health for the Georgia Region of the American degree from Georgia Tech. Jim is active in the Georgia Section of the American Nuclear Society and serves as Red Cross. the Treasurer of the Atlanta Chapter of the Health Physics Society. Jim serves as a member of the Jimmy Gordon, MBA, currently serves as the Steering Committee of the Christian Nuclear safety officer and emergency preparedness Fellowship. coordinator at Memorial University Medical Center in Savannah. Jimmy also serves as the Regional Coordinating Hospital for Region J and is an executive member of the Region J Coastal Healthcare Coalition. Dr. Betsy Gard received her B.A. from the 40 Emergency Management Summit and Training PUBLIC HEALTH PRESENTERS Dr. Curt Harris is the Associate Director and Assistant Professor in the Institute for Disaster Management at the University of Georgia in the College of Public Health. Dr. Harris is a member of the graduate faculty at UGA where he currently teaches disaster management courses for Master of Public Health students. For the last five years, Dr. Harris has been the Director of the Regional Healthcare Community Emergency Preparedness Exercise Program and assisted healthcare facilities design and implement disaster exercises based on Homeland Security Exercise and Evaluation Program. Dr. Harris has also conducted a number of trainings for veterinarians in Georgia including first-receiver decontamination principles and veterinary basic and advanced disaster life support. As a result of his work in Georgia, Dr. Harris received the UGA College of Public Health’s top faculty award for service and outreach in 2014. Tech shooting, Tuscaloosa Tornados, Colorado floods and wildfires, hurricanes Isabel, Irene, Isaac, and many more natural and manmade disasters, both with and without her canine crisis response partners, Brinkley and Tikva. Bob Herrin has been active in amateur radio since 1994. He serves as the Emergency Coordinator for ARES in Banks and Jackson Counties, is a volunteer examiner for the American Radio Relay League and W5YI, and has conducted classes for Technician license candidates. Mr. Herrin also organizes support for public service activities, including providing radio support for local events as well as supporting the Red Cross at University of Georgia home football games and other University events. He is also a certified Skywarn Weather Observer and has is certified by Georgia ARES by completing required ICS courses. Mr. Herrin retired from Public Health, where he worked in the Family Health Branch as the director of quality assurance and program integrity for the Babies Can’t Clay Hathaway has 19 years of experience with Wait early intervention program. He currently works on Fresenius Medical Care. Prior to his current position, Clay was the Technical Operations Manager from 2004 a part time basis with the Institute for Disaster Management hospital exercise team as a facilitator/ to 2007 where he managed the day to day technical evaluator for table-top and full-scale exercises. functions in 54 dialysis clinics in Georgia. Clay is currently the Biomedical Support Manager for Fresenius. As a leading expert in continuity of dialysis Jennifer Hogan is the Disaster Preparedness services and disasters response, he has vast Coordinator for the Georgia Division of Aging Services. experience within dialysis provider services which She works with older adults, the 12 Area Agencies on includes: Dialysis Policy and Procedure Development, Aging, State and Local partners to coordinate disaster Develop and coordinate the FMC Annual Disaster preparedness planning, response and recovery for Response in support of 2200 clinics nationwide. older adults and people with disabilities. Jennifer has over ten years of experience preventing fraud, abuse, Deborah Hatherley is a nationally certified school neglect and exploitation of older adults and people with disabilities. She is a member of the Emergency psychologist and special educator with 36 years experience in Georgia and Virginia schools where she Preparedness Coalition for Individuals with Disabilities specialized in working with At-Risk, special needs and & Older Adults. She currently serves on the ADRC diverse populations. She has served as Coordinator of State Advisory Council and the Public Health a large Virginia school system’s Crisis Response team Resilience Workgroup. She is also a certified Mental Health First Aid Trainer. Prior to coming to the Division and currently, Deborah is a National Association of of Aging Services, she was the Statewide Health Care School Psychologist (NASP) certified trainer for the Fraud Education Project (now known as SMP) School Crisis Prevention and Intervention Training Curriculum (PREPaRE) and helps schools prepare for Coordinator for Pennsylvania. Jennifer received her undergraduate degree in Sociology from Emory and respond to critical incidents. She also serves as University and her Masters in Social Work from the Disaster Mental Health Co-Advisor for the Georgia Region of the American Red Cross. She is a certified University of Pennsylvania. Red Cross instructor and supervisor for mental health responders in Georgia and when deployed nationally. Dr. Betsy Kagey is the Academic and Special She is CERT and CISM trained and is an evaluator, Projects Liaison in the Office of Emergency trainer and responder with HOPE Animal Assisted Preparedness and Response in the Division of Health Crisis Response (HOPE AACR). For more than 10 Protection in the Georgia Department of Public Health years, she has responded to many disasters at the (GDPH). At GDPH, she works in the area of planning local, state and national level, such as Katrina, VA for, and responding to, events of public health Emergency Management Summit and Training 41 PUBLIC HEALTH PRESENTERS significance, including all hazards and terrorist events. Dr. Kagey is also an epidemiologic consultant to Georgia’s Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) Cooperative Agreement Chemical Hazards Program. Prior to coming to the GDPH in 2006, Dr. Kagey was an epidemiologist at the Allegany County Health Department in Public Health Emergency Preparedness in Western Maryland and an adjunct professor at Frostburg State University. Dr. Kagey received her undergraduate degree in Chemistry from Carnegie Mellon University, her MSPH in Environmental Epidemiology from the University of North Carolina School of Public Health, and her doctorate in Environmental Health and Toxicology from State University of New York-Albany. neighborhood were severely damaged by the 1998 DeKalb/Gwinnett tornado. Finding his city had no emergency response plan or personnel, Sherwin became the first emergency manager for the City of Berkeley Lake, GA, and has been involved in emergency management and response ever since. Sherwin is a native of Chicago and studied physics at MIT and the University of Chicago before achieving an MBA in math methods and computers, also at U of C. Susan Malone RN, BSN, has been with the Coastal Health District over 22 years. She currently serves as the Emergency Preparedness Healthcare Community Liaison, providing a link between community partners and public health. She has worked on many public health related community issues including Pandemic Barry Kanne, W4TGA, was appointed to manage Influenza Planning, H1N1, Smallpox Vaccination planning, and the recent Ebola Response in the the installation of amateur radio (ham) equipment in Coastal Health District. She has served as a Public the hospitals and other public health facilities in Health Nurse as well as the District Immunization Georgia in 2007. Since that time, over 50 healthcare Coordinator for the East Health District. Prior to coming facilities have installed stations that will allow them to to Public Health, Susan worked for ten years as an link to their Regional Coordinating Hospital (RCH) in Assistant Director of Nursing for two coastal nursing the event of a communications failure. Each RCH is homes and participated in three evacuations due to the also equipped to allow communication among the threat of a hurricane to the Coastal Health District. Her others in the state and to public health district current duties include serving as the Healthcare offices. Barry received his first FCC license in 1953 and has been very active in the public service segment Community Liaison for the Coastal Health District, Strategic National Stockpile Coordinator, Coastal of this volunteer activity much of his life. Georgia Medical Reserve Corp Coordinator as well as Donald King is the Account Manager for the State serving on the Region J Coastal Healthcare Coalition of Georgia at Global Emergency Resources. He spent Executive Board. Susan has a Bachelor’s degree in the previous 5 years working in Nashville as a Project Nursing from South University. Manager for both a mobile technology device Pam Masters was born and raised in the suburbs of protection firm and an outpatient cancer care management firm. Mr. King is a Certified Associate in Boston, MA, where she began her career in mental Project Management, and brings with him experience health, worked 20 years in community residential, state in business operations and software development. case management programs, and an inpatient Prior to Nashville, Mr. King attended Auburn University psychiatric facility. Pam graduated in 2010 with a where he graduated with a degree in Information Masters in Emergency Management from Mass Systems Management in May 2009. Mr. King is an Maritime Academy while working for the RI Dept. of Augusta, Georgia native. Health on the H1N1 Response. She then moved to Georgia in February of 2011 for her current position as Sherwin Levinson is president of a consulting firm a Healthcare Liaison and MRC Coordinator for District 4 Public Health. he founded nearly 40 years ago, specializing in telework, organizational auditing, and disaster Wade Miles, Interim Director of EMS Operations, planning. While continuing his career as a consultant, Sherwin has been Executive Director of a 501(c)(3) Grady EMS, joined Grady Emergency Medical nonprofit volunteer Medical Reserve Corps for eight Services as a Field Paramedic in 1999. He was years. During this time, he and his MRC unit, MRC promoted to Field Supervisor in 2003, District Manager GEM, worked closely with CDC personnel in in 2010 and to his current position in May of 2014. developing the CDC’s program for training radiation Wade’s background includes more than 20 years of response volunteers. Sherwin first became involved in experience in public safety as a firefighter/paramedic emergency management after his home and and EMS administrator. Wade has credentials in 42 Emergency Management Summit and Training PUBLIC HEALTH PRESENTERS various EMS disciplines including hazmat and tactical EMS. As the Interim Director of EMS Operations, Wade’s responsibilities include the day to day operations of the 911 Operations Division, the NonEmergency Transport Division and the Special Events Division. Wade is a founding member of the Grady Bio -Safety Transport Team, and was instrumental in the development of policies and procedures for the team. Wade works closely with Emory’s Serious Communicable Disease Unit (SCDU) to ensure the safe transportation of patients who have contracted Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) as well as other serious communicable diseases. Under his leadership the team has successfully transported several patients with EVD, including the first to arrive within the United States on August 2nd 2014. Emergency Management Coordinator at DeKalb Medical for twenty years. Kelly graduated in 1980 from West Virginia Wesleyan College with a B.S. in nursing and practiced at Charleston Area Medical Center in critical care and emergency care. In 1986, she graduated from Emory University with a Master’s Degree in Adult Critical Care Nursing and Nursing Education. She practiced at the VA Medical Center in Augusta until moving to DeKalb Medical in Decatur. She enjoys teaching and has formally taught classroom Pathophysiology for bachelor’s degree nursing program and also on-line Pathophysiology for a B.S.N. completion program. She also regularly teaches Advanced Cardiac Life Support, Trauma nursing courses, and Emergency Management courses. Jamey Moore is the Associate Administrator responsible for Security, Environmental Services, Rehabilitation, Respiratory, Parking, and Emergency Management at Atlanta Medical Center (AMC), a Level 1 Trauma Center in Atlanta. Prior to joining Atlanta Medical Center, Jamey was at Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta. Jamey is a graduate of the FBINAA 225th session. In 2012, Jamey worked with the City of Atlanta Police Department and Atlanta City Council to place a Mini Precinct on the AMC Campus. In 2013, this partnership resulted in a 52% decrease in reported campus incidents. Jamey is currently working with the City of Atlanta Police Department and the Department of Corrections on developing training for hostage situations and active shooter response on the forensics floors. Jamey has 18 Years of Law Enforcement experience and is a retired Major with the Fulton County Police Department. Other law enforcement positions held by Jamey include Commander of the Special Operations Section, SWAT, Hostage Rescue, and High Risk Warrants. Jamey has also conducted Active Shooter Training in the Fulton County School system. Captain Jim Nelms has recently retired from his life’s passion as a professional Fire Officer and Paramedic where he served for 30 years. He has been an innovative leader in the development of peer support services and the administration Critical Incident Stress Management and the related practical field of crisis/trauma stress mental health support for 27 years. He currently serves as the Chief Executive Officer for Georgia’s Critical Incident Stress Management Foundation and is recognized faculty and a member of the acclaimed ICISF Speaker’s Bureau. Jim is the director of Connections Christian counseling, having served in an ordained pastoral counseling capacity of 12 years. Teacher, counselor and executive manager, Jim’s unique, common sense style of presentation is a welcomed insight to the field of traumatic stress management and supportive life modalities. He continues to be a much sought after motivational speaker and has entertained and enlightened audiences around the world. Patsy Pritchett holds an Associate of Science in Nursing from Brunswick College, a Bachelor of Nursing Science from Troy State University, and a Master of Kelly Nadeau is the Director of the Healthcare Science in Emergency Management from Jacksonville State University. She entered the DSc program at Community Preparedness Program (HCPP/ASPR) Jacksonville State University in the fall of 2012. Prior within the Division of Emergency Preparedness and Response. This program is responsible for emergency to entering the program, she served in a dual preparedness of hospitals, nursing homes, community leadership role as the Director of Emergency Services and Emergency Manager at Doctors Hospital and the health centers, and other long term care facilities. Coordination of the Medical Reserve Corps volunteers Assistant Director of the Emergency and Trauma and others registered with the SERV-GA database fall Center at The Medical Center. Both hospitals are part of the Columbus Regional Health Care System located under this umbrella. Training in various areas of in Columbus, GA. Her research interests include the preparedness and response is also coordinated from this office. Prior to beginning this position in August of identification of emergency management education components for health care professional students, 2009, Kelly was the Trauma Coordinator and Emergency Management Summit and Training 43 PUBLIC HEALTH PRESENTERS Medical Center, Clarke County EMA, Northeast Georgia Red Cross, Northeast Georgia Public Health, the Red Cross first aid teams at UGA football games and SkyWarn nets for the National Weather Service. At the Institute for Disaster Management, Mr. Rollor teaches emergency and risk communications in the Priya Rathakrishnan, at six years old, decided College of Public Health’s disaster management that she would make a difference in the healthcare classes. He works closely with the Institute’s hospital community. During her elementary and middle school exercise team and assists in providing training in the years, Priya was fully motivated to do the best she could in school, knowing that it would help her achieve National Disaster Life Support Foundation’s Core, Basic and Advanced Disaster Life Support courses. her goal of becoming a Future Health Professional. She started taking up several opportunities to serve the Rollor is also a Red Cross first aid and CPR instructor. community, such as volunteering at the public library as well as various school functions. However, entering Jason Sanford graduated with a Bachelor’s in high school, Priya wanted the opportunity to not only Urban Studies from the Moody Bible Institute in become as involved as she could in the surrounding Chicago, Illinois. In 2010, Jason received his Master’s community, but also make a difference in the degree in Public Health with a concentration in disaster healthcare community! As she was searching for her management from Benedictine University. During chance to grow her passion for the medical field, which time, he interned with the U.S. Department of HOSA opened its doors to her, and she immediately Health and Human Services. A major highlight joined and became an active member. Throughout the included briefing White House officials on his findings. past three years, Priya has served as an active In 2012, Jason received his Master’s degree in member, Secretary, as well as President at her local Homeland Security, with a concentration in homeland chapter. And now, she is absolutely honored and security administration from Penn State. In 2013, privileged to serve as your 2014-2015 GA HOSA Jason was a featured panelist at Northeastern Illinois President-Elect! A senior at Lambert High School, University’s International Conference on National Priya aspires to become a pediatric neurosurgeon! She Security. He worked 9 years with the Chicago is truly inspired by a quote from John F. Kennedy: Department of Public Health as Disease Intervention “Leadership and learning are indispensable to each Specialist and Supervisory Disease Control other.” Priya continues to learn every day through the Investigator. In January 2014, Jason joined the wonderful experiences she receives. Her passion for Georgia Department of Public Health Emergency HOSA and the healthcare field has allowed her to Preparedness team as the Vulnerable Populations make a difference in the community through increasing Coordinator. He also serves on the Georgia healthcare healthcare awareness and constantly advocating for resiliency taskforce and workgroup to strategically various healthcare causes. As a leader of over 12,000 strengthen healthcare resiliency and surge mitigation members in a nationally recognized healthcare planning by fostering awareness and partnerships organization, within regional coalitions. staffing models for special needs shelters, and critical infrastructure resilience program development for health care organizations. She currently resides in Columbus, GA. Ken Reid was first licensed in 2002 and in Florida was a member of the Coral Gables ARES/RACES and a volunteer radio operator at the National Hurricane Center in Miami. He now serves as the Emergency Coordinator for ARES Atlanta, Net Manager for the Georgia Hospital HF Net, and volunteer radio operator at GEMA with over 15,000 radio contacts logged. Ed Rollor has been active in amateur radio since 1997. He presently serves as the Emergency Coordinator for Clarke County Amateur Radio Emergency Service (ARES) and is a Volunteer Examiner for the American Radio Relay League. His ARES group provides emergency communications to St. Mary’s Health Care System, Athens Regional 44 Larry Schor, PhD, LPC, NCC, CPCS is a professor of psychology at the University of West Georgia. Dr. Schor has been a Disaster Mental Health counselor with the American Red Cross since 1997, working local, state, regional, and national disasters ranging from natural disasters, like floods and tornadoes, to air crashes, in-school suicide, and the terrorist attack at the World Trade Center. He is a member of SAMHSA's Disaster Technical Assistance Center Cadre Network and worked in Baton Rouge, LA with SAMHSA's Katrina Assistance Project. He is currently teaching a class called Disaster Mental Health and War at the University of West Georgia. Emergency Management Summit and Training PUBLIC HEALTH PRESENTERS Allen Seigler has found himself involved in HOSA since its beginning. As a member at Evans High School, Mr. Seigler wound on the state stage serving as the first ever Georgia HOSA State Reporter! Serving as the second State President, Mr. Seigler developed his strong passion for HOSA and knew that leading this organization would be his ultimate career goal! By taking the first step past state officer service, Mr. Seigler volunteered his time to help officer teams after his, and was eventually hired as a State Officer Coach. When the opportunity presented itself, he jumped at the position to serve as Georgia HOSA’s Executive Director/State Advisor. Outside of HOSA, Mr. Seigler is a 2nd degree black belt in the International TaeKwonDo Alliance with instructor certification, 1st degree black belt in the American TaeKwonDo Association, and a licensed pilot! His past employment includes working for the Columbia County Sheriff’s Office as one of two E-911 Training Coordinator’s, but his current career really is a dream come true! Throughout his years of involvement, Mr. Seigler has seen the exponential growth of Georgia HOSA, and is honored to continue to be a part of the organization. certification as an Emergency Nurse. His background in disaster management includes experience in prehospital, event management, field operations, state government, and hospital operations. Mr. Shartar is a member of the State's Region III EMS council, representing DeKalb County. He serves on the Georgia Department of Public Health Surge Workgroup and the Biowatch Advisory Committee. Mr. Shartar is a certified emergency manager (CEM) through the Georgia Emergency Management Agency. He also holds certification as an Emergency Management Healthcare Professional (EMHP) through the Georgia Department of Public Health. Mr. Shartar practices clinically in the emergency department of Emory University Hospital. Christen Shiflet served as the HOSA Advisor at Sandy Creek High School for 5 years while teaching Healthcare Science Technology. Her first HOSA experience was as a spectator at the National Leadership Conference in Anaheim, California in 2002. Christen began her medical career as a Certified Medical Assistant in 2005, working in an Internal Medicine office. She began her teaching career as a Medical Assisting and Phlebotomy adjunct instructor at North Georgia Technical College. In Eddie Senkbeil has 21 years of healthcare September 2014, Christen joined the Georgia HOSA experience and has been involved in many mass causality and emergency events during his career. He staff as the Program Director of Advisor Development. As a HOSA Advisor, Christen advised a State Officer spent 18 years as an Emergency Room Tech II and for two years, served on the Georgia HOSA Board of Resource Coordinator before beginning his current Directors, taught workshops at Advisor Success Day position as Emergency Management Coordinator for on “How To Incorporate HOSA Into Your Classroom”, Tift Regional Health System. Prior to his career in healthcare, he spent 5 years in the U.S. Air Force as a peaked at 186 HOSA members and led her chapter in Crash/firefighter. During that time he also received his winning the Most Enthusiastic Award at the 2012 State Leadership Conference. In December 2012, Sandy EMT. After discharge from the U.S. Air force, he entered the Georgia Army National Guard as a Combat Creek HOSA was chosen as one of the CDC Photo Shoot sites, and as participants, for their Medic. He served 11 years in that role and was Nonpharmaceutical Interventions campaign. Christen deployed during Desert Shield where he served as NCOIC of the Battalion Aid Station and Interim Platoon received a Bachelor’s of Science in Health & Physical Education from North Georgia College & State Sergeant for the medical unit. He currently holds his University, an Associates Degree from TruettEmergency Management Healthcare Professional (EMHP), has recently completed his Georgia Certified McConnell College, and a Medical Assistant Diploma from North Georgia Technical College. She is certified Emergency Management (CEM) training and is as a Health & Physical Education teacher in Georgia currently pursuing his advanced certification. and has National Certification as a Medical Assistant. Sam Shartar, RN, CEN, Senior Administrator for CEPAR, is responsible for directing operations for the office. Prior to joining CEPAR, Mr. Shartar served as the Unit Director for Emergency Services at Emory University Hospital. Mr. Shartar, a former EMS Supervisor, has an extensive background in prehospital care. He also has broad experience in emergency and critical care nursing and holds Emergency Management Summit and Training Aaron E. Shoemaker is a Nationally Certified Interpreter residing in the Atlanta, Georgia metropolitan area. Aaron is a Native Signer, born to a hearing father and hearing mother who are both Sign Language Interpreters. His father served a mission to the Deaf for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and later taught his children to sign the language and 45 PUBLIC HEALTH PRESENTERS respect the culture. Aaron is an Eagle Scout and has continued to volunteer with the Boy Scouts of America for most of his adult life, including service as a Scoutmaster in a Deaf troop. This along with his experience as a Trail-walker (wilderness survival guide) for the Anasazi Foundation in Mesa, Arizona, makes him well acquainted with the outdoors. He has taught Sunday School and other church classes for over 17 years, including several years at the Phoenix Deaf Branch. Aaron is the husband of Kiesha Shoemaker, a beautiful signer, Interpreter, teacher of the Deaf, and teacher of American Sign Language. They are the proud parents of six children. Aaron currently serves as the Executive Director of All Hands On, Inc., a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization dedicated to fostering relationships between Deaf and Emergency Managers in preparing for emergencies and disasters. holds a Level-1 Instructor certification from the Georgia Fire Academy and is a trained-trainer for both Georgia hospital first-receiver decontamination and Homeland Security WMD radiological/nuclear awareness. Ms. Waltz also serves as a co-facilitator for the statewide Incident Management Workgroup which recently produced its draft of the Regional Coalition Coordination Plan. Lori M. Wood, Director of Emergency Management, Grady Health System, joined the Emergency Management department at Grady in 2011. Prior to Grady, Lori’s background includes more than 20 years of experience in public safety as a firefighter/paramedic and hazardous materials technician. She has been the recipient of commendation from the Georgia House of Representatives for actions performed in the line of duty. As the Director of Emergency Jennifer Stokes is the Health Care Liaison for Management, Lori’s responsibilities include the development of emergency preparedness policies the South Central Health District, 5-1, in Dublin, and procedures for the entire health system, GA. She has been with the district for 11 years. Jennifer is a certified emergency manager coordination of resources during events that impact the health system, designing exercises to (CEM) through the Georgia Emergency Management Agency. She also holds certification test the emergency preparedness plans and developing improvement plans to increase as an Emergency Management Healthcare Grady’s resiliency. Lori also serves as the Professional (EMHP) through the Georgia Regional Coordinating Hospital coordinator for the Department of Public Health. Jennifer has a Metro-Atlanta area and is the Chair of the Region Bachelor of Science degree in Health Sciences D Healthcare Coalition, which coordinates from Georgia Southern University. healthcare preparedness efforts between all healthcare entities and support organizations in Tawny Waltz is the Emergency Preparedness the 8 county metro area. Lori has a Master’s of Manager for the Institute for Disaster Science in Emergency Management from Management at the University of Georgia. Ms. Jacksonville State University, a Bachelor’s degree Waltz holds a Master of Public Administration in Emergency Management, and is certified by the from UGA where her studies focused on public State of Georgia as an Emergency Management management and policy with additional coursework in disaster management. Now in her Healthcare Professional, and holds numerous FEMA certificates in Emergency Response and third year with the Institute, Ms. Waltz primarily Preparedness. works on the Regional Healthcare Community Emergency Preparedness Exercise Program Karen Woronick is the Director of Quality and through which her team conducts both regional tabletops and full scale exercise for designated Patient Safety at Piedmont Newnan Hospital. Her coalition regions. Tawny has attended many background includes Emergency Medical trainings and holds numerous certifications with Technician and Firefighter. She has also worked topics ranging from exercise design to incident as a nurse for the past 24 years, which includes command to disaster life support. She currently experience working in fixed wing transportation, 46 Emergency Management Summit and Training PUBLIC HEALTH PRESENTERS Pediatric Intensive Care, Research, Accreditation, and Emergency Management. Karen has a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Salisbury University in Salisbury Maryland, and a Master of Science in Nursing -Healthcare Systems Management from Loyola University in New Orleans Louisiana. She also holds a certification as an Emergency Management Healthcare Professional from the State of Georgia. Her work on reducing cardiopulmonary arrests was published in the April 2011 Western Journal of Nursing Research. Karen has been recognized for her leadership and innovation in quality and safety initiatives at Children’s National Hospital in Washington, DC. Jim Zerylnick is the Operations and Training Manager for Emory University's Office of Critical Event Preparedness and Response (CEPAR) as well as the Associate Director of Emory's Consortium for Operational Readiness Education (Emory C.O.R.E.) in Atlanta, Georgia. He is a licensed paramedic, a registered nurse, a certified police officer, a certified Emergency Management Healthcare Professional (EMHP), and is certified as a Law Enforcement Active Shooter Response Instructor (through Sig Sauer Academy). Before joining Emory C.O.R.E., he was with the Medical College of Georgia's Center for Operational Medicine where he contributed to the development of the National Disaster Life Support Foundation's Basic, Advanced, and Core Disaster Todd Wyckoff, MPA, currently serves as the Life Support programs (BDLS, ADLS, and CDLS) Emergency Preparedness Director for the Coastal as well as Tactical EMS (TEMS) programs for Health District. Todd has over 11 years’ various federal agencies. Jim is also a reserve experience in emergency preparedness and deputy with the Fulton County Sheriff's response, having worked as a manager in Department in Atlanta, where he serves as a disaster mitigation in the private sector and most tactical medic and instructor for the department. recently as a public health emergency Jim worked in the pre-hospital arena as an EMT preparedness supervisor. In his public health and a paramedic with the Dekalb County position, he oversaw and participated Emergency Medical Service in Atlanta. He also in preparedness planning, training and worked at a trauma center in Atlanta and as an response for 7 county health departments for the emergency department nurse at Dekalb Medical Indiana State Department of Health. He has also Center. worked very closely with local Emergency Management Agency Managers as well as other state and county planning officials. Todd has a Master's degree in Public Administration (minor Human Resources) and numerous FEMA certifications. Emergency Management Summit and Training 47 CONFERENCE COMMITTEE 2015 EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT SUMMIT AND TRAINING SESSION CONFERENCE COMMITTEE Claude Craig Matthew Crumpton Jason Ritter Don Graham William Wright Lynn Smith Jim Anderson Lanier Swafford Amy Cooley 48 Emergency Management Summit and Training
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