The Texas Collections Emergency Resource Alliance (TX-CERA) is an affiliation of institutions and professionals that support and advocate for the preservation of Texas cultural heritage. TXCERA promotes emergency planning followed by training in response and recovery efforts and techniques. TX-CERA helps to mitigate the loss of collections due to disaster by offering professional development workshops, consultations, and institutional networking statewide.
Email: tx.cera@gmail.com
Phone: 669.237.2243
Website: https://txcera.org
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TXCERA
President: Steve Pine (Houston)
Vice Presidents: Ian Muise (College Station), Amanda Vance (Texas City)
Secretary: Karen Martindale (Bryan)
Treasurer: Christiana A. Ginatta (Dallas)
Members: Olivia K. Primanis (Austin), Melanie D. Sanford (Dallas), Nikkie Markle (Houston), Devon Nowlin (Fort Worth), Mary Striegel (Natchitoches, LA)
Advisory Council: Mary Striegel (Natchitoches, LA), Anthony Ross (Corpus Christi), Lauren Hainley (Houston)
History:
Galveston–Houston
With Tropical Storm Don threatening the Gulf Coast, leaders from the cultural and emergency management communities in southeastern Texas met at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, for the Galveston–Houston Alliance for Response Forum on July 29, 2011. Speakers from FEMA Region VII, AIC-CERT, and local emergency management, among others, spoke of the importance of emergency preparedness for cultural institutions in this historically hurricane prone region.
Galveston–Houston Alliance for Response Kick-off Forum
July 29, 2011
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
Agenda (PDF)
Planning Committee (PDF)
Participant list (PDF)
Forum summary (PDF)
PowerPoint Presentations
Whole Community Self Reliance Planning and Response, Kevin Jaynes, FEMA Region VI
The Power of Partnerships, Lori Foley, Heritage Preservation
AIC-CERT, Steven Pine, AIC CERT
Harris County Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Management, Larry Mosseau, Harris County Homeland Security and Emergency Management
FEMA Public Assistance Grant Program, Kristine Barbier, FEMA Region VI
Recovery Planning – Organizing your Disaster Recovery,Teresa Carter, Louis Berger and Associates
Pre-Positioned Contracts, Steve Rock, Louis Berger and Associates
Practical Tips from the National Archives, Preston Huff, National Archives at Fort Worth
PowerPoint presentations are not for publication.
Summary (PDF)
Full Meeting Notes PDF)
Planning Committee (PDF)
Participant List (PDF)
Dallas
The first Alliance for Response forum was held in Dallas on November 14, 2003. The network that grew out of the kick-off forum, the State of Texas Alliance for Response Team (START), aimed to raise awareness of partnerships that exist between cultural heritage, emergency management, and first responder communities in order to increase safety and mitigate effects from disaster.
Resources Developed by START
START Brochure
Dallas Alliance for Response Kick-off Forum
November 14, 2003
Dallas Museum of Art
Agenda (PDF)
Summary (PDF)
Planning Committee (PDF)
Participant List (PDF)