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Leadership Events

Two National Leadership Institutes provided an opportunity for Alliance for Response Steering Committee members to strengthen local networks and learn how to build more strategic partnerships with emergency managers.

Philadelphia Event

Chemical Heritage Foundation
November 30, 2010

Summary

PowerPoint Presentations (not for publication)

Panel 1: Rock My World: Making Effective State and Local Connections

Ross Nagy, Assistant Director, Vermont Emergency Management Agency
Liam O’Keefe, Deputy Director, Philadelphia Office of Emergency Management
Bill Jenaway, President, Congressional Fire Services Institute, and Executive Vice President, VFIS

Panel 2: Success! Integrating Cultural Heritage into State and Local Plans: COSTEP-MA and SHER

SHER: Dennis Jones, Assistant Director, Chatham County Emergency Management Agency, and Beth Reiter, Executive Chair, Savannah Heritage Emergency Response
COSTEP MA: Lori Foley, Director of Preservation Services, Northeast Document Conservation Center, and Jack Sullivan, Regional Environmental and Historic Preservation Officer, FEMA Region I

Panel 3: Helping Your Local Network Grow: Opportunities for Collaboration and Support

Pam Weeks, State Citizen Corps Program Manager, Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency
Valerie M. Jones, Valerie M. Jones Associates
Ruth Mascari, Director for Plans (Acting), Maryland Emergency Management Agency

Moderator and speaker biographies

Denver Event

Denver Public Library
July 20, 2011

Summary

PowerPoint Presentations (not for publication)

Panel 1: Rock My World: Making Effective State and Local Connections

Scott Field, Deputy Director for Operations, Denver Office of Emergency Management and Homeland Security
Ken Brink, Mitigation Team Supervisor, Colorado Department of Local Affairs, Division of Emergency Management
Steven Hardegen, Regional Environmental Officer, FEMA Region VIII

Panel 2: Helping Your Local Network Grow: Opportunities for Collaboration and Support

Carol Small, Deputy Director, Jefferson County Emergency Management

Panel 3: Success! Integrating Cultural Heritage into State and Local Plans: COSTEP-MA and SHER

COSTEP MA: Lori Foley, Vice President of Emergency Programs, Heritage Preservation and Jack Sullivan, Regional Environmental and Historic Preservation Officer, FEMA Region ]
SHER: Lynette Stoudt, Senior Archivist, Georgia Historical Society

Moderator and speaker biographies

Participant List