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AMEM Conference Vendor Registrations will be available in June, 2018

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AMEM Staff

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Bob Campbell, PE

Mr. Bob Campbell has 27 years of experience in emergency management. He served nine years in the U.S. Air Force before launching Alliance Solutions Group, Inc. (ASG) in 2005. Bob has partnered with the private sector, local, state, federal, military, and foreign governments to prepare for tomorrow’s threats. As a FEMA training partner, his team has delivered 12 FEMA-certified courses. He holds master's degrees in environmental engineering and international business. His recently published book, Crisis-ready Leadership: Building Resilient Organizations and Communities addresses leading methods on risk assessments, building resilience, and leading the whole community in preparedness.
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Joe Potaczek

Mr. Joe Potaczek has 27 years of experience in emergency management. He served ten years in the U.S. Air Force before joining ASG. Joe has worked extensively with local emergency planning committees to conduct risk and vulnerability assessments in over 85 communities. He has developed innovative courses for DoD, FEMA, and international organizations on topics such as Hazmat preparedness and incident management, economic resilience, operationalizing climate resilience, and response to chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear incidents.
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Jon Jorgensen

Jon Jorgensen is a member of the Minnesota School Safety Center and a certified Master Trainer. His certification was obtained from the Department of Homeland Security National Threat Evaluation and Reporting Program Office. Master Trainers provide instruction on how to utilize Behavioral Threat Assessment and Management (BTAM) techniques and best practices.
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Breezy Point Resort Dining

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AMEM Staff

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Breezy Point Resort Dining

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AMEM Staff

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Kristen Tschida

Kristen Tschida has been the Emergency Management Director for Benton County since 2023. Prior to that she was an Emergency Management Specialist with Stearns County for 9 years. She is currently Chair of the Professional Development Committee, which also oversees the Emerging Professionals Group. Kristen has been actively involved with AMEM for the past six years and has also served as Vice Chair of the Central MN Emergency Management Advisory Committee (CM EMAC) as well as Chair of the Training and Exercise Committee for CM EMAC. Kristen is a graduate of the College of Saint Benedict with a degree in Business Management.
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Erin Hughes

Hughes began her career in emergency services with the City of St. Cloud in 2003, serving as a Special Projects Coordinator for the Community Emergency Response Team. She joined the Stearns County Emergency Management Department in 2004 as a Planner a position which she held for nine years at which time she accepted the position as the County Emergency Manager. She is a Certified Emergency Manager in the State of Minnesota, a recognized Master Exercise Practitioner by FEMA, and a member of the Minnesota Type III All Hazards Incident Management Team. Hughes has experience with disaster response including record flooding in Browns Valley in 2007, flooding and pandemic influenza in 2009, severe storms and straight-line winds in 2010, Presidential Disaster Declaration in 2011, historic flooding in Carlton County, severe storms and straight-line winds, and Hurricane Irene in Massachusetts during 2012, Presidential Disaster Declaration in 2013, Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza in 2015, 2022 and Hurricane Irma in Florida in 2017. Hughes received her Bachelor of Science degree in Social Work and Master of Science in Public Safety Executive Leadership from St. Cloud State University.
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Captain Charles J Plumb

A testament to the strength of the human spirit, Charles Plumb endured the most extreme hardship and used the experience to transform his life in a profound way. As a farm kid from a small town in Kansas, Captain Plumb fantasized about airplanes; he never dreamed that he might, one day, have the opportunity to pilot one. It would be the United States Navy that afforded Plumb the opportunity to live out that dream. Captain Charles Plumb graduated from the Naval Academy at Annapolis, Maryland in 1964. In November 1965, Plumb earned his Navy Wings, becoming a United States Naval Aviator. From this, Plumb reported to Miaramar Naval Air Station in San Diego. There, he made his mark helping to develop the Navy Fighter Weapons School, more commonly known today as “TOP GUN.” His next appointment was to the Aircraft Carrier Kitty Hawk where he was assigned one of the Navy’s hottest jets, the F-4 Phantom. Captain Plumb flew 74 successful combat missions over North Vietnam and made well over 100 carrier landings. On his 75th mission, just five days before the end of his tour, Plumb was shot down over Hanoi, taken prisoner, starved, tortured repeatedly, and survived the next 2,103 days as a Prisoner of War, until he was released on February 18, 1973. During his nearly six years of captivity, Charlie Plumb distinguished himself among his fellow prisoners as a professional in underground communications, and served for two of those years as the Chaplain in his camp. Since his return home, more than 5,000 audiences in nearly every industry have been spellbound as Captain Charlie Plumb draws parallels between his P.O.W. experience and the challenges of everyday life. He has shared his message to an even wider public through appearances on Good Morning America, Anderson Cooper 360, MSNBC with Thomas Roberts, “The Seventies” with Wolf Blitzer, CNN New Day with Chris Cuomo, Yahoo! News with Bianna Golodryga, and The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer. One of the most sought-after achievement speakers of his time, Charlie Plumb’s presentations are as he is, sincere, straightforward, humorous, and tailored to motivate each specific audience he encounters. His insights on how to cope with the difficulties as well as the opportunities in life have a positive impact on those who hear his message, those who read his books, and those who come to know him as a friend. Captain Plumb’s Military honors include the Silver Star, Legion of Merit, Bronze Star, (2) Purple Hearts, and the P.O.W. Medal.
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Kristi Rollwagen

Kristi is Manager of Emergency Programs for the Metropolitan Airports Commission at the Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport. In her current role, she administers the Airport Emergency Plan and the Continuity of Operations Plan, manages, and executes trainings and exercises that test the airport’s emergency response readiness, oversees the Airport Community Emergency Response Team program, maintains all federal Homeland Security grant funds, and oversees the triennial airport exercise to ensure FAA Part 139 standards are met as it pertains to the AEP and triennial exercise requirements. Prior to this position, Kristi was the Homeland Security Grant Program Administrator for the Minnesota Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management. Kristi has also worked for the City of Minneapolis as the Deputy Director of Emergency Preparedness. In that position, she was responsible for the City of Minneapolis Emergency Operations Plan, coordinating the Metropolitan Medical Response System program, Homeland Security grants and strategies and working with law enforcement, public health and public works to coordinate an effective homeland security and emergency management response for the City of Minneapolis. In 2002, Kristi joined the Minneapolis Fire Department as a Captain with the role as the Fire Department’s Public Information Officer and promoted to Deputy Chief of Emergency Preparedness in 2003. In addition Kristi serves on the All Hazard Incident Management Team and is an A-Team member for the MN Emergency Management Assistance Compact (MN-EMAC) and is a member of the city of Bloomington Citizen Corps Council. Kristi’s educational achievements include a Bachelor of Arts degree in Spanish and Biology and a Bachelor of Science degree in Biology and Chemistry from the University of Saint Thomas. She graduated from the National Fire Academy Executive Fire Officer Program in April 2006 and completed her master’s degree in Public Safety Administration from Saint Mary’s University in May 2008. In 2006, Kristi attended the Senior Executives in State and Local Government Program at the Harvard Kennedy School of Government. In 2011, Kristi graduated from the Executive Leaders Program at the Naval Postgraduate School. Kristi also instructs for the Bachelor of Police Science Program and the master’s in public safety administration Program at Saint Mary’s University in Minneapolis. In 2013, Kristi joined Rozin Security Consultants as an Associate. In that role, she works on emergency management plans, training and exercises for clients such as Capella University, The Blake School, Aeon Corporation, Common Bond Communities and the Connecticut Lottery Commission. Kristi enjoys spending time at the lake with her boys and watching many of their sporting events. She is also involved as a Scout Leader in the Cub Scout Pack and Boy Scout Troop that each of her boys participate in.
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AMEM Board

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Emilio Lamba

Emilio Lamba is the Public Safety Policy Analyst for the Association of Minnesota Counties. In this role, he also serves as AMEM’s lobbyist at the capitol. Emilio previously served as the Director of Post Secondary Education for the Minnesota Department of Corrections where he oversaw the delivery of degree/certification granting programming with various Minn State Colleges & Universities to incarcerated students. He also served as the Policy & Compliance Specialist for the Department of Corrections. Prior to work at the DOC, Lamba served as a District Administrator for Fargo Public Schools, where he worked extensively on equity within student attendance and established the Fargo Public Schools Attendance Project which aimed to address the underlying at-home and school climate related factors.
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Garry Johanson

Garry has 25 years of public service and 10 years of private sector experience. His current responsibilities as Norman County’s Environmental Services Director include the duties of Emergency Management, Solid Waste, Planning & Zoning, Flood Plain Management, Public Safety, Courthouse Safety and Buffer Management. Garry also serves on the AMEM (Association of Minnesota Emergency Managers) Board of Directors. He was the Former Region 3 Representative and currently holds the office of AMEM 2nd Vice President position. He serves as the Budget Chair, Government Affairs Committee, and Conference Committee. Garry is a Former MACPZA (Minnesota Association of County Planning & Zoning Administrators) Board of Directors member
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Julie Ring

Julie Ring has more than 25 years of experience in the public sector, working in state, local and regional government in Minnesota and South Dakota. Julie was appointed Executive Director of the Association of Minnesota Counties in 2013, after serving as Legislative Coordinator and Health & Human Services Policy Analyst for the association. Before joining AMC, Julie served as the director of the Local Public Health Association of Minnesota. Julie also worked for ten years at the Minnesota Department of Health in a variety of positions focused on grant and contract management, legislative policy, and local public health system development. Julie began her career as a grant writer in an economic development district in rural South Dakota. She has a bachelor of arts in economics and political science from the University of Minnesota-Morris. Julie is active in the National Association of Counties and serves as an elected officer of the National Council of County Association Executives.
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Catherine Harrison

Catherine Harrison is the Deputy Director of the Health Emergency Response Office (HERO) at the University of Minnesota. In this role, she oversees the day-to-day management and operations of the office; develops emergency plans and protocols to respond to health emergencies; oversees coordination of the MRC program; advances the office's strategic partnerships and initiatives. Catherine holds a BS in Nursing from the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities and a Master in Public Health from University of California, Berkeley. Prior to returning to the University in this role, she served as a Sr. Public Health Specialist in Emergency Preparedness for the City of Minneapolis, where she led efforts around workforce development, community engagement and response planning for public health emergency preparedness functions. Over the course of her public health career she has worked on everything from occupational health education with undocumented day laborers, to community based participatory research on toxic stress, to capacity building and advocacy for climate change, and always on health equity. She has experience in academic, government, community-based, and non-profit settings, including as co-founder and Executive Director of Rural Health Care Initiative, a maternal-child health organization in Sierra Leone. Her main areas of interest and expertise are program design and management, organizational development, and community-based organizing for health justice.
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Courtney Wetternach

the University of Minnesota. Courtney earned her BA from the University of Minnesota and her MPH from the University of California- Los Angeles. Trained as a health educator and epidemiologist, she has 16 years of experience and expertise in public health preparedness activities and is a recognized leader in medical countermeasure dispensing, NIMS/ICS, mass fatality, disaster behavioral health, health and medical coordination, training, exercise, performance management, and quality improvement. She also has five years of experience as the Emergency Management Director for Park Nicollet Health Services/Methodist Hospital. Before coming to work at the University, she was a Principal Planning Analyst for the Hennepin County Public Health Emergency Preparedness Unit. She has managed responses to many incidents and events including the Minneapolis Bridge Collapse (2007), H1N1 pandemic influenza (2009), Republican National Convention (2009), Measles (2017), Super Bowl LII (2018), Hiawatha Homeless Encampment (2018), the NCAA Men’s Final Four (2019), and COVID19 (2020). She is a member of the Minnesota – 1 Incident Management Team (IMT) and has served as a subject matter expert for various state and national workgroups throughout her career.
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ThanhVan Vu

ThanhVan Vu has worked in a variety of mental health settings, including inpatient, outpatient, and medication- managed care clinics. She works collaboratively with students to build on areas of unique strengths and competencies, with dignity and respect being imperative components of care. Her mental health approach is trauma-informed and attachment-based. ThanhVan collaborates with students to explore many areas of their life, such as emotional and psychological attachment patterns, physical wellness and self-care, and social support to determine where to focus our collective energy. They may evaluate helpful vs. harmful patterns and work together to improve their quality of life and functioning. Some communities ThanhVan is committed to serving LGBTQIA+, bi/multi-racial POC individuals, international students, and people interested in holistic wellness.
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MSgt Graham Lorence

Master Sergeant Graham Lorence is the MN Joint Force Headquarters, Communications Directorate (J6), Defense Support of Civil Authorities Manager. As the program manager for the emergency communications capabilities within the MN National Guard, MSgt Lorence oversees emergency communications planning, communications deployables, and land mobile radio maintenance (including ARMER). MSgt Lorence’s career in the Air Force has spanned 18 years in communications and information technologies. He has served many roles to include client, network and systems administrator, satellite communications tech, radio operator, installations team chief and installation section chief to name a few. He was stationed at Ramstein Air Base Germany and then Beale Air Force Base California when active duty, before returning home to join the Minnesota Air National Guard with the 210th Engineering Installations Squadron. He as deployed three time to locations such as Afghanistan, Europe and throughout Africa.
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MSgt Philip Goldsberry

Master Sergeant Philip Goldsberry is the MN Joint Force Headquarters, Communications Directorate (J6), Emergency Communications Technician. His primary focus is training and readiness of all interoperable communications equipment that could be utilized during an activation. He also oversees situational awareness devices and platforms used by MN National Guard operations centers. He is trained in networking, satellites, and land mobile radios (including ARMER). MSG Goldsberry Joined active duty Army in 2004 and deployed twice in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom with the 101st Airborne Division. He deployed to Saudi Arabia in 2018 as a special operations communications advisor to the war in Yemen. He has served as artillery, infantry, and signal during his unique career. He held positions of artilleryman gunner, 34ID operations sergeant, infantry instructor, military situational awareness software instructor, tactical server systems team lead, among others. He currently serves as the domestic operations communications lead for Joint Force Headquarters when on drilling status.
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Ace Bonnema

Prior to joining Emergency Management, he served as the Emergency Communication Director, 911 Dispatcher, EMT/First Responder/Rescue tech and volunteer Fire Fighter. He has over 37 years of emergency service experience.
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Apoorva Bajaj

Apoorva’s role is to bring weather tech solutions to government and non-profit partners across the nation. He is responsible for managing accounts across all levels of government – local, regional, state and national - and identifying opportunities with non- profit organizations looking to demonstrate and operationalize weather observing and warning systems infrastructure for improved public safety, mobility and economic development. Before joining Climavision, Apoorva was Innovation Manager at the Center for Collaborative Adaptive Sensing of the Atmosphere (CASA) at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. In this capacity, he met with stakeholders across government and industry to identify their needs for weather information and established partnerships to develop, test, operationalize and commercialize new weather products. Apoorva helped establish the CASA Dallas Fort Worth Living Lab for Severe Weather Warning Systems, a first-of-its-kind weather radar network and early warning system used by local emergency managers, the National Weather Services and aviation stakeholders for preparedness and response to tornadoes, flash floods and other severe weather events. Apoorva holds a Master’s degree in Electrical & Computer Engineering and a Master’s degree in Business Administration (M.B.A.) from the University of Massachusetts Amherst. John Dooley, Program Manager for the Integrated Public Alert and Warning System (IPAWS) at the Minnesota Department of Public Safety, Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management.
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Chris Muller

Chris Muller has 20 years of experience in public safety starting with the Leech Lake Police Department and the Beltrami County Sheriff's Office. Muller has held numerous positions with Beltrami County including starting as a dispatcher and working up the ranks to being the 911 Supervisor and Emergency Management Director. In 2023, he took a new role as the Emergency Management Director and Public Information Officer for the county. Muller is passionate about filling the gap as his home in Bemidji is about as far away from a radar as you can get in Minnesota.
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Greg Gust

), Greg is working on hazard mitigation, hydro-met data integration, and radar gap issues in and around the North-Central U.S. region. Greg retired from the National Weather Service (Grand Forks ND office) in the fall of 2022. He thinks he's working less, now that he's retired, and having more fun with weather stuff.
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Tina Lindquist

Tina has been with Grant County for 24 years, 21 years in Emergency Management for the county. Tina, in partnership with the City of Wendell and Climavision, deployed the first x-band weather radar in MN – MN55.
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Tara Leigh Goode

Tara Leigh Goode is a public service and weather tech veteran with almost 20 years of experience across both sectors. At the start of her career, she spent almost a decade in public service where she spent much of her time preparing for and responding to severe weather events on both sides of the country with populations ranging from 30 thousand to over 1 million. Her first event was a notable EF4 tornado in southeast Alabama that killed 9 – 8 teens and 1 adult – and drew a Presidential visit. For the last decade, Tara Leigh has worked on the leading edge of weather and energy technologies, helping to support sensor networks in over 90 countries. Tara helped launch Climavision, a weather technology start-up on a mission to close critical low-level and surveillance gaps in weather observation to ultimately expand weather data access and protect people and property. In her role as the Vice President of Strategic Partnerships and Radar Operations, she oversees the roll-out of the first-ever private, gap-filling weather radar network that will target the over 200 low-level weather observation gaps across the United States and will bring critical, life-saving visibility to communities and businesses in these gaps. She has worked with dozens of emergency management divisions across the entire country at the local, regional, and state levels and so far, has facilitated the installation and operation of over 20 radars in the Climavision network. The network will double by the end of 2024. Tara has an MSIR in International Relations and a BA in English/Creative Writing with a minor in Education.
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Professional Development Committee

The Professional Development Committee is a group of emergency management professionals who work to further the development of those in the field specifically through training, exercise, and networking opportunities. The committee has hosted training opportunities in regions one, five, and three focusing on gaps addressed through strategic planning initiatives.
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Joe Guagenti

Field Intelligence Officer (FIO) Joe Guagenti is responsible for monitoring and analyzing threats to TSA-MN's federalized airports outside the Twin Cities and surface transportation modes throughout the state. He has a combined 28 years' experience in the intelligence field between the Department of Defense and Department of Homeland Security. As a US Marine intelligence professional, Joe was assigned to numerous technical intelligence and leadership billets in CONUS and around the world, to include deployments to eastern Europe, the Asia-Pacific, and the Middle East. Prior to his current assignment, he was TSA's FIO for the Asia-Pacific region.
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Jason Randall

Jason Randall is a Senior Strategic Energy Solutions Manager with Xcel Energy. Prior to working with Xcel Jason worked on several solar/storage/EV projects in California with engineering consulting firm NV5. Jason spent several years with Honeywell’s Energy team working on demand response and energy conservation programs and projects. Jason also spent time working for the United States Department of Energy is their Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy division where he worked with local government plan and implement energy conservation projects.
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Emilio Lamba

Emilio Lamba is the Public Safety Policy Analyst for the Association of Minnesota Counties. In this role, he also serves as AMEM’s lobbyist at the capitol. Emilio previously served as the Director of Post Secondary Education for the Minnesota Department of Corrections where he oversaw the delivery of degree/certification granting programming with various Minn State Colleges & Universities to incarcerated students. He also served as the Policy & Compliance Specialist for the Department of Corrections. Prior to work at the DOC, Lamba served as a District Administrator for Fargo Public Schools, where he worked extensively on equity within student attendance and established the Fargo Public Schools Attendance Project which aimed to address the underlying at-home and school climate related factors.
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Garry Johanson

Garry has 25 years of public service and 10 years of private sector experience. His current responsibilities as Norman County’s Environmental Services Director include the duties of Emergency Management, Solid Waste, Planning & Zoning, Flood Plain Management, Public Safety, Courthouse Safety and Buffer Management. Garry also serves on the AMEM (Association of Minnesota Emergency Managers) Board of Directors. He was the Former Region 3 Representative and currently holds the office of AMEM 2nd Vice President position. He serves as the Budget Chair, Government Affairs Committee, and Conference Committee. Garry is a Former MACPZA (Minnesota Association of County Planning & Zoning Administrators) Board of Directors member
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Julie Ring

Julie Ring has more than 25 years of experience in the public sector, working in state, local and regional government in Minnesota and South Dakota. Julie was appointed Executive Director of the Association of Minnesota Counties in 2013, after serving as Legislative Coordinator and Health & Human Services Policy Analyst for the association. Before joining AMC, Julie served as the director of the Local Public Health Association of Minnesota. Julie also worked for ten years at the Minnesota Department of Health in a variety of positions focused on grant and contract management, legislative policy, and local public health system development. Julie began her career as a grant writer in an economic development district in rural South Dakota. She has a bachelor of arts in economics and political science from the University of Minnesota-Morris. Julie is active in the National Association of Counties and serves as an elected officer of the National Council of County Association Executives.
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Catherine Harrison

Catherine Harrison is the Deputy Director of the Health Emergency Response Office (HERO) at the University of Minnesota. In this role, she oversees the day-to-day management and operations of the office; develops emergency plans and protocols to respond to health emergencies; oversees coordination of the MRC program; advances the office's strategic partnerships and initiatives. Catherine holds a BS in Nursing from the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities and a Master in Public Health from University of California, Berkeley. Prior to returning to the University in this role, she served as a Sr. Public Health Specialist in Emergency Preparedness for the City of Minneapolis, where she led efforts around workforce development, community engagement and response planning for public health emergency preparedness functions. Over the course of her public health career she has worked on everything from occupational health education with undocumented day laborers, to community based participatory research on toxic stress, to capacity building and advocacy for climate change, and always on health equity. She has experience in academic, government, community-based, and non-profit settings, including as co-founder and Executive Director of Rural Health Care Initiative, a maternal-child health organization in Sierra Leone. Her main areas of interest and expertise are program design and management, organizational development, and community-based organizing for health justice.
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Courtney Wetternach

the University of Minnesota. Courtney earned her BA from the University of Minnesota and her MPH from the University of California- Los Angeles. Trained as a health educator and epidemiologist, she has 16 years of experience and expertise in public health preparedness activities and is a recognized leader in medical countermeasure dispensing, NIMS/ICS, mass fatality, disaster behavioral health, health and medical coordination, training, exercise, performance management, and quality improvement. She also has five years of experience as the Emergency Management Director for Park Nicollet Health Services/Methodist Hospital. Before coming to work at the University, she was a Principal Planning Analyst for the Hennepin County Public Health Emergency Preparedness Unit. She has managed responses to many incidents and events including the Minneapolis Bridge Collapse (2007), H1N1 pandemic influenza (2009), Republican National Convention (2009), Measles (2017), Super Bowl LII (2018), Hiawatha Homeless Encampment (2018), the NCAA Men’s Final Four (2019), and COVID19 (2020). She is a member of the Minnesota – 1 Incident Management Team (IMT) and has served as a subject matter expert for various state and national workgroups throughout her career.
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ThanhVan Vu

ThanhVan Vu has worked in a variety of mental health settings, including inpatient, outpatient, and medication- managed care clinics. She works collaboratively with students to build on areas of unique strengths and competencies, with dignity and respect being imperative components of care. Her mental health approach is trauma-informed and attachment-based. ThanhVan collaborates with students to explore many areas of their life, such as emotional and psychological attachment patterns, physical wellness and self-care, and social support to determine where to focus our collective energy. They may evaluate helpful vs. harmful patterns and work together to improve their quality of life and functioning. Some communities ThanhVan is committed to serving LGBTQIA+, bi/multi-racial POC individuals, international students, and people interested in holistic wellness.
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MSgt Graham Lorence

Master Sergeant Graham Lorence is the MN Joint Force Headquarters, Communications Directorate (J6), Defense Support of Civil Authorities Manager. As the program manager for the emergency communications capabilities within the MN National Guard, MSgt Lorence oversees emergency communications planning, communications deployables, and land mobile radio maintenance (including ARMER). MSgt Lorence’s career in the Air Force has spanned 18 years in communications and information technologies. He has served many roles to include client, network and systems administrator, satellite communications tech, radio operator, installations team chief and installation section chief to name a few. He was stationed at Ramstein Air Base Germany and then Beale Air Force Base California when active duty, before returning home to join the Minnesota Air National Guard with the 210th Engineering Installations Squadron. He as deployed three time to locations such as Afghanistan, Europe and throughout Africa.
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MSgt Philip Goldsberry

Master Sergeant Philip Goldsberry is the MN Joint Force Headquarters, Communications Directorate (J6), Emergency Communications Technician. His primary focus is training and readiness of all interoperable communications equipment that could be utilized during an activation. He also oversees situational awareness devices and platforms used by MN National Guard operations centers. He is trained in networking, satellites, and land mobile radios (including ARMER). MSG Goldsberry Joined active duty Army in 2004 and deployed twice in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom with the 101st Airborne Division. He deployed to Saudi Arabia in 2018 as a special operations communications advisor to the war in Yemen. He has served as artillery, infantry, and signal during his unique career. He held positions of artilleryman gunner, 34ID operations sergeant, infantry instructor, military situational awareness software instructor, tactical server systems team lead, among others. He currently serves as the domestic operations communications lead for Joint Force Headquarters when on drilling status.
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Ace Bonnema

Prior to joining Emergency Management, he served as the Emergency Communication Director, 911 Dispatcher, EMT/First Responder/Rescue tech and volunteer Fire Fighter. He has over 37 years of emergency service experience.
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Apoorva Bajaj

Apoorva’s role is to bring weather tech solutions to government and non-profit partners across the nation. He is responsible for managing accounts across all levels of government – local, regional, state and national - and identifying opportunities with non- profit organizations looking to demonstrate and operationalize weather observing and warning systems infrastructure for improved public safety, mobility and economic development. Before joining Climavision, Apoorva was Innovation Manager at the Center for Collaborative Adaptive Sensing of the Atmosphere (CASA) at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. In this capacity, he met with stakeholders across government and industry to identify their needs for weather information and established partnerships to develop, test, operationalize and commercialize new weather products. Apoorva helped establish the CASA Dallas Fort Worth Living Lab for Severe Weather Warning Systems, a first-of-its-kind weather radar network and early warning system used by local emergency managers, the National Weather Services and aviation stakeholders for preparedness and response to tornadoes, flash floods and other severe weather events. Apoorva holds a Master’s degree in Electrical & Computer Engineering and a Master’s degree in Business Administration (M.B.A.) from the University of Massachusetts Amherst. John Dooley, Program Manager for the Integrated Public Alert and Warning System (IPAWS) at the Minnesota Department of Public Safety, Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management.
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Chris Muller

Chris Muller has 20 years of experience in public safety starting with the Leech Lake Police Department and the Beltrami County Sheriff's Office. Muller has held numerous positions with Beltrami County including starting as a dispatcher and working up the ranks to being the 911 Supervisor and Emergency Management Director. In 2023, he took a new role as the Emergency Management Director and Public Information Officer for the county. Muller is passionate about filling the gap as his home in Bemidji is about as far away from a radar as you can get in Minnesota.
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Greg Gust

), Greg is working on hazard mitigation, hydro-met data integration, and radar gap issues in and around the North-Central U.S. region. Greg retired from the National Weather Service (Grand Forks ND office) in the fall of 2022. He thinks he's working less, now that he's retired, and having more fun with weather stuff.
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Tina Lindquist

Tina has been with Grant County for 24 years, 21 years in Emergency Management for the county. Tina, in partnership with the City of Wendell and Climavision, deployed the first x-band weather radar in MN – MN55.
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Tara Leigh Goode

Tara Leigh Goode is a public service and weather tech veteran with almost 20 years of experience across both sectors. At the start of her career, she spent almost a decade in public service where she spent much of her time preparing for and responding to severe weather events on both sides of the country with populations ranging from 30 thousand to over 1 million. Her first event was a notable EF4 tornado in southeast Alabama that killed 9 – 8 teens and 1 adult – and drew a Presidential visit. For the last decade, Tara Leigh has worked on the leading edge of weather and energy technologies, helping to support sensor networks in over 90 countries. Tara helped launch Climavision, a weather technology start-up on a mission to close critical low-level and surveillance gaps in weather observation to ultimately expand weather data access and protect people and property. In her role as the Vice President of Strategic Partnerships and Radar Operations, she oversees the roll-out of the first-ever private, gap-filling weather radar network that will target the over 200 low-level weather observation gaps across the United States and will bring critical, life-saving visibility to communities and businesses in these gaps. She has worked with dozens of emergency management divisions across the entire country at the local, regional, and state levels and so far, has facilitated the installation and operation of over 20 radars in the Climavision network. The network will double by the end of 2024. Tara has an MSIR in International Relations and a BA in English/Creative Writing with a minor in Education.
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Professional Development Committee

The Professional Development Committee is a group of emergency management professionals who work to further the development of those in the field specifically through training, exercise, and networking opportunities. The committee has hosted training opportunities in regions one, five, and three focusing on gaps addressed through strategic planning initiatives.
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Joe Guagenti

Field Intelligence Officer (FIO) Joe Guagenti is responsible for monitoring and analyzing threats to TSA-MN's federalized airports outside the Twin Cities and surface transportation modes throughout the state. He has a combined 28 years' experience in the intelligence field between the Department of Defense and Department of Homeland Security. As a US Marine intelligence professional, Joe was assigned to numerous technical intelligence and leadership billets in CONUS and around the world, to include deployments to eastern Europe, the Asia-Pacific, and the Middle East. Prior to his current assignment, he was TSA's FIO for the Asia-Pacific region.
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Jason Randall

Jason Randall is a Senior Strategic Energy Solutions Manager with Xcel Energy. Prior to working with Xcel Jason worked on several solar/storage/EV projects in California with engineering consulting firm NV5. Jason spent several years with Honeywell’s Energy team working on demand response and energy conservation programs and projects. Jason also spent time working for the United States Department of Energy is their Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy division where he worked with local government plan and implement energy conservation projects.
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Erin Hughes

Hughes began her career in emergency services with the City of St. Cloud in 2003, serving as a Special Projects Coordinator for the Community Emergency Response Team. She joined the Stearns County Emergency Management Department in 2004 as a Planner a position which she held for nine years at which time she accepted the position as the County Emergency Manager. She is a Certified Emergency Manager in the State of Minnesota, a recognized Master Exercise Practitioner by FEMA, and a member of the Minnesota Type III All Hazards Incident Management Team. Hughes has experience with disaster response including record flooding in Browns Valley in 2007, flooding and pandemic influenza in 2009, severe storms and straight-line winds in 2010, Presidential Disaster Declaration in 2011, historic flooding in Carlton County, severe storms and straight-line winds, and Hurricane Irene in Massachusetts during 2012, Presidential Disaster Declaration in 2013, Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza in 2015, 2022 and Hurricane Irma in Florida in 2017. Hughes received her Bachelor of Science degree in Social Work and Master of Science in Public Safety Executive Leadership from St. Cloud State University.
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Breezy Point Resort Dining

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AMEM Staff

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Breezy Point Resort Dining

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Bob Campbell, PE

Mr. Bob Campbell has 27 years of experience in emergency management. He served nine years in the U.S. Air Force before launching Alliance Solutions Group, Inc. (ASG) in 2005. Bob has partnered with the private sector, local, state, federal, military, and foreign governments to prepare for tomorrow’s threats. As a FEMA training partner, his team has delivered 12 FEMA-certified courses. He holds master's degrees in environmental engineering and international business. His recently published book, Crisis-ready Leadership: Building Resilient Organizations and Communities addresses leading methods on risk assessments, building resilience, and leading the whole community in preparedness.
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Breezy Point Resort Dining

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John Elder

Public Information Officer/Director of Communications for Minneapolis Police Department 2013 – 2021, Lead PIO for MLB All Star Game when Mpls hosted it, Lead PIO for Super Bowl 52, Lead PIO for Final Four when Minneapolis hosted it, PIO for many municipal crises over the 8 years in Minneapolis, including George Floyd
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David R Baker

David is currently the Emergency Management Coordinator for ALLETE, Inc., which is an investor owned utility company located in Duluth, Minnesota. Their assets include generation, transmission, distribution, hydro and dams, solar and wind farms. As a professional in the field of Emergency Management his background is varied. He began his emergency management/ law enforcement career with the Federal Bureau of Prisons. He retired after 25 years, in May 2017. In November 2017, he assumed a year-long temporary position in Bentonville, Arkansas as an Emergency Operations Specialist at Walmart's Home Office in their Emergency Operations Center. He then joined Sedgwick County, Kansas'
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John Dooley

John coordinates the Public Information and Warning efforts in the State of Minnesota between Federal, Tribal, and County Public Safety personnel and private partners in Broadcast, Cable and Telecommunications industries. John serves as the vice-chair of Regional Emergency Communications Working Group for FEMA Region V for the past eight years, and is the chair of the EAS / IPAWS Taskforce; working identifying regional specific issues facing States as related to alert and warning of the general public. John is a Minnesota Certified Emergency Manager. John was the Communications Officer for the Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management from October of 2006 to June of 2017. His responsibilities were to manage the divisions’ telephone, video and radio services as well as coordinating communication activities between Federal, State Agencies and Local Jurisdictions. John moved to Emergency Communication Networks in 2017 to fill the new Program Manager for the Integrated Public Alert and Warning System (IPAWS) and is now back at HSEM. John retired from the Army National Guard after 27 years of service in March of 2007; highlights of his long career were serving as the First Sergeant of a Mobile Subscriber Communications Company, and of those 27 years, 21 of them were as a full time support technician in various roles in the fields of logistics, maintenance, communications and information technology. His last assignment prior to retirement was the project manager/equipment trainer on the Joint Communications Platform (JCP).
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Jeanne Rasmussen

Jeanne Rasmussen is the Volunteer Resources Coordinator at the State of Minnesota’s Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management in the Department of Public Safety. Jeanne focuses on assisting local communities prepare for disaster related volunteer and donation management. She serves as a liaison with MNVOAD (Minnesota Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster) groups and others. In addition, she provides guidance to Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) Programs throughout the state. Jeanne has extensive background as a volunteer manager, instructor, and served as a disaster volunteer for many years.
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Todd Krause

Todd Krause graduated from Bethel University in Arden Hills, Minnesota, then received his M.S. in Meteorology from the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology in Rapid City. He started his career with the National Weather Service as an intern in Huron, South Dakota, then worked as an intern in Wichita, Kansas before coming to the NWS in the Twin Cities. He has been the Warning Coordination Meteorologist at the National Weather Service Twin Cities office since 1994.
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John Elder

Public Information Officer/Director of Communications for Minneapolis Police Department 2013 – 2021, Lead PIO for MLB All Star Game when Mpls hosted it, Lead PIO for Super Bowl 52, Lead PIO for Final Four when Minneapolis hosted it, PIO for many municipal crises over the 8 years in Minneapolis, including George Floyd
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David R Baker

David is currently the Emergency Management Coordinator for ALLETE, Inc., which is an investor owned utility company located in Duluth, Minnesota. Their assets include generation, transmission, distribution, hydro and dams, solar and wind farms. As a professional in the field of Emergency Management his background is varied. He began his emergency management/ law enforcement career with the Federal Bureau of Prisons. He retired after 25 years, in May 2017. In November 2017, he assumed a year-long temporary position in Bentonville, Arkansas as an Emergency Operations Specialist at Walmart's Home Office in their Emergency Operations Center. He then joined Sedgwick County, Kansas'
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John Dooley

John coordinates the Public Information and Warning efforts in the State of Minnesota between Federal, Tribal, and County Public Safety personnel and private partners in Broadcast, Cable and Telecommunications industries. John serves as the vice-chair of Regional Emergency Communications Working Group for FEMA Region V for the past eight years, and is the chair of the EAS / IPAWS Taskforce; working identifying regional specific issues facing States as related to alert and warning of the general public. John is a Minnesota Certified Emergency Manager. John was the Communications Officer for the Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management from October of 2006 to June of 2017. His responsibilities were to manage the divisions’ telephone, video and radio services as well as coordinating communication activities between Federal, State Agencies and Local Jurisdictions. John moved to Emergency Communication Networks in 2017 to fill the new Program Manager for the Integrated Public Alert and Warning System (IPAWS) and is now back at HSEM. John retired from the Army National Guard after 27 years of service in March of 2007; highlights of his long career were serving as the First Sergeant of a Mobile Subscriber Communications Company, and of those 27 years, 21 of them were as a full time support technician in various roles in the fields of logistics, maintenance, communications and information technology. His last assignment prior to retirement was the project manager/equipment trainer on the Joint Communications Platform (JCP).
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Jeanne Rasmussen

Jeanne Rasmussen is the Volunteer Resources Coordinator at the State of Minnesota’s Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management in the Department of Public Safety. Jeanne focuses on assisting local communities prepare for disaster related volunteer and donation management. She serves as a liaison with MNVOAD (Minnesota Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster) groups and others. In addition, she provides guidance to Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) Programs throughout the state. Jeanne has extensive background as a volunteer manager, instructor, and served as a disaster volunteer for many years.
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Todd Krause

Todd Krause graduated from Bethel University in Arden Hills, Minnesota, then received his M.S. in Meteorology from the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology in Rapid City. He started his career with the National Weather Service as an intern in Huron, South Dakota, then worked as an intern in Wichita, Kansas before coming to the NWS in the Twin Cities. He has been the Warning Coordination Meteorologist at the National Weather Service Twin Cities office since 1994.
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John Elder

Public Information Officer/Director of Communications for Minneapolis Police Department 2013 – 2021, Lead PIO for MLB All Star Game when Mpls hosted it, Lead PIO for Super Bowl 52, Lead PIO for Final Four when Minneapolis hosted it, PIO for many municipal crises over the 8 years in Minneapolis, including George Floyd
×

David R Baker

David is currently the Emergency Management Coordinator for ALLETE, Inc., which is an investor owned utility company located in Duluth, Minnesota. Their assets include generation, transmission, distribution, hydro and dams, solar and wind farms. As a professional in the field of Emergency Management his background is varied. He began his emergency management/ law enforcement career with the Federal Bureau of Prisons. He retired after 25 years, in May 2017. In November 2017, he assumed a year-long temporary position in Bentonville, Arkansas as an Emergency Operations Specialist at Walmart's Home Office in their Emergency Operations Center. He then joined Sedgwick County, Kansas'
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John Dooley

John coordinates the Public Information and Warning efforts in the State of Minnesota between Federal, Tribal, and County Public Safety personnel and private partners in Broadcast, Cable and Telecommunications industries. John serves as the vice-chair of Regional Emergency Communications Working Group for FEMA Region V for the past eight years, and is the chair of the EAS / IPAWS Taskforce; working identifying regional specific issues facing States as related to alert and warning of the general public. John is a Minnesota Certified Emergency Manager. John was the Communications Officer for the Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management from October of 2006 to June of 2017. His responsibilities were to manage the divisions’ telephone, video and radio services as well as coordinating communication activities between Federal, State Agencies and Local Jurisdictions. John moved to Emergency Communication Networks in 2017 to fill the new Program Manager for the Integrated Public Alert and Warning System (IPAWS) and is now back at HSEM. John retired from the Army National Guard after 27 years of service in March of 2007; highlights of his long career were serving as the First Sergeant of a Mobile Subscriber Communications Company, and of those 27 years, 21 of them were as a full time support technician in various roles in the fields of logistics, maintenance, communications and information technology. His last assignment prior to retirement was the project manager/equipment trainer on the Joint Communications Platform (JCP).
×

Jeanne Rasmussen

Jeanne Rasmussen is the Volunteer Resources Coordinator at the State of Minnesota’s Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management in the Department of Public Safety. Jeanne focuses on assisting local communities prepare for disaster related volunteer and donation management. She serves as a liaison with MNVOAD (Minnesota Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster) groups and others. In addition, she provides guidance to Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) Programs throughout the state. Jeanne has extensive background as a volunteer manager, instructor, and served as a disaster volunteer for many years.
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Todd Krause

Todd Krause graduated from Bethel University in Arden Hills, Minnesota, then received his M.S. in Meteorology from the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology in Rapid City. He started his career with the National Weather Service as an intern in Huron, South Dakota, then worked as an intern in Wichita, Kansas before coming to the NWS in the Twin Cities. He has been the Warning Coordination Meteorologist at the National Weather Service Twin Cities office since 1994.
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Breezy Point Resort Dining

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Breezy Point Resort Dining

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Erin Hughes

Hughes began her career in emergency services with the City of St. Cloud in 2003, serving as a Special Projects Coordinator for the Community Emergency Response Team. She joined the Stearns County Emergency Management Department in 2004 as a Planner a position which she held for nine years at which time she accepted the position as the County Emergency Manager. She is a Certified Emergency Manager in the State of Minnesota, a recognized Master Exercise Practitioner by FEMA, and a member of the Minnesota Type III All Hazards Incident Management Team. Hughes has experience with disaster response including record flooding in Browns Valley in 2007, flooding and pandemic influenza in 2009, severe storms and straight-line winds in 2010, Presidential Disaster Declaration in 2011, historic flooding in Carlton County, severe storms and straight-line winds, and Hurricane Irene in Massachusetts during 2012, Presidential Disaster Declaration in 2013, Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza in 2015, 2022 and Hurricane Irma in Florida in 2017. Hughes received her Bachelor of Science degree in Social Work and Master of Science in Public Safety Executive Leadership from St. Cloud State University.
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Kristen Tschida

Kristen Tschida has been the Emergency Management Director for Benton County since 2023. Prior to that she was an Emergency Management Specialist with Stearns County for 9 years. She is currently Chair of the Professional Development Committee, which also oversees the Emerging Professionals Group. Kristen has been actively involved with AMEM for the past six years and has also served as Vice Chair of the Central MN Emergency Management Advisory Committee (CM EMAC) as well as Chair of the Training and Exercise Committee for CM EMAC. Kristen is a graduate of the College of Saint Benedict with a degree in Business Management.
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Erin Hughes

Hughes began her career in emergency services with the City of St. Cloud in 2003, serving as a Special Projects Coordinator for the Community Emergency Response Team. She joined the Stearns County Emergency Management Department in 2004 as a Planner a position which she held for nine years at which time she accepted the position as the County Emergency Manager. She is a Certified Emergency Manager in the State of Minnesota, a recognized Master Exercise Practitioner by FEMA, and a member of the Minnesota Type III All Hazards Incident Management Team. Hughes has experience with disaster response including record flooding in Browns Valley in 2007, flooding and pandemic influenza in 2009, severe storms and straight-line winds in 2010, Presidential Disaster Declaration in 2011, historic flooding in Carlton County, severe storms and straight-line winds, and Hurricane Irene in Massachusetts during 2012, Presidential Disaster Declaration in 2013, Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza in 2015, 2022 and Hurricane Irma in Florida in 2017. Hughes received her Bachelor of Science degree in Social Work and Master of Science in Public Safety Executive Leadership from St. Cloud State University.
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Schedule

  • Sunday, September 15, 2024
    10:30 AM to 06:00 PM
    Conference Registration
    Registreaion in Main Lobby
    Conference Center Lobby
    11:00 AM to 05:00 PM
    MGT-490: Conducting Whole Community Climate Risk and Vulnerability Assessments
    This course is designed to This course teaches the art and science of conducting a
    Community Climate Risk and Vulnerability Assessment, a critical tool for
    building resilient communities. Participants gain the tools to integrate climate projections and products into a Threat and Hazard Identification and Risk Assessment (THIRA). Participants also learn to prioritize target capabilities while considering natural, technological, and human-caused hazards and their cascading effects. They also focus on identifying underserved populations and emphasizing socioeconomic strategies to conduct a Social Vulnerability Assessment, which is crucial for preparing vulnerable communities. By completing this course, participants gain the knowledge and skills to effectively identify climate risks and their impact on vulnerable populations so that they can develop strategies to improve preparedness and enhance community resilience.

    Learning
    Objectives: At the end of this session, participants should be able to:

    • Predict the impact of climate-related events on the entire community and the need for leaders to take a Whole Community Approach

    • Integrate climate and community-specific threats and hazards into the THIRA process.

    • Identify the disproportionate impacts of climate risks on underserved and disadvantaged communities.

    • Conduct a vulnerability assessment using screening and mapping tools while identifying populations with the highest risk from climate-related hazards. 



    TBD
    12:00 PM to 04:00 PM
    Pre-Conference Golf Tournament and Golf Awards
    Pre-Conference
    Golf Tournament and Golf Awards
    White Birch Course
    01:00 PM to 04:00 PM
    AMEM Board Meeting
    Governors Room
    01:00 PM to 04:00 PM
    Threat Evaluation and Reporting Overview (TERO)
    The Threat Evaluation and Reporting Overview (TERO) is an introductory training focusing on a behavioral approach to violence prevention. The TERO raises awareness about the risk factors, triggers and stressors, and warning behaviors that could impact a person's decision to commit an act of targeted violence. Further, it outlines the mitigating factors that could help prevent acts of targeted violence, while emphasizing the importance of community involvement in seeking help for individuals, and respecting their privacy, civil rights, and civil liberties.


    TBD
    06:00 PM to 07:00 PM
    Dinner
    Move to Minnesota Room if raining
    Dockside
    07:00 PM to 08:00 PM
    New Attendee Welcome
    Welcome for new members to meet AMEM Staff and learn about the confernece.
    Lakeside A&B
    08:00 PM to 11:00 PM
    Bonfire
      Lakeside
    • Monday, September 16, 2024
      06:30 AM to 09:00 AM
      Breakfast
      Marina II
      07:30 AM to 09:00 AM
      Conference Registration
      Conference Center Lobby
      08:30 AM to 09:00 AM
      Opening Ceremonies
      Whitebirch
      09:00 AM to 10:00 AM
      Tough Choices in Challenging Times
      Shot
      down during a combat mission over North Vietnam, Captain Charlie Plumb survived
      almost six years as a Prisoner of War and emerged to tell a tale of inspiring
      self-reliance. In an upbeat, humorous, dynamic style he draws on this
      experience to demonstrate how to turn the hard times each one of us face into
      assets in today’s challenges.  Viewed as
      opportunity and challenge, adversity encourages growth, and propels us beyond
      self-imposed limits.

      Learning Objectives: At the conclusion
      of this session, participants will be able to:



      ·       
      Understand adversity challenges.



      ·       
      Understanding vote of confidence in challenging situations.



      ·       
      Understand the value of team integrity.



       

      Whitebirch
      10:30 AM to 11:15 AM
      Special Remarks
      White Birch
      11:15 AM to 12:00 PM
      AMEM Annual Meeting
      White Birch
      01:00 PM to 02:00 PM
      AMEM Government Affairs – A Ground Floor Approach to Legislative Action
      This presentation will cover the basics of the legislative process and share strategies that AMEM members can use to build support with their legislators, which is essential when addressing AMEM’s Legislative priorities
      Learning Objectives: At the end of this session, participants should be able to understand:
      • Initial Communications – local boards and local legislators
      • Regional Networking – Regional outreach
      • How a bill becomes a law – State level approach





      TBD
      01:00 PM to 02:00 PM
      Bearing Witness: Supporting Witnesses & Survivors in Mass Casualty Incidents

      You’re sitting alone in a bright
      auditorium, the newest member of a club you never wanted to join: you’ve just
      survived a mass shooting in America. You’re sure your family is worried about
      you, but you lost your phone in the chaos and haven’t been able to contact
      them. You’re hungry, but there’s no food and anyway, you don’t have your blood
      sugar medication with you. You’re feeling increasingly alone and anxious, but
      the few police officers on scene are busy with the dozens of other people who
      also need help or to be interviewed.



      Between January 1 and October 17, 2022
      there were 147 shootings in the United States in which more than 5 people were
      injured and 16 in which more than 5 people died. In the initial aftermath of
      these events, there is no evidence of holistic and coordinated response systems
      to care for the mental, physical and basic needs of witnesses, who may be kept
      for lengthy periods to be interviewed or reunited with family.



      The University of Minnesota Health
      Emergency Response Office, in partnership with campus public safety partners,
      has developed an innovative, interdisciplinary team to track, triage, and take
      care of witnesses following an active shooting or other mass casualty event on
      campus. This specialized Medical Reserve Corps strike team–the Witness Support
      Team– is made up of medical and mental health practitioners and general MRC
      members and serves 4 main functions.



      First, all strike team members but
      especially the mental health specialists provide a calm, supportive presence to
      witnesses and assess their psychological needs. Second, medical specialists on
      the team can provide non-emergency medical care including assessments, first
      aid, and access to basic prescription medications that witnesses may need
      during their lengthy holding period. Third, the team manages logistics to
      provide for basic needs such as food, water, communications with family,
      personal hygiene supplies, and more. Lastly, the team supports the overall
      processing of witnesses by law enforcement by gathering and triaging basic
      information about their experience. In this way, the team can help ensure as
      smooth and efficient a process as possible for individuals who have undergone
      such a significant trauma.



      In this session, participants will
      learn the general structure and function of the MRC Witness Support Team,
      explore the tools the team uses and hear lessons learned from a full scale
      active shooter drill where the team was deployed on campus. 


      TBD
      01:00 PM to 02:00 PM
      Emergency Communications capabilities of the Minnesota National Guard

      What National Guard communications capabilities assets are available to counties and cities of first class in the event of an emergency and how to request them.

      Learning Objectives: At the conclusion of this session, participants will have an understand:

      • What deployable National Guard communications assets are available.

      • Scenarios for use of National Guard communication assets.

      • How to request National Guard communications assets.

      • Communicating with the National Guard during an response


      TBD
      01:00 PM to 02:00 PM
      More Eyes to the Sky - MN Low-level Radar Gaps, Solutions, Partnerships


      TBD
      01:00 PM to 02:00 PM
      Professional Development Committee Exercise
      TBD
      TBD
      01:00 PM to 02:00 PM
      Threats to US Transportation Networks

      This intelligence brief will address the full spectrum of transportation threats, to include:

      Foreign Terrorist Organizations (FTOs), Homegrown and Domestic Violent Extremists (HVEs/DVEs), criminals, cyber, and Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS). The end state is to provide participants 

      with a comprehensive, macro-to-micro view of threat actors on an international, national, and statewide level

      Learning Objectives: At the conclusion of this session, participants will understand:

      • Describe TSA's Transportation Threat Levels for civil aviation and surface transportation.

      • Identify the difference between a sophisticated and unsophisticated attack on a transportation mode.

      • Associate a threat group with the tactics it commonly uses to target transportation facilities and assets.

      • List the two fastest-growing external operations threats to civil aviation worldwide.

      • Identify the most likely threat group to Minnesota-based transportation networks.
















      TBD
      01:00 PM to 02:00 PM
      Xcel Energy’s Resiliency Programs & Applications for Emergency Management
      Instructor: Jason Randall is a Senior Strategic Energy Solutions Manager with Xcel Energy
      Empower Resiliency is a new solution offering now available in Minnesota that will provide a convenient, affordable option for customers to increase their energy resiliency. Weather and other unexpected events can often times cause disruptions in power.  Those disruptions can potentially have an impact on how to respond to emergency situations if they arise.  Resiliency is defined as the ability of a system or its components to adapt to changing conditions and withstand and rapidly recover from power supply disruptions. 

      Empower Resiliency provides analysis, design, construction, and maintenance of resiliency equipment. While Xcel Energy offers 99.9% power reliability, some customers require higher service levels, which often cannot be delivered without onsite equipment. If a business or organization has these requirements, Xcel Energy will work with customers to identify your needs, design solutions, and then build and maintain the system on the customer’s premises. 

      Learning Objectives: At the conclusion of this session, participants will understand:
      • The role of power and electrical infrastructure as it relates to emergency management.
      • Explanation of Xcel Energy’s Empower Resiliency program.
      • Use Cases and Applications of Xcel Energy’s Empower Resiliency program. 


      TBD
      02:30 PM to 03:30 PM
      AMEM Government Affairs – A Ground Floor Approach to Legislative Action

      TBD
      02:30 PM to 03:30 PM
      Bearing Witness: Supporting Witnesses & Survivors in Mass Casualty Incidents

      You’re sitting alone in a bright
      auditorium, the newest member of a club you never wanted to join: you’ve just
      survived a mass shooting in America. You’re sure your family is worried about
      you, but you lost your phone in the chaos and haven’t been able to contact
      them. You’re hungry, but there’s no food and anyway, you don’t have your blood
      sugar medication with you. You’re feeling increasingly alone and anxious, but
      the few police officers on scene are busy with the dozens of other people who
      also need help or to be interviewed.



      Between January 1 and October 17, 2022
      there were 147 shootings in the United States in which more than 5 people were
      injured and 16 in which more than 5 people died. In the initial aftermath of
      these events, there is no evidence of holistic and coordinated response systems
      to care for the mental, physical and basic needs of witnesses, who may be kept
      for lengthy periods to be interviewed or reunited with family.



      The University of Minnesota Health
      Emergency Response Office, in partnership with campus public safety partners,
      has developed an innovative, interdisciplinary team to track, triage, and take
      care of witnesses following an active shooting or other mass casualty event on
      campus. This specialized Medical Reserve Corps strike team–the Witness Support
      Team– is made up of medical and mental health practitioners and general MRC
      members and serves 4 main functions.



      First, all strike team members but
      especially the mental health specialists provide a calm, supportive presence to
      witnesses and assess their psychological needs. Second, medical specialists on
      the team can provide non-emergency medical care including assessments, first
      aid, and access to basic prescription medications that witnesses may need
      during their lengthy holding period. Third, the team manages logistics to
      provide for basic needs such as food, water, communications with family,
      personal hygiene supplies, and more. Lastly, the team supports the overall
      processing of witnesses by law enforcement by gathering and triaging basic
      information about their experience. In this way, the team can help ensure as
      smooth and efficient a process as possible for individuals who have undergone
      such a significant trauma.



      In this session, participants will learn the
      general structure and function of the MRC Witness Support Team, explore the
      tools the team uses and hear lessons learned from a full-scale active shooter
      drill where the team was deployed on campus.



      TBD
      02:30 PM to 03:30 PM
      Emergency Communications capabilities of the Minnesota National Guard

      What National Guard communications
      capabilities assets are available to counties and cities of first class in the
      event of an emergency and how to request them.

      Learning
      Objectives: At the conclusion of this session, participants will have an
      understand:



      1. ·        What deployable National Guard communications assets
        are available.



        ·       
        Scenarios for use of National Guard communication
        assets.



        ·       
        How to request National Guard communications assets.



        ·       
        Communicating with the National Guard during an
        response













       







      TBD
      02:30 PM to 03:30 PM
      More Eyes to the Sky: MN Low-level Radar Gaps, Solutions, Partnerships

      Weather
      data is important to all levels of government. Public Safety, elected officials,
      emergency managers, and other county departments/community partners can use
      data to help make informed decisions. Educating the public on weather
      preparedness is a priority for all emergency management programs. Looking at
      how the data can be used in decision making thru collaboration and local
      protocols, will give a fresh perspective to the weather radar gap concern. The
      C-band and X-band solutions, along with how the data can help supplement the
      NWS data, will be a main focus of the presentation. In addition, sharing the
      history of the public/private partnership with the MN X-band Pilot Project will
      help give context to the overall mission of working to fill all the radar gaps
      across the state. Updates will be given on the different engaged audiences,
      legislative work, and summer severe weather case studies will be shared.

      Learning Objectives: At the conclusion of
      this session, participants will understand:

      ·       
      How the data can be used to help make public safety
      decisions, as well as department operational decisions

      ·       
      How to show real time data collected by the current
      x-band radar projects

      ·       
      Discuss how the data can be used in local protocols,
      as well as update how the data is integrated into NWS field offices













      ·       
      How to Show the importance to all MN and Emergency
      Management programs, urban and rural

       

      TBD
      02:30 PM to 03:30 PM
      Professional Development Committee Exercise
      TBD
      TBD
      02:30 PM to 03:30 PM
      Threats to US Transportation Networks

      Instructors: Joe Guagenti - Field Intelligence Officer 

      This intelligence brief will address the full spectrum of transportation threats, to include:

      Foreign Terrorist Organizations (FTOs), Homegrown and Domestic Violent Extremists (HVEs/DVEs), criminals, cyber, and Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS). The end state is to provide participants 

      with a comprehensive, macro-to-micro view of threat actors on an international, national, and statewide level

      Learning Objectives: At the conclusion of this session, participants will understand:

      • Describe TSA's Transportation Threat Levels for civil aviation and surface transportation.

      • Identify the difference between a sophisticated and unsophisticated attack on a transportation mode.

      • Associate a threat group with the tactics it commonly uses to target transportation facilities and assets.

      • List the two fastest-growing external operations threats to civil aviation worldwide.

      • Identify the most likely threat group to Minnesota-based transportation networks.


       

      TBD
      02:30 PM to 03:30 PM
      Xcel Energy’s Resiliency Programs & Applications for Emergency Management
      Instructor: Jason Randall is a Senior Strategic Energy Solutions Manager with Xcel Energy

      Empower Resiliency is a new solution offering now available in Minnesota that will provide a convenient, affordable option for customers to increase their energy resiliency. Weather and other unexpected events can often times cause disruptions in power.  Those disruptions can potentially have an impact on how to respond to emergency situations if they arise.  Resiliency is defined as the ability of a system or its components to adapt to changing conditions and withstand and rapidly recover from power supply disruptions. 

      Empower Resiliency provides analysis, design, construction, and maintenance of resiliency equipment. While Xcel Energy offers 99.9% power reliability, some customers require higher service levels, which often cannot be delivered without onsite equipment. If a business or organization has these requirements, Xcel Energy will work with customers to identify your needs, design solutions, and then build and maintain the system on the customer’s premises. 

      Learning Objectives: At the conclusion of this session, participants will understand:
      • The role of power and electrical infrastructure as it relates to emergency management.
      • Explanation of Xcel Energy’s Empower Resiliency program.
      • Use Cases and Applications of Xcel Energy’s Empower Resiliency program. 
      TBD
      03:30 PM to 05:00 PM
      AMEM Presidents Forum
      Whitebirch
      06:00 PM to 07:00 PM
      Dinner
      Minnesota
      07:00 PM to 08:00 PM
      AMEM Bingo Night
      Lakeside A & B
    • Tuesday, September 17, 2024
      06:30 AM to 09:00 AM
      Breakfast
      Marina II
      09:00 AM to 10:15 AM
      Attributes of a Crisis-ready Leader
      Description of the presentation to include: Being a good leader does not guarantee success during a crisis. The internal and external stressors that occur during a crisis require a uniquely prepared leader who can handle extreme adversity and stress, make sound and timely decisions, and quickly build successful teams. This presentation is based on chapters 10 and 11 (Profiles in Crisis Leadership and Attributes of a Crisis Leader) from my recently published book,
      Crisis-ready Leadership: Building Resilient Organizations and Communities (Wiley, 2023). After interviewing six leaders from different crisis contexts, I identified 11 common attributes that enabled these leaders to successfully navigate and lead others through a crisis. These leaders included: Gen H.R. McMaster (battling Al Qaeda), Gen Pittard (counter-offensive against ISIS in Iraq), Brock Long (former FEMA Administrator who transformed FEMA during the 2017-18 Hurricane and Wildfire disasters), Frank Patterson (Incident commander for the West Texas incident), Chad Hawkins (led an Incident Management Team during COVID-19), and Derrick Vick (President of a company on the brink of collapse). During the presentation, we will explore the crisis-ready leader attributes in the context of our profiled leaders and their respective crises by providing examples of how each attribute enabled effective crisis leadership. The attributes are organized by character traits, knowledge, and skills. These attributes provide leaders with an opportunity to self-assess their readiness to lead through a crisis and engage in personal and professional development to become crisis-ready leaders.

      Learning Objectives

      Understand the unique subset of leadership qualities that are essential for leading through a crisis. Identify the attributes of a crisis -ready leader.

      Conduct a self-assessment with a downloadable self-assessment tool (QR code will be provided for future access; we could cover a few of these areas during the session to get started).

      Formulate a professional development plan to improve in these attributes and crisis-readiness.



      Whitebiech
      10:15 AM to 10:45 AM
      Morning Break and Vendor Show
      Minnesota
      10:45 AM to 11:45 AM
      Effective Communication Before, During and After a Crisis
      This course will help the attendee learn how to properly message during and after crises. This class with share pitfalls and best practices in public communication.  Different methods of communication are used for different intended results.  The differences between a press release and a press conference will be analyzed and when each should be used is shared.  There are times when it is not appropriate to comment on something.  Tactics for addressing these instances are given.  

      Learning Objectives: At the end of this session, participants should understand:

      • When a situation happens, deciding who should talk is very important.    Attendees will learn how to decide this
      • Learning the differences in press release vs. a press conference and when each should be used
      • Putting together a press conference is difficult.  Attendees will learn the importance of location, speakers, speaker orders and who stands but doesn’t speak
      • Dealing with emotions of the crisis and how to properly convey that to the public/media

      TBD
      10:45 AM to 11:45 AM
      Exercising & PPP (P3) – Why We Do It?

      Instructors: David R. Baker ALLETE, Inc. 

      To review the practice of why we exercise emergency plans, not only within your own organization, but with PPP (P3) partners, and the real-world benefits from them.

      Learning Objectives:   At the end of this session, participants will:

      • describe NWS weather decision support of real events or exercises,

      • provide insight on radar basics, radar interpretation, and severe weather warning decisions,

      • discuss communication of hazardous weather, and

      • bring awareness of NWS materials that can be used for hazard analysis, safety education, and more.









      ·       
      bring awareness of NWS
      materials that can be used for hazard analysis, safety education, and more.
















      TBD
      10:45 AM to 11:45 AM
      IPAWS: What’s Next!

      Instructor: John Dooley is the Program Manager for the Integrated Public Alert and Warning System (IPAWS)

      Most counties in Minnesota have access to IPAWS (Integrated Public Alert and Warning System) as a capability to send out a notification rapidly to as many people and ways possible. How do I, get more training on using this capability, sustain that knowledge, integrate it into other training sessions and large exercises? Also in this session will be a short update of recent activities and upcoming changes related to Public Information and Warning.

      Learning Objectives: At the conclusion of this session, participants will understand:

      • What training does my staff need to send alerts through IPAWS?

      • What value does regular testing of my notification system bring to my organization?

      • What about those FEMA Monthly Proficiency Demonstrations

      • What about the new Message Design Dashboard (MDD) that is available?

      • What can I do to support my organization when planning to integrate Alert, Warning and Notifications (AWN) into my exercises?



       

      TBD
      10:45 AM to 11:45 AM
      Officer Shooting Response – Emergency Management Perspective

        Instructors: Tina Lindquist, Grant County and Tim Riley, Pope County Sheriff

        Deputy Josh Owen was shot and killed in the line of duty on Saturday April 15th, 2023. The Pope County EOC was set up the evening of April 15th and operated through the Monday April 24th. This presentation will walk through EOC priorities and objectives as they relate to Emergency Management. It will also cover lessons learned as well as celebrate the collaboration of a multiagency response and recovery to one of the worst kinds of incidents.

        Learning Objectives for presentation:

        • Information sharing and lessons learned regarding a multiagency response.

        • Will provide a tangible checklist of items to consider when writing a response plan for an officer shooting incident.

        • Provide insight to the unified command structure between the local EOC and LEMA.

        • Look at how the incident command structure changed throughout the process of planning a large public event.

        • Provide insight on how important Peer Support and Mental Health priorities truly are.


        TBD
        10:45 AM to 11:45 AM
        Prepare for Kindness

        When a disaster occurs, people want to help. Prepare for spontaneous volunteers, cash donations, and donated goods in advance. Otherwise, your jurisdiction may be overwhelmed by enthusiastic people and unwanted stuff. Volunteers plus Donations don’t have to equal a Disaster during or after a Disaster.

        Learning Objectives:

        • To provide knowledge to develop a Volunteer and Donation Management (VADM) Annex/Plan

        • To identify key individuals and organizations who can assist with managing a VADM Plan

        • To develop public education and information messages regarding VADM


        TBD
        10:45 AM to 11:45 AM
        Weather Tools for the Emergency Manager.

        The National Weather Service (NWS) offers a wide variety of services and tools (including radar) that can support decision making by emergency managers and others in public safety. Information provided will aid your efforts with hazardous weather, communication, messaging, hazard analysis, exercises, training, and public education across a broad spectrum of significant weather.

        Learning Objectives: At the conclusion of this session, participants will be able to:

        • describe NWS weather decision support of real events or exercises,

        • provide insight on radar basics, radar interpretation, and severe weather warning decisions,

        • discuss communication of hazardous weather, and

        • bring awareness of NWS materials that can be used for hazard analysis, safety education, and more.


        TBD
        10:45 AM to 11:45 AM
        Effective Communication Before, During and After a Crisis
        This course will help the attendee learn how to properly message during and after crises. This class with share pitfalls and best practices in public communication.  Different methods of communication are used for different intended results.  The differences between a press release and a press conference will be analyzed and when each should be used is shared.  There are times when it is not appropriate to comment on something.  Tactics for addressing these instances are given.  

        Learning Objectives: At the end of this session, participants should understand:

        • When a situation happens, deciding who should talk is very important.    Attendees will learn how to decide this
        • Learning the differences in press release vs. a press conference and when each should be used
        • Putting together a press conference is difficult.  Attendees will learn the importance of location, speakers, speaker orders and who stands but doesn’t speak
        • Dealing with emotions of the crisis and how to properly convey that to the public/media

        TBD
        10:45 AM to 11:45 AM
        Exercising & PPP (P3) – Why We Do It?

        Instructors: David R. Baker ALLETE, Inc. 

        To review the practice of why we exercise emergency plans, not only within your own organization, but with PPP (P3) partners, and the real-world benefits from them.

        Learning Objectives:   At the end of this session, participants will:

        • describe NWS weather decision support of real events or exercises,

        • provide insight on radar basics, radar interpretation, and severe weather warning decisions,

        • discuss communication of hazardous weather, and

        • bring awareness of NWS materials that can be used for hazard analysis, safety education, and more.









        ·       
        bring awareness of NWS
        materials that can be used for hazard analysis, safety education, and more.
















        TBD
        10:45 AM to 11:45 AM
        IPAWS: What’s Next!

        Instructor: John Dooley is the Program Manager for the Integrated Public Alert and Warning System (IPAWS)

        Most counties in Minnesota have access to IPAWS (Integrated Public Alert and Warning System) as a capability to send out a notification rapidly to as many people and ways possible. How do I, get more training on using this capability, sustain that knowledge, integrate it into other training sessions and large exercises? Also in this session will be a short update of recent activities and upcoming changes related to Public Information and Warning.

        Learning Objectives: At the conclusion of this session, participants will understand:

        • What training does my staff need to send alerts through IPAWS?

        • What value does regular testing of my notification system bring to my organization?

        • What about those FEMA Monthly Proficiency Demonstrations

        • What about the new Message Design Dashboard (MDD) that is available?

        • What can I do to support my organization when planning to integrate Alert, Warning and Notifications (AWN) into my exercises?



         

        TBD
        10:45 AM to 11:45 AM
        Officer Shooting Response – Emergency Management Perspective

          Instructors: Tina Lindquist, Grant County and Tim Riley, Pope County Sheriff

          Deputy Josh Owen was shot and killed in the line of duty on Saturday April 15th, 2023. The Pope County EOC was set up the evening of April 15th and operated through the Monday April 24th. This presentation will walk through EOC priorities and objectives as they relate to Emergency Management. It will also cover lessons learned as well as celebrate the collaboration of a multiagency response and recovery to one of the worst kinds of incidents.

          Learning Objectives for presentation:

          • Information sharing and lessons learned regarding a multiagency response.

          • Will provide a tangible checklist of items to consider when writing a response plan for an officer shooting incident.

          • Provide insight to the unified command structure between the local EOC and LEMA.

          • Look at how the incident command structure changed throughout the process of planning a large public event.

          • Provide insight on how important Peer Support and Mental Health priorities truly are.


          TBD
          10:45 AM to 11:45 AM
          Prepare for Kindness

          When a disaster occurs, people want to help. Prepare for spontaneous volunteers, cash donations, and donated goods in advance. Otherwise, your jurisdiction may be overwhelmed by enthusiastic people and unwanted stuff. Volunteers plus Donations don’t have to equal a Disaster during or after a Disaster.

          Learning Objectives:

          • To provide knowledge to develop a Volunteer and Donation Management (VADM) Annex/Plan

          • To identify key individuals and organizations who can assist with managing a VADM Plan

          • To develop public education and information messages regarding VADM


          TBD
          10:45 AM to 11:45 AM
          Weather Tools for the Emergency Manager.

          The National Weather Service (NWS) offers a wide variety of services and tools (including radar) that can support decision making by emergency managers and others in public safety. Information provided will aid your efforts with hazardous weather, communication, messaging, hazard analysis, exercises, training, and public education across a broad spectrum of significant weather.

          Learning Objectives: At the conclusion of this session, participants will be able to:

          • describe NWS weather decision support of real events or exercises,

          • provide insight on radar basics, radar interpretation, and severe weather warning decisions,

          • discuss communication of hazardous weather, and

          • bring awareness of NWS materials that can be used for hazard analysis, safety education, and more.


          TBD
          01:00 PM to 02:00 PM
          Effective Communication Before, During and After a Crisis

          Instructors: John Elder, Robbinsdale Police Department

          This course will help the attendee learn how to properly message during and after crises. This class with share pitfalls and best practices in public communication.  Different methods of communication are used for different intended results.  The differences between a press release and a press conference will be analyzed and when each should be used is shared.  There are times when it is not appropriate to comment on something.  Tactics for addressing these instances are given.  

          Learning Objectives: At the end of this session, participants should understand:

          • When a situation happens, deciding who should talk is very important.    Attendees will learn how to decide this

          • Learning the differences in press release vs. a press conference and when each should be used

          • Putting together a press conference is difficult.  Attendees will learn the importance of location, speakers, speaker orders and who stands but doesn’t speak

          • Dealing with emotions of the crisis and how to properly convey that to the public/media



          TBD
          01:00 PM to 02:00 PM
          Exercising & PPP (P3) – Why We Do It?

          To review the practice of why we exercise emergency plans, not only within your own
          organization, but with PPP (P3) partners, and the real-world benefits from
          them.

          Learning
          Objectives:   At the end of this session, participants will

          •    describe NWS weather decision support of real events or exercises,

          • provide insight on radar basics, radar interpretation, and severe weather warning decisions,

          • discuss communication of hazardous weather, and

          • bring awareness of NWS materials that can be used for hazard analysis, safety education, and more.


          TBD
          01:00 PM to 02:00 PM
          IPAWS: What’s Next!

          Instructor: John Dooley is the Program Manager for the Integrated Public Alert and Warning System (IPAWS)

          Most counties in Minnesota have access to IPAWS (Integrated Public Alert and Warning System) as a capability to send out a notification rapidly to as many people and ways possible. How do I, get more training on using this capability, sustain that knowledge, integrate it into other training sessions and large exercises? Also in this session will be a short update of recent activities and upcoming changes related to Public Information and Warning.

          Learning Objectives: At the conclusion of this session, participants will understand:

          • What training does my staff need to send alerts through IPAWS?

          • What value does regular testing of my notification system bring to my organization?

          • What about those FEMA Monthly Proficiency Demonstrations

          • What about the new Message Design Dashboard (MDD) that is available?• What can I do to support my organization when planning to integrate Alert, Warning and Notifications (AWN) into my exercises?                            

          TBD
          01:00 PM to 02:00 PM
          Officer Shooting Response – Emergency Management Perspective

            Instructors: Tina Lindquist, Grant County and Tim Riley, Pope County Sheriff

            Deputy Josh Owen was shot and killed in the line of duty on Saturday April 15th, 2023. The Pope County EOC was set up the evening of April 15th and operated through the Monday April 24th. This presentation will walk through EOC priorities and objectives as they relate to Emergency Management. It will also cover lessons learned as well as celebrate the collaboration of a multiagency response and recovery to one of the worst kinds of incidents.

            Learning Objectives

            • Information sharing and lessons learned regarding a multiagency response.

            • Will provide a tangible checklist of items to consider when writing a response plan for an officer shooting incident.

            • Provide insight to the unified command structure between the local EOC and LEMA.

            • Look at how the incident command structure changed throughout the process of planning a large public event.

            • Provide insight on how important Peer Support and Mental Health priorities truly are.



            TBD
            01:00 PM to 02:00 PM
            Prepare for Kindness


            TBD
            01:00 PM to 02:00 PM
            Weather Tools for the Emergency Manager.

              Deputy
              Josh Owen was shot and killed in the line of duty on Saturday April 15th, 2023.
              The Pope County EOC was set up the evening of April 15th and operated through
              the Monday April 24th. This presentation will walk through EOC priorities and
              objectives as they relate to Emergency Management. It will also cover lessons
              learned as well as celebrate the collaboration of a multiagency response and
              recovery to one of the worst kinds of incidents.



              Learning Objectives for presentation:



              ·       
              Information sharing and lessons learned regarding a
              multiagency response.



              ·       
              Will provide a tangible checklist of items to
              consider when writing a response plan for an officer shooting incident.



              ·       
              Provide insight to the unified command structure
              between the local EOC and LEMA.



              ·       
              Look at how the incident command structure changed
              throughout the process of planning a large public event.



              ·       
              Provide insight on how important Peer Support and
              Mental Health priorities truly are.

            TBD
          • Wednesday, September 18, 2024
            06:30 AM to 09:00 AM
            Breakfast

            Marina II
            09:00 AM to 10:15 AM
            General Session

              Whitebirch
              10:15 AM to 10:30 AM
              Break

              Whitebirch Lobby
              10:30 AM to 11:45 AM
              General Session

                Whitebirch
                11:45 AM to 12:00 PM
                Closing Remarks

                Whitebirch
                12:30 PM to 01:30 PM
                Conference Hotwash AMEM Board Only

                Waters Edge

              Breezy Point Resort, Breezy Point, MN

              Conference Location

                Breezy Point Resort
                9252 Breezy Point Dr
                Breezy Point, MN 56472
              • Hosted by
              • Association of Minnesota Emergency Managers
              • Telephone Number
              • Breezy Point - 1-800-432-3777

              Instructors

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