2024 Conference Agenda*
April 2-4, 2024

*Agenda is subject to change

TUESDAY, APRIL 2ND

1:00-5:00pm (unless otherwise noted)

Natural Disaster Awareness for Community Leaders (AWR-310)
Mary Schoenfeldt
Pt Defiance Room

Workshop for Washington PIOs (four 1-hour trainings)
Sheri Badger
Proctor Room

The IPAWS MDD: Effective Message Writing and the Message Design Dashboard
Dr. Jeannette Sutton and Travis Cryan
Stadium Room

Would you like to play a game? FEMA’s Cyber Ready Community Game (1:00-3:00pm)
Sarah Miller
Chambers Ballroom

Directors Meeting (3:30-5:00pm)
Robert Ezelle
Chambers Ballroom

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 3RD

8:15am Keynote

Keynote Presentation: Navigating Tomorrow’s Challenges Today: A Vision for the Future of Emergency Management
James Lee Witt, Former FEMA Director
Chambers Ballroom
Presentation

9:25 -10:25am Session One Breakout

2024 Access and Functional Needs (AFN) Town Hall
Jim House & Todd Holloway
Union Room
Presentation

Black Swans, Grey Rhinos, and Dragon Kings: the Next Great Challenges for Emergency Management
Christopher Godley
Pt Defiance Room

Building Resilience for Vulnerable Communities through Emergency Preparedness
Kathleen Edison, Sophia Lopez & Shantala Martin
Commencement Room
Presentation

Advanced Planning…Can it support a community through a High Profile Trial
Amy Gillespie
Proctor Room
Presentation

UW Medicine’s COVID-19 Response
Danica Little, Jasmine Johnson, & Michelle Gillies
Stadium Room
Presentation

10:45am – 11:45am Session Two Breakout

Integrating Emergency Management and Public Health for Local Hazard Risk and Vulnerability Assessment
Evan Mix
Union Room
Presentation

Cutting Through the Fat: Keeping the Public Engaged in an Increasingly Saturated World
Hollie Stark & Maximilian Dixon
Pt Defiance Room
Presentation

Building Disaster Resilient Communities: Practice and Research Collaboration
Resham Patel
Commencement Room
Presentation

Space Weather for the Emergency Management and Preparedness Community
Shawn Dahl
Proctor Room
Presentation

Expanding Access to Crisis and Emotional Support Throughout the Disaster Cycle: Updates and Innovations from the Disaster Distress Helpline
Christian Burgess
Stadium Room
Presentation
Handout 1 | Handout 2

Ready or Not…Strike
Ronnie Mompellier
Tacoma Room

11:50am – 12:50pm Session Three Breakout

Mobile IT Resilience Units (MITRU)
Scott Honaker
Union Room
Presentation

Partnering for the Future of Emergency Management
Moderated by Ryan Eddy, with Panelists: Ann Lesperance, Curry Mayer, and Robert Ezelle
Pt Defiance Room
Presentation

Introduction to the Access & Functional Needs Resource Framework in Emergency Management
Sadie Martinez
Commencement Room
Presentation

Regional and Responsive: Creating a Tri-County Bleeding Control Program
Mikko McFeely
Proctor Room
Presentation

Bridging the gap: Co n necting local response and patient movement with healthcare partners
Stacy Parizek & Elya Baltazar
Stadium Room
Presentation

How to Inventory Unreinforced Masonry Buildings in Your Community and Guide Earthquake Risk Mitigation
Maximilian Dixon
Tacoma Room
Presentation

1:30 pm Lunch Keynote

Drop, Cover… hold on, was that a false alert? The public’s experiences during the 2019 and 2020 Ridgecrest, CA earthquake events
Dr. Jeannette Sutton
Chambers Ballroom

3:10pm – 4:10pm Session Four Breakout

Planning Today for a Crisis Tomorrow
Bronlea Mishler
Union Room
Presentation

All Roads Lead Back Locally
With Panelists:
• Damaris Deschner – Emergency Manager for North Central, South Central, and Eastern Regions
• Kayla Grayson – Northwest Region Emergency Manager
• Eric Frank – Southwest Region Emergency Manager
• Lit Dudley – Olympic Region Emergency Manager
• Ana Fuschetto – WSF Company Security Officer & Emergency Manager
Pt Defiance Room
Presentation

The Psychology of Crisis Management
Mary Schoenfeldt
Commencement Room

Using GIS to Effectively Communicate Hazard Information to the Public
Drew Schwitters & Scott North
Proctor Room
Presentation

Wildfire is Here. How to Ignite Your Mitigation Program
Cathrine Robinson
Stadium Room