2025 Conference
Wednesday Agenda*
*Agenda is subject to change
Wednesday, April 16th Presentations
8:00 am: Keynote Speaker – Secretary of State, Steve Hobbs
9:00 am: Breakout Session 1
10:00 am: Breakout Session 2
11:00 am: Breakout Session 3
Breakout Session 1
Track 1 – No Plan is an Island with Alexandra Taylor and Norma Pancake
Track 2 – Shared Strengths, Shared Impact: Partnering for Vulnerable Populations with Dean Vailencour and Jessica Wilkinson
Track 3 – Using FEMA’s Hazard Mitigation Assistance Grants to Fund Local Risk-Reduction Efforts with Ryan Chandler and Matt Lebens
Breakout Session 2
Track 1 – Rapid Initial Natural Disaster Recovery Planning for EOCs using PPOST; And a Look at an AI-Enabled PPOST Tool with Steven Newton
Track 2 – PACE-Getting to C&E and Back: An Emergency Communications Story with Scott Dakers and Jon Lee
Track 3 – Exploring Anticipated Evacuation Behavior Among Parents of School-Age Children in Mt. Rainier’s Lahar Hazard Zone with Jessica Ghent
Breakout Session 3
Track 1 – People, Stories and Power: The Mind of the Emergency Manager with Christopher Godley
Track 2 – East Pierce County Lahar Evacuation Exercise 2024 – A comprehensive How to Workshop with Kirstin Hoffman
Track 3 – Building Resilient Youth: Integrating CERT Training into Highschool Curriculum for Community Preparedness with Danna Kapacinskas