Conference Speakers

Plenary Speakers

Patrick K. Buttron, EMT
EMS/Bioterrorism Coordinator, County of San Diego Health and Human Services Agency, Department of Emergency Medical Services and Disaster Medical and Health Emergency Preparedness
The Health and Medical Response to the San Diego Fires

Carlos Flores, EMT
EMS Specialist, County of San Diego Health and Human Services Agency, Department of Public Health and Emergency Medical Services
The Health and Medical Response to the San Diego Fires

Sandro Galea, MD, DrPH
Associate Professor,
University of Michigan, Department of Epidemiology
Public Mental Health Impact of Disasters: Insights from Research

David A. Pegues, MD
Professor of Clinical Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Department of Infectious Diseases
Reemerging Infectious Diseases

Shira Shafir, MPH, PhD
Assistant Adjunct Professor, UCLA School of Public Health, Department of Epidemiology; Program Coordinator, UCLA Global Health Training Program
Reemerging Infectious Diseases

Don Shields, MHA, FACHE
Director, City and County Public Health, Grand Forks Public Health Department
Reemerging Infectious Diseases

Holly Shipp, MPH
Epidemiologist, County of San Diego Health and Human Services Agency, Department of Public Health and Emergency Medical Services
The Health and Medical Response to the San Diego Fires

Alan Smith, PhD, MPH
Epidemiologist, County of San Diego Health and Human Services Agency, Department of Public Health and Emergency Medical Services
The Health and Medical Response to the San Diego Fires

Emily So, MEng, CEng
Research Associate and PhD Student, Department of Architecture at the Martin Centre, University of Cambridge
Casualties and Earthquakes: Pakistan, Peru and Indonesia

Bonita (Bonnie) Sorensen, MD, MBA
Chief Deputy Director of Programs, California Department of Public Health
Preparedness in California: The State of a State

Leslie Upledger-Ray, PhD (c), MPH, MPPA, MA
Senior Epidemiologist, County of San Diego Health and Human Services Agency, Department of Public Health and Emergency Medical Services

The Health and Medical Response to the San Diego Fires

Breakout Speakers

Tesfaye M. Bayleyegn, MD
Disaster Epidemiologist, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Department of Environmental Hazards and Health Effects –
Health Studies Branch
Toolkit: CDC’s Tools for Public Health Assessments During Natural Disasters

Stacey A. Belt
Public Health Preparedness Planner, Carson City Health & Human Services, Department of Preparedness Planning
Schools and Pan Flu Preparedness

Robert (Rob) Blake, MPH, REHS
Branch Chief of Environmental Health Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Environmental Health
Public Health Preparedness for Extended Drought Conditions

George Chino, BA
Emergency Services Manager, Weber-Morgan Health Department, Department of Health Administration
Utah Multi-Day Statewide Exercise

Holly Crawford
Media and Public Affairs Manager, County of San Diego Health and Human Services Agency
Risk Communication and the San Diego Fires

Miguel A. Cruz, MPH
Public Health Emergency Operations Officer, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Environmental Health
Toolkit: CDC’s Tools for Public Health Assessments During Natural Disasters

Martin (Marty) Fenstersheib, MD, MPH
Health Officer and Interim Director of Public Health, Santa Clara County, Public Health Department
Toolkit: Pandemic Planning for Local Health Departments

Lance A. Gable, JD, MPH
Assistant Professor of Law, Wayne State University Law School; Scholar, Center for Law and the Public’s Health: A Collaborative
Legal and Ethical Issues of Closing Borders in a Health Emergency

Richard (Rick) A. Goodman, MD, JD, MPH
Public Health Law Program, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Toolbox: Cross Sector Legal Preparedness - New Tools and Resources

Mark Keim, MD
Senior Science Advisor, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Environmental Health, Office of the Director
Flooding in the Pacific Islands: A Sentinel Event of Climate Change

Manny Kiesser, MA, MPH (c)
Manager, Cast Health Services, The Disneyland Resort, Cast Health and Wellness

Emergency Public Health for a Large Business: Disney's Approach

Jeffrey Kopp, MD
Staff Clinician, NIDDK, NIH, Kidney Disease Section
Preparing for the Medically Vulnerable

Jane C. Maxwell, PhD
Senior Research Scientist, The University of Texas at Austin, Addiction Research Institute
Stealth Populations with Special Needs

Anthony Moulton, PhD
Co-Director, Public Health Law Program, CDC, Office of Strategy and Innovation
Toolbox: Cross Sector Legal Preparedness - New Tools and Resources

Deborah Podus, PhD
Associate Research Sociologist, UCLA, Integrated Substance Abuse Programs
Stealth Populations with Special Needs

Steven J. Rottman, MD, FACEP
Director, UCLA Center for Public Health and Disasters; Adjunct Professor, UCLA School of Public Health and David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
Pan Flu and You: Let's See What You Knew

Carlos A. Sanchez, MD, MPH
Medical Epidemiologist, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Department of Environmental Hazards and Health Effects –
Health Studies Branch
Toolkit: CDC's Tools for Public Health Assessments During Natural Disasters

Lisa Schoyer, MFA
Chief, County of Los Angeles Children's Medical Services, Family Support Unit
Children with Special Health Care Needs

Kimberley Shoaf, DrPH
Associate Director, UCLA Center for Public Health and Disasters; Associate Professor in Residence, UCLA School of Public Health
Public Health Implications: The Great Southern California Shakeout

Samuel (Sam) J. Stratton, MD, MPH
EMS Medical Director, Orange County Health Care Agency; Adjunct Professor, UCLA School of Public Health; Clinical Professor, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
Toolkit: Local Health Department Surge Capacity Planning

Terri Stratton, MPH
Division Manager Public Health Preparedness, El Dorado County Public Health Department
Risk Communication and the San Diego Fires

Rachel Tyree, MPH
Public Information Officer, Los Angeles County Department of Public Health, Department of Public Health Administration
Risk Communication and the San Diego Fires

John Welsh
Risk Communication and the San Diego Fires

Amy Wolkin, MSPH
Epidemiologist, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Department of Environmental Hazards and Effects – Health Studies Branch

Toolkit: CDC's Tools for Public Health Assessments During Natural Disasters

Terrie C. Wright, RN
Emergency Response Coordinator/PIO, Southeastern Utah District Health Department
Utah Multi-Day Statewide Exercise