Conference Speakers
Plenary Speakers
Donna
Barbisch, DHA, MPH, CRNA MG, USAR
Surge Capacity
Tom
Belcuore, MS
Administrator, Alachua County Health Department
Lessons
Learned: Hurricanes in Florida
Lisa
Brown, PhD, MS
Assistant Professor,
Louis de la Parte Mental Institute, Department of Aging and
Mental Health, University of South Florida
Lessons Learned: Hurricanes in Florida
Kristi
Koenig, MD, FACEP
Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine, Co-Director, EMS and Disaster Medical
Sciences Fellowship, University of California at Irvine, School of Medicine;
Director of Public Health Preparedness, Department of Emergency Medicine, University
of California at Irvine
Surge Capacity
June
Levine, RN, MSN
Director of Clinical Programs, Community Clinic Association of Los Angeles County
Surge
Capacity
Scott
Lillibridge, MD
Director, Center for Biosecurity and Public
Health Preparedness and Professor of Epidemiology
The
Truth About Federal Preparedness Policies
Kathleen
Tierney, PhD
Natural Hazards Center, University of Colorado
Public Response to Emergencies: Fact or Fiction?
Breakout Speakers
Ellen
Agler, MSc,
MPH
Director of International Operations, International Medical Corps.
A Report on the South Asia Tsunami
Ellen
M. Andersen, PhD
LCDR MSC USN
Head, Health Surveillance Laboratories
Navy Environmental & Preventive Medicine Unit #5
Worker Safety Preparedness
Travis
L. Best, CPM
Program Manager, Southwest District Health, Office of Public Health Preparedness
Public Health Ready
Laura
A. Biesiadecki, MSPH
Senior Manager, Practice and Workforce Development,
Association of Schools of Public Health
Toolkits for Public Health Preparedness
Glennda
Chui, MJ
Reporter, San Jose Mercury News
Planning for Communicating with the Media
Larry
Collins, Captain
County of Los Angeles
Fire Department, Urban Search & Rescue Task Force 103
Planning for Tsunamis in the United States
Jason
Cuomo, MPH
Project
Coordinator, UCLA Center for Public Health and Disasters
Toolbox:
Developing Scientifically Valid Exercise Scenarios
Lance
Gable, JD, MPH
Senior Fellow, Center for Law and the Public’s
Health, Georgetown University Law Center
Emergency Health Powers Act
Deborah
Glik, ScD
Professor, Department of Community Health Sciences,
UCLA School of Public Health; Director, UCLA Health and Media Research Group
Planning for Communicating with the Media
Marlene
Goodell, MPA
Medical/Health Disaster Coordinator, County of San Bernardino Department of
Public Health
Toolbox: Setting Up a Departmental Operations Center
Kathryn
Hansen, BA, CLS, PHMII
California Department of Health Services, Bioterrorism Trainer: Laboratory and
First Responders, Richmond Lab
Biological Specimens: Chain of Custody and Transport
Kathy
Hurt-Mullen, MPH
Epidemiologist, Montgomery County, Maryland, Public Health Services
Hospital Syndromic Surveillance
Dwane
Jarman, DVM, MPH
Emergency Preparedness Coordinator, Great Lakes Inter-Tribal Council, Inc.
Working with Native Populations During an Emergency
Nancy
A. LaPolla, MPH
EMS Administrator,
Santa Barbara County Public Health Department, Emergency Medical Services
Finding Vulnerable Populations
Vivian
J. Montgomery
Senior Safety Specialist, Dangerous Goods, FedEx
Biological Specimens: Chain of Custody and Transport
Poki
Stewart Namkung, MD, MPH
Health Officer, City of Berkeley
Public Health Ready
Glenn
Paulson, PhD, ScD
Associate Dean
for Research, UMDNJ School of Public Health
Worker Safety Preparedness
David
Pegues, MD
Professor of Clinical
Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
Hospital Syndromic Surveillance
Paul
Pulliam
Reasearch Triangle Institute
Designing Registries of Persons Exposed to Emergency Events
W.
Michael Reid, PhD, MBA
Director, Florida
Center for Public Health Preparedness, College of Public Health, University
of South Florida
Mental Health Competencies for Disasters
James
W. Russell, EdD
Vice President, Outreach, Institute
for Business & Home Safety (IBHS)
Preparing for the Needs of Children: Schools and Beyond
Dean
Seneca, MPH, MCURP
Assistant Director, Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry,
Office of Tribal Affairs
Working with Native Populations During an Emergency
Lisa
Schoyer, MFA
Chief, Family Support, Children's Medical Services, Los Angeles
County Department of Health Services
Preparing for the Needs of Children: Schools and Beyond
Merritt
D. Schreiber, PhD
Clinical Psychologist, County of Orange Health Care Agency, Behavioral Health
Care, Children and Youth Services
Mental Health Competencies for Disasters
Hope
Seligson, MS
Technical Manager, Operational Risk and Performance
Consulting Division, ABS Consulting, Inc.
Toolbox: Developing Scientifically Valid Exercise Scenarios
Joseph
T. Smith
Mutare Software
Toolbox: Communication Technologies and Emergency Preparedness
Ralph
Wilmoth, MPH, MPA
Director of Public Health, Johnson County Public Health
Toolbox: Communication Technologies and Emergency Preparedness