Conference Speakers

Plenary Speakers

Angela Bennett Dyjack, MPH, REHS
Assistant Research Professor,
Loma Linda University School of Public Health; Project Coordinator, Center for Public Health Preparedness, Loma Linda University School of Public Health
Update on Pandemic Influenza

Jeff Farrar, DVM, MPH, PhD
Branch Chief, California Department of Health Services, FDRS, Food and Drug Branch
2006 Foodborne Outbreaks

Kay Fruhwirth, MSN, RN
EMS Assistant Director, Los Angeles County Department of Health Services, Emergency Medical Services Agency
Enforcing Public Health Law

Roger Gilmour, PhD
Director, United Kingdom Health Protection Agency Centre for Emergency Preparedness and Response
Polonium 210: The Public Health Response

Michael Grossman, MA
Commander, Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, Office of Homeland Security
Enforcing Public Health Law

Thomas May, PhD
Associate Professor of Bioethics and Director of Graduate Studies in Bioethics, Medical College of Wisconsin, Department of Population Health
Ethics of Altered Standards of Care

Robert Ragland, JD
Senior Deputy County Counsel, Office of the County Counsel in Los Angeles
Enforcing Public Health Law

Breakout Speakers

Laura Biesiadecki, MSPH
Senior Program Manager, Public Health Preparedness, Association of Schools of Public Health
Update on Competencies: Input from the Field

Peggy L. Brutsche
Chief Operating Officer, American Red Cross, Greater Long Beach Chapter
The Role of the Red Cross in a Public Health Emergency

Marlene Burton
Emergency Coordinator, Burbank Unified School District, Superintendent's Office
The Role of Schools in Community Disaster Preparedness

LCDR Jeff Coady, PsyD
United States Public Health Service Officer, HRSA, Ready Responder Program
Mental Health Impacts of Mass Fatalities

James (Rick) R. Greenwood, PhD, MPH
Assistant Vice Chancellor for Research Administration, UCLA; Adjunct Professor, Department of Epidemiology, UCLA School of Public Health
Border Health

Sebastian E. Heath, VetMB, PhD, DACVIM, DACVPM
Senior Staff Veterinarian, USDA – Homeland Security Office
Animals and Disasters

Jennifer Horney, MA, MPH, PhD(c)
Assistant Director, North Carolina Center for Public Health Preparedness, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill

Drawing on Universities and Other Resources in a Disaster

Jee Kim, MPH
Staff Development Specialist, Los Angeles County Department of Public Health, Office of Organizational Development and Training
Toolbox: Just-in-Time Training

Zerlyn Ladua, RN, FNP, MSN
Bioterrorism Public Health Emergency Preparedness Coordinator, Alameda County Public Health Department, Office of the Director
Various Types of Mass Dispensing

Marcia Liem-McFadden, RN, BSN
Assistant Program Specialist, Los Angeles County Department of Public Health, Emergency Preparedness and Response Program
Toolbox: Just-in-Time Training

David Medina, BSN, PHN
Strategic National Stockpile Coordinator, Alameda County Public Health Department, Office of the Director
Various Types of Mass Dispensing

Jerald L. Newberry
Executive Director, NEA Health Information Network
The Role of Schools in Community Disaster Preparedness

Jon T. Perez, PhD
Team Leader USPHS Mental Health Team II, United States Public Health Service, USPHS Hospital
Mental Health Impacts of Mass Fatalities

Michael W. Proctor, MD
Regional Director of Extramural Training, The University of Texas Health Science Center-Houston, Center for Biosecurity and Public Health Preparedness
Target Capabilities List

Sandra Crouse Quinn, PhD
Associate Dean for Student Affairs and Education and Associate Professor, Department of Behavioral and Community Health Sciences, Graduate School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh
Designing Effective Communication Strategies

Eileen Scanlon, RN, MS
Director of Public Health Emergency Preparedness, Nassau County Department of Health, Office of Public Health Emergency Preparedness
Various Types of Mass Dispensing

Kimberley Shoaf, DrPH
Assistant Director, UCLA Center for Public Health and Disasters; Adjunct Associate Proffessor, UCLA School of Public Health
Preparing the Population for Extended Shelter in Place: Input from the Field

Samuel 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
Border Health

Terri Lee Stratton, MPH
Chief, Risk Communication and Professional Training, Emergency Preparedness Office, California Department of Health Services
Designing Effective Communication Strategies

Maura Sullivan, MS, PhD(c)
Epidemiologist, Risk Management Solutions, Emerging Risk Modelling
Infectious Disease Modeling Pan Flu

Vicki L. Cleaver Tall Chief, BS, MS, EdD
Associate Professor, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, College of Public Health, Southwest Center for Public Health Preparedness
Working with Native American Populations

Deborah Thomas, PhD
Assistant Professor, University of Colorado at Denver and Health Sciences Center, Department of Geography and Environmental Sciences
Toolbox: GIS

Darlene Sparks Washington, DPM
Director of Preparedness, American Red Cross National Headquarters, Preparedness and Response
Designing Effective Communication Strategies

Cyril H. Wecht, MD, JD
Forensic Pathologist, Cyril H. Wecht and Pathology Associates
Managing Mass Fatalities