Emergency Preparedness

I have over 20 years of experience in emergency and disaster preparedness. I've developed and conducted emergency exercises with up to 1000 participants and have developed emergency response and business continuity plans for clients in a variety of industries and jurisdictions, nationally and internationally.

Services Offered:

• Emergency plan audits and development assistance

• Emergency drills and exercises—assistance in design, development, conduct, and assessment

• Campus safety and security assessments

• Business continuity planning

Sample Clients

Schools, Colleges, Universities, & Research

With Contingency Management Consulting Group:

• University of Notre Dame

• Harvard Medical School

• Harvard School of Public Health

• Broad Institute

• Phillips Exeter Academy

Hospitals & Public Health

With CMCG and The Litaker Group:

• Spectrum Health in Grand Rapids, Michigan

• Texas Department of State Health Services

With Wakefield Brunswick:

• Ascension Health

• University of Pittsburgh Medical Center

Select Publications & Presentations

• Co-author of “The Health and Medical Response to Hurricanes Katrina and Rita by the Texas Department of State Health Services: An After Action Assessment,” June 2006

• Presented to the Abu Dhabi, UAE Emergency Congress: “Pandemic Flu Planning for Businesses and Communities,” October 2008

• Primary developer and sole instructor of a 2-day “Disaster Planning Workshop” for the Higher Colleges of Technology, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates in June 2009

• Primary developer and co-instructor of a 3-day “Disaster Preparedness” course for the Higher Colleges of Technology, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates in October 2008