Results Driven

Training – I developed a free, web-based public-private partnership training course that will help continue to build and strengthen the emergency management team. What makes this course particularly exciting is that it was designed in collaboration with both the public and private sector. And both the public and the private sector can attend…free!

Downloadable, Self-Facilitated Tabletop Exercises (TTX) – Everyone has a TTX. My TTX’s are unique. These TTX’s are free, downloadable, complete with facilitator notes, adaptable from two to four hours, and topped off with compelling virtual news network video injects on a myriad of topics.

National Level Exercises – In 2011, Ibroke the code and increased private sector participation from around 65 organizations to well over 3,000 participants. How did I do it? I listened. I increased the ways to play from one to five. In addition to full participants involved from the planning stages and throughout, I added web-based platforms, downloadable exercise versions, simulation cell option, and observer opportunities. And I am still listening.

Communication Tools – I have learned how to provide our private sector partners an array of tools that meet their needs. I improved a subscription-based email update, with over 30,000 subscribers, which provides weekly preparedness tips and major FEMA news. I maintained a two-way leadership email distribution for private sector emergency managers to share pressing issues of the day. And I managed a disaster-specific email distribution for those who want to share needs and capabilities.

Operational Briefings – At the request of our stakeholders, I plowed new ground to share FEMA’s daily operation briefings with the private sector. Our partners can now subscribe to receive a daily email that will link them to that day’s operational briefing, typically 30-40 slides with the latest weather, forecasts, activities, operations and planning.