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Conferences
2015 Regional Animal Services Planning Conference
(Please note that due to copyright restrictions, not all presenters will be authorizing us to make their presentations available online.)
- Regional Animal Services Planning (RASP)
- Developing Veterinary / Animal Response Teams
- Developing Animal Response Team Presentation – Alijah Hunter, Michigan City Animal Care and Control
- 2015 Animal Services – Vet. Response Team Presentation – Cheryl Eia, D.V.M., American Veterinary Medical Association
- Do’s and Don’ts of Starting a County Animal Response Plan Presentation – Dell Brodd, D.V.M., LaSalle County Animal Response Team
- Infectious Diseases in the Animal Community
- Sandra Newbury, D.V.M., University of Wisconsin-School of Veterinary Medicine
- Engaging Private Partnerships
- National Animal Rescue and Sheltering Coalition Presentation – Shannon Walajtys, National Animal Rescue and Sheltering Coalition (NARSC)
- Zoo and Wildlife Disease Surveillance and Emergency Preparedness
- The Forest Preserve District of Cook County Presentation – Chris Anchor, Cook County Forest Preserve District
- Zoo & Wildlife Disease Surveillance and Emergency Preparedness Presentation – Michael J. Kinsel, D.V.M., University of Illinois Zoological Pathology Program
- Zoo Disaster Planning Presentation – Thomas Meehan, D.V.M., Chicago Zoological Society
- Animal Sheltering in an Evacuation
- Animal Support as a Function of Mass Care Presentation and Animal Emergency Support Services Handout – Jonathan Galletta, American Red Cross
- Pet Evacuation and Sheltering in a Catastrophic Event Presentation – Sandra Norman, D.V.M., Indiana State Board of Animal Health
- National Animal Rescue and Sheltering Coalition (NARSC) Presentation – Shannon Walajtys, National Animal Rescue and Sheltering Coalition (NARSC)
- Animal Preparedness Training
- Animal Preparedness Training Presentation – Cheryl Eia, D.V.M., American Veterinary Medical Association
- American Veterinary Medical Association Disaster Resources Handout
2015 Whole Community Conference
(Please note that due to copyright restrictions, not all presenters will be authorizing us to make their presentations available online.)
- Opening Speaker
- Overview of Cook County DHSEM – Ernest Brown, Cook County Department of Homeland Security and Emergency Management
- Community Resilience Overview
- Ready to Respond Program Overview – Abby Damm, Western Illinois University & Illinois Terrorism Task Force
- Resiliency in Communities – Joy Medrano, Lutheran Social Services and Illinois Volunteer Organizations Active in Disaster
- ARC Community Resilience: A National and Local Perspective – Alyssa Pollock, American Red Cross of Central & Southern Illinois Region
- Dave Roth, Lutheran Child and Family Services and Northeast Illinois Community Organizations Active in Disaster
- Multi-Agency Resources Centers Presentation
- Patricia Holt, American Red Cross of Chicago and Northern Illinois
- Sara Echols, American Red Cross of Chicago and Northern Illinois
- Public and Private Sector Partnerships
- FEMA Region V: Partnerships in Recovery – We Can’t Do It Alone! – Jeannie Moran, Federal Emergency Management Agency, Region V
- Emma Ratajczak, Chicago Department of Public Health
- Marc Khatchadourian, Chicago Office of Emergency Management and Communications
- Richard S. Dodd, Walgreens
- Youth Preparedness
- Head Start and Statewide Child Care Preparedness – Hannah Cutts, Chicago; Kate Schellinger, Chicago Department of Public Health
- FEMA Youth Preparedness – Kim Hayward, Federal Emergency Management Agency, Region V
- Tod Pritchard, Wisconsin Emergency Management
- Long Term Recovery Committees
- Charlotte Hazel, Manager at American Red Cross
- Kathy Woykovich, United Way of Porter County (Indiana) and Northwest Indiana Community Organizations Active In Disaster
- Sarah Neill, Catholic Charities Diocese of Joliet
- Terri Leece, The Salvation Army’s Wisconsin/Upper Michigan Division
- Social Media Strategy and Methodology for Emergency Management
- Mark Basnight
- Disaster Preparedness for Houses of Worship
- Faithful Readiness – David Maack, Racine County Emergency Management (Wisconsin)
- Disaster Preparedness for Houses of Worship and 4th Annual HDI Disaster Ministry Conference Save-the-Date Flyer– Dr. David Boan, Humanitarian Disaster Institute – Wheaton College
- Spontaneous Volunteer
- Volunteer Reception Center – Allison Anderson, Will County Emergency Management Agency
- Donation Management During Disaster – Lori Cora, Coal City United Methodist Church and Member of Grundy County’s Long Term Recovery Committee
- The Role of Places of Worship and Volunteer Groups in Preparedness, Response and Recovery
- Functional Needs Registries and Ready Faith Trifold – Fred Moore, LaSalle County Emergency Management Agency
- Joy Medrano, Lutheran Social Services and Illinois Volunteer Organizations Active in Disaster
- Where Faith Based Community and Volunteer Groups Fit Together – Kelly Hitt, Grundy County Medical Reserve Corps
- Rev. Walter Coleman, Chicago Familia Latina Unida Medical Reserve Corps and Lincoln United Methodist Church