April 28, 2010

7:30-8:30am

Registration/Continental Breakfast – Sponsored by CEPIN

8:30-8:45am

Conference Overview and Introductions

Brian Lake, Conference Chairman, enableUS

Neil McDevitt, Conference Chairman, Community Emergency Preparedness Information Network (CEPIN)

8:45-9:30am

Opening Keynote: Mike Womack, Executive Director, Mississippi Emergency Management Agency

9:30-10:00am

Networking Break

10:00-11:30am

Panel: Building Community Partnerships

Judith Barrett, Executive Director, Ability1st
Dr. Alice Graham, Executive Director, Mississippi Interfaith Disaster Recovery Task Force

Paige Roberts, Executive Director, Southeast Mississippi Chapter, American Red Cross

11:30-12:30pm

Working Relationships In Actions

Bryan Vaughn, Executive Director, Florida Governor's Commission for People with Disabilities

Chip Wilson, Statewide Disability Coordinator, Florida Office of Emergency Management

12:30-1:30pm

Lunch -- Sponsored by enableUS

1:30-2:30pm

Panel: Long Term Recovery -- Transitioning Organizations to Traditional Social Services and Preparedness Functions

Paul Timmons, Executive Director, Greater New Orleans Disaster Recovery Partnership (GNODRP)

Sandra Braasch, President, Mississippi VOAD

2:30-3:00pm

Networking Break

3:00-4:30pm

An Afternoon with General Honore

Lt. General Russell L. Honoré, Commander of Joint Task Force-Katrina, U.S. Army (Ret.)

4:30pm

Closing Remarks and Adjournment

Brian Lake, Conference Chairman, enableUS

Neil McDevitt, Conference Chairman, CEPIN

April 29, 2010

7:30 - 8:15am

Continental Breakfast – Sponsored by enableUS

8:15 – 8:30am

Day 1 Recap and Introductions

Brian Lake, Conference Chairman, enableUS

Neil McDevitt, Conference Chairman, CEPIN

8:30 - 10:15am

FEMA's Perspective: A Frank Discussion

Craig Fugate, Administrator, FEMA

Marcie Roth, Director, Office of Disability Integration and Coordination, FEMA

10:15 - 10:45am

Networking Break

10:45 - 12:00pm

Panel: Utilizing Social Networks to Reach Disability and Emergency Management Communities

Tina Robinette, Deputy State Fire Marshal, State of South Carolina

Carol Dunn, Disaster Education Specialist, Bellevue, WA Fire Department

Jenifer Simpson, Senior Director for Government Affairs, American Association for People with Disabilities

12:00-1:00pm

Lunch -- Sponsored by CEPIN

1:00-2:30pm

Panel: Developing Realistic Demographic Picture of Disability Communities for Preparedness and Planning

Doug Havron, Administrative Director, Preparedness Program, Southeast Texas Trauma Regional Advisory Council (SETTRAC)

Jeff Coates, Director of Development, Greater New Orleans Disaster Recovery Partnership (GRNODRP)

Mark Sloan, Coordinator, Harris County, TX Office of Emergency Management

2:30-3:00pm

Networking Break

3:00-4:30pm

Panel: Accessible Sheltering for General Population and Medical Needs Shelters

Kevin Dinnin, President, Baptist Child and Family Services

Sandra Sroka, ADA Coordinator, Hillsborough County, FL

Tom Tucker, Director, LSU's National Center for Biomedical Research and Training

4:30pm

Closing Comments and Adjournment

Brian Lake, Conference Chairman, enableUS

Neil McDevitt, Conference Chairman, CEPIN