EM Weekly Podcast

This week on EM Weekly we are talking about public health and emergency management. Public health has always had an important role in the safety of the community and emergency management is one of the areas that we are seeing growth in this discipline. In fact, some people in our community think that the CDC or Public Health should take the lead when it comes to EM. We are discussing that and more with Paula Buchanan.

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This week we talk to Sean Griffin about how to use data and the internet of things to save lives. Targeted response saves time and makes the response more efficient and effective. Also, we get deep into the discussion of the power grid and how to mitigate the risk associated with the loss of power and the cost of fires.
Guest Bio
Sean M. Griffin is President and Chief Strategy Officer at Disaster Intelligence, Inc., a public benefit corporation that provides digital tools to save lives, mitigate catastrophic risk to infrastructure, and protect the environment.
Sean is also Chief Executive Officer at Agile Inclusion Inc. and on the Board of Directors for Global Outreach Doctors.
Sean has an unparalleled background from his combined full time experience at the White House National Security Council, Department of Energy, Department of Defense, Department of Health and Human Services, Department of State, North American Electric Reliability Corporation, and the United States Navy.


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This week we talk to Anthony (Tony) Alexiou about the field of contract Emergency Management. As things change over the years we are seeing more and more roles for the Contract Emergency Manager. Tony and I discuss his time as a emergency manager consultant, overseeing UASI funds, and how he sees the fit of the EM in the system.

Guest Bio
Tony, with over 15 years of experience in this industry, manages the Homeland Security and Emergency Management practice at the Triage Group. Tony started his career as a consultant with All Hands Consulting and worked as a UASI management contractor for the Miami Regional UASI – covering the four counties of southeastern Florida. While there, he implemented and oversaw major projects such as regional communication and notification systems; training and exercise planning, design and execution; plan writing and review and operational support for the City of Miami Emergency Operations Center. By the end of his time in Miami, Tony was acting as the Planning Chief for the Miami EOC and had responded to major events such as hurricanes Wilma, Rita and Katrina, among many others.

Following Miami, Tony was named Deputy Director for the Montgomery County Office of Emergency Management and Homeland Security in Maryland. In this position, Tony oversaw all operational and planning aspects of homeland security and emergency management for this major Washington, DC suburban county. He was also named Chair of the Washington, DC Regional Emergency Manager’s Committee by his peers and served in a leadership role on this committee for nearly three years.

Tony has been a Certified Emergency Manager (CEM) since 2013. He completed his undergraduate work at the University of Western Ontario in London, Ontario and did his graduate work at the University of North Texas in Denton, Texas.

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This week we talk to Mary Jo Flynn-Nevis. MJ is what we would call a futurist. She has the pulse of what technology is coming and how we can use it in emergency management. MJ takes us through a quick history and how she has used technology in volunteer management, messaging, and how can we use smart technology to help save lives.

This week we talk to, ourselves, yep this is an overview of the last 99 episodes and the direction of EM Weekly. Todd takes a break from hosting and allows Brian Colburn to take the helm. This is a fun and entertaining show. Now on to the interview.

This week we talk to Christa López the Director at Texas General Land Office. Christa has taken on the unique role of running a traditional job of FEMA, direct disaster housing. Christa discusses how Texas took on that job and how she is fulfilling that responsibility.

This week we are talking fitness. Yes, it is a New Year and like most people, we want to start off on the right foot. And I got to sit down with a fitness expert and not only is Tamrin a fitness expert she and her team focus on the emergency responder. Tamrin also has a podcast as well and Team Fit For Duty’s website is a great place for information and inspiration.

This week on EM Weekly we are talking to Dr. Kelly Garret from FEMA’s Emergency Management Institute about the basic, advanced and executive leadership academy’s. EMI has been the hallmark of FEMA’s training programs for years and over the last few the world has come to EMI to learn about EM leadership.

This week we kick off the new year with a discussion with FEMA’s Administrator Brock Long. Last year was one of the most active disasters seasons in history worldwide. Administrator Long has been called up to Capitol Hill a few times in 2018 and he did a good job handling the heat. Administrator Long joins EM Weekly and Todd DeVoe to discuss what 2019 is going to look like.

This week we are talking to Bruce Jones from Midland USA, the largest makers of weather radios in the world. Bruce is very passionate about how these devices can save lives. This is a device that should be in every home. As Emergency Managers across the world, we should be encouraging everyone to have one.