(alphabetical order by last name)

Darius Bazemore; Response Teams Coordinator , Washington State Department of Health
Darius Bazemore is the Public Health Response Teams Coordinator and Alternate ESF-8 Lead at the Washington State Department of Health, serving since 2021. He leads emergency preparedness, response coordination, and fatality management planning. Darius has contributed to numerous response efforts to include wildfire season, MPV, HPAI, FIFA, and ESF-8 planning efforts. He is an HSEEP-certified instructor, and has served as an ICS instructor and training and exercise coordinator for response and readiness within the Office of Communicable Disease & Epidemiology.

Mark Becmer; Deputy Director of Training, The Response Group
Emergency Management and Response leader with 26 years of deployment, training, and exercise experience.

Certified Professional Emergency Manager (PEM), State of Michigan; Master Exercise Practitioner (MEP); and Instructor at the Center for Domestic Preparedness.

Kelvin Blevins; Deputy Director, Birmingham Department of Transportation

Michael Burke; Captain, Fire Department of New York
Michael Burke is a Captain in the FDNY with over 20 years of service in New York City. Michael has been a member of the FDNY’s Incident Management Team since 2013 and is currently one of the Deputy Incident Commanders. He was formally the Finance Section Chief for the FDNY IMT. Michael has been deployed with the FDNY IMT to numerous All-Hazard and Wildfire incidents and also teaches ICS classes and processes across the country.

Kristen Corkins; Emergency Management Specialist, U.S. Forest Service Fire & Aviation Management
Kristen Corkins has been with the U.S. Forest Service, Fire & Aviation Management, All Hazard & International Fire Support Branch as an Emergency Management Specialist for nearly three years. She joined the Forest Service after working for the Northeast-Midwest State Foresters Alliance as their Communications and Policy Director for six years. Her background is in incident management, wildland fire operations, and public information. She has been a member of Incident Management Teams since 2011 and has served as lead Information Officer on Eastern Area Type 2 IMTs and California Interagency Type 1 IMTs. She is Chair of the NWCG NIMS Integration Committee and serves on several other interagency committees. Kristen holds a Bachelor of Science degree in forestry from the University of Wisconsin – Stevens Point and a Master of Science degree in forestry from the University of Florida. She has previously worked for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, U.S. Forest Service, and Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources.

James Courtright; All Hazard Response Specialist/Complex Incident Commander, U.S. Forest Service
James Courtright is All Hazard Response Specialist with the U.S. Forest Service, Fire & Aviation Management, All Hazard & International Fire Support Branch. He came to this position after serving in the Forest Service as Assistant Forest Fire Management Officer, Acting District Ranger, and Emergency Management Specialist. Prior to that, he worked in the National Park Service as Fire Management Officer of the Pacific Island Network. He is a Complex Incident Commander on California Team 6 and has a significant amount of ESF #4 experience at the local, regional, and national levels.

Scott Dehnisch; Emergency Management Specialist, U.S. Forest Service
Scott Dehnisch is an Emergency Management Specialist with U.S. Forest Service, Fire and Aviation Management, All Hazard & International Fire Support Branch. He joined FAM from the Office of International Programs and Trade, where he served in the Disaster Assistance Support Program (DASP) as the USAID Wildfire Response Coordinator for 11 years, before most recently serving as the Senior Technical Advisor for Wildfire to the U.S. Department of State (DoS). He brings more than 27 years of operational and leadership experience in wildfire response, incident command, and international emergency management to FAM. In Scott’s DASP position within USAID, he led USAID’s global responses to wildfire, directing USFS and DOI firefighting personnel and resources on wildfire incidents in Türkiye, Greece, Indonesia, Chile, among others. Scott also served in disaster response leadership roles for USAID in other crisis, most recently deploying as Deputy Incident Commander for the U.S. government’s humanitarian response to wars in Israel/Gaza and Ukraine.
As part of Scott’s non-response role, he represented USAID/DoS in key international forums, serving as a U.S. delegate to the FAO’s Global Fire Management Hub, the Arctic Council’s Circumpolar Wildfire Working Group, the EU’s Emergency Response Coordination Center, and World Bank’s Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery. Scott began his fire career in 1999 with the State of Colorado and later joined the U.S. Forest Service, rising through the ranks from firefighter to captain across Regions 1, 2, and 5. He holds a B.A. in Political Science and Environmental Science from Baylor University and is currently completing his M.S. in Emergency Management at Georgetown University.

Jared Doke; Director, National Alliance for Public Safety GIS Foundation
Jared Doke has a diverse background that focuses on public safety. He has been a firefighter/EMT at a small combination department outside of Topeka, KS, a Technical Information Specialist (TIS) for Missouri Task Force One and Utah Task Force One, and has conducted wildfire risk assessments on National Park structures across the country. He graduated from the University of Kansas with an MA in Geography with an emphasis on GIS where he wrote his thesis on lost person behavior in Yosemite National Park. He is currently a Director at the National Alliance for Public Safety GIS (NAPSG) Foundation where his primary focus is on supporting the geospatial search and rescue community with the Search and Rescue Common Operating Platform (SARCOP).

Captain Robert Joseph Faas Jr.; , Montgomery County, MD, Fire & Rescue Service (MCFRS)
Robert Faas Jr. is a career captain with Montgomery County, MD, Fire & Rescue Service (MCFRS) who has 31 years of experience in the fire service. He is a member of Maryland Task Force 1 Urban Search and Rescue Team, a hazmat officer on the county Hazardous Incident Response Team, a member of the county Technical Rescue Team and an instructor at the Public Safety Training Academy. Faas serves as the vice president of F.O.O.L.S. International and is an instructor for On Scene Training Associates. He has served with fire companies in Charles Town, WV, the Schooley’s Mountain Fire Protection Association in Long Valley NJ, the Rindge, NH, Fire Department and the Sharpsburg, MD, Volunteer Fire Company. Faas was part of committees that were responsible for the development of the New Hampshire RIT program and the MCFRS RIT program and for the redevelopment of the Maryland Fire and Rescue Institute's Safety and Survival Program.

Gene Harmon; VP Cyber Operations, SIXGEN
Gene Harmon is the Vice President of Cyber Operations at SIXGEN, a cybersecurity firm specializing in offensive security, red teaming, and threat emulation for government and commercial clients. He served in the U.S. Army and has a background in the Intelligence Community. Gene has led and overseen thousands of cyber operations - including nation-state level engagements - for organizations such as DHS, FBI, CISA, DoD, NSA, CIA components, and Fortune 500 companies.
With nearly two decades of experience spanning military, intelligence, law enforcement, and commercial sectors, Gene is recognized for his expertise in advanced persistent threats, social engineering, and emerging AI-enabled attack vectors. His presentations combine real-world case studies, lessons learned from offensive cyber operations at the nation-state level, and live technical demonstrations to make complex security challenges clear and actionable for executive and operational audiences.

Tracey Hayes; Deputy Director, Birmingham Department of Planning, Engineering and Permits

Tommy Hicks; Deputy Executive Director, NAPSG Foundation
Mr. Hicks is an Engineering Technology graduate from the Oklahoma State University Fire Protection and Safety program and has been engaged in the public safety sector since 1982. As a prior Fire Chief, he is acutely aware of the sensitive balance between political and governmental interactions, engaging and collaborating with Federal, State and County executives regularly. Prior operational and administrative positions within both career and volunteer Fire/EMS organizations have rendered a leader in bringing individuals and entities together to meet their operational goals.

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Jonathan Jones; State Fire Marshal, South Carolina State Fire
Jonathan Jones has more than 30 years of experience in the fire service, ranging from a small municipality, a Special Purpose District, and a county-wide fire-rescue department. His career has progressed through every rank in the fire service, including Chief of Training, Deputy Chief of Operations, and now, State Fire Marshal. Jonathan was appointed as State Fire Marshal in March of 2017 by Governor Henry McMaster. He is qualified as a Type 3 All-Hazards Incident Commander and has served in that capacity during numerous statewide and federally-declared disasters. He serves as an Incident Commander/Incident Support Team Leader with the Palmetto Incident Support Team. He is a graduate of the University of South Carolina - Aiken, with a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration. A Past President of the South Carolina State Firefighters’ Association, he has spent his career serving South Carolina in fire and emergency response. A decorated fire officer, he has been the recipient of awards including the Medal of Valor, Meritorious Action Award, the S.C. Fire Service Educator of the Year, and is in the South Carolina Firefighters’ Hall of Fame.

Tobias Jones; , Battalion Chief of Logistics Division, Birmingham Fire and Rescue Service

Melissa Lantz; Director of Readiness and Response, Washington State Department of Health
Melissa Lantz is the Director of Readiness and Response at the Washington State Department of Health, within the Executive Office of Resiliency and Health Security. In this leadership role, she oversees critical areas including planning, training, exercises, preparedness, response, resiliency, and recovery efforts. With over two decades of experience in public health, Ms. Lantz has developed a deep expertise in emergency management and public health response.
Ms. Lantz holds a Bachelor of Science in Community Health Education from Central Washington University and a Master of Management and Leadership from Western Governors University. She began her career in local public health, where she dedicated 18 years to various public health initiatives before transitioning to the Department of Health in 2020.
Throughout her career, Ms. Lantz has played a key role in responding to numerous public health crises, including communicable disease outbreaks, like COVID, foodborne illness incidents, and the H5N1 avian influenza. She has been involved in initiatives such as smallpox vaccinations for healthcare workers and the establishment of Radiological Emergency Worker Assistance Centers. Her diverse experience ranges from technical specialist roles to leadership positions such as Planning Section Chief, and she currently serves as one of the Washington State Department of Health's Incident Commanders.
In addition to her professional work, Ms. Lantz is an active volunteer with Team Rubicon, where she has completed several deployments in disaster response operations, further demonstrating her commitment to community resilience and public health preparedness.

Paige Levanti; Training Center Manager, City of Sugar Land, TX
Paige Levanti is currently the Training Center Manager for the City of Sugar Land’s Office of Emergency Management and is a member of the State of Texas Incident Management Team (Region 4). Before moving to Texas, she worked as the IMT Program Manager for the State of Florida and within both state systems has deployed with regional teams to all-hazard incidents around the country as a Planning Section Chief. She is also EMAC A-Team certified and has deployed in this capacity, while also frequently supporting reimbursement processes for assisting state deployed resources.

James E. Mason; Vice President, Arkansas Search and Rescue Association
Arkansas Search and Rescue Association, Benton Co. (AR) Search and Rescue Team (2012-2022), Buffalo National River Search and Rescue Team (1983-1995), National Association for Search and Rescue SARTECH I, Instructor & Lead Evaluator

Daryl Louder; VA-IMAT mmeber, Virginia Department of Emergency Management - IMAT
Daryl Louder is currently a member of the Virginia State Incident Management Assistance Team (IMAT), contract IMT for Federal agencies, and an ICS/IMT instructor for numerous entities.
Previously, Mr. Louder served as the program manager for the National Capital Region-Incident Management Team for over five years. Prior to the NCR-IMT, he served as the fire chief for the Contra Costa County (CA) Fire Protection District for 3.5 years. Prior to Contra Costa County, Daryl served 27 years with the Fairfax County (VA) Fire and Rescue Department. During his tenure with Fairfax County, Daryl served in a number of positions from firefighter to assistant chief. He held positions in the Special Operations Division, and served two tours in the Training Division.
Mr. Louder was a charter member of the NCR-IMT in 2004 and has served on incident management teams in VA and CA for 21 years. He is qualified as an IC3, PSC3, OSC3, and LOFR, through the VA IMT Qualifications System. Daryl responded to a number of significant incidents/events including the 2001 attack on Pentagon, 2002 Winter Olympics, Hurricane Katrina, support of FEMA’s NRCC for Haiti earthquake mission, Hurricane Irene, Hurricane Matthew, Hurricane Irma, Ellicott City, MD flood, COVID-19 pandemic, Tropical Storm Debby flood recovery, tornados, large wildland fires, civil unrest, etc. During his professional career, Mr. Louder has worked extensively with local, state, and Federal agencies from many different disciplines.
Mr. Louder is an adjunct instructor with the Emergency Management Institute, several academic institutions, state training agencies, and training companies. He has made presentations at numerous conferences and seminars across the nation.
Daryl has earned a Master of Science degree in Management and Bachelor of Science degree in Fire Science and Administration from the University of Maryland. He has completed the Senior Executives in State and Local Government program at Harvard University.

Michael Mattfeldt; U.S. Forest Service, Fire & Aviation Management
Mike Mattfeldt is an Emergency Management Specialist with U.S. Forest Service, Fire & Aviation Management, All Hazard & International Fire Support Branch. Mike has worked with the U.S. Forest Service for 25 years, most recently as a Program Manager and Technical Advisor for U.S. Forest Service International Programs overseeing the design and implementation of emergency management and wildfire programs in Eastern Europe. Prior to that, he was the Forest Service National Program Manager for Firefighting Standards and Qualifications.
Mike served in Fire & Aviation Management’s All-Hazard and International Fire Support Branch of the U.S. Forest Service 2015-2018 where he focused on Continuity of Operations Planning (COOP) and Emergency Support Function #4 (ESF #4). He helped coordinate international assistance to Australia, Canada, and Mexico. He also served as a primary liaison to the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).
Mike worked as a core member of the Washington DC based team of the U.S. Agency for International Development, Bureau of Humanitarian Affairs (formerly Office of Foreign Disaster Assistance) deploying to emergency responses around the world. He continues to mobilize as part of U.S. Incident Management Teams and serves as a Planning Section Chief for Great Basin Team 7. During his 25 years of firefighting and as part of Interagency Hotshot Crews, Mike has served in many operational roles and as a IMT member in the Planning Section.
Mike is a graduate of University of Utah and has a Bachelor’s in Geography with an emphasis in GIS and Remote Sensing. While completing his undergraduate education he worked for the U.S. Forest Service as a wildland firefighter in the summer and as a student employee the rest of the year at the Geospatial Technology and Applications Center (formerly the Remote Sensing Applications Center), in Salt Lake City.

Lucian Mirra; EMS Coordinator, Albemarle County Fire RescueLucian Mirra has two decades of experience as an EMS provider, leader, and educator. He has served as a firefighter/paramedic, EMS supervisor, emergency management coordinator, training officer, and paramedic program director. He has presented at numerous conferences including EMS World Expo and the International Association of Emergency Managers Conference, and has authored several textbook chapters and journal articles. He holds a master’s degree in education and is currently a doctoral candidate in education at the University of Virginia. He currently serves as the EMS Coordinator for Albemarle County (VA) Fire Rescue.

Steven North; Incident Commander, Pacific Northwest Team 10; Homeland Security Region 3
Steve is an experienced fire service, ICS/NIMS instructor, and practitioner. He recently retired after 40 years in the fire service, the last 18 years serving as Fire Chief. He is an Incident Commander with Northwest Incident Management Team 10 – a Complex Incident Management Team. In addition, he is an Incident Commander with a regional Type 3 IMT. He serves as the chair of the Washington IMT Coalition and Steering Committee member of the Western Washington Interagency Type 3 Team. Steve has extensive all-hazard experience including responses to Hurricane Helene, the World Trade Center attacks, and the SR 530 landslide in Washington State. Steve has extensive teaching experience, instructing ICS/NIMS related courses across the United States and internationally.

Holly Payne; Response Teams Coordinator,Holly Payne is the Response Teams Coordinator for Incident Management Teams (IMTs) at the Washington State Department of Health, where she leads statewide coordination of public health emergency responses. With nearly 20 years of experience in public health programs, Holly is a certified Type 3 Liaison Officer and serves as the state lead for Emergency Support Function 8 (ESF8), specializing in mobilizing IMTs and fostering collaboration across local, state, and federal partners during health crises. 
Previously, Holly served as a contract manager and policy monitor for the Washington State WIC Nutrition Program, overseeing compliance, program implementation, and policy development. Her career reflects a deep commitment to health equity, community resilience, and effective cross-sector response planning.

Jennifer Pearsall; Founder & Chief Empowerment Officer, EM Wellness LLC
Jennifer Pearsall is an emergency management professional with over a decade of service spanning FEMA, NYC Emergency Management, and the American Red Cross.
She has responded to both traditional weather-related disasters and unusual incidents. These have ranged from a neighborhood-wide sewage backup and a steampipe explosion with asbestos risk, to a failed citywide GPS firmware update that disrupted traffic signals, police data systems, and other agency operations, and even a mass influx of seaweed that was blocking the sole-water intake pipe for a location.
Her experience spans both steady-state and disaster operations. At NYC Emergency Management, she worked in Learning & Development in steady state and shifted to a variety of roles during activations, including serving as Planning Section Chief during the COVID-19 pandemic. She later served as a member of FEMA Region 2’s full-time Incident Management Assistance Team. Whether coordinating from an EOC, pioneering hybrid virtual and in-person operations, or deploying to the field, she brings a perspective shaped by both training and operational response.
Building on this experience, Jennifer is the Founder of EM Wellness LLC, where she empowers purpose-driven professionals and organizations through mentorship development, supported by training and coaching.
As part of her graduate work at the Naval Postgraduate School’s Center for Homeland Defense and Security, Jennifer explored how life-changing experiences cultivate unique “superpowers” that enhance effectiveness in emergency management. Drawing from both operational response and her 2025 research, she delivers an interactive approach that blends storytelling, real-time audience engagement, and practical application to help individuals recognize and harness skills gained from adversity.

Gregory J. Pijar; IMT Program Administrator, Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency
Greg Pijar is an Emergency Management professional with over 30 years of experience in emergency services and disaster response. As Program Manager for the Pennsylvania Incident Management Team, Greg has led teams through high-stakes situations with a focus on preparedness, leadership, and collaboration. Known for his inspiring and approachable style, he brings real-world expertise and a passion for guiding others to succeed under pressure.

Frank E Post; Emergency Management Coordinator-Retired, Retired Emergency Management Coordinator for Benzie County MI
Frank Post is recently retired from Benzie County Office of Emergency Management but still teaches Emergency Management courses for the State of Michigan
Frank Post, PEM, NEMAA
Selected as “Distinguished Emergency Management Professional of the Year” in 2024.
Benzie County Emergency Management Coordinator from 2013 to 2019.
Professional Emergency Management Certification (PEM) from the State of Michigan.
National Emergency Management Agency Advanced Academy Graduate.
Michigan Emergency Management Association Board, being elected to the position of 1st Vice President.
In 2017 selected as MEMA’s “Local Emergency Management Coordinator of the Year <60,000 Population”.
39-year career in law enforcement and Public Safety mostly in Southwest Lower Michigan with 23 years of that career as a Public Safety Director.
Bachelor of Science Degree from Grand Valley State University in Criminal Justice

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Jim Rooney; West Metro FireJim Rooney has 40+ years of service within the SAR, Military and Fire Service. He is currently serves as COML on the Rocky Mountain CIMT-2 team and is qualified as both a NWCG and Colorado All-Hazards Communications Unit Leader. During his extended youth, he also served with Appalachian Search & Rescue. He is currently a member of the teaching cadre for State of Colorado's Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management.

Gordy Sachs; Chief, All Hazard & International Fire Support, U.S. Forest Service
Gordy Sachs currently serves as Chief, All Hazard and International Fire Support with U.S. Forest Service Fire & Aviation Management. Gordy is the Forest Service’s National ESF #4 Coordinator and the primary agency liaison to FEMA, and also serves as Chair or member of several national and international committees.
Gordy has been with Forest Service Fire & Aviation Management for over 18 years in various roles related to wildfire, emergency, and disaster response. He spent six years as Liaison Officer on a National Type 1 Incident Management Team. Prior to coming to the Forest Service, he worked 10 years at FEMA’s U.S. Fire Administration and has 27 years of structural fire service experience, including over ten years as a chief officer in both career and volunteer fire/EMS departments.
Gordy is a graduate of the National Fire Academy Executive Fire Officer Program and has a master’s degree in public administration, a bachelor of science in education, and three associate in applied science degrees in fire science disciplines.

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Chuck Schuler; Sacramento Regional Fire/EMS Communications Center

Dr. Arthur J. Simental; , Simental Industries Ltd. & EM Disaster Gaming

Dan Smiley; Washington State Maritime Cooperative

Sue Smith ; Response Operations Manager, Washington State Department of HealthSue brings extensive experience in emergency response and incident management, having served in over 20 incident responses in key roles including Planning Section Chief, Resource Unit Leader, and Group Supervisor. As the Planning Section Chief for the Washington State Department of Health’s COVID-19 response, Sue was activated for 750 days-both in-person and virtual activation, overseeing statewide response coordination, strategic process improvement, and interagency collaboration.
In this role, Sue led cross-functional teams responsible for data collection and situational reporting to executive leadership, facilitated stakeholder briefings, and supervised all Planning Section units. Sue also coordinated COVID-19 data efforts directly with the acting State Health Officer to improve data sharing and visualization across the agency.
Sue has served as the Response Teams Coordinator, and was responsible for the readiness, training, and deployment of Incident Management Teams and public health responders across the state. This includes recruiting personnel from local, tribal, and state entities; maintaining ICS training standards; and developing tools like job aids and training programs for all IMT positions.
In addition, Sue served as the agency lead for Information Sharing Capability and as a national Health Alert Network (HAN) coordinator, supporting the advancement of public health data systems. A trained EMAC Deployment Support team member, Sue contributed to national-level workgroups creating deployable public health mission packages.
With over 100 hours of FEMA and leadership training, extensive experience leading planning operations, and a deep commitment to training and readiness, Sue is a recognized leader in incident management and a strong advocate for effective, scalable virtual IMT operations.

Kimberly Speorl; Zoning Administrator/IMT Planning Section , City of Birmingham
Kimberly Speorl has been serving the citizens of Birmingham, Alabama over 18 years. She began her career in 2006 as a Planner, specializing in zoning and subdivisions. In 2016, Kimberly moved to the long-range planning division and began her service as a Senior Planner. During this time, Kimberly worked on long-range planning initiatives, sustainability projects and grants, and assisted the Hazard Mitigation Team during the COVID-19 pandemic.
In 2021, Kim was promoted to Zoning Administrator. In this role, she was responsible for managing the short-term planning staff and the administration of the City’s Zoning Ordinance and Subdivision Regulations. Also in 2021, Kim was appointed to the Planning Section for the 2022 World Games. After the World Games in 2022, Kim was appointed to the City’s Incident Management Team as the Deputy Planning Section Chief.
Kim received a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and Public Administration from Samford University. She also has a Master’s in Public Administration from The University of Alabama at Birmingham. Kim is an avid sports fan and enjoys volunteering in the youth group at her church and going on mission trips.

Sean Sullivan; ,Sean Sullivan is an accomplished Emergency Management and Homeland Security professional with 20 years of diverse experience spanning disaster response, interagency coordination, incident command, and public safety leadership. Currently serving as a public safety program manager with The Response Group (TRG), Sean has responded to emergencies and disasters across the United States in leadership roles under the incident command system (ICS), specializing in Incident Command, Safety, Liaison Officer, Planning, Operations, and Logistics.
Sean is also an adjunct NIMS/ICS instructor with Oklahoma State University Fire Service Training, where he delivers multiple FEMA based courses. Sean has played a key role in training responders, developing exercise programs, and mentoring professionals across Public Health, Emergency Management and Homeland Security Sectors.

Pete Suver; Incident Commander, Homeland Security Region 3
Pete Suver has been serving the community for over four decades, bringing valuable expertise in fire safety, emergency response, and EMS to local, regional, and national responses. With a career starting in 1979, Pete has filled roles as a firefighter, paramedic, and instructor for 45 years. He has responded to all-risk emergencies at all scales, including Type 2 and Type 1 events, as part of Complex, Type 2, and Type 3 IMTs. He was also a field paramedic and EMS system manager for 34 years. Notable responses include Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, the World Trade Center terror attacks, the Northridge Earthquake, and many Type 2 and Type 1 wildland fires. He has been instructing Incident Command System courses since 2010.

Amy Williamson; PIO, Palmetto Incident Support TeamAmy Williamson serves as a Public Information Officer for the Palmetto Incident Support Team and SC State Fire. She has worked at SC State Fire for more than 20 years, spending most of her career in fire training before transitioning into her current communications role.

Kevin Wickersham; Response Section Manager, Washington State Emergency Management Division
Kevin Wickersham, MS, CEM, serves as the Response Section Manager at the Washington State Emergency Management Division in the US. Over the past 15 years he has served in EMS special operations and as an emergency manager in healthcare, higher education, public health and state government. Kevin is a qualified Type 3 All-Hazards Incident Commander and serves as a Planning Section Chief for the US Department of Health and Human Services Incident Management Team for the National Disaster Medical System. He is a graduate of the FEMA National Emergency Management Advanced and Executive Academies and holds a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology and Sociology from Boston College and a Master’s in Healthcare Emergency Management from the Boston University School of Medicine.

Becky White; Sgt., IMT Law Enforcement Branch Director , Birmingham Police Department

Dr. Edward C. Wolff; Director, L2 Defense, Global Preparedness and SecurityDr. Wolff is the Director of Global Preparedness and Security for L2 Defense. A seasoned sworn law enforcement investigative supervisor and trainer with over four decades of experience conducting and leading complex law enforcement, civil and specialized investigations both domestically (US) and internationally. Holding a Ph.D. in Education and a Master's degree in Executive Leadership, Dr. Wolff combines academic rigor with practical expertise to address multifaceted challenges in intelligence and investigations. With a proven record, Dr. Wolff has worked across diverse operational landscapes, integrating advanced investigative techniques with a deep understanding of global security and investigative dynamics in unclassified and classified environments. Having held key leadership roles at the local, state, federal, military, and international levels, Dr. Wolff has successfully managed high-profile incidents, collaborated with multinational teams, and provided critical insights into dynamic environments. Renowned for integrity, accountability, and operational excellence, Dr. Wolff brings unparalleled expertise and leadership to every investigative and intelligence endeavor

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