Virginia Emergency Management Association

A-1: WebEOC Overview, Part 1
Sue Ann Curran, Project Manager, VDEM
A-2: SLOSH
Stewart Baker, Hurricane Program Manager, VDEM
A-3: Media Relations 101
Bob Spieldenner, Director, Public Affairs, VDEM
Laura Southard, Public Outreach Coordinator, VDEM
A-4: VDEM Orientation, Part 1
Michael Cline, State Coordinator, VDEM
George Roarty, Director, Recovery and Mitigation, VDEM
Joe Coyle, Director, Local Support Services, VDEM
Harry Colestock, Director, Operations, VDEM
A-5: Rockbridge Plane Crash, Overview & Lessons Learned
Robert Foresman, Emergency Manager, Rockbridge County
Stan Crigger, Regional Coordinator, VDEM
A-6: VDOT Response to HRBT Flooding and new Approach to Field Operations
Perry Cogburn, VDOT
Dwayne Cook, VDOT

B-1: WebEOC Overview, Part 2
Sue Ann Curran, Project Manager, VDEM
B-2: HURREVAC 2010 Overview
Steward Baker, Hurricane Program Manager, VDEM
B-3: Social Media Use
Bob Spieldenner, Director, Public Affairs, VDEM
Laura Southard, Public Outreach Coordinator, VDEM
B-4: Nor 'easter Response & Lessons Learned
Tracy Hanger, Fire Chief/Emergency Preparedness Coordinator, City of Hampton
Ron Keys, Director of Emergency Preparedness & Response, City of Norfolk
B-5: Hazard Mitigation Planning Leads to Success
Robb Braidwood, Emergency Planner, City of Chesapeake
Robbie Coats, Mitigation Planning Coordinator, VDEM
B-6: Special Populations. Special Needs & Inmates
John Kuplinski, Superintendent, VA Peninsula Regional Jail
Lt. Col. Eileen Sprinkle, Newport News Sheriff's Office
Capt. Glen Strathmann, Chesapeake Sheriff's Office
Natalie Easterday, Regional Emergency Management Planner
Jenny Redick, Regional Special Needs Planner, HRPDC
Richard Flannery, Emergency Management Administrator HRPDC
Bill Ginnow, Program Manager, Hampton Roads Metropolitan Medical Response System
Sandra Hermann, Community Resource Coordinator
Mark Marchbank, Deputy Coordinator, City of Virginia Beach
Emily Ashley, Coordinator, Gloucester County

C-1: Suicide Bombing - An Israeli Phenomenon
Glen Rudner, Program Director, CRA-USA Inc.
C-2: Amateur Radio / Skywarn
Chris Bruce, Watch Officer, VDEM
Joe Palsa, Amateur Radio Communications, Skywarn
Steve Crow, Amateur Radio Coordinator, Skywarn
C-3: Weather for Emergency Managers, Parts, 1 & 2
Bill Sammler, Warning Coordination Meteorologist, NWS
Phil Hysell, NWS, Blacksburg, VA
Chris Strong, NWS, Sterling, VA
C-4: Using GIS in a Local EOC
Virginia Loomis-Fowler, GIS Administrator, City of Chesapeake
Fraser Picard, GIS and Software Integration Team Supervisor, City of Norfolk
Allan Lambert, GIS Manager, City of Hampton
Michelle Tilley Oblinsky, EM Planner, City of Chesapeake
C-5: Emergency Response to the Pandemic H1N1 Influenza: Best Practices from Recent Campus Experiences
Dr. Dawn Watkins, VP for Students Affairs and Dean of Students, Washington and Lee University
Dr. Jane Horton, Director of Student Health & Counseling Services, Washington and Lee University
Jeff Hanna, Executive Director of Communications and Public Affairs, Washington and Lee University
C-6: IRS - Disaster Assistance
Ley Mills, Stakeholder Liaison, Internal Revenue Service

D-1: VA 2-1-1 System
Tricia Steiniger, Assistant Vice President of Information & Referral United Way
Denny Huff, Vice President of Operations & Support, Virginia 2-1-1 Roanoke
D-2: VDEM Orientation, Part 2
Bob Spieldenner, Director, Public Affairs, VDEM
Ted Costin, Director, Preparedness, VDEM
Hampton Hart, Director, Training & Exercises, VDEM
Greg Britt, Director, Technical Hazards, VDEM
Bill Lawson, Grants, VDEM
D-3: Weather for Emergency Managers, Part 2 continued
Bill Sammler, Warning Coordination Meteorologist
Phil Hysell, NWS Blacksburg, VA
Chris Strong, NWS, Sterling, VA
D-4: EMS Conference Meets a Nor 'easter Head-on
Karen Owens, VDH
D-5: Best Practices NOVA
Virgil Gray, Region VII Coordinator, VDEM
Kevin Johnson, Emergency Manager, Loudon County
Jack Brown, Emergency Manager, Arlington County
D-6: Continuum of Disaster Housing Options
Larry Braja, Human Services Officer, VDEM
George Roarty, Director, Recovery and Mitigation, VDEM

E-1: VIPER Overview, Part 1
Bobbie Atristain, Chief Technology Officer, VDEM
E-2: Legislation 101
Joe Learch, Director of Environmental Policy, VML
Larry Land, Director of Policy Development, VACO
E-3: Weather for Emergency Managers, Part 3
Bill Sammler, Warning Coordination Meteorologist, NWS
Phil Hysell, NWS, Blacksburg, VA
Chris Strong, NWS, Sterling, VA
E-4: Emergency Procurement
Duane Sheppard, Buyer / Senior Deputy Logistics Chief, VDEM
James McReynolds, York County Administrator
E-5; Government & Business COOP for the Pandemic Flu
Clarence Elliott, Business Continuity & Records Manager, VHDA
Judy Cooling, Emergency Planner, VDH
E-6: Faith Based Response Team - Emotional and Spiritual Care
Michael Beresford, Managing Director of Rapid Response Team,
Billy Graham Response Team

F-1: VIPER Overview, Part 2
Bobbie Atristain, Chief Technology Officer, VDEM
F-2: Legal Concerns for Emergency Managers
Cathie Hutchins, Senior Assistant Attorney General
Marilyn McHugh, Fairfax Co. Assistant Attorney
F-3: Weather for Emergency Manager, Part 4
Bill Sammler, Warning Coordination Meteorologist, NWS
Stewart Baker, Hurricane Manager, VDEM
F-4: Mass Fatality Planning for Emergency Managers
Linda Taylor, State Emergency Planner, VDH
F-5: Regional Response to the Flu
John Delaney, Fire Captain, Arlington County
Dr. Reed Smith, Operations Medical Director, Arlington Fire/EMS and ER Physician
F-6: How to Implement an Organizational Risk Management Program
Karen Cole, CEO, Assura

Friday April 2

General Session

GS- 3: Metro Transit Train Crash, Washington D.C.
Dennis Rubin, Fire Chief, Washington, D.C.
Billy D. Hayes, Director Public Information & Community Affairs
GS-4: Metro Response from an Emergency Management Perspective
Peter LaPorte, Metro Director of Emergency Management

Closing Remarks
Jim Davis, VEMA President
Michael Cline, VDEM State Coordinator