September 2022 - Certification staff Sharon Kelly and Chelsea Steadman admire the accessible document. 

USA and Canadian subject matter experts met at IAEM Headquarters in Falls Church, VA on August 25-26 to participate in a standard setting which establishes the cut-scores for the new version of the IAEM Certification exam launching on November 13.

Pictured from left to right:

Catherine Blair, CEM; Raei Tesfazghi, IAEM Staff member; Kate McClimans, IAEM Staff member; Tom Woodard, CEM; Dr. Joy Matthews-López, Psychometrician; Lanita Lloyd, CEM; Jared Knudsen, CEM; Toni Hauser, CEM; Kyle López, AEM; Stephen Davis, AEM. Not pictured J. Nelson, CEM.

On August 24, IAEM staff, John Osborne and Rebecca Campbell, partook in San Antonio culture and invited a local mariachi band into the IAEM booth at the 2022 International Association of Fire Chiefs Conference.

On August 2, 2022, Conference Committee Reps meet with Treasurer Walter English on the “Road to the 70th." Pictured from left to right –  Duane Hagelgans, IAEM-USA Conference Chair, Julie Husk, IAEM Conference Director, Walter English, III, CEM, IAEM-USA Treasurer and Nick Katz, intern for Walter English, City of Fairfax OEM

July 26-29 in Portland, ME. The Commission spent several days working on strategic thinking and planning, acting on accreditation applications and policy matters. L-R Robie Robinson CEM, Nick Crossley CEM, Beth Armstrong CAE, Ryan Turner CEM, Judd Freed CEM. 

Clay Tyeryar (L) and Beth Armstrong (R) with Austin member Juan Ortiz at the NHSA Confernece in Cleveland, Ohio in July 2022. 

Former FLA EM Director Bryan Koon, IAEM CEO Beth Armstrong & FEMA Acting Asst Admin NPD Tony Russell CEM. July 29, 2022 at EMAP’s ProWeek in Portland, ME. 

July 12 in Cleveland at the National Homeland Security Association. Left to right - OH EMA Director Sima Merick, IAEM CEO Beth Armstrong and FEMA Region 5 Administrator Tom Sivak, CEM

On June 13, CEO Beth Armstrong (L), Assistant Director Chelsea Steadman (R), and IAEM-USA Region 3 President Erik Gaull, CEM (2nd L) welcome new Member Relations Coordinator Raei Tesfazghi to the IAEM HQ staff team.

On June 9, IAEM-USA President Carolyn Harshman spoke at the EMI Higher Education conference shown here with Dr. Carol L. Cwiak (L), associate professor, North Dakota State University. Her presentation was titled, "Reflections on Emergency Management Past, Present, and Future."

On June 9, while at FEMA EMI Higher Education Conference, IAEM-USA President Carolyn Harshman met with author Dr. Samantha Montano for a book signing of her new book, Disasterology

Kimberly Prosser, CEM, and Ian Guidicelli, CEM visit the IAEM booth on May 11 at Palm Beach Convention Center during the Hurricane Conference. 

On June 8, Dr. Stacy Willet from University of Akron won the Dr. B. Wayne Blanchard Award for Academic Excellence in Emergency Management Higher Education. Dr. Claire Knox from University of Central Florida won the Kay C. Goss Innovation Award.