Community
8:30 am – 5:30 pm
MGT-318: Public Information in an All-Hazards Incident (Class 1)
Full to capacity and is no longer accepting online registration.
GW Ballroom III
MGT-318: Public Information in an All-Hazards Incident (Class 2)
GW Ballroom II
MGT-461: Evacuation and Planning Strategies and Solutions
GW Ballroom IB
8:30 am – 12:30 pm
Facing Your Fear: Intro to Public Speaking for Emergency Managers
GW Ballroom IA
1:30 pm – 5:30 pm
MGT-340: Crisis Leadership
AWR-362: Flooding Hazards: Science and Preparedness
9:00 am – 4:00 pm
MGT-312: Senior Officials Workshop for All-Hazard Preparedness
Registration
Pre-Function Area/Registration Desk
8:30 AM – 10:00 AM
IAEM Leadership and State Reps
Opening Ceremony & General Session
9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Exhibitor Area Open
Session 1 (60 minutes)
10:15 AM – 11:15 AM
Kathy Fulton & John Holdsworth American Logistics Aid Network
Building Community Resilience Through Logistics Excellence
Tonya Clarke, Houston OEM Gary Flaharty, Texas Gulf Coast VOAD
Radical Collaboration: Where “Y’all Helpin’?” Becomes “We’ve Got This!”
Julie Roberts PSEMA
PSEMA Business Resilience Lifelines-Elevating the Private Sector’s Role in Emergency Management
Session 2 (45 minutes)
11:30 AM – 12:15 PM
Thomas Walmsley Bernalillo County EM
How FEMA Lifelines Strengthen Planning and Real-Time Decision Making
Johnny Morales – La Porte OEM Jamie Galloway – Deer Park OEM
Coordinated Response to a Pipeline Fire in La Porte and Deer Park: Lessons in Multi-Agency Collaboration
Ali Mostafavi Texas A&M University
AI for Emergency Management
12:30 PM – 1:45 PM
Lunch (Provided)
Restaurant
Session 3 (60 minutes)
2:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Gary Scronce IEM International
Leading and Managing People in Blue and Grey Skies
Andrew Boyarsky Pinnacle Performance Mgt.
Bridging the Gap: How Project Management Builds Capacity
Brian Mason, Houston OEM Bernard Mendoza, Houston Host Committee
Hoston World Cup 2026
3:00 PM – 4:00 PM
Exhibitor Showcase
Session 4 (60 minutes)
4:00 PM – 5:00 PM
Tim Carter Coconino County EM
Bridging the Gap: Advancing the Next Generation of Emergency Managers Through Academic-Practitioner Collaboration
Michael Cassidy Town of Holliston, MA
From Mentoring to Succession: Unlocking Leadership Potential in your Agency
Ryan Steele Richardson OEM
PM for EMs: Turning Chaos into Coordination with Project Management
8:30 AM – 4:00 PM
Plenary Session (60 minutes)
8:30 AM – 9:30 AM
Joshua Barnes & William Stefanov NASA
A Bird’s Eye View: Supporting Disaster Response with NASA’s Open Satellite Data
9:30 AM – 10:30 AM
Exhibitor Showcase & Coffee Break
Session 5 (45 minutes)
10:30 AM – 11:15 AM
Michael Owens US Navy
Most Common, Costly, & Critical Myths in Disaster Preparedness & Response
Joe Laster Burleson Fire/EMS
Having an Award-Winning CERT Program
Nancy Carrouth Arkansas Tech University
The Future Responds: A New Generation Enters the Field
11:15 AM – 12:45 PM
Lunch – On Own
Session 6 (60 minutes)
12:45 PM – 1:45 PM
Lisa Spivey, SETRAC Dr. Janeana White, Texas Women in HS Chelsia Elmore, TCH
Stronger Together: How Local Partnerships Drive Multi-Agency Success in Complex Incidents
Deb Zoran Texas A&M VET Team
The Texas A&M VET: Preparing and Responding on Behalf of People and Animals
Andrea Davis & Faith Newton The Resiliency Initiative
How to Make Public-Private Partnerships Your Superpower
Vickie Travis Tangipahoa Parish Office of Homeland Security Emergency Management
Session 7 (60 minutes)
Michael Sharon Millersville University
The Goldilocks EOC Structure: Finding What’s “Just Right”
Esmeralda Valague & Richard Herrera Houston METRO
Evacuating Persons with Physical, Cognitive, and Sensory Impairments utilizing Public Transit Systems
Niki Bender Friendswood Emergency Services
Collaboration Over Chaos: Dodging Pitfalls in the Planning Process
Session 8 (60 minutes)
3:15 PM – 4:15 PM
Todd Livingston EMAP
Capability, Capacity, Collaboration, and Credentialing: Strengthening Region VI Resilience Through Standards-Based Emergency Management
Ali Rye & Thomas Sivak New Mexico DHS&EM
Operationalizing AI- Creating a Sustainable AI Program for Emergency Managers
Closing Session (60 minutes)
4:30 PM – 5:00 PM
Closing Session