Sunday Federal Updates Series

Get the latest Federal Updates in a series of four presentations on Sunday, November 5th during the Annual Conference. 

Last Year’s (2022) Featured Speakers

12:15pm – 1:00pm

Leveraging Partnerships: Lessons Learned from FEMA’s Hazard Mitigation Assistance Grants

1:15pm – 2:00pm

Leveraging the FEMA National Exercise Program’s Climate Adaptation Exercise Series to Meet the Challenge of Climate Change in Your Community

LaShawn Lenore, CEM, Director, National Exercise Division, FEMA

2:15pm – 3:00pm

Evidence-Building in Emergency Management: Expanding Efforts to Measure the Effectiveness of Preparedness Investments

Sharon Kushnir, MA, Branch Chief, National Preparedness Assessment Division, FEMA 

3:15pm – 4:00pm

Reimagining a Resilient-Centric Recovery with the Help of SBA

Francisco Sanchez, Jr., Associate Administrator, Office of Disaster Assistance, U.S. Small Business Administration and Lori Rowen, Public Affairs Specialist, , Office of Disaster Assistance, Preparedness, Communication, and Coordination, U.S. Small Business Administration