Kiva I & II

Kiva I & II

Lessons Learned from the July 4th River Flood Disaster
Jerel Haley, Police Chief – Kerrville Police
Department
Jonathan “Jack” Lamb, Sergeant – Kerrville
Police Department

Sonora Conference Room

Kiva I & II

State and Local Homeland Defense Integration
Gabriel Lavine, Director – Arizona Division of Emergency Management, Department of Emergency & Military Affairs

World Cup – Kiva I
Troy Lutrick, ICS Consultants
Robert Campa, Emergency Manager – City of Mesa

Volunteer Management: Hidden Costs When People Work for Free – Kiva II
Brian Hunt, Loss Control Manager – Arizona
County Insurance Pool (ACIP)

Accessible Communications – Sonora D 

Victoria Bond, Community Outreach Coordinators
Arizona Department of Emergency & Military Affairs

Lunch – Kiva I & II

Vendor Exhibits – Sonora

2025 Gila County Floods: Lessons from the Front Lines – Kiva I
Carl Melford, Emergency Manager – Gila County

Small Modular Reactors, What EM Professionals Need to Know – Kiva II
Richard Turner, Emergency Services Planner
Maricopa County Department of Emergency Management

Satellite-Based All-Hazards Alerting – Sonora D
Megan Taylor, Warning Coordination Meteorologist, National Weather Service

Sonora Conference Room

September 11, 2001: A First Responder’s Account – Kiva I
John Ferry, retired Captain – New York Fire Department; State Liaison Officer, Department of Emergency & Military Affairs

Thriving Through Uncertainty: Reducing Moral Stress, Mitigating Risk, and Strengthening Resilience in Emergency Management – Kiva II
Karen Hurley, SLC and Celebrant – Coaching with a Karen

From Compliance to Capability: Exercises & Readiness – Sonora D

Jamie Beauvais, Central Region Manager Arizona Coalition for Healthcare Emergency Response

Kiva I & II

Also a word from our Diamond Sponsor: APS

Hotel Bar

Disaster-Themed Trivia
Roni Fraser, Assistant Professor – Arizona State University

Kiva I & II

Also a word from Gold Sponsor: Rapid Response

Kiva I & II

Overlapping Disasters: Simultaneous Response & Recovery
Eric Queller, Emergency Manager – City of Ruidoso

Sonora Conference Room

Recovering a World Wonder: Community-Driven Post-Wildfire Recovery Planning at the Grand Canyon – Kiva I
Tim Carter, Emergency Management Director – Coconino County
Ashleigh Makuch, Director of Planning & Preparedness – AC Disaster Consulting

Command Presence: ICS in Law Enforcement – Kiva II
Chance Wnuck, Emergency Management Coordinator – City of Sedona

Preston’s Pursuit for Acceptance – Sonora D
Christopher & Autumn Timmins, Co Founders — Preston’s Pursuit for Acceptance

Kiva I & II, Exhibit Hall in Sonora

Kiva I & II

Sonora Conference Room

Community Lifeline-Based EOP Development – Kiva I
Ericka Huston, Emergency Manager – City of Chandler

EOC Operations – Kiva II
Ted Halpin, MPA, CEM, MEP

Mental Health Resources – Sonora D
Brody Field, Health & Safety Officer – Central
Arizona Fire and Medical Authority

Sonora Conference Room

Navigating the New Era of Emergency Management: FEMA Reforms Past, Present, and Future – Kiva I
Elizabeth Zimmerman, Senior Executive Advisor – IEM

Sounding the Alarm: Mastering Alert & Warning for Effective Emergency Communications – Kiva II
Ashley Ahlquist, Emergency Manager – Yavapai County

Equine Emergency Evacuation (EEE) – Sonora D
Russ Whelan, Development Director – Equine Emergency Evacuation of Yavapai County

Operating in the Dark: Sustained Power Outages & Cascading Effects – Kiva I & II
Kimberlee Battaglia, Emergency
Management Program Manager – Salt River Project
Rachel Porter, Resilience & Emergency Management Consultant – Arizona Public Service

Certified Emergency Managers Exam – Sonora D
Registration 8:30 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.
Exam: 9:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.

Kiva I & II