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Jane A. Bullock George Haddow
Jane A. Bullock Summary of Professional Experience: Over 25 years of private and public sector experience culminating in responsibility for the daily management and operations of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), the Federal Agency, responsible for disaster prevention, response and recovery. In the course of my career, I directed the restructuring and streamlining of the Agency, set policy and programmatic direction for the Nation’s emergency management systems, with special emphasis on institutional change, communications, seismic safety, floodplain management programs and improved customer services to State and local constituents,. As Chief of Staff, I administered FEMA’s 2.5 billion dollar disaster relief fund and provided management oversight for the response and recovery of over 300 major disasters, including the Northridge, CA earthquake, Midwest Floods, Oklahoma City Bombing and Hurricanes Fran and Floyd. I lead a major overhaul of the public assistance disaster recovery program to streamline delivery to State and local constituencies. I had oversight responsibility for developing Agency policies and programs in terrorism and represented the Director in TOPOFF, the first major Federal exercise of emergency management response to a terrorist event. Internationally, I directed the Agency’s contract with Argentina to develop a civilian emergency management system and in projects throughout Latin America to improve emergency response and recovery operations in the aftermath of Hurricane Mitch. CURRENT STATUS: Partner, Bullock & Haddow LLC November 2001 to Present Washington, DC – Partner in a disaster management and mitigation planning and consulting firm. Current projects include serving as the training and technical assistance provider on disaster management/homeland security issues to the over 200 grantees of the Corporation for National and Community Service; working with the New York Academy of Medicine to design and organizing all elements of the community in a collaborative problem solving process to address the issues that the community would face from an outbreak of small pox or a dirty bomb incident; developing risk recovery and economic marketing plans for numerous counties in North Carolina; evaluating the emergency management plans and operations for multiple counties; and assisting the City of Tulsa, Oklahoma, to incorporate terrorism planning and mitigation actions into the city’s all-hazards emergency management plan and operations. In addition, we are advising DRII International in the development of a strategic plan to design and establish an international foundation and policy center to study disaster management and business continuity issues. We completed an analysis of current Federal, State and local homeland security programs and their impact on activities for the Annie E. Casey Foundation. We provide technical assistance on disaster management issues to several architecture and engineering firms, including Parsons and Parsons Brinkerhoff. Adjunct Faculty, Institute for Crisis, Disaster and Risk Management George Washington University I teach two graduate level courses entitled “Disaster Mitigation Planning and Implementation” and Public Communications in Disasters to Masters and Doctoral students. I am co-author of a disaster management textbook published in May 2003 entitled Introduction to Emergency Management. This textbook is designed to provide readers with a working knowledge of the current state of the art in disaster management focusing on strategies, applications and key players in the United States and around the world. A companion book, A Primer on Homeland Security, was published in April 2004 and we are currently developing a series of homeland security texts. PREVIOUS WORK EXPERIENCE Position: Senior Research Scientist, Duke University Nicolas School of the Environment Duke University I was on a one year sabbatical assignment from FEMA, working with Duke University on issues concerning the impacts of global warming on disasters and the economics of mitigation. I began working on a book discussing disaster management in the 21st Century which is scheduled to be published in 2002. Position: Chief of Staff, FEMA Federal Emergency Management Agency 500 C Street, SW, Washington, D.C. 20472 In this position, I served as principal advisor to the Director on all Agency programmatic and administrative activities, provide advice and recommendations to the Director on policies required to carry out the mission of the agency, managed the day-to-day operations of the Agency, directed and evaluated Agency strategic processes, and provided oversight to the administration of the Agency’s resources, including the disaster relief fund. During this time frame, the Agency responded to over 300 major disasters. I represented and spoke for the Director and the Administration with Congress, State and local governments, foreign officials, constituent groups and the media. I was chief architect of FEMA’s new initiative, Project Impact: Building Disaster Resistant Communities, a nationwide effort by communities and businesses to implement prevention and risk reduction programs. I led development of programs to enhance fiscal integrity of the National Flood Insurance Fund and the National Disaster Relief Fund including provision for all hazards insurance on public buildings. I managed the streamlining of the public assistance disaster recovery program. I was principal on a project to create National Disaster Response system for Argentina and in eight Central American countries. Position: Senior Policy Advisor Reorganization Team Director Office of the Director Federal Emergency Management Agency In this position, I planned, directed and executed the reorganization and streamlining of the Agency. I was the Director's primary policy advisor, including recommending short-range and long-range goals as part of FEMA’s strategic planning. This process resulted in a realignment of resources which enhanced the Agency’s response operations and gave priority to flood plain management, seismic safety and other programs to mitigate natural hazards. I directed successful reorganization of the Agency within a six-month time frame, including union and Congressional endorsement and implementing a process to integrate management and financial planning in the Agency. I played a key role in drafting and obtaining passage of the Hazard Relocation and Assistance Act that provided the most significant increase in post-disaster mitigation funding since 1985. Position: Assistant Associate Director, Office of Public Affairs Office of the Director Federal Emergency Management Agency In this position, I served as an advisor to the Director on all public information and public affairs issues and activities, served as the primary spokesperson for the Agency provided advice and recommendations to the Director on public information and public affairs issues, designed and executed public information strategies to support the Agency's revised mission and programs, particularly in disaster response and recovery. I was the Agency’s spokesperson to National and local media, representing the Agency in television, radio and print media interviews and I initiated the first, proactive outreach effort to educate National media markets on FEMA’s programs. Position: NEHRP Program Officer Office of Earthquakes and Natural Hazards Federal Emergency Management Agency I served as the Chief of the National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program (NEHRP) Lead Agency. In this position, I directed the strategic planning , integration and implementation of the seismic research and safety activities of the four principal agencies (FEMA, U.S. Geological Survey, National Science Foundation, and National Institute of Standards and Technology), of the U.S. government. I managed the development and implementation of NEHRP legislative strategy and facilitation of seismic safety programs at the State and local level and within the private sector. I successfully implemented several National public education and awareness campaigns promoting seismic safety. I was principal advisor to the independent NEHRP Advisory Committee and served as an advisor to NEHRP research centers and consortia. I also chaired a Federal/private sector task force on the need for a national earthquake insurance program. Other Positions with FEMA: Program Analyst with the Office of Floodplain Management responsible for designing and implementing special projects, awareness and education programs on issues in floodplain management for architects and building officials. Worked with Children’s Television Network, Sesame Street characters to create a series of children’s education kits on natural hazards and companion Sesame Street programming. Served as Executive Officer for the Office of Natural and Technological Hazards. POSITIONS HELD WITH THE PRIVATE SECTOR INCLUDED: Project leader with a major engineering firm evaluating State and local wastewater treatment plant needs, and local floodplain management planning and mapping, Project specialist working under contract to the Department of Housing and Urban Development to evaluate the effectiveness of new town planning programs and project specialist at the RAND Corporation. Educational Experience: Graduate of American University, 1969 Other Relevant Experience: Co-author of a nationwide series of State by State books on risk identification and building in hazardous areas entitled “Living with…” published by Duke University Press. My contributions were in hurricane preparedness and seismic safety. Author/co-author on numerous articles on reinvention of government, disaster prevention, seismic safety and insurance. Testified before Congressional Committees on behalf of various Agency and Administration initiatives. Continue to provide disaster related commentary to numerous national media outlets including CNN, Fox News and National Public Radio. Evaluator for the Harvard University, John F. Kennedy School of Government, “Excellence in Government “Awards.
George Haddow Education: Bachelor of Arts, History, Washington College, June 1974 Masters of Urban and Regional Planning (MURP), University of New Orleans, December 1980 Work Experience Principal, Bullock & Haddow LLC November 2001 to Present Washington, DC – Partner in a disaster management and mitigation planning and consulting firm. Current projects include: Managing the Global Partnership for Preparedness (GPP) Project Center, responsible for the development of a strategic plan to design and establish a Project Center to study disaster management and business continuity issues for DRI International; Providing training and technical assistance on homeland security issues to grantees to the Corporation for National and Community Service; and, Designing and implementing a Fire Safety and Prevention Program for Madison County, NC funded by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) fire grant. Prepared an evaluation of current Federal, State and local homeland security programs and activities for the Annie E. Casey Foundation. Participated in designing and conducting The First Annual Conference on “The Community and Homeland Security” on March 27-28, 2003, hosted by the National Council on Crime and Delinquency (NCCD) and the SAFE Project (Securing America’s Future for Everyone) at the San Francisco Foundation in San Francisco, CA. The conference brought local leaders, from several states, responsible for shaping Homeland Security programs and activities in their communities together with representatives from federal, state, local, nonprofit, private, and international organizations working on Homeland Security-related issues. Prepared Hazard Mitigation Plans for Madison, Mitchell and Clay Counties in North Carolina that have been certified by the North Carolina Department of Emergency Management. Designed and conducted weapons of mass destruction tabletop and functional exercises in these three North Carolina counties. Consultant, The World Bank February 2004 to March 2004 Washington, DC – Conducted an assessment of the disaster management and mitigation capabilities and capacities in the Ministry of Ecology and Emergency Situations in the government of the Kyrgyz Republic. This evaluation included a 10-day visit to the Kyrgyz Republic and a series of extensive interviews with national, regional and local government officials and non-governmental officials involved in disaster management and mitigation. Evaluated existing disaster management legislation and developed recommendations concerning steps to increase the capacity and capabilities of the Ministry in managing and mitigating disasters including the design and equipping of a national emergency operations center. Consultant, The World Bank August 2002 to June 2004 Washington, DC – Working with World Bank officials in the Eastern Europe and Central Asia (ECA) region to develop a disaster management strategy for the region. Have worked with in–country consultants to develop Country Risk Profiles for 26 of the 28 countries in the ECA region that provide information on earthquake, flood and landslide risk in each country, summarize the current status of emergency management institutional capabilities in each country, identify critical disaster management issues in each country and present recommendations concerning upgrading emergency and disaster management institutional capacities and capabilities and the development of a comprehensive risk assessment infrastructure. A final strategy report entitled “Preventable Losses: Saving Live and Property through Hazard Risk Management” was published by The World Bank in October 2004. Adjunct Faculty, Institute for Crisis, Disaster and Risk Management George Washington University August 2001 to Present Washington, DC – Teach three graduate level courses entitled “Crisis and Emergency Management”, “Hazard Mitigation in Disaster Management” and “Communicating with the Public during a Disaster” to Masters and Doctoral students. Co-Author of a disaster management textbook entitled Introduction to Emergency Management published in June 2003. This textbook is designed to provide readers with a working knowledge of the current state of the art in disaster management focusing on strategies, applications and key players in the United States and around the world. Co-author of a university level textbook on homeland security entitled Introduction to Homeland Security to be published in June 2004. Co-author of a university level course on Hazard Risk Management being prepared for the United States Federal Emergency Management (FEMA) Higher Education Program. Participant in October 21-24, 2003 workshop sponsored by the Natural Hazard Center at the University of Colorado Boulder and the University of Colorado Denver in partnership with the FEMA Higher Education Project with support from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to formulate a national model for hazards/disaster/emergency management higher education curriculum. Participated in a one day forum sponsored by the National Round Table on the Environment and the Economy of the Canadian Prime Minister’s office on the role of emergency management in national government in Canada. Independent Consultant, Emergency Management and Mitigation Planning February 2001- October 2001 Washington, DC – Prior to forming Bullock & Haddow LLC, provided emergency management consulting services. In the aftermath of the February 2001 Gujarat earthquake in India, worked with James Lee Witt Associates LLC and the American India Foundation to conduct a one-week visit to India to evaluate existing governmental and non-governmental emergency management and mitigation plans and operations in India. Participated in a roundtable discussion in the City of Bhuj with District and Local Government Officials and representatives from various NGOs active in the earthquake stricken area. Met numerous officials from the National government including the Home Minster, the Agriculture Minister, the Chief Secretary of the Govt. of India and Secretary of the Govt. of India for Reconstruction Management & Monitoring as well as representatives from several international NGO’s including the Red Cross and the UN Development Programme. Deputy Chief of Staff, Office of the Director United States Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), September 1997 to January 2001 Washington, DC - Involved in the day-to-day management of FEMA, an executive branch federal agency that reports directly to the President of the United States. FEMA is responsible for coordinating all Federal disaster prevention, response and recovery efforts in the United States. Responsible for Director’s communications; policy formulation in the areas of disaster response, public/private partnerships, public information, environmental protection and disaster mitigation including the design and implementation of FEMA’s national disaster mitigation initiative entitled Project Impact: Building Disaster Resistant Communities. Managed disaster management institutional development and mitigation projects in Argentina, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Guatemala, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Ecuador and the Bahamas. Coordinated FEMA activities with Korea and South Africa. Acting Director of the Office of Public Affairs (OPA) United States Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) September 1999 to March 2000 Washington, DC - Managed a staff of 13 full-time professionals and over 300 temporary Disaster Assistance Employees responsible for producing and disseminating Agency messages to the public during disaster periods. Directed all Agency communications efforts as part of FEMA’s response and recovery efforts concerning Hurricane Floyd in 1999. Managed all FEMA Y2K communications. Supervised the design and implementation of a national public awareness campaign to promote disaster prevention through FEMA’s national disaster mitigation initiative Project Impact: Building Disaster Resistant Communities. Policy Advisor to the Director/White House Liaison United States Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) July 1993 to January 2000 Washington, DC - Served as the Agency liaison with the White House for Presidential appointments to headquarters and FEMA regional positions. Worked directly with the FEMA Director and the White House Office of Presidential Personnel, managed the recruitment and the hiring of all Presidential appointments at FEMA. Worked with team of FEMA staff charged by the Director with planning and implementing the reorganization of FEMA, conceived and implemented FEMA’s first-ever Customer Service Month, and participated in the development of FEMA’s first-ever Agency Strategic Plan. Senior Policy Advisor, United States Senator Don Riegle December 1992 to June 1993 Washington, DC - Senior advisor involved in the crafting of legislative and communication strategies for legislation initiated by Senator Riegle. Director of Training/PAC Fundraising, Democratic National Committee (DNC) May 1992 to November 1992 Washington, DC - Directed DNC fundraising efforts in the PAC community in 1992 Presidential race. Directed DNC Training Programs including programs for the 1992 Democratic National Convention, for Clinton for President Campaign state operations staff and for volunteer GOTV workers. Executive Assistant, United States Senator Brock Adams March 1991 to May 1992 Washington, DC - Served as key political liaison with in-state constituency groups, Washington State Democratic Party, Washington, DC political and PAC communities and the DSCC. Involved in all campaign fundraising activities. Deputy Political Director, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee February 1986 to February 1991 Washington, DC- Responsibilities included supervising the Political Division budget and personnel and liaison to 1990 Senate campaigns, liaison to the PAC community for the DSCC and 1990 incumbent and challenger candidates. Coordinated all DSCC education activities and DSCC services to incumbent and challenger campaigns. Campaign Staff, John Kerry for U.S. Senate February 1984 to December 1984 Boston, Massachusetts - Coordinated major donor events with members of the Kerry Finance Committee and small donor events with the campaign field staff. Managing Partner & Vice President, Urban Systems, Inc., May 1979 to January 1987 New Orleans, Louisiana - Managed day-to-day operations of a 12 person transportation planning and engineering firm. A nationally recognized expert in the field of hazardous materials transportation planning and regulatory analysis having completed projects in these areas at the local, state and national levels. Work on the St. Bernard Parish Hazardous Materials Transportation and Storage Study was cited as a landmark document by the Materials Transportation Bureau of the U.S. Department of Transportation and was distributed to other localities throughout the nation as a prototype study. Served as project manager for the Metairie Railroad/Highway Traffic Flow and Access Study funded by the Federal Highway Administration and the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development that received the 1989 Outstanding Planning Award of the Louisiana Chapter of the American Planning Association. Served as project manager for numerous studies concerning the transportation of hazardous materials funded by the Federal Highway Administration, the Louisiana Department of Public Safety and the 1984 Louisiana World Exposition. Prepared a site evacuation plan for the 1984 Louisiana World Exposition. Publications: Books Bullock, Jane, George Haddow, Damon Coppola, Sarp Yeletaysi, and Erdem Ergin. 2004. Introduction to Homeland Security. Butterworth Heinemann. Burlington. Haddow, George, and Jane Bullock. 2003. Introduction to Emergency Management. Butterworth Heinemann. Burlington. Reports Coppola, Damon, George Haddow, and Jane Bullock. 2003. *Homeland Security at the Community Level: Issues and Opportunities.* A Report on the First Annual Conference on “The Community and Homeland Security”. National Center for Crime and Delinquency (NCCD) and The SAFE Project. Oakland. http://www.nccd-crc.org/new/CHS_conference_1.pdf Haddow, George, Jane Bullock, and Damon Coppola. 2003. *Communities and Homeland Security.* The Annie E. Casey Foundation. Baltimore. Haddow, George, Jane Bullock, and Damon Coppola. 2003. Annotated Organizational Chart for the Department of Homeland Security. Bullock & Haddow, LLC. Washington, DC. Haddow, George, Jane Bullock, and Damon Coppola. 2002. How To Build An Effective EASI Homeland Security Program. Environmental Alliance for Senior Involvement (EASI). EASI Does It! Publications. Articles/Papers Haddow, George. 2005. The Challenges of Emergency Management Planning in 2005. 2005 Disaster Resource Guide. Bullock, Jane, George Haddow and Richard Bell. 2004. Communicating during Emergencies in the United States. The Australian Journal of Emergency Management. Vol. 19 No 2. May 2004. Haddow, George and Jane Bullock. 2004. The Future of Emergency Management. Journal of Emergency Management. Winter 2004. Haddow, George and Jane Bullock. 2003. The Future of Emergency Management. Presented at the 13th World Conference on Disaster Management. Toronto. Bullock, Jane, Damon Coppola, and George Haddow. 2003. The Community and Homeland Security. International Association of Emergency Managers (IAEM) Bulletin. V.20, No.7. http://www.iaem.com/july03bulletin.pdf Gross, Richard and George Haddow. 2003. International Flood Mitigation Initiative for the Red River (IFMI) in Living with Risk: Turning the Tide on Disasters toward Sustainable Development. 2003 World Disaster Reduction Campaign. International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (ISDR). http://www.unisdr.org/unisdr/campaign2003/campaign2003.htm Bullock, Jane and George Haddow. 2003. The Politics of Disasters. Consultorio Politico. http://www.consultoriopolitico.org/Bullock%20&%20Haddow.pdf Bullock, Jane and George Haddow. 2003. The Future of Emergency Management: The US Emergency Management System presented at SMI Critical Incident Recovery conference. London. Haddow, George, Jane Bullock, Richard Gross and Brad Crabtree. 2000. The International Flood Mitigation for the Red River: A Model for a Practical, Transboundary, Citizen-Participatory Process for Watershed Flood Damage Reduction and Community Resiliency. Presented at the International Conference for Environmental Hazard Mitigation in Cairo, Egypt in September 2000. Author/co-author of numerous articles on hazardous materials transportation planning including: The Safe Transportation of Hazardous Materials and Transportation of Hazardous Materials: A Case Study, both published in Transportation Quarterly Hazardous Materials Routing in Non-Urban Areas, presented at the 56th Annual Meeting of the Institute of Transportation Engineers *State and Local Hazardous Materials Spill Planning: Two Case Studies*, presented at the 1986 Hazardous Materials Spill Conference.

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