Building Partnerships to Strengthen Preparedness throughout Diverse Communities

On Monday, February 27, FEMA’s Individual and Community Preparedness Division invites you to a  Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) webinar to showcase preparedness partnership models between community based organizations, like CERT and emergency management agencies that serve diverse communities.

Title: Building Partnerships to Strengthen Preparedness throughout Diverse Communities

Date: Monday, February 27, 2017

Time:  1:00 – 2:30 p.m. EDT

Featured Speakers:

• Tyler Krska (Moderator): National CERT Program, Individual and Community Preparedness Division, FEMA.
• Matt Lyttle: Branch Chief, Partnership Engagement, Individual and Community Preparedness Division, FEMA.
• Jacqueline Patterson: Director of the Environmental and Climate Justice Program, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People.
• Rene Rosenbaum, PhD: Associate Professor and Project Director of the Migrant and Seasonal Farmworker Disasters Preparedness Demonstration Project, Department of Community Agriculture, Recreation and Resource Studies, Michigan State University.
• Cassandra D. Wallace: Senior Emergency Management Specialist and Community Preparedness Program Manager, City of Dallas Office of Emergency Management.

How to Join the Webinar:

• Please register for the event using the Adobe Connect registration web link.
• Be sure to test your Adobe Connect connection prior to the meeting.
• This webinar will offer closed captioning.

We hope to that you will be able to join us on February 27!