Recent Speaking
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Roche Pharmaceuticals
Preparing For Pandemic Flu: Employer Strategies for Protecting Employees
June 26, 2008
San Francisco State University, San Francisco, CA


18th World Congress on Disaster Management
• Rising Waters: Global Warming and Business Continuity Planning
• Virtual Emergency Operations Centers (VEOC) – The Wave of the Future
June 15 – 18, 2008
Toronto, Ontario, Canada


Business Executives for National Security (BENS)
Pandemic Exercise
April 18, 2008
San Francisco, CA


Disaster Recovery Journal
• Rising Waters: Global Warming and Business Continuity Planning
• Helping Others Along The Way – Creating Partnerships
• Virtual Emergency Operations Centers (VEOC) – The Wave of the Future
Pre-Conference Workshop March 29 – 30, 2008
• An Emergency Operations Center: The Critical Tool for Event Management
Post-Conference Workshop April 2 – 3, 2008
• Exercise Design – Everything You Need to Know
March 30 – April 2, 2008 Orlando, Florida


DRJ Webinar
Pandemic Planning
February 21, 2008 - 11:00 AM PST


Citrix Webinar
Workforce Continuity
February 5, 2008 - 07:00 AM PST and 14:00 PST


Business Recovery Managers Association
Rising Waters: Global Warming and Business Continuity Planning
January 31, 2008


IAEM 55th Annual National Conference
Pandemic Planning in your Organization
November 12, 2007
Reno, Nevada


Disaster Recovery Journal
Pandemic Planning – Department Store Style – September 18
Operation Pink Mist – Conduct a Surprise Exercise in Your Company – September 18
Virtual EOC;s – September 18
September 16-19, 2007
San Diego, CA

Pre-Conference Workshop September 15 – 16
An Emergency Operations Center: The Critical Tool for Event Management
Post-Conference Workshop September 19 - 20
Exercise Design – Everything You Need to Know


San Mateo County – Chambers of Commerce
Business Continuity – What You Need To Have To Recover From A Disaster!
September 11, 2007
San Mateo, California


DRJ Webinar
Virtual EOCs - Why You need One!
July 19, 2007


SF Ready
Pandemic Planning in Your Business
June 21, 2007, San Francisco


17th World Congress on Disaster Management
Pandemic Planning
June 18-21, 2007, Toronto, Ontario, Canada


Pandemic Network
Pandemic Planning - What YOU Need to Know!
June 13, 2007


International Accounts Payable Professionals (IAPP) Annual Forum
The Greatest Threat of Our Lifetime? What is YOUR Company Doing to Get Ready?
Partners In Emergency Preparedness
May 14, 2007
Dallas, TX

You Got A Friend: The Public - Private Partnership
A Critical Relationship for Your Success!
Partners In Emergency Preparedness
April 10, 2007
Seattle, WA

Disaster Recovery Journal
March 25-28, 2007 Orlando, FL
Pre-Conference Workshop March 24 - 25
The Tool for Global Recovery - The Incident Command System - March 27
Operation Pink Mist - Conduct a Surprise Exercise in Your Company - March 27
Starting from Scratch or Auditing for Performance - Benchmarking Your Emergency Management Program - March 27
An Emergency Operations Center: The Critical Tool for Event Management
Post-Conference Workshop March 28 - 29
Exercise Design - Everything You Need to Know

Affiliated Physicians
Pandemic Planning
March 22, 2007
New York City, NY

Affiliated Physicians
Pandemic Planning
March 7, 2007
Boston, MA

Holmes & Murphy
February 20-21, 2007
Des Moines Iowa
Crisis / Incident Management

Holmes & Murphy
February 15, 2007
Des Moines, Iowa
Crisis / Incident Management

Affiliated Physicians
Pandemic Planning
February 13, 2007
Los Angeles, CA

Montgomery County Department of Public Health
Pandemic Influenza Business Planning Summit
Business Pandemic Planning
February 7, 2007
Bakersfield, CA

Golden Gate Audubon
The Greatest Threat in Our Lifetime? - What are You Doing to Get Ready!?!
January 12, 2007
San Francisco, California

Affiliated Physicians
Pandemic Planning
January 11, 2007
San Francisco, CA

Iowa Contingency Planners
Exercising for the Worse Case Scenario
November 8, 2006
Des Moines, Iowa

Women In Technology
Emergency and Disaster Management
October 18, 2006
San Francisco, CA

Human Factors 50th Anniversary Conference
Emergency Management and Human Factors
October 17, 2006
San Francisco, CA

Center for Business Intelligence
Business Continuity Management Summit for Life Science Companies
Pandemic Planning
October 12-13, 2006
Collegeville, PA

Holmes & Murphy
Developing your Business Continuity Plans
October 3, 2006
Des Moines, Iowa

Disaster Recovery Journal
September 17 - 20, 2006 San Diego, California
Why You Need A Pandemic Plan At Your Company! - September 18
How to Implement Pandemic Planning in YOUR Company - September 18
Emergency Management - The Basics! - September 19
Pre-Conference Workshop - September 16 - 17
From A to Z: Designing the Successful Exercise Post-Conference Workshop -
September 20 - 21
An Emergency Operations Center: The Critical Tool for Event Management -
August 16, 2006
New York City, NY

Affiliated Physicians
Pandemic Planning
August 16, 2006
New York City, NY

Bay Area Response Coalition First (BARC First)
July 27, 2006
San Francisco, CA
How to Implement a Pandemic Plan in your Business

Affiliated Physicians
June 21, 2006
New York, NY
Pandemic Planning

16th World Congress on Disaster Management
June 18-21, 2006
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Pandemic Planning: Emergency Management  The Basics

AICPA Not-For-Profit Industry Conference
June 16, 2006
Washington, DC
Business Continuity Planning

Affiliated Physicians
May 16, 2006
New York, NY
Pandemic Planning

1906 Centennial Earthquake Conference
April 20, 2006
San Francisco, CA
Mock Disaster Earthquake

Missouri State Emergency Management Agency
April 17- 19, 2006
Tan-Tar-A, Osage Beach, Missouri
It's Hard To Plan If You Don't Know What You Are Facing!
Pandemic Planning

Disaster Recovery Journal - Conference Materials
March 25 - March 30, 2006
Orlando Florida
The Greatest Threat in Our Lifetime? – What are You Doing to Get Ready!?! – March 27
How to Implement Pandemic Planning in YOUR Company – March 27
Emergency Management – The Basics! – March 27
Pre-Conference Workshop March 25 – 26
From A to Z: Designing the Successful Exercise
Post-Conference Workshop March 29 – 30
An Emergency Operations Center: The Critical Tool for Event Management

Business Recovery Managers Association
February 23, 2006
San Francisco, CA
It's Hard To Plan If You Don't Know What You Are Facing!

Holmes & Murphy
February 15 & 16, 2006
Des Moines Iowa
Business Continuity - Assessment and Response and Pandemic Planning

Association of Legal Administrators, Mile High Chapter
February 2, 2006
Denver Colorado
From Response to Recovery: Managing Emergencies at Your Firm

American Lawyer Media
January 31, 2006
New York City, New York
From Response to Recovery: Managing Emergencies at Your Firm

Great Plains Contingency Planners - Conference Materials
A Workshop on the Interactive Incident Command System
October 12, 2005
Omaha, Nebraska

Iowa Contingency Planners - Conference Materials
Incident Command System Training
October 11, 2005
Des Moines, Iowa

Disaster Recovery Journal
September 17 – 22, 2005
San Diego, California
Planning for the Unthinkable: Workplace Violence – September 18, 2005
It’s Hard To Plan If You Don’t Know What You Are Facing! – September 20, 2005
Emergency Management: The Basics – September 20, 2005
Pre Conference Workshop – EOC Design – September 17 – 18
Post Conference Workshop – Designing Emergency Exercises – September 21 – 22

Midwest Contingency Planners

Through The Looking Glass- BCP Glancing Back - Gazing Forward
July 12, 2005
Des Moines, Iowa

15th World Congress on Disaster Management - Conference Materials
The New Normal - Protecting Your Organizations Greatest Asset's: Your People!
July 10-12, 2005
Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Contingency Planning & Management West 2004
Emergency Management 101
May 24 - 26, 2005
Las Vegas, NV

Association of Legal Administrators
From Response to Recovery: Managing Emergencies at Your Firm
April 18, 2005
San Francisco, CA

Missouri State Emergency Management Agency
March 27-30, 2005
Managing an EOC During a Sustained Event
Tan-Tar-A, Osage Beach, Missouri

Disaster Recovery Journal
Develop an Infectious Disease Component to Your Business Continuity Plan – March 8
Effective Event Management Using a Time-Tested Model – March 9
March 5 - March 10, 2005
Orlando Florida

Pre-Conference Workshop March 5 – 6
From A to Z: Designing the Successful Exercise
Post-Conference Workshop March 9 – 10
An Emergency Operations Center: The Critical Tool for Event Management

Business Recovery Managers Association
Incorporate the Incident Command System into Your Company Plan
January 27, 2005
San Francisco, CA

Disaster Recovery Journal
Get On Board! Incorporate the Incident Command System into Your Company Plan (general session) September 21
Develop an Infectious Disease Component to Your Business Continuity Plan (conference workshop) September 21
September 2004
San Diego, California

Pre Conference Workshop – EOC Design – September 18-19
Post Conference Workshop – Designing Emergency Exercises – September 22-23

Contingency Planning & Management West 2004

Emergency Management 101
May 27, 2004
Las Vegas, NV

Disaster Recovery Journal
Pandemics – The Next Thing to Plan for! March 9
Connecting the Silos- Preventing Gridlock! March 9
March 2004
Orlando, Florida

Pre Conference Workshop – EOC Design – March 6-7, 2004
Post Conference Workshop –– Exercise Design – March 10-11, 2004

Business Recovery Managers Association
Pandemics – The Next Thing to Plan for!
January 29, 2004
Foster City, CA

Council on Foundations 2003 Fall Conference
Emergency Response and Business Continuity Planning
Baltimore, Maryland
October 27, 2003
www.cof.org

Continuity Professionals of Ohio (ACP)
Designing the Successful Exercise
Columbus, Ohio
November 4, 2003

Disaster Recovery Journal
Mock Exercise September 21
Pandemics – The Next Thing to Plan for! September 22
September 2003
San Diego, California

Pre Conference Workshop – Designing Emergency Exercises – September 19-21
Post Conference Workshop – EOC Design – September 24-25

Business Recovery Managers Association
EOC Design – June 26, 2003

13th World Congress on Disaster Management
Workplace Violence
June 22, 2003
Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Disaster Recovery Journal
Managing Your Emergency Operations Center During A Sustained Event – March 30
Emergency Response – From Assessment to Implementation – April 2
March 30- April 2, 2003
Orlando Florida

Pre-Conference Workshop March 29
From A to Z: Designing the Successful Exercise
Post-Conference Workshop April 3
An Emergency Operations Center: The Critical Tool for Event Management

San Francisco Ready
Managing the Emergency Response
December 11, 2002
San Francisco

Disaster Recovery Journal
Managing the Emergency Response Workshop
September 8, 2002
Orlando, Florida

Disaster Recovery Journal
It Won’t Happen Here - Workplace Violence Coming to You Soon
September 10, 2002
Orlando, Florida

Disaster Recovery Journal
Designing the Successful Exercise
Post-conference workshop
September 11-12, 2002
Orlando, Florida

California Emergency Services Association Inland Region
BCP Crisis Management Conference
Managing the Emergency Response
August 14, 2002
Sacramento, CA, State OES Headquarters

Business Recovery Managers Association
Managing the Emergency Response
June 27, 2002
San Francisco, CA

Contingency Planning & Management 2002
Mock Disaster Exercise
April 17, 2002
New Orleans, LA

Contingency Planning & Management 2002
Everything You Need To Know to Conduct an Emergency Exercise
Designing Your Emergency Operations Center
April 16, 2002
New Orleans, LA

Disaster Recovery Journal
Conducting Multiple Location Exercises Workshop
March 12, 2002
San Diego, CA

Disaster Recovery Journal
Managing the Emergency Response Workshop
March 12, 2002
San Diego, California

Disaster Recovery Journal
Emergency Operations Center- The Critical Tool for Event Management
Post-conference workshop
March 13 - 14, 2002
San Diego, California

California Emergency Services Association (CESA) Conference
Violence in the Workplace
Managing the Corporate EOC
September 27, 2001
Konocti Harbor Resort

Disaster Recovery Journal
It Won’t Happen Here- Workplace Violence
Managing the Emergency Response
September 16-19, 2001
Orlando, Florida

Disaster Recovery Journal
Emergency Operations Center- The Critical Tool for Event Management
Pre-conference workshop
September 15-16, 2001
Orlando, Florida

Disaster Recovery Journal
Designing the Successful Exercise
Post-conference workshop
September 19-20, 2001
Orlando, Florida

Business Recovery Managers Association
Conducting Tabletop Exercises
June 28, 2001
San Francisco, CA

12th World Congress on Disaster Management

Setting up Emergency Operations Centre
Threats in the Workplace
June 24-26, 2001
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

University of Santa Cruz

Everything You Need To Know to Conduct an Emergency Exercise
June 11-12, 2001
Sunnyvale, California

Contingency Planning & Management 2001
Everything You Need To Know to Conduct an Emergency Exercise
Designing Your Emergency Operations Center
April 22-24, 2001
Boston, MA

IBM Summit 2001
Conducting A Systems Tabletop Exercise
April 2, 2001
Orlando, Florida

Disaster Recovery Journal
Conducing Exercises at Multiple Locations
Coming Soon to Your Business…Workplace Violence
March 4-7, 2001
San Diego, California

Survive Business Continuity 2000
Everything You Need To Know to Conduct an Emergency Exercise
November 29, 2000
London, England

Disaster Recovery Journal
Conducing Exercises at Multiple Locations
Managing a Sustained Operation
September 11-13, 2000
Orlando, Florida

International Association of Contingency Planners Symposium
Everything You Need To Know to Conduct an Emergency Exercise
August 15, 2000
Seattle, Washington

Business Recovery Managers Association
It Won’t Happen Here - Workplace Violence Coming to You Soon
June 29, 2000
San Francisco, CA

11th World Congress
Everything You Need To Know to Conduct an Emergency Exercise
June 28, 2000
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

University of Santa Cruz
Everything You Need To Know to Conduct an Emergency Exercise
May 2000
Sunnyvale, California

Contingency Planning & Management 2000
Everything You Need To Know to Conduct an Emergency Exercise
Designing Your Emergency Operations Center
May 8 & 9, 2000
Baltimore, Maryland

Disaster Recovery Journal
Designing A Emergency Operations Center
Conducing Exercises at Multiple Locations
March 19-20, 2000
San Diego, California

Business Recovery Managers Association
Everything You Need To Know to Conduct an Emergency Exercise
October 29, 1999
San Francisco, CA

Disaster Recovery Journal
Designing A Emergency Operations Center
September 14, 1999
Orlando, Florida

University of Santa Cruz
The Basics of Planning
July 28-30 1999
Sunnyvale, California

Tenth World Congress
Designing an Emergency Operations Center
Everything You Need To Know to Conduct an Emergency Exercise
Managing Sustained Operations
June 21-23, 1999
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

International Association of Contingency Planners Symposium
It Won’t Happen Here - Workplace Violence Coming to You Soon
June 15, 1999
Los Angeles, California

Contingency Planning & Management 99
Everything You Need To Know to Conduct an Emergency Exercise
April 21,1999
New Orleans, Louisiana

University of Santa Cruz
Everything You Need To Know to Conduct an Emergency Exercise
April 12-13 1999
Sunnyvale, California

Disaster Recovery Journal
Designing an Emergency Operations Center
March 23, 1999
San Diego, California

International Association of Emergency Managers
Everything You Need To Know to Conduct an Emergency Exercise
November 9, 1998
Norfolk, Virginia

World Workplace

Do You Have an Emergency Plan but Have not yet tested it?
October 19, 1998
Chicago, Illinois

Disaster Recovery Journal

It Won’t Happen Here, Workplace Violence Coming to You Soon
September 15, 1998
Orlando Florida

Contingency Planning & Management 98

Everything You Need to Know to Conduct an Emergency Exercise
March 3, 1998
San Jose, California