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Please join us for breakfast, coffee, networking, and education
Wednesday, Feb 19, 8:30am – 10:30am
Our featured speakers are Nancy Brown and Cate Steane
Emergency Preparedness for Senior-Serving Organizations
Get ready for an interactive, skill-building presentation on emergency preparedness for senior-serving organizations. Nancy Brown, Ph.D., is Sonoma County’s Community Preparedness Program Manager. Cate Steane, J.D., is the founder of Make It Happen Preparedness Services. Together they will show you how you can build your organization’s competence and confidence on your way to becoming awesome responders. The presentation will include
- Time to share your experiences with last October’s fire evacuation and Public Safety Power Shutdowns (PSPS)
- Advice on preparing for a PSPS
- Highlights of the new standards for emergency preparedness for assisted living facilities
- Tips on making preparedness a part of your organizational culture
- Guidelines for placement specialists on how to assess the preparedness of a facility
- New insights on earthquake insurance
You come away with a whole new perspective and achievable next steps to help make your organization more resilient.
Bring your used books! We will have tables set up for a book swap.
Please also renew your membership. All member who have paid their dues by Jan 31 will be entered into a raffle!
Our Featured Speakers:
Nancy Brown, PhD, Emergency Management
Dr Nancy Brown is the new Community Preparedness Program Manager for the Sonoma County Department of Emergency Management. This new position for the county is focused on increasing preparedness for individuals, families, business, and neighborhoods countywide. Originally from Southern California, Nancy completed her PhD in Emergency Management at Massey University, Wellington, New Zealand. This interdisciplinary study combines the relatively new disaster science field with hospitality industry studies, community resilience, and organizational resilience studies. Nancy has worked most recently at Disney Anaheim as the Emergency Preparedness Coordinator for the resort hotels.
Cate Steane is the founder of Make It Happen Preparedness Services. She helps businesses secure their future through emergency preparedness. While Cate works with clients in many industries, she has a special focus on assisted-living facilities and other senior-serving businesses. Her experience includes 20 years of leadership in risk management, facilities, HR, insurance, and safety for nonprofit organizations with up to 300 employees; Involvement in the response to the Loma Prieta Earthquake, Oakland Hills Fire, and Wine Country Fires; 12 years practicing law, including service on the team representing the City of Oakland in the Oakland Hills Fire litigation; A Certified Associate in Project Management credential; Training in Community Emergency Response Teams and Wilderness First Aid. Cate earned her law degree at Yale Law School. She is a Fellow of the Leadership Institute for Ecology and the Economy. Cate serves on the board of directors of Daily Acts, a sustainability education nonprofit. She is a Certified California Naturalist and loves to hike and paddleboard around Sonoma County’s beautiful landscapes.
We look forward to seeing you on February 19th!
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Our meeting location:
Finley Community Center Auditorium
2060 W. College Avenue
Santa Rosa CA, 95401