Compounding Disasters in Gulf Coast Communities 2020-2021: Impacts, Findings, and Lessons Learned (2024)
Chapter: Appendix B: Public Session Meeting Agendas
Appendix B
Public Session Meeting Agendas
CONSENSUS STUDY
COMPOUNDING DISASTERS IN GULF COAST COMMUNITIES, 2020–2021:
IMPACTS, FINDINGS, AND LESSONS LEARNED
PUBLIC AGENDA
October 10–11, 2022
University of Houston
Bayou City Room
University of Houston Student Center South
Land Acknowledgment
We would like to acknowledge that the land we occupy today has served as a site of Indigenous peoples, specifically the Atakapa-Ishak, Tāp Pīlam Coahuiltecan, the Sana band of the Tonkawa tribe, and Karankawa nations.
Meeting Objectives
- Learn from the experiences of public officials and non-governmental leaders.
- Identify and discuss lessons-learned and factors that enabled or could enable communities to successfully plan for, respond to, recover from, and mitigate the impacts of multiple, compounding disasters.
DAY 1 - OPEN SESSION – Welcome
| 8:30 – 9:00 |
Coffee and Light Breakfast Refreshments
Astrodome Room, University of Houston Student Center South |
DAY 1 - OPEN SESSION – Session 1 – Non-Governmental Leaders – Harris County
| 9:00 – 9:05 |
Opening Remarks and Meeting Objectives
Roy Wright, Committee Chair President and CEO |
| 9:05 – 9:10 |
Overview of Facilitated Discussion Engagement Protocols
Tracy Kijewski-Correa, Ph.D., Professor, University of Notre Dame |
| 9:10 – 10:40 |
Facilitated Discussion
Craig Colten, Ph.D., Professor Emeritus, Louisiana State University Tracy Kijewski-Correa, Ph.D., Professor, University of Notre Dame |
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Participants:
Charles K. Blake, CEO, American Red Cross, Texas Gulf Coast Region Doris Brown, Co-Director of Community Research, Organizing, and Special Events, West Street Recovery Ken Farris, Director, Houston Rebuild Bob Harvey, President and CEO, Greater Houston Partnership Lisa Spivey, Director of Preparedness Operations, SouthEast Texas Regional Advisory Council |
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| 10:40 – 11:00 | Questions from the Study Committee Members |
| 11:00 | Adjourn |
DAY 1 - OPEN SESSION – Session 2 –– Public Officials –– Harris County
| 11:15 – 11:20 |
Opening Remarks and Meeting Objectives
Roy Wright, Committee Chair President and CEO |
| 11:20 – 11:25 |
Overview of Facilitated Discussion Engagement Protocols
Tracy Kijewski-Correa, Ph.D., Professor, University of Notre Dame |
| 11:25 – 12:55 |
Facilitated Discussion
Craig Colten, Ph.D., Professor Emeritus, Louisiana State University Tracy Kijewski-Correa, Ph.D., Professor, University of Notre Dame |
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Participants:
John Fleming, Houston Health Department Darrell Hahn, Interim Permits Manager, Harris County Engineering Department Thomas Munoz, Director, City of Houston Department of Energy Barbie Robinson, Executive Director, Harris County Public Health |
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| 12:55 – 1:15 | Questions from the Study Committee Members |
| 1:15 | Adjourn |
LUNCH
| 1:15 – 2:00 |
Focus group participants are invited to lunch in the Astrodome Room, University of Houston Student Union |
DAY 1 - OPEN SESSION – Session 3 – Federal and State Officials
| 2:00 – 2:05 |
Opening Remarks and Meeting Objectives
Roy Wright, Committee Chair President and CEO |
| 2:05 – 2:10 |
Overview of Facilitated Discussion Engagement Protocols
Tracy Kijewski-Correa, Ph.D., Professor, University of Notre Dame |
| 2:10 – 3:40 |
Facilitated Discussion
Craig Colten, Ph.D., Professor Emeritus, Louisiana State University Tracy Kijewski-Correa, Ph.D., Professor, University of Notre Dame |
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Participants:
Jet Hays , Deputy Director: Integration, Texas General Land Office Francisco Sanchez, Associate Administrator, SBA Benjamin Abbott, Federal Coordinating Officer, US DHS |
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| 3:40 – 4:00 | Questions from the Committee Members |
| 4:00 | Adjourn |
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DAY 2 - OPEN SESSION – Welcome
| 8:30 – 9:00 |
Coffee and Light Breakfast Refreshments |
DAY 2 - OPEN SESSION – Session 4 – Non-Governmental Leaders – Galveston County
| 9:00 – 9:05 |
Opening Remarks and Meeting Objectives Roy Wright, Committee Chair President and CEO |
| 9:05 – 9:10 |
Overview of Facilitated Discussion Engagement Protocols Tracy Kijewski-Correa, Ph.D., Professor, University of Notre Dame |
| 9:10 – 10:40 |
Facilitated Discussion
Craig Colten, Ph.D., Professor Emeritus, Louisiana State University Tracy Kijewski-Correa, Ph.D., Professor, University of Notre Dame |
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Participants:
Charles K. Blake, CEO, American Red Cross, Texas Gulf Coast Region Jessica Debalski, American Red Cross John Herrmann, Coordinator, Galveston County Community Emergency Response Team Lynda Perez, Galveston County Recovers Leslie Mamud, Galveston County Recovers |
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| 10:40 – 11:00 |
Questions from the Committee Members |
| 11:00 | Adjourn |
OPEN SESSION – Session 5 – Governmental Officials – Galveston County
| 11:15 – 11:20 |
Opening Remarks and Meeting Objectives Roy Wright, Committee Chair President and CEO |
| 11:20 – 11:25 |
Overview of Facilitated Discussion Engagement Protocols Tracy Kijewski-Correa, Ph.D., Professor, University of Notre Dame |
| 11:25 – 12:55 |
Facilitated Discussion
Craig Colten, Ph.D., Professor Emeritus, Louisiana State University Tracy Kijewski-Correa, Ph.D., Professor, University of Notre Dame |
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Participants:
Renaye Ochoa, Lieutenant, City of Galveston Mona Purgason, President, Galveston Housing Authority Joe Tumbleson, Texas City Emergency Manager |
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| 12:55 – 1:15 | Questions from the Committee Members |
| 1:15 | Adjourn |
LUNCH
| 1:15 |
Speakers are invited to take a box lunch from the South Heights Room, University of Houston Student Union |
December 7–8, 2022
Lake Charles, LA
Land Acknowledgment
We would like to acknowledge that this space where we convene was once occupied by Indigenous peoples, specifically the Atakapa-Ishak Nation, a Nation that remains extant in the region today.
Meeting Objectives
- Learn from the experiences of public officials and non-governmental leaders.
- Identify and discuss lessons-learned and factors that enabled or could enable communities to successfully plan for, respond to, recover from, and mitigate the impacts of multiple, compounding disasters.
AGENDA
DAY 1 - OPEN SESSION – Welcome
| 8:30 – 9:00 |
Coffee and Light Breakfast Refreshments Bayou I Room, Holiday Inn and Suites Lake Charles South |
DAY 1 - OPEN SESSION – Session 1 – Non-Governmental Leaders – SWLA
| 9:00 – 9:05 |
Opening Remarks and Meeting Objectives Roy Wright, Committee Chair |
| 9:05 – 9:10 |
Overview of Facilitated Discussion Engagement Protocols Tracy Kijewski-Correa, Ph.D., Professor, University of Notre Dame |
| 9:10 – 10:40 |
Facilitated Discussion
Craig Colten, Ph.D., Professor Emeritus, Louisiana State University Tracy Kijewski-Correa, Ph.D., Professor, University of Notre Dame |
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Key Informants/Participants:
Denise Durel, President and CEO, United Way of SWLA Jacqueline Green , Executive Director, Calcasieu Council on Aging Traci Hedrick, Community Services Director, Imperial Calcasieu Human Services Authority Angie Herr , Director of Programs, Calcasieu Council on Aging John O’Donnell, Executive Director SWLA Region, SBP Davelyn Patrick, Community Resource Specialist, Families Helping Families Keyon Payton, Social Justice Committee Chair, National Baptist Convention of America International Chele Rider, Regional CEO, American Red Cross Louisiana Region Jim Rock , Vice Chair, Community Foundation SWLA Jeffrey Starkovich, Pastor, St. Pius X Catholic Church |
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| 10:40 – 11:00 |
Questions from the Study Committee Members |
| 11:00 | Adjourn |
LUNCH
| 11:00 – 12:30 |
Focus group participants are invited to a catered lunch in the Bayou I Room |
DAY 1 - OPEN SESSION – Session 2 –– Public Officials –– Cameron Parish
| 12:30 – 12:40 |
Opening Remarks and Meeting Objectives Roy Wright, Committee Chair President and CEO |
| 12:40 – 12:45 |
Overview of Facilitated Discussion Engagement Protocols Tracy Kijewski-Correa, Ph.D., Professor, University of Notre Dame |
| 12:45 – 2:15 |
Facilitated Discussion
Craig Colten, Ph.D., Professor Emeritus, Louisiana State University Tracy Kijewski-Correa, Ph.D., Professor, University of Notre Dame |
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Key Informants/Participants:
Katie Armentor, Cameron Parish Administrator, Cameron Parish Police Jury Danny Lavergne, Director, Cameron Parish Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness Braden Ryder, Chief Operating Officer, South Cameron Memorial Hospital Scott Trahan, District 5 Representative, Cameron Parish Police Jury |
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| 2:15 – 2:30 | Questions from the Study Committee Members |
| 2:30 | Adjourn |
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DAY 2 - OPEN SESSION – Welcome
| 9:00 – 9:30 |
Coffee and Light Breakfast Refreshments Bayou I Room, Holiday Inn and Suites Lake Charles South |
DAY 2 - OPEN SESSION – Session 4 – Public Officials—Calcasieu Parish
| 9:30 – 9:35 |
Opening Remarks and Meeting Objectives Roy Wright, Committee Chair President and CEO |
| 9:35 – 9:40 |
Overview of Facilitated Discussion Engagement Protocols Tracy Kijewski-Correa, Ph.D., Professor, University of Notre Dame |
| 9:40 – 11:10 |
Facilitated Discussion
Craig Colten, Ph.D., Professor Emeritus, Louisiana State University Tracy Kijewski-Correa, Ph.D., Professor, University of Notre Dame |
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Key Informants/Participants:
Bryan Beam, Calcasieu Parish Administrator Michael Carter, Emergency Operations Director, Imperial Calcasieu Human Services Authority Erika Doshier , Executive Assistant, Calcasieu Parish Human Services Erika Fontenot , Operations Manager, Calcasieu Parish Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness Nic Hunter, Mayor, City of Lake Charles Tanya McGee, Executive Director, Imperial Calcasieu Human Services Authority Nicole Miller, Calcasieu Parish Police Jury Program Manager and Disaster Housing Recovery Board Chair Teri Talbot, Accountant, Calcasieu Parish Public Health Services Ben Taylor, Director, Lake Charles Housing Authority |
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| 11:10 – 11:30 |
Questions from the Committee Members |
| 11:30 | Adjourn |
LUNCH
| 11:30 - 12:30 |
Focus group participants are invited to a catered lunch in the conference room |
OPEN SESSION – Session 5 – State, Federal, and Tribal Officials
| 12:30 – 12:40 |
Opening Remarks and Meeting Objectives Roy Wright, Committee Chair President and CEO |
| 12:40 – 12:45 |
Overview of Facilitated Discussion Engagement Protocols Tracy Kijewski-Correa, Ph.D., Professor, University of Notre Dame |
| 12:45 – 2:15 |
Facilitated Discussion
Craig Colten, Ph.D., Professor Emeritus, Louisiana State University Tracy Kijewski-Correa, Ph.D., Professor, University of Notre Dame |
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Key Informants/Participants:
Benjamin Abbott, Federal Coordinating Officer, FEMA Region 6 Lacey Cavanaugh, Region 5 Director, Louisiana Department of Health Pat Forbes, Executive Director, Louisiana Office of Community Development Chris Hector, Administrative Director, Louisiana Emergency Response Network Tanisha Hubbard , Program Coordinator, Louisiana Department of Health, Office of Behavioral Health, Louisiana Spirit Counselling Program Raymond Rodriguez, Disaster Response and Recovery Director, Louisiana Housing Corporation Casey Tingle, Acting Director, Governor’s Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness |
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| 2:15 – 2:30 | Questions from the Committee Members |
| 2:30 | Adjourn |
December 12, 2022
Housing and Displacement Virtual Panel
Meeting Objectives
- Learn from the experiences of practitioners and subject matter experts in the areas of housing and displacement based in case-study locations.
- Identify and discuss lessons-learned and factors that enabled or could enable communities to successfully plan for, respond to, recover from, and mitigate the impacts of multiple, compounding disasters.
AGENDA
OPEN SESSION – Housing and Displacement Panel
| 1:00 – 1:05 |
Opening Remarks and Meeting Objectives Roy Wright, Committee Chair President and CEO |
| 1:05 – 1:10 |
Overview of Discussion Topics and Format Craig Colten, Ph.D., Professor Emeritus, Louisiana State University |
| 1:10 – 2:10 |
Facilitated Discussion
Craig Colten, Ph.D., Professor Emeritus, Louisiana State University |
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Key Informants/Participants:
Arthur Johnson, Chief Executive Director, Lower 9th Ward Center for Sustainable Engagement and Development Natalie Manning, Communications Mentor, Lower 9th Ward Center for Sustainable Engagement and Development Madison Sloan, Director of Disaster Recover and Fair Housing Project, Texas Appleseed |
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Shannon Van Zandt, Professor of Landscape Architecture and Urban Planning, Texas A&M University |
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| 2:10 – 2:30 |
Questions from the Study Committee Members |
| 2:30 | Adjourn |
January 9, 2023
Meteorological and Oceanographic Influences on Storm Intensity Virtual Panel
Meeting Objectives
- Learn from subject matter experts in the areas of meteorology and oceanography about factors that can influence storm intensity and frequency.
AGENDA
OPEN SESSION – Meteorological and Oceanographic Influences on Storm Intensity Panel
| 10:00 – 10:05 |
Opening Remarks and Meeting Objectives Roy Wright, Committee Chair |
| 10:05 – 10:10 |
Overview of Presentation Topics and Format J. Marshall Shepherd, Ph.D., Professor, University of Georgia |
| 10:10 – 10:30 |
Presentation: Aspects of Rapid Intensification Bill Read, Director (Retired), U.S. National Hurricane Center |
| 10:30 – 10:50 |
Presentation: Compounding Disasters: Rapid Intensification (RI) Kieran Bhatia, Vice President, Climate Change Perils Advisory at Guy Carpenter |
| 10:50 – 11:30 | Questions from the Study Committee Members |
| 11:30 | Adjourn |
January 31 – February 1, 2023
University of South Alabama Mobile, AL
Land Acknowledgment
We would like to acknowledge that we are currently occupying the lands once inhabited by the Chahta Yakni Nation, commonly known as the Choctaw Nation, and Pensacola Nation.
Meeting Objectives
- Learn from the experiences of public officials and non-governmental leaders.
- Identify and discuss lessons-learned and factors that enabled or could enable communities to successfully plan for, respond to, recover from, and mitigate the impacts of multiple, compounding disasters.
AGENDA
DAY 1 - OPEN SESSION – Welcome
| 8:30 – 9:00 |
Coffee and Light Breakfast Refreshments John Counts Room, Mitchell Center, University of South Alabama |
DAY 1 - OPEN SESSION – Session 1 – Non-Governmental Leaders
| 9:00 – 9:05 |
Opening Remarks and Meeting Objectives Roy Wright, Committee Chair President and CEO |
| 9:05 – 9:10 |
Overview of Facilitated Discussion Engagement Protocols Tracy Kijewski-Correa, Ph.D., Professor, University of Notre Dame |
| 9:10 – 10:40 |
Facilitated Discussion
Jeff Byard, Vice President of Operations, Team Rubicon Tracy Kijewski-Correa, Ph.D., Professor, University of Notre Dame |
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Key Informants/Participants:
Martha Arietta, Interim Director, Center for Healthy Communities Chandra Brown Stewart, Executive Director, Lifelines Counseling Jill Chenoweth, President and CEO, United Way of Southwest Alabama Janel Lowman, Senior Community Outreach Manager, Mitchell Cancer Institute Lana Mummah, Finance and Program Director, United Way of Baldwin County Laura Myers, Director, Alabama Center for Insurance Information and Research Danny Patterson, Coalition Coordinator, Gulf States Health Policy Center Julie Shiyou-Woodard, President and CEO, Smart Home America Trista Stout-Walker, Vice President of Community Impact, United Way of Southwest Alabama Kim Lien Tran, Community Health Worker, Boat People SOS |
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| 10:40 – 11:00 |
Questions from the Study Committee Members |
| 11:00 | Adjourn |
LUNCH
| 11:00 – 12:30 |
Focus group participants are invited to a catered lunch in the John Counts Room |
DAY 1 - OPEN SESSION – Session 2 –– Public Officials –– Baldwin County
| 12:30 – 12:40 |
Opening Remarks and Meeting Objectives Roy Wright, Committee Chair President and CEO |
| 12:40 – 12:45 |
Overview of Facilitated Discussion Engagement Protocol Tracy Kijewski-Correa, Ph.D. Professor, University of Notre Dame |
| 12:45 – 2:15 |
Facilitated Discussion
Jeff Byard, Vice President of Operations, Team Rubicon Tracy Kijewski-Correa, Ph.D., Professor, University of Notre Dame |
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Key Informants/Participants:
Dan Bond, Environmental/Grants Coordinator, City of Gulf Shores Brandan Franklin, Chief Building Official, Gulf Shores Building Department Ronnie Huskey, Public Works Director, City of Daphne |
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| 2:15 – 2:30 |
Questions from the Study Committee Members |
| 2:30 | Adjourn |
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DAY 2 - OPEN SESSION – Welcome
| 8:30 – 9:00 |
Coffee and Light Breakfast Refreshments John Counts Room, Mitchell Center, University of South Alabama |
DAY 2 - OPEN SESSION – Session 3– Public Officials—Mobile County
| 9:00 – 9:05 |
Opening Remarks and Meeting Objectives Roy Wright, Committee Chair President and CEO |
| 9:05 – 9:10 |
Overview of Facilitated Discussion Engagement Protocols Tracy Kijewski-Correa, Ph.D., Professor, University of Notre Dame |
| 9:10 – 10:40 |
Facilitated Discussion
Jeff Byard, Vice President of Operations, Team Rubicon Tracy Kijewski-Correa, Ph.D., Professor, University of Notre Dame |
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Key Informants/Participants:
Doug Cooper, Plans and Operations Officer, Mobile County Emergency Management Agency Casi Callaway, Chief Resilience Officer, City of Mobile Erin Coker, Emergency Preparedness Administrator, Mobile County Health Department Chuck Harben, Supervisor of Accounts Payable and Risk Management, Mobile County Public Schools Kevin Michaels, Mobile County Health Officer, Mobile County Health Department Beverly Reed, Assistant Director of Community and Housing Development, Neighborhood Development City of Mobile Ray Richardson, Environmental Manager, Mobile Department of Environmental Services Tina Sanchez, Director, Mobile County Environmental Services Stephanie Woods-Crawford, Executive Director, Mobile County Health Department |
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| 10:40 – 11:00 | Questions from the Committee Members |
| 11:00 | Adjourn |
LUNCH
| 11:00 - 12:30 |
Focus group participants are invited to a catered lunch in the John Counts Room |
OPEN SESSION – Session 4 – State and Federal Officials
| 12:30 – 12:40 |
Opening Remarks and Meeting Objectives Roy Wright, Committee Chair President and CEO |
| 12:40 – 12:45 |
Overview of Facilitated Discussion Engagement Protocol Tracy Kijewski-Correa, Ph.D., Professor, University of Notre Dame |
| 12:45 – 2:15 |
Facilitated Discussion
Jeff Byard, Vice President of Operations, Team Rubicon Tracy Kijewski-Correa, Ph.D., Professor, University of Notre Dame |
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Key Informants/Participants:
Jamey Durham, Director of the Bureau of Prevention, Promotion and Support, Alabama Department of Public Health Kenneth Free, Director, HUD Alabama Field Office Allan Jarvis, Federal Coordinating Officer, FEMA Region 4 Brian Powell, Director, Alabama Department of Insurance David Tidwell, Geologist and GIS Specialist, Geological Survey of Alabama |
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| 2:15 – 2:30 | Questions from the Committee Members |
| 2:30 | Adjourn |
February 8, 2023
Chief Resilience Officers Virtual Panel
Meeting Objectives
- Learn from the experiences of Chief Resilience Officers based in Gulf Coast locations.
- Identify and discuss lessons-learned and factors that enabled or could enable communities to successfully plan for, respond to, recover from, and mitigate the impacts of multiple, compounding disasters.
AGENDA
OPEN SESSION – Chief Resilience Officers Panel
| 10:00 – 10:05 |
Opening Remarks and Meeting Objectives Roy Wright, Committee Chair President and CEO |
| 10:05 – 1:10 |
Overview of Discussion Topics and Format Roy Wright, Committee Chair President and CEO |
| 10:10 – 11:10 |
Facilitated Discussion
Roy Wright, Committee Chair President and CEO |
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Key Informants/Participants:
Casi Callaway, Chief Resilience Officer, City of Mobile Charles Sutcliffe, Chief Resilience Officer, Louisiana Governor’s Office of Coastal Activities Joseph Threat, Chief Resilience Officer, City of New Orleans |
| 11:10 – 11:30 | Questions from the Study Committee Members |
| 11:30 | Adjourn |
April 27, 2023
Community Stakeholders Perspectives Virtual Panel
Meeting Objectives
- Learn from the experiences of community stakeholders who experienced the impacts of multiple successive and/or concurrent disasters first-hand.
- Identify and discuss lessons-learned and factors that enabled or could enable communities to successfully plan for, respond to, recover from, and mitigate the impacts of multiple, compounding disasters.
AGENDA
OPEN SESSION – Community Stakeholder Perspectives
| 2:00 – 2:05 |
Opening Remarks and Meeting Objectives Roy Wright, Committee Chair President and CEO |
| 2:05 – 2:10 |
Overview of Discussion Topics and Format Chauncia Willis, CEO, Institute for Diversity and Inclusion in Emergency Management |
| 2:10 – 3:10 |
Facilitated Discussion
Chauncia Willis, CEO, Institute for Diversity and Inclusion in Emergency Management |
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Key Informants/Participants:
Louise Billiot, Tribal Official, United Houma Nation of Louisiana Lanor Curole, Director and Administrator, United Houma Nation of Louisiana Deme J.R. Naquin, Chief, Jean Charles Choctaw Nation Roishetta Sibley Ozane, Founder, Director and CEO, the Vessel Project of Louisiana |
| 3:10 – 3:30 | Questions from the Study Committee Members |
| 3:30 | Adjourn |
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