Emergency planning and disaster recovery efforts are becoming more and more crucial each year. According to CalFire, the State of California alone has lost an average of 1.6 million acres of land surface every year in wildfires over the past five years. Increased winter storms and droughts have affected nearly every county during that same timeframe, according to the California State Board of Equalization. The need for practical, coordinated disaster recovery through local and federal agencies in collaboration with subject matter experts is critical for implementing successful mitigation efforts. We will be taking a deeper dive into the main types of natural disasters anticipated in the years to come and how we can effectively provide mitigation and response tactics to decrease the severity of these disasters in our communities.

Please join us on Tuesday, March 29th as we meet with a panel of subject matter experts on this vital topic.

Zoom information will be emailed 24 hours prior to the event and is also located on the Post-Registration page for your convenience.

Kari Daniska | Caltrans
AB 1282 Implementation Program Manager.  Kari Kyler Daniska is a CSU Chico graduate with over 14 years of experience in the biology and environmental permitting field. Currently, Kari is the Caltrans AB1282 Implementation Program Manager and is tasked with exploring new ways to improve efficiency and effectiveness of permitting for transportation projects, while also protecting our States natural, historic, and cultural resources. As part of her position, she recently developed training for Caltrans and State Agency Staff pertaining to the identification and delivery of Caltrans Emergency Projects and introduced new or revised guidance and procedure documents to aid staff during the notification, delivery, and permitting process.

Daniel Bowers | City of Sacramento, Emergency Management Department
Director of Emergency Management. Daniel is responsible for leading all-hazard preparation, response, and recovery of large-scale incidents that affect the City of Sacramento. His vision for the Office of Emergency Management includes incorporating innovative, emerging technology and solutions to deploy better prepared and integrated local government teams to manage emergencies. He emphasizes Access and Functional Needs considerations in all aspects of disaster planning and response to ensure accountability and support to the whole community. Throughout his career, he has trained for and responded to crises at the tactical, operational, and strategic levels both here in the United States and abroad. He began his local government emergency management career as the Safety and Emergency Preparedness Officer for the City of Pomona, following nine years of active-duty service in the United States Marine Corps. He continues to serve in the Marine Corps Reserves at the rank of Major.  

Matthew Lieuallen | Stantec 
Operations Leader - Environmental Services. Matthew has more than 17 years of experience working with local, state, tribal, and private sectors on projects that span all phases of emergency management. He is trained in the Incident Command System (ICS) and the National Incident Management System (NIMS) and has worked with a range of California communities in developing operational plans using the Standardized Emergency Management System (SEMS). Matthew has worked with a range of State agencies to both assess and develop plans against relevant regulatory requirements and best practices.  

Dr. Sharyl Rabinovici | US Resiliency Council
Director of Strategic Communications. Sharyl Rabinovici is a researcher and policy entrepreneur in the disaster risk reduction space. Trained in both environmental science (BS, ‘97, Stanford) and public policy (MPP ‘00 University of Chicago and PhD, ’12 UC Berkeley), Dr. Rabinovici’s work spans the spectrum from behavioral research and risk assessment to program design, stakeholder engagement, and communication product development. As a consultant since 2014, she has focused on helping individuals, businesses, and jurisdictions understand and manage their risks from natural hazards. Example past clients include the California Earthquake Authority, City of Palo Alto, Applied Technology Council, National Institute of Building Sciences, and CalOES.

Dr. Rabinovici taught Public Policy at Mills College from 2012 to 2014 and recently completed three years as a Visiting Scholar with UC Berkeley’s Pacific Earthquake Engineering Research Center (PEER). She served seven years on the EERI Northern California Chapter Board and three years on the US Resiliency Council board prior to joining them in her current position as Director of Strategic Communications.

Practice Lead - Cultural Resources. Tony has worked for nearly 30 years in heritage preservation in the private sector, government, and academic settings. He has an extensive background in compliance under Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act, as well as the National Environmental Policy Act, Archaeological Resources Protection Act, California Environmental Quality Act, and California Forest Practice Act. Tony also has worked for CalFire as a Resource Advisor where he worked on wildland fire-fighting emergencies to make sure impacts to cultural resources were minimized during extended attack and suppression repair.

He is an acknowledged expert in complex project delivery, regional planning, and multi-party consultations and thrives working in situations that require creative approaches to achieve successful outcomes. He has completed regional and multi-state Section 106 consultation efforts that resulted in new and innovative Programmatic Agreements. Tony has conducted field work in six states, is qualified as a Principal Investigator under the Secretary of the Interior’s professional qualifications standards and is a Registered Professional Archaeologist.

Thank you, Sponsors! 
Moderator: Michelle (Cross) St. Claire, National Technical Lead for the Human Environment Practice | Stantec.

Michelle is passionate about building strong and resilient communities that are future-focused. She has experience in cultural and environmental resources management, in addition to specialized training in historical archaeology to meet the Secretary of the Interior’s standards and guidelines as a professional archaeologist. She has extensive experience developing implementation programs in compliance with state and federal regulations, including the requirements of complex and controversial Section 106 of the NHPA and NEPA compliance, as well as (CEQA) compliance.  

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