Resilient HERoes

Send us a textGuest Christy Rojas talks about her experiences as EM Director with Volunteer Florida and her organization's dedication to strengthening communities,  disaster resiliency, and facilitating volunteerism in the field.CHRISTY ROJAS, FPEM Emergency Management Director, State of Florida Voluntary Agency Liaison  [email protected] [email protected]

Send us a textThe first-ever group chat for Resilient HERoes finds Laura talking with the Broome County Emergency Services dream team of Cortnianne Williams, Sierra Kunig, and Glory [email protected]

Send us a textJessica is the Emergency Manager, of Pinellas County Human Services & Past Chair/Board Member of the Florida Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster (VOAD).  She is a driving force behind collaboration between emergency managers and volunteer agencies across the state.Jessica shares insights and experience connecting government, non-profits, and communities, making sure no one slips through the cracks when disaster [email protected]

Send us a textToday’s guest is Catherine Blair, Manager of Emergency Management, Alectra Utilities: North America’s largest municipally-owned utility company. With a wealth of hands-on experience responding to crises from severe weather, power outages, pandemics, and large-scale public events, Catherine has built an incredible career keeping communities safe and prepared. An enormously respected leader in Emergency Management and business continuity in Canada, Catherine discusses preparedness, emergencies, and what it takes to lead through [email protected]

Send us a textKicking off Season 2 is "Wander Woman" Lynn Waterfall, legend in global emergency response. Lynn  is a registered nurse and rapid response manager with Canadian Red Cross, who specializes in women's and reproductive health and has deployed to some of the most challenging environments on Earth beyond North America, including Jordan, Nepal, Mozambique and beyond. She's provided care and training in the aftermath of devastation, experienced a 7.3 magnitude earthquake, delivered babies by headlamp and helped build capacity and hope by training communities of women in their most desperate hours.From health systems to human compassion, from trauma to tattoos, this episode will dig into the human side of humanitarian work. [email protected]