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Guest Kathy Branton has led an extensive career, including 12 years as a Toronto Police Dispatcher, to the only civilian (and only woman) on the first Emergency Management Team for Toronto Police, to her current position of Manager, Business Continuity & Emergency Management at Humber Polytechnic Department of Public Safety. 
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2025 exposed the limits of traditional emergency management. The real question heading into the new year is what comes next?
 
 In this Year-End Special, Resilient HERoes Podcast joined other leading voices across the field to unpack what broke in 2025…and what 2026 will demand. 
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Guest 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.
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Emergency Management Director, State of Florida Voluntary Agency Liaison  
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The 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 Lugo-Vazquez.
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Jessica 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 strikes.
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