Thank you
A special thank you to our attendees as well as those who worked so hard to make this year’s conference a success!
On Saturday, October 25th, the Portland UASI Citizen Corps Working group held the 2008 Partners in Preparedness Conference for our Citizen Corps colleagues throughout FEMA Region X at the Holiday Inn Portland Airport. Members of VIPS, MRC, CERT, Fire Corps, COAD and Affiliate Programs attended this conference with the intent to begin looking at ways to exercise together, to ‘cross pollinate’ and to ensure collaboration. The objective of this conference was to expand core knowledge beyond each individual Citizen Corps Program and to strengthen the bridges being built between these lifesaving programs.
Success!
- 23 different classes were offered
- 269 people registered for the conference
- Feedback has been extremely positive
- 47 students attended the 3-day CERT Train the Trainer Pilot program
- 10 students attended the VIPS and Disaster Response Training
- Attendees received Citizen Corps bags containing an Are You Ready booklet, Whistle, Citizen Corps Pin, Citizen Corps Pen, and more!
Conference Planning Team:
Alice Lasher, Sandy Fire & Boring Fire
Bea Adler, SERC Citizen Corps Subcommittee
Carrie Chouinard, Oregon VIPS
Denise Mack, WA State Citizen Corps
Fred Bretsch, FEMA Region X
Heather Randol, Multnomah County EM
Ian Finseth, OR Emergency Management
Kathleen Joy, ORVOAD
Kathleen Reiter, Corbett NERT
Keith Berkery, Portland Office of EM
Pam Vick, Clackamas Volunteer Connection
Robert Feeley, ID Bureau of Homeland Security
Shawna Mantey, Cities Readiness Initiative
Steven Bullock, Multnomah County EM
Weiyi Zhao, Medical Reserve Corps
Valuable assistance provided by:
Angie DeRouchie, CERT
Carolyn Dickey, NET
Cindy Stanley, CRESA
Clarence W. Harper, NET
Gayle Vrla, CERT
Helen Turner, Estacada Fire Corps
Jennifer Bailey, OR EM
John Bartley, NET
Nanette Wilson, Sandy Fire
Tom Hogan, Gladstone Police Department