Expert Council Members
| Rosemary C. Baggish, M.Ed., MPH | Special Education, Public Health Administration |
| Bob Ballagh, CPP | Security Risk Mitigation |
| S. David Bernstein, Psy.D | Clinical Forensic Psychologist |
| Peter H. Bickford | Insurance/Reinsurance Counselor and Arbitrator |
| James E. (Jim) Blair | Risk management, Governance and Compliance |
| Robert E. Boyle | Former Executive Director, Port Authority of New York |
| Stephen F. Browne, Ph.D. |
Strategic technological planning for local, state and federal emergency communications |
| Wallace P. Buran | Partner, KPMG, Strategic Planning, Supply Chain Transformation |
| Robert Cox, M.D. | Infectious disease, professional speaker on subject |
| Tony L. Corwin | Government relations, legislation, strategic planning |
| Stephen O. Cunnion, M.D., Ph.D, MPH | Infectious Disease and Environmental Investigation |
| Gary G. Daemer | Management and Technology Security Consultant |
| Paul DeSanctis CBCP | Business Continuity Consultant |
| Ralph Diner, Ph.D, M.S.C.P | Psychopharmacology |
| Donald A. Donahue, Jr., DHEd, MBA, FACHE | Healthcare Administration, Medical Readiness, Bioterrorism, Homeland Security |
| Gerard J. Ferri | Television/Marketing |
| Richard Fritz |
Global agricultural consultant specializing in meat and poultry |
| Joel Gelb | Technology Management and Consulting |
| Dodie Gill, M.Ed, MS, LPC, LSATP, CEAP | Designs and implements Employee Assistance Programs (EAP) Disaster Preparedness |
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Clinical Director of SCLEAP, Former Special Agent - United States Secret Service | |
| Dennis K. (Denny) Hamilton |
Global emergency management consultant - United Nations and other international organizations |
| John Theodore (Ted) Hansen | Financial Services, Critical Infrastructure Protection |
| Judi Nardella Hershman | Crisis and Reputation Management Consultant |
| R. Hutchins Hodgson, Jr. | International Marketing Executive, franchise expertise |
| Russel L. Honoré, LTG USA (Retired) | Building a Culture of Preparedness |
| Don A. Huggins | Special Agent (retired) of the United States Secret Service |
| Bill R. Kennedy | Healthcare consultant |
| B. Scott Kessler, Ph.D., P.E., ASNT Level | Engineering consultant - expertise in root cause failure analysis and design |
| Al Kirkpatrick CISM, CISSP | Chief Information Risk and Security Officer |
| C. Everett Koop, M.D., Sc.D. | 13th Surgeon General of the United States |
| Edward M. Levy | Security Expert |
| Pietro (Peter) D. Marghella, CEM, FACCP | Catastrophic Incident Response Planning - Medical and Public Health |
| Ron Martz | Media Relations Consultant, Pulitzer Prize nominee |
| Carolyn L. Mears, Ph.D | Advisor and lecturer on crisis preparedness and recovery in schools and communities |
| John Ninness | Corporate business and safety management consultant |
| Mahdi Obeidi, CPRE, Ph.D | Scientist; nanotechnology, nuclear terrorism |
| Jill Olen | Former City of San Diego Chief of Homeland Security/Public Safety |
| Thomas F. Parks, III | Training in leadership, generation Y, weapons, tactics and crisis management |
| John P. "Pat" Philbin, Ph.D, APR | Crisis Communications, Media Relations, Strategic Planning |
| Ann S. Pickren | Senior Business Continuity and Preparedness Advisor |
| Jonathan Richmond, Ph.D. | Biosafety-virology, laboratory and animal biosafety, laboratory design. |
| Jay N. Rosenblatt | Board of Directors, Canadian Centre for Emergency Preparedness |
| David Satcher, M.D., Ph.D | 16th Surgeon General of the United States |
| Robert B. Shapiro | Legal advisor, Insurance |
| Geary Sikich | Principal of global business strategies, continuity planning and enterprise assurance solution provider |
| Linda Spencer, MPH, Ph.D. | Director of Public Health Nursing Masters Program, Emory University |
| William Spernow, CISSP, CISM, CEH, PMP, CHSIII | Information Security Consultant |
| John St. Genis | Retired senior operating executive - Panasonic, NEC, Pioneer, Raytheon E-Systems |
| Steve Timmons, Ph.D | Crisis psychology, crisis communications, crisis response & management, reputational risk mitigation, and emergency medical planning |
| Paige Valdiserri, ME.d, LPC, NCC, BCETS | Behavioral Health, Risk Assessment, Policy and Procedures |
| Eugene J. Vasile | Education, retired Superintendent of Schools |
| Vincent Butch Wardlaw | Risk and Crisis Communications, Media, Leadership Training |
| Stanley Weinrich, Ph.D, MBA, CBCP, CPIM | Business Continuity, Supply Chain Resiliency Consultant |
| Michael W. Wewers | Former Special Agent with US Customs Service, Anti-Terriorism, CERT |







