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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

Andrew M. Gruler, LISW-CP, CATSM, BCETS 

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

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