Hear from experienced Youth Exchange Rotarians how to handle the unexpected when it occurs, including natural disasters, political changes, and abuses. Do you have a crisis plan in place? Facilitators: Melody St. John, Becky Fontaine, Haru Thompson, and Lindsay Griswold

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CRISIS
MANAGEMENT
ARE YOU READY?

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Crisis Management
ARE YOU READY?

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SCANEX Multi-District Chair
Southern California,
Arizona, Utah and Hawaii
DGN, District 5280
Los Angeles, California
rotaryyesscanex@gmail.com
Facilitator: Melody St. John

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Panelists:
Lindsay Griswold
Senior Specialist,
Youth Exchange & Youth
Protection
Rotary International
Lindsay.Griswold@rotary.org
Becky Fontaine
YE Chair, D5020
Vancouver Island, BC,
Canada
and Southwest WA, USA
bfontaine@wamail.net
Haru Thompson
YE Chair, D4100
Baja & Baja Sur CA,
Sonora and North of
Sinaloa, Mexico
haruthompson@gmail.com
SPEAKING FROM EXPERIENCE

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● Deadly disasters happen in almost all continents
● Two kinds
● Act before hand
● Act afterward
Natural Disasters
WHEN THE UNEXPECTED HAPPENS

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Natural Disasters
EMERGENCY PLANNING & EMERGENCY MANAGMENT

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Natural Disasters
EMERGENCY PLANNING & EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
Permanent emergency plan
Aftermath
Rotary continuity plan
Recovery and
reconstruction
planning
Disaster
Monitoring,
prediction
& warning
Strategic, tactical
& operational
planning

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● Be clear about whom is primary point of contact
● Be prepared for natural, healthy tension between authorities
● Be willing to review all of your practices/procedures/trainings
and look for areas for improvement
Abuse
WHEN THE LINES ARE CROSSED

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● Intake incident reports: review key issues and next steps
● Facilitate partner district/club communications and insurance
● Connect with Rotary InternationaI Media Relations staff
● Provide copy of Media Crisis Handbook
Rotary International
WE ARE HERE TO SUPPORT YOU

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● Your insurance provider
● A media relations indiviual or firm
● Safe and Well: https://safeandwell.communityos.org/zf/safesearch/search
OTHER RESOURCES
PLACES YOU CAN TURN TO FOR INFORMATION/HELP

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QUESTION
& ANSWERS