2. A"er
earning
my
Doctorate
from
Columbia
University
in
1978,
I
began
a
35-‐
year
career
in
public
service
that
has
included
roles
at
organizaEons
such
as
the
Fire
Department
of
the
City
of
New
York
(FDNY)
and
the
911
FUND.
As
President
of
the
911
FUND
today,
I
draw
inspiraEon
from
the
bravery
and
sacrifice
of
the
firefighters
and
other
emergency
personnel
who
served
during
and
a"er
the
September
11
terrorist
aQacks.
In
addiEon
to
my
work
with
the
911
FUND,
I
also
contribute
to
the
emergency
management
profession
through
my
membership
in
the
InternaEonal
AssociaEon
of
Emergency
Managers
(IAEM).
As
an
internaEonal
non-‐profit
organizaEon,
IAEM
provides
valuable
resources
to
me
in
my
efforts
to
assist
first
responders
in
countries
all
over
the
world,
including
ArgenEna,
Colombia,
Ecuador,
El
Salvador,
HaiE,
Panama,
Paraguay,
and
elsewhere.
3. As
the
former
ExecuEve
Director
and
Chief
Learning
Officer
of
FDNY,
where
I
was
responsible
for
all
training
and
educaEon
for
the
Department's
17,000
personnel,
I
strongly
support
IAEM's
mission
to
educate
the
public
in
the
Principles
of
Emergency
Management.
Developed
in
associaEon
with
the
Federal
Emergency
Management
Agency
(FEMA),
these
principles
consist
of
eight
consensus
definiEons
agreed
upon
by
expert
pracEEoners
and
academics
in
the
field.
Adopted
by
some
of
the
foremost
emergency
management
agencies
in
the
world,
including
FEMA,
Safety
Centre
Europe,
Singapore
Civil
Defense
Force,
and
the
Emergency
Management
Academy
of
New
Zealand,
the
eight
principles
are
intended
to
guide
emergency
management
in
the
event
of
natural
disasters,
acts
of
terrorism,
or
other
disasters.
AddiEonally,
IAEM
aims
to
promote
the
development
of
the
emergency
management
profession
through
the
IAEM
Scholarship
Program
and
the
CerEfied
Emergency
Manager
Scholarship
Program.
4. To
learn
more
about
IAEM
and
access
emergency
management
resources,
please
visit
iaem.com.
