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Advisory Board

University of Washington advisory boards design and continually review and update programs to meet the evolving demands of specific fields. The following UW faculty, industry experts and community leaders have guided the development of this certificate program:

Hilda Blanco, Director, MSPCI Program; Chair, Dept. of Urban Design and Planning, University of Washington

Trisha Dvorak, Associate Director, Academic Programs, UW Educational Outreach

Gigi Berardi, Professor; Environmental Studies, Chair; Institute for Global and Community Resilience, Interim Director, Western Washington University

B. Wayne Blanchard, Higher Education Project Manager, NETC/EMI, Federal Emergency Managegment Agency (FEMA); FEMA liaison to the SPCI program

Gail Dreckman, Emergency Management Coordinator, Bonneville Power Administration

Wendy Freitag, Special Assistant to the Director - Corporate Relations, Washington State Military Department, Emergency Management Division

Robin Friedman, Director of Security and Emergency Management, Seattle Public Utilities

Bryant Harrison, National Preparedness Division, Region 10, FEMA; FEMA liaison to the SPCI program

Rod Hilden, Chief Security Officer, Port of Seattle

Eric Holdeman, Principal, ICF International

Larry Jecha, M.D., M.P.H., Health Officer, Benton/Franklin Health District

Gregory Kipp, Partner, The Royer Group

Tom Locke, M.D., Health Officer, Clallam and Jefferson Counties, Washington

U.S. Army Brigadier General Jeff W. Mathis III, Director, Joint Staff; Commander, Joint Task Force, Washington State

Charlie McNerney, General Manager, MSN Security, Microsoft

Matt Morrison, Executive Director, Pacific Northwest Economic Region

Jim Mullen, Director, State Emergency Management, Washington Military Department Emergency Management Division

Kip Napier, MBA, MSPCI, Program Manager (Retired), Science Applications International Corporation

Mark Oberle, M.D., M.P.H., Associate Dean for Public Health Practice, School of Public Health and Community Medicine, University of Washington

Michael Quinn, Strategic Advisor, Seattle Police Department

David Szatmary, Vice Provost, UW Educational Outreach, University of Washington

Robert Zimmerman, Senior Manager, Security Technical Operations, The Boeing Company