CYBER SECURITY ATTACK- FBI AND JOHNSON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL:

SPEAKER: MICHAEL ALFORD AND RICK KESTER

BIOGRAPHY: MICHAEL ALFORD BIOGRAPHY: MICHAEL ALFORD HAS BEEN A SPECIAL AGENT WITH THE FBI IN INDIANAPOLIS FOR NEARLY 15 YEARS. HE HAS A MASTER OF SCIENCE IN DIGITAL FORENSICS FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA, AND HAS OVER 20 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE IN COMPUTER SECURITY AND COMPUTER FORENSICS.  MICHAEL IS A MEMBER OF THE FBI’S ELITE CYBER ACTION TEAM, KNOWN AS CAT, A GROUP WHICH BRINGS IN-DEPTH CYBER INTRUSION EXPERTISE AND SPECIALIZED INVESTIGATIVE SKILLS TO FBI INITIATIVES, INVESTIGATIONS, AND EMERGENCIES DEEMED CRITICAL AND SIGNIFICANT

RICK KESTER BIOGRAPHY: RICK JOINED JOHNSON MEMORIAL HEALTH IN 2011 AS DIRECTOR OF ANCILLARY SERVICE. HE PREVIOUSLY SERVED AS VICE PRESIDENT OF CLINICAL SERVICES AT RUSH MEMORIAL HOSPITAL IN RUSHVILLE, INDIANA. AN OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST BY TRAINING, HE SERVED IN CLINCAL ROLE WORKING IN PEDIATRICS AND STARTED HIS CAREER IN THE BURN UNIT AT WIHARD/ESKENAZI HOSPITAL IN INDIANAPOLIS

HE HOLDS A BACHELOR OF ARTS DEGREE IN PSYCHOLOGY FROM INDIANA UNIVERSITY AND MASTERS’S DEGREE IN OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY FROM UNIVERSITY OF INIANAPOLIS. HE ALSO EARNED A MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION IN HEALTHCARE MANAGEMENT FROM WESTERN GOVERNORS’ UNIVERSITY. HE SERVES ON THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR THE BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB OF FRANKLIN INDIANA AND IS JMH THE LIAISOM FOR CAMP ATTERBURY IN EDINBURG. RICK GREW UPON THE SOUTH SIDE OF INDIANAPOLIS BUT MOVED TO A FAMILY FARM IN FAYETTE COUNTY WHERE HE LIVES WITH HIS WIFE AND FOUR CHILDREN AND MANY ANIMALS.

BURNOUT PREVENTION AND RECOVERY:

SPEAKER: TERRI AND ROBERT BOGUE

INDIANA’S 9-8-8 IMPLEMENTATION:

SPEAKER: KARA BIRO

BIOGRAPHY: KARA BIRO IS THE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CRISIS CARE FOR INDIANA DIVION OF MENTAL HEALTH AND ADDICTION. KARA RECEIVED HER BACHELOR OF ARTS IN PSYCHOLOGY FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA WILMININGTON AND HAS 12 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE IN DIRECT SERVICES FOR MENTAL AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CARE INCLUDING TWO YEARS OF EXPEREINCE WORKING IN A PSYCH RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT FACILITY FOR ADOLESCENTS ASSISTING WITH THE CRISIS RESPONSE. SHE IS CERTIFIED FACILITATOR IN MIND BODY MEDICINE AND A MEMBER OF INDIANAPOLIS MIND-BODY MEDICINE LEADERSHIP GROUP.

STOP THE BLEED:

SPEAKER: JAMES GRINDER

BIOGRAPHY: JIM GINDER IS THE HEALTH EDUCATION SPECIALIST AT HAMILTON COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT IN NOBLESVILLE, INDIANA. IN HIS MORE THAN 26YEARS OF PUBLIC HEALTH EDUCATION SERVICE, JIM HAS LOGGED HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF HOURS TEACHING HEALTH EDUCATION COURSES FOR GROUPS RANGING FROM PRESCHOOL SCHOOL STUDENTS TO SENIOR CITIZENS. JIM HOLDS A BACHELOR OF SCIENCE DEGREE IN PUBLIC HEALTH EDUCATION FROM INDIANA UNIVERSITY AND A MASTER OF SCIENCE IN ADULT EDUCATION FROM INDIANA UNIVERSITYPURDUE UNIVERSITY INDIANAPOLIS. JIM IS A NATIONAL CERTIFIED HEALTH EDUCATION SPECIALIST AND HOLDS NUMEROUS INSTRUCTOR CERTIFICATIONS IN EMERGENCY MEDICINE AND HEALTH EDUCATION. HE IS A NATIONAL REGISTERED EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIAN, AN EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIAN INSTRUCTOR AND A NATIONAL CERTIFIED EMS EDUCATOR. JIM IS ALSO A CERTIFIED PSYCHOLOGICAL AUTOPSY INVESTIGATOR. JIM DEVELOPED THE NARCAN PROGRAM FOR THE LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS IN HAMILTON COUNTY. JIM HAS DEVELOPED MULTIPLE PROGRAMS OVER HIS 26 YEARS AT THE HAMILTON COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT.

THE NIGHT THE LIGHTS WENT OUT: TEXAS:

SPEAKER: MICHAEL LAMBERT

BIOGRAPHY: SEASONED PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYING ACQUIRED SKILLSIN EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT COUPLED WITH COMPLEMENTING SKILLS HONED OVER YEARS OF EXPERIENCE IN STRATEGIC, CRISIS AND FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT AND CONSULTING. COMBINATION OF SKILLS, TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE GAINED IN A WIDE-RANGING PORTFOLIO OF ORGANIZATIONS AND INDUSTRIES PROVIDE A UNIQUE PERSPECTIVE ON CRITICAL ISSUES AND AVAILABLE RESOLUTIONS. PROVEN RECORD OF SUCCESS OPERATING IN BOTH HIGHLY STRUCTURED AND UNSTRUCTURED ENVIRONMENTS.MICAHEL AS HELD THE TITLE OF PLANNER-EMERGENCY PREPARDNESS/HOMELAND SECUITY PROGRAM, SENIOR HOMELAND SECURITY PLANNER, SENIOR PROJECT COORDINATIOR, AND CURRENTLY IS THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER AND ACTING-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR.

PEDIATRIC EMERGENCY MEDICINE: HOW ARE WE DOING?:

SPEAKER: DR. ROXANNA LEFORT

BIOGRAPHY: DR. LEFORT IS A PEDIATRIC EMERGENCY MEDICINE PHYSICIAN AT RILEY HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN. SHE IS ALSO THE IU DISASTER MEDICINE FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM DIRECTOR AND THE DISTRICT 5 HEALTHCARE COALITION CLINICAL ADVISOR. SHE IS HEAVILY INVOLVED IN DISASTER PREPAREDNESS ACTIVITIES AT THE HOSPITAL, DISTRICT, AND STATE LEVELS AND IS PASSIONATE ABOUT IMPROVING DISASTER PREPAREDNESS IN THE COMMUNITY, SPECIFICALLY WITH REGARDS TO MASS CASUALTY PLANNING AT THE HOSPITAL LEVEL AND WITH REGARDS TO PEDIATRIC PATIENTS.

IDOH PRESPECTIVE:

SPEAKER: LINDSAY WEAVER

BIOGRAPHY: DR. LINDSAY WEAVER JOINED ISDH AS CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER ON FEBRUARY 3, 2020. SHE BRINGS TO THE ROLE A PASSION FOR BOTH EMERGENCY MEDICINE AND END-OF-LIFE CARE.
DR. WEAVER IS AN ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF CLINICAL EMERGENCY MEDICINE AT THE INDIANA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PRACTICES EMERGENCY MEDICINE AT METHODIST HOSPITAL IN INDIANAPOLIS. SHE IS BOARD CERTIFIED IN BOTH EMERGENCY MEDICINE AND HOSPICE AND PALLIATIVE CARE MEDICINE.
SHE EARNED HER UNDERGRADUATE DEGREE IN BIOLOGY AT THE UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY AND GRADUATED FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE. SHE RECEIVED RESIDENCY TRAINING IN EMERGENCY MEDICINE AND FELLOWSHIP TRAINING IN HOSPICE AND PALLIATIVE MEDICINE AT INDIANA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE, AND SHE COMPLETED A FELLOWSHIP IN ETHICS AT THE CHARLES WARREN FAIRBANKS CENTER FOR MEDICAL ETHICS AT INDIANA UNIVERSITY HEALTH.
SHE HAS SERVED AS QUALITY DIRECTOR FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF EMERGENCY MEDICINE AND PHYSICIAN LEAD FOR THE SYSTEM SEPSIS STEERING COMMITTEE AT IU HEALTH. SHE ALSO SERVED AS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR THE INDIANA PATIENT PREFERENCE COALITION AND AS PRESIDENT OF THE INDIANA CHAPTER OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF EMERGENCY MEDICINE PHYSICIANS.
DR. WEAVER AND HER HUSBAND HAVE FIVE DAUGHTERS.

INCIDENT ACTION PLANNING:

SPEAKER: STACY VOVLIVA

BIOGRAPHY: FROM TORNADOS TO FLOODS, STACY HAS MANAGED RESPONSE TO NUMEROUS NATURAL DISASTERS, COORDINATING SEARCH AND RESCUE, DAMAGE ASSESSMENT, VOLUNTEER MANAGEMENT AND RECOVERY PLANNING. IN HIS CURRENT ROLE AS REGIONAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICER (REMO) FOR MEDXCEL, STACY MANAGES EMERGENCY PLANNING AND RESPONSE FOR 28 HOSPITALS AND MORE THAN 200 OFF-SITE FACILITIES IN INDIANA AND JOINS A NATIONAL TEAM OF REMOS ACROSS THE US TO COORDINATE RESPONSES ACROSS ASCENSION HEALTH.
A LEAN SIX SIGMA YELLOW BELT INSTRUCTOR, STACY IS A FREQUENT INDUSTRY SPEAKER AND TRAINER IN VARIOUS EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT DISCIPLINES INCLUDING HOSPITAL EVACUATIONS, ACTIVE SHOOTER SCENARIOS, INCIDENT COMMAND SYSTEMS, ACTIVE ASSAILANT, SMART TRIAGE, BDLS, ADLS, HAZARDOUS MATERIALS RESPONSE, AND MORE. STACY ALSO WORKS WITH FAITH-BASED ORGANIZATIONS TO TRAIN MEMBERS, COMMUNITY LEADERS AND EMERGENCY RESPONDERS FOR DISASTER RESPONSE.
A FORMER PARAMEDIC AND EMS CHIEF, STACY EARNED AN ASSOCIATE DEGREE IN PARAMEDIC SCIENCE AT VINCENNES UNIVERSITY, A BACHELOR’S DEGREE IN HEALTHCARE ADMINISTRATION AT THE COLUMBIA SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY, WHERE HE’S NOW PURSUING A MASTER’S IN BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION. HIS INDUSTRY CERTIFICATIONS INCLUDE NATIONAL REGISTRY PARAMEDIC, CHEC, CHEP 5, CHSP AND MANY MORE FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT CREDENTIALS.
STACY HAS BEEN APPOINTED TO THE JOINT COMMISSION EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS STANDARDS REVIEW PANEL AND SPEAKS AROUND THE COUNTRY ON TOPICS SUCH AS EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS, PLANNING, LOGISTICS, AND DECON OPERATIONS IN THE HEALTHCARE SETTING.

REGULATORY COMPLIANCE FOR NON-ACUTE CARE FACILITIES:

SPEAKER: THOMAS HUSER

BIOGRAPHY:
• OVER 36 YEARS HEALTHCARE REGULATORY COMPLIANCE EXPERIENCE
• OVER 36 YEARS EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT EXPERIENCE
• 37 YEARS FIRE/EMS/HAZARDOUS MATERIALS AND WASTES EXPERIENCE
• 14 YEARS LAW ENFORCEMENT EXPERIENCE
• ASSOCIATE DEGREE IN APPLIED FIRE SCIENCE
• BACHELOR’S DEGREE IN BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
• MASTER’S DEGREE IN SAFETY MANAGEMENT

ENOUGH BORING EXERCISES: CREATING AND USING GAMES TO ENGAGE YOUR AGENCY AND PARTNERS:

SPEAKER: CHAD JENKINS

BIOGRAPHY: CHAD JENKINS IS AN EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT CONTRACT PROFESSIONAL AND SERVES AS THE INDIANA DISTRICT 5 HEALTH CARE COALITION’S LOGISTICS, TRAINING AND EXERCISE MANAGER. IN ADDITION TO EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, CHAD HAS A WEALTH OF EXPERIENCE IN RETAIL LOGISTICS, LOSS PREVENTION, THREAT ANALYSIS, GAME THEORY AND DESIGN, TRANSPORTATION AND PHYSICAL SECURITY, AND STRATEGIC PLANNING. HE IS AN ACCOMPLISHED SPEAKER, INSTRUCTOR AND FACILITATOR OF PREPAREDNESS, INTELLIGENCE, HOMELAND SECURITY AND LEADERSHIP TOPICS. CHAD RETIRED FROM THE UNITED STATES AIR FORCE RESERVE AS A CHIEF MASTER SERGEANT AFTER 23 YEARS OF SERVICE AND HAS WORKED FOR OVER 15 YEARS IN PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AT THE LOCAL, DISTRICT AND STATE LEVEL. CHAD IS THE PROPRIETOR OF BLACK SWAN PREPAREDNESS WHICH IN ADDITION TO A FULL SPECTRUM OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT FUNCTIONS ALSO OFFERS A UNIQUE APPROACH TO PREPAREDNESS FOR INDIVIDUALS, FAMILIES, AND GROUPS.

ACTIVE SHOOTER:

SPEAKER: SERGEANT SCOTT PASS

BIOGRAPHY: SERGEANT SCOTT PASS GRADUATED FROM BALL STATE UNIVERSITY IN 1996 WITH A BACHELOR’S DEGREE IN IN CRIMINAL JUSTICE. HE STARTED IN PUBLIC SAFETY AS A VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTER AND EMT IN 1997 WHILE WORKING FULL-TIME IN THE MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY IN LOUSIVILLE KENTUCKY. IN 2001, HE TOOK A FULL-TIME JOB AS AN EMT WITH JEFFERSON COUNTY EMS. IN 2002 SCOTT MOVED TO INDIANAPOLIS POLICE DEPARTMENT AS A CIVILIAN EMPLOYEE. IN 2005, HE WAS HIRED AS A POLICE OFFICERS FOR THE INDIANAPOLIS PUBLIC SCOOLS POLICE AND ATTENDED THE INDIANA LAW ENFORCEMENT ACADEMY. HE ALSO SERVED AS A RESERVE DEPUTY FOR HAMILTON COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE.
SERGEANT SCOTT PASS JOINED THE HAMILTON COUNTY SHERRIFS OFFICE FULL TIME IN 2006. IN 2010, HE WAS PROMOTED TO SEREAGENT AND SERVED AS A SUPERVISOR IN THE PATROL DIVISIOM UNTIL 2019 WHEN HE WAS ASSIGNED TO THE POSITION OF TRAINING COORDINATOR. DURING HIS TIME AT THE SHERRIFF’S OFFICE, HE HAS SERVED AS A STATE CERTIFIED FIREARRMS INSTRUCTOR, TASER INSTRUCTOR AND CRASH INVETIGATOR. SGT. PASS IS ALSO AN ALICE INSTRUCTOR, CHILD PASSENGER SAFETY TECHNICIAN AND STILL HOLDS A CERTIFICATION AS AN EMT.