Utah Emergency Management Association 2021 Annual Hybrid Conference
 
2021 Tentative Agenda
04/07/2021
7:30 am - 8:30 amRegistration and Breakfast
8:30 am - 8:45 amWelcome
8:45 am - 9:35 amKeynote Session - Utah’s COVID-19 Policy Process
Speaker: Rich Saunders, Executive Director, Utah Department of Health
Moderator: Justin Needles, Emergency Manager, Carbon County
9:40 am - 9:50 amIncoming Gavel Presentation
9:50 am - 10:00 amBreak
10:00 am - 10:50 amUHERT response to COVID-19
Speaker: Brett Cross, Director, Utah Department of Health, BEMSP
Moderator: Bob Toth, Team Rubicon Field Leadership, Team Rubicon
10:50 am - 10:55 amBreak
10:55 am - 11:45 amNMAS
Speaker: Chet Ellis, Emergency Management Operations Officer, Salt Lake County, Unified Fire
Moderator: Peter Quittner, Emergency Manager, Utah County Emergency Management
11:45 am - 1:00 pmLunch
12:15 pm - 1:00 pmBusiness Meeting
Moderator: Justin Needles, Emergency Manager, Carbon County
Moderator: Mike McComb, Emergency Manager, Park City Municipal Corporation
1:00 pm - 1:50 pmDeveloping a Community Animal Response Program
Speaker: Dr. Amanda Price, Assistant State Veterinarian, Utah Department of Agriculture and Food
Moderator: Lynsey Eddington, Emergency Manager, Pleasant Grove Police
1:50 pm - 1:55 pmBreak
1:55 pm - 2:45 pm3DR’s at One Time
Speaker: Clint Mecham, Emergency Manager, Salt Lake County, Unified Fire
Moderator: Jeffory Mulcahy, Planning Specialist, Salt Lake County Emergency Coordination Center
2:45 pm - 3:00 pmClosing Remarks
 
04/08/2021
7:30 am - 8:30 amRegistration and Breakfast
8:30 am - 8:45 amWelcome
8:45 am - 9:35 amThe Utah Strong Recovery Project
Speaker: Robert Snarr, State Adult Mental Health Programs Administrator, Utah Department of Human Services
Speaker: Rebecca Minnick, Program Manager, Huntsman Mental Health Institute
Moderator: Kathryn McMullin, Emergency Manager, Summit County
9:35 am - 9:40 amBreak
9:40 am - 10:30 amEMAC deployment and how it worked in 2020
Speaker: Jeremy Hales, Emergency Manager, Wasatch County
Moderator: Peter Quittner, Emergency Manager, Utah County Emergency Management
10:30 am - 10:35 amBreak
10:35 am - 11:25 amUtah pipeline – Advanced Pipeline Safety during disasters and incidents, pipeline security
Speaker: Seth Plazier, Supervisor Region Operations, Dominion Energy
Speaker: Cason Carroll, President, Utah Pipeline Association
Moderator: Mike McComb, Emergency Manager, Park City Municipal Corporation
11:25 am - 12:30 pmLunch
12:30 pm - 1:20 pmExtreme Collaboration: The Caregiver Exchange During COVID Between Utah and New York
Speaker: Marguerite Samms, AVP, Leadership Development, Intermountain Healthcare
Speaker: Tiffiny Lipscomb, VP, Human Resources, Intermountain Healthcare
Speaker: Andrew Roberts, Senior Director of Emergency Management for HR Operations, Northwell Health
Moderator: Steven Rossberg, Emergency Preparedness Coordinator, Intermountain Healthcare, St George Regional Hospital
1:20 pm - 1:25 pmBreak
1:25 pm - 1:45 pmAwards and Recognition
Moderator: Justin Needles, Emergency Manager, Carbon County
Moderator: Mike McComb, Emergency Manager, Park City Municipal Corporation
Moderator: Chris Lindquist, Emergency Manager, Santaquin City
1:45 pm - 1:50 pmBreak
1:50 pm - 2:40 pmCOVID-19 and Wildfires 2020 and 2021 Type 1 IC eastern great Basin
Speaker: Tony Demasters, National Incident Commander, Great Basin Geographical Area
Moderator: Justin Needles, Emergency Manager, Carbon County
2:40 pm - 3:00 pmClosing Remarks