PQMD Pillar Talk - Long-term Strategies to Support Disaster Recovery: Multi-Sector Perspectives

Each disaster is unique, and each requires unique responses. While there is a structured system of managing disasters that includes the four central tenets of mitigation, prevention, response, and recovery, each stage of response is dependent on many factors including but not limited to severity, length, infrastructure, need, and the next disaster.

All disasters and phases of disaster management also hinge on the availability of resources. While the onset of a disaster can result in an influx of compassion and financial generosity from donors and individuals, often media attention fades and donors’ hearts and wallets are diverted as subsequent disasters strike. This can leave recovering communities with dwindling resources that affect their ability to build back, and more importantly, to build back better. How do we ensure that impactful resources are still available to communities that are facing the aftermath of a disaster for years or even decades?

Join us for PQMD’s Pillar Talk on Long-term Strategies to Support Disaster Recovery: Multi-Sector Perspectives to learn from government, corporate, and non-profit disaster management experts as they reflect on the individual and collective resources that can have a meaningful impact for affected communities.

Confirmed Panelists:

• Kimberlin Keller, Global Community Impact (GCI), Johnson & Johnson; Treasurer, PQMD
• Anna M. Taylor, M.A., PMP, Operational Readiness Branch Chief, FEMA
• Betsy Warfield, Interim Vice President Emergency Programs, Americares
• Kavita Sood-Isaacs, Senior Manager, Global Community Relations, Baxter International, Inc.; Chair, Disaster Response & Humanitarian Relief, PQMD (Moderator)