Disaster Resistant California
The Premier West Coast Conference

Organizing Committee
Conference Chair Conference Co-Chair
Paul Jacks
Deputy Director
States OES, Disaster Assistance Division
Guna Selvaduray
Executive Director
Collaborative for Disaster Mitigation
State Agency Reps
Richard McCarthy
Executive Director
CA Seismic Safety Commission
Robert Anderson
Senior Engineering Geologist
CA Seismic Safety Commission
Ed Wilson
California Department of Conservation
 
Insurance Rep
Stan Devereux
Director, Public & Government Affairs
California Earthquake Authority
 
Utility Reps
Barbara McPhail
Executive Director
California Utilities Emergency Association
Angela Munson
California Utilities Emergency Association
Disaster Resistant Community Reps
Dan Lunsford
Emergency Services Manager
City of San Leandro
 
Arrietta Chakos
Chief of Staff,
City Manager's Office,
City of Berkeley
Carol Lopes
Disaster Resistant Berkeley Program Coordinator
City of Berkeley Fire Dept.
California Emergency Services Association Rep
Sandy Covall-Alves
Emergency Services Coordinator
Sonoma County, OES
 
Private, Non-Profit Rep
Ana-Marie Jones
CARD of Alameda County
 
Business Reps
Genevieve Pastor-Cohen
Dimensions Unlimited, Inc.
Miriam Snedaker
Simpler Life Emergency Provisions
Raelene Wong
Disaster Recovery Manager
Solectron
Shane Harper
Government Account Manager
Nextel
Bruce Chinich
Marketing Manager, Central Valley
Nextel
John Salamida
Sr. Manager, Education Vertical for Northern CA
Nextel
Nancy Mathews
Disaster Response Manager
Universal Studios and BICEPP
Kelly Shivertaker
Manager, Emergency Planning and Preparedness,
So Cal Edison

BICEPP President
Murat Karaca
Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory,Space Engineering Division
 
International Reps
Nobumasa Kawabata
Shizuoka Research Institute
Disaster Prevention and Information Centre
Ichiro Matsuo
CTI Engineering Co., Ltd.
Disaster Prevention Section
Joseph Yang
Director
Science Div/ TECO Ins.
 
OES Staff
Chris Adams
State OES, Disaster Assistance Division
Victoria LaMar-Haas
Emergency Services Coordinator
State OES, Disaster Assistance Division
Royce (Rocky) Saunders
Programs Branch Chief
State OES, Disaster Assistance Division
Judy Scarborough
Senior Accounting Officer
State OES, Accounting
Melinda Stehr
Technical Assistance Programs
State OES, Disaster Assistance Division
Cindy Shipley
OES Staff, Executive Office
Governor's Office of Emergency Services
Sheryl Tankersly
Public Information Officer
State OES, Information & Public Affairs
Ken Worman
Program Manager Hazard Mitigation Section
State OES, Disaster Assistance Division
OES Regional Reps
Carol Hopwood
Op Area, Sacramento OES
Mary Petite
Cost Recovery Administrator
City of Redlands
Steve Sellers
Southern Regional Administrator
Charlie Wynne
Inland/Coastal Regional Administrator
CDM Staff
Jessica Tran
Administrator
Collaborative for Disaster Mitigation
Patrick Yeoh
Webmaster
Collaborative for Disaster Mitigation