2024 Whole Community Training Summit

Please join us on November 4th for the 2024 Whole Community Training Summit hosted by the City of Chicago's Office of Emergency Management and Communications (OEMC). This event is the third of a multi-year plan to provide whole community engagement and training for 2022 (Focus: Preparedness), 2023 (Focus: Response), and 2024 (Focus: Recovery). Our objectives are to continue engagement with stakeholders, provide essential training, share best practices, provide a forum for networking, and gain a better understanding of the changing needs of the various sectors. This summit will feature a vendor exhibit area and provide food and beverages to all attendees.

Location: DePaul University, Lincoln Park Student Center,

2250 North Sheffield Ave., Chicago IL 60614

Agenda

7:45am - REGISTRATION

8:15am - WELCOME AND OPENING SPEAKER

• Daiko Abe, CFM, Director of Operations, Integrated Solutions Consulting
• TBD, City of Chicago’s Office of Emergency Management and Communications

8:35am - ICEBREAKER

8:45am - GENERAL SESSION

Pediatric Disabilities and Response/Recovery Considerations

• Dr. Erica Popovsky, Associate Medical Director, Emergency Preparedness Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago and Assistant Professor of Pediatrics Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
• Dr. Naik, Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Department of Pediatrics, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine and Associate EMS Medical Director, Division of Emergency Medicine, Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago

10:15am - MENTAL HEALTH/TRAUMA RECOVERY BREAKOUT SESSION

Critical Incident Stress Management

• Dr. Kammie Juzwin, IMERT, Bartlett Police Department

Healing from Trauma

• TBD

Workplace Wellness – Trauma Recovery

• Kristen Lundeen, DuPage County Health Department

An Overview of Considerations for People with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities

• Mariel Hamer-Sinclair, Illinois Council on Developmental Disabilities

Emotional and Spiritual Care During Recovery

• Pastor Donovan Price, Chicago Street Pastor, Solutions and Resources Agency

11:30am - RESPONSE AND RECOVERY PLANNING BREAKOUT SESSION

Shelters and Evacuation Planning

• Joy Medrano, Regional Manager, External Relations, Illinois Region, American Red Cross

Pitfalls to Improper Planning for Recovery

• Jennifer Gist, Senior Associate, Operation Support – Communication, Team Rubicon
• Chris Spurgin, Associate, IL/IN Operations, Team Rubicon

Family Reunification and Multi-Agency Resource Centers

• TBD, American Red Cross
• Jason Loeb, Training and Exercise Coordinator, Cook County Emergency Management and Regional Security
• Latesha Tubbs, Planning & Preparedness Manager, Cook County Emergency Management and Regional Security

Resources Available at City/State/Federal Level

• Ted Berger, Director, Cook County Emergency Management and Regional Security
• Tom Sivac, Regional Administrator, FEMA Region 5

Long-Term Recovery Teams to Address Community Needs

• Jacqueline Reed, Chair, Westside Long Term Recovery Group and Pastor of Every Block a Village church
• TBD, FEMA Voluntary Agency Liaison staff

12:30pm - LUNCH

1:30pm - RESILIENCE BREAKOUT SESSION

Recovery Issues in Rural Communities

• Chelsea Bowen, Preparedness and Recovery Manager, Will County Emergency Management Agency

Chicago - Recovering after Summer '23 Flooding

• Khalil Mohammed, Senior Emergency Management Coordinator, City of Chicago’s Office of Emergency Management and Communications
• Chris Dodd, Manager, Recovery Division - Planning & Training Unit, IEMA

Community Takeaways & Role of Community Members during Recovery

• Princess Shaw, Light Up Lawndale
• Matt Raymond, Volunteer Services Coordinator, IEMA

FEMA’s Role in Supporting the Access and Functional Needs Population

• Rodney Garrott, Regional Disability Integration Specialist, FEMA Region 5

Stop the Bleed Class

• Matt Ladniak, City of Chicago’s Office of Emergency Management and Communications
• Kaila Lariviere, City of Chicago’s Office of Emergency Management and Communications

2:45pm - GENERAL SESSION

New Arrivals/Migrant Response and Recovery

• Kaila Lariviere, City of Chicago’s Office of Emergency Management and Communications

3:45pm - CLOSING

Refunds of the ticket price minus Eventbrite fees are available up to 7 days prior to the event . The cut-off date is Oct 28th. On and after Oct. 29th, no refunds are allowed.

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

DePaul University - Lincoln Park Student Center, 2250 North Sheffield Avenue, Chicago, United States