About this Event
Topic: Overview: Emergency Management
Presenter: Christopher Godley
About the Talk:
Supporting and Improving Operational Resilience in Emergency Management
Up to 0.1 Continuing Education Units (CEUs) will be offered for this presentation.
Box lunches will be provided, including chips and a beverage.
Objectives
Attendees will be able to, utilize the knowledge to be better prepared for
emergencies, review current plan and improve where needed.
About the Presenter
Christopher Godley is the Director of Emergency Management at Stanford University, overseeing emergency preparedness, business continuity, response, and recovery programs. With more than 20 years of emergency management experience in the San Francisco Bay Area, he has held leadership roles in over three dozen local, state, and federal disaster responses.
Previously, Chris established Sonoma County’s Department of Emergency Management following the devastating 2017 wildfires and led a multinational consulting firm’s Cyber Incident Consequence Management team. His expertise includes emergency management, climate change adaptation, and disaster response and recovery.
Chris holds a master’s degree in Emergency Services Administration from California State University, Long Beach, and is a 20-year veteran of the U.S. Army Reserve and California National Guard, where he served as a Major and led a NATO disaster response coordination mission in Ukraine.
Event venue & nearby stays
Valley Water Headquarters Boardroom, 5700 Almaden Expressway, San Jose, United States
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