Northwest Tribal Emergency Management Council: Building Systems Through Partnerships

Description

This online, interactive session will provide an introduction to the Northwest Tribal Emergency Management Council (NWTEMC), emphasizing the need and importance of emergency management in tribal nations. The presenters will highlight the partnerships that they have developed with tribes, states, and other entities, the Web site that they maintain for the purpose of sharing information, and the recent planning, response and recovery activities of the tribes as they pertain to the past several disaster declarations in the State of Washington.

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Presenters

Lynda Harvey started her career in 1989 when she graduated from St. Cloud State University with a degree in biology and a minor in chemistry. She interned with the US Environmental Protection Agency and worked for the US Department of Commerce for three years. After moving to Seattle in 1991, Lynda pursued a career in business and ran two of her own companies. In 1998 Lynda began working at the Tulalip Health Clinic as the administrator of the health services program and oversaw clinic operations for the following five years. Currently, Lynda works for the Tulalip Police Department, writes grants for the program, and oversees several large projects for the Tulalip Tribes, including NWTEMC and Homeland Security. Lynda is currently the chairperson for the Region I Homeland Security Tribal Committee and continues to work closely with federal, state and local agencies for the further promotion of emergency management in tribal nations. Her proudest accomplishment to date is her marriage to Tulalip Tribal Police Sergeant John Harvey, raising their ten children and fourteen grandchildren.

Fuzzy Fletcher began volunteering for the Snoqualmie Police Department in 1991 while working full time as a toolmaker. In 1996 he was elected to the city council for the city of Snoqualmie, and in 1998 he was elected as mayor. During his time as mayor he became interested in emergency management, as the city of Snoqualmie is flood-prone. He began working toward building an emergency management department in the city. As his planning expertise grew, he began working with other jurisdictions in the region to increase preparedness. During his time as mayor he began to work with the Snoqualmie Indian Tribe in building a government to government relationship, and upon retiring from politics in 2005 he went to work for the Snoqualmie Tribe as a full time risk and emergency manager, as well as the tribal safety officer. In August he will celebrate 35 years of marriage to my wife, Cathy. He has two daughters and six grandchildren, ranging in age from eight months to sixteen years.

Lee Shipman is a Shoalwater Bay Elder who was born on the reservation sixty-two years ago. She lived in the house where she was born for nine years, then moved to Indiana for forty-five years. She moved back to the reservation permanently eight years ago and is her tribe’s emergency management director. She has been working in emergency management for her tribe for three years. She loves being involved in this profession. Prior to this she was the billing manager for her tribe’s medical center for five years. Her last ten years in Indiana were spent working in a hospital emergency room and admitting offices. She has three children and five grandsons, ranging in age from seven to twenty-four years old.

Glenn Coil was born and grew up in Boston, where he received his BS in sociology from Northeastern University. While at Northeastern, Glenn interned in the Boston City Council and in the Irish Dail (Parliament). After graduation in 2001, Glenn moved to Seattle to attend the University of Washington, where in 2004 he received his Masters degree in urban planning with a focus in environmental planning. While at UW, Glenn worked as a research assistant in the Institute for Hazards Mitigation and Planning. During this time there, Glenn began working with Lynda Harvey at the Tulalip Tribes drafting their hazard mitigation plan and other emergency management documents. Currently Glenn works as the emergency management planner for the Tulalip Tribes and also coordinates the homeland security planning and the development of the Web site for the NWTEMC.

Learner Objectives

By the end of this session participants will be able to:

• Describe emergency management programs and activities in tribal nations in Washington

• Discuss tribal sovereignty and the importance of partnering with tribal nations in the realms of emergency management and public health
• List several ways to become involved with NWTEMC

Target Audience

This session would be appropriate for the following audiences:

• Local, state and tribal public health practitioners
• Public health nurses
• Local, state and tribal emergency management staff
• Tribal law enforcement staff
• Tribal elected officials

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