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At SummitET®, we pride ourselves on the extensive and expansive range of the expertise of our team, many of whom are highly regarded subject-matter experts (SMEs) in their respective fields, each possessing decades of specialized education and established practice.

JOHN DUDA

CHAIRMAN & CEO

ABOUT JOHN

John is the Chief Executive Officer and a founding partner of SummitET. He has led and supported multiple exercise and training programs. John has co-authored a research study involving defense-based sensor technology and is certified as a Senior Professional in Human Resources and as a Business Continuity Professional.

Prior to forming SummitET, John has served organizations such as the US Department of Energy/National Nuclear Security Administration, Publix Super Markets, and the Jacksonville Port Authority (JAXPORT). John is also a member of the Advisory Board for the University of North Florida’s School for International Business.

JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY
M.A. Government, 2020

UNIVERSITY OF NORTH FLORIDA
B.A. International Business; Business Management; Spanish

Certifications, Specialized Training, & Licensure
  • Certified Business Continuity Professional (CBCP)

  • Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR)

Activities & Affiliations
  • Advisory Council for the University of North Florida’s School for International Business

  • Big Brother Association of America, Mentor

  • Advisory Board member for TAG Alliances 

CHUCK STEVENS-MARRONE

CHIEF OPERATIONS OFFICER

ABOUT CHUCK

Chuck, a former Naval Aviator, is a founding partner of SummitET and the Chief Operations Officer. He also serves as a Program Manager. Chuck has designed, coordinated, and facilitated over 100 large scale, interagency tabletop exercises both domestically and internationally; including developing a training program to teach foreign governments how to develop and facilitate their own tabletop exercise programs.

Chuck managed the Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) counterterrorism tabletop exercise program for the U.S. Department of Energy, National Nuclear Security Administration, jointly sponsored by the FBI. He has completed the Homeland Security Exercise Evaluation Program (HSEEP) training course.

AMERICAN MILITARY UNIVERSITY
M.A. Emergency and Disaster Management, 2007

UNITED STATES MERCHANT MARINE ACADEMY
B.A. Marine Transportation, 1998

TODD CANNAN

CHIEF PROGRAMS OFFICER 

ABOUT TODD

Todd is the Chief Programs Officer, a founding partner of SummitET, and also serves as a senior exercise planner.
A former Naval aviator, he has extensive experience in emergency response, crisis communications, planning, and training.

As a Naval Aviator, he made multiple deployments in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM – several of which involved the direct support of U.S. and Coalition special operations forces – and participated in Hurricane Katrina search and rescue operations. Todd was assigned to the Joint Operations Center at Headquarters, United States Special Operations Command, in Tampa, Florida. He planned and conducted security and emergency management exercises for all levels of government and private industry, both domestically and internationally.

UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO
M.S. Emergency Management, 2012

UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI
B.S. Communications, 1997; B.A. English, 1997

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STEVE SUGARMAN

V.P. OF OPERATIONS & CORPORATE HEALTH PHYSICIST 

ABOUT STEVE

Steve is a certified health physicist (CHP) and brings more than 30 years of applied health physics experience to SummitET. His primary interest is the integration of health physics into the overall response to radiological incidents. In addition to his vice president responsibilities, his role includes serving as the corporate radiological subject matter expert and providing health physics input/oversight for SummitET projects. Steve supports the outreach agenda via educational course delivery, exercise development/facilitation, invited lectures, and conference/meeting attendance. Having served as a lecturer for many organizations including the International Atomic Energy Agency, the World Health Organization, the U.S. Department of Energy, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Health Physics Society, and the National Radiological Emergency Preparedness Conference, Steve has contributed to numerous publications and guidance documents on various health physics topics and has significant real-world experience in responding to radiological events, both domestically and internationally.

UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE
M.S. Safety Education and Service, 1997

TUSCULUM UNIVERSITY
B.S. Organizational Management, 1992

Certifications, Specialized Training, & Licensure
  • Certified Health Physicist (CHP), 2008
  • Certified Hazard Control Manager (CHCM), 2000
  • National Registry of Radiation Protection Technologists (NRRPT), 2002 (inactive)
Activities & Affiliations
  • Served as clinical adjunct faculty member at the Lincoln Memorial University Debusk College of Osteopathic Medicine

  • American Academy of Health Physics

  • Health Physics Society

  • Contributor to various international and domestic radiation-based guidance documents

  • Multiple peer-reviewed publications related to dose assessment, emergency response, and radiation protection

  • Peer Reviewer – Health Physics, The Radiation Safety Journal

  • Previous Health Physics Project Manager at the Radiation Emergency Assistance Center/Training Site (REAC/TS)

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SCOTT J. GLICK

V.P. & GENERAL COUNSEL 

ABOUT SCOTT

Scott Glick is the General Counsel of SummitET. He also provides clients with multidisciplinary, multiagency operational preparedness and response planning solutions to the threats and hazards of greatest concern.

Scott brings more than four decades of experience in prosecution, critical incident response, intelligence, national policy, and national-level exercises to SummitET. He previously served as the Director of Preparedness and Response and Senior Counsel at the Department of Justice (DOJ) in the National Security Division, where he led DOJ’s national preparedness policy and planning efforts. During that time, he represented DOJ at interagency policy committee (IPC) and sub-IPC meetings chaired by the President’s National Security Staff that focused on counterterrorism, weapons of mass destruction, and other threats and hazards. He also served as Deputy Counsel in DOJ’s Office of Intelligence Policy and Review, where he advised the Attorney General and DOJ’s other top officials on the legal and policy issues that arose during national security intelligence-related investigations and prosecutions, and supervised litigation in the federal courts relating to the use and protection of classified information obtained pursuant to sophisticated intelligence techniques. Scott’s litigation experience also includes prosecuting international terrorism cases for DOJ and prosecuting organized crime cases as an Assistant District Attorney in New York.

During the course of his career, Scott has collaborated with numerous federal departments and agencies, including the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Department of Energy, the Department of Homeland Security, the Federal Emergency Management Agency, the Department of State, the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, the National Counterterrorism Center, and agencies in the U.S. Intelligence Community and numerous parts of the Department of Defense. Scott’s experience enables him to provide clients with strategic services that ensures the cohesive and seamless integration of crisis management, consequence management, and intelligence response operations across all levels of government.

Scott has taught at the law school and graduate school levels, has published numerous articles, including on preparatory consequence management, weapons of mass destruction, foreign intelligence surveillance and cybersecurity, and he has received numerous awards from the Department of Justice and the Director of National Intelligence.

HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW
J.D. 1981

UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND
B.A. Government and Politics, 1978

Certifications and Awards

Certifications

  • Admitted to practice law in Washington, D.C. and New York
  • Association of Corporate Counsel: In-House Certified Counsel
  • Completed FEMA’s Homeland Security Exercise and Evaluation Program (HSEEP) training
  • Completed the Public Health Foundation’s Law and Epidemic Emergency Preparedness (LEEP) Training and its Public Health Emergency Law (PHEL) Training
  • Completed DHS’ Chemical-Terrorism Vulnerability Information (CVI) Authorized User Training

Awards

U.S. Department of Justice
  • Attorney General’s John Marshall Award
  • Assistant Attorney General’s National Security Mission Award
  • Assistant Attorney General’s Special Initiative Award
  • Assistant Attorney General’s Award for Exellence
  • Special Commendation for Support to the Civil Division
Director of National Intelligence
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PAMELA PIERSANTI

V.P. OF PROGRAMS & STRATEGY 

ABOUT PAMELA

Pamela is highly skilled at strategic operational planning for threat reduction and the response to serious national security threats and incidents. She specializes in leading the development of integrated, comprehensive, multi-disciplined, and multi-jurisdictional response planning, threat and vulnerability assessment, information sharing, and integrated response training and exercises, providing 360 preparedness solutions to build capability and capacity to detect, respond to, and neutralize imminent threats and attacks to save lives. Pamela is a former Supervisory Special Agent and Manager of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). While serving the FBI for over 27 years, her key accomplishments included significant contributions to the current U.S. strategy for the response to terrorism and leading a synchronization and planning effort to integrate the government domestic terrorism response. Prior to her joining the FBI, Pamela served an Assistant Special Agent in Charge of the Naval Criminal Investigative Service and as a Special Agent of the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives.           

INDIANA UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA
M.A. Criminology – Law Enforcement Leadership in WMD
Capstone: Integrated Response Planning

UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAVEN
B.S. Forensic Science

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MARK BASNIGHT

VICE PRESIDENT OF COMMUNICATIONS AND MARKETING 

ABOUT MARK

As Vice President of Communications and Marketing, Mark is responsible for developing and implementing the long-term communication & marketing vision for Summit Exercises and Training. His responsibilities include planning, development and implementation of all SummitET internal and external communications plans and marketing strategies. Additionally, Mark directs the efforts of the communications and marketing staff and coordinates support at the strategic and tactical levels with operations and programs.

Mark is a John Maxwell Team certified speaker, trainer, coach, and a graduate of the Charlotte Leadership Forum. He is a member of the National Association of Government Communicators, and a U.S. Army Veteran. Mark is a founding member and a past Chair for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Virtual Social Media Working Group. He served as a Lead Public Information Officer during the 2012 Democratic National Convention and had a significant role in planning, coordinating and implementing the Joint Information Center for Charlotte-Mecklenburg. Mark is an alumnus of the inaugural FEMA 389 Masters Public Information Officer Program and a former adjunct instructor for the Emergency Management Institute (Emmitsburg, MD). He has been a keynote speaker, trainer, and panelist for numerous conferences including the National Association of Government Communicators (NAGC) Communication School, National Information Officers Association (NIOA) Conference, National Emergency Manager Association (NEMA) Conference, National Radiological Emergency Preparedness (NREP) Conference, Government Social Media Conference, Urban Areas Security Initiative (UASI) Conference, and Great Lakes Homeland Security Conference. Mark has also been a speaker and trainer internationally for the governments of Seoul, Korea, Abu Dhabi, UAE, and Taipei, Taiwan.

Certifications, Specialized Training, & Licensure
  • Certified Speaker and Trainer – John Maxwell Team

  • Hazardous Materials Technician (retired)

  • Fire Officer I (retired)

  • Fire Instructor I (retired)

  • FEMA Incident Command System (ICS) 100, 200, 300, 400

  • FEMA National Incident Management System (NIMS) 700, 702, 800

  • FEMA Master Public Information Officer Program

  • Certificate of Training for Chaplaincy | International Fellowship of Chaplains Inc. (Concentration on trauma, grief & loss, critical incident stress management, critical incident stress debriefing, confidentiality, and ethics)

Activities & Affiliations
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RON CRANE

DIRECTOR OF PROGRAMS QA & PROGRAM MANAGER FOR ISOTOPE CROSSROAD 

ABOUT RON

Ron is a certified firefighter, hazardous materials technician and chemist, communications unit leader, structural collapse technician and interoperable communications SME with over 20 years of experience in the emergency preparedness/management and response fields. He served for over ten years as a healthcare and public sector emergency manager and is certified in numerous technical areas by DHS, FEMA, DOT, and the US Army.

As a Program Manager for Isotope Crossroads, he provides training to law enforcement, emergency responders, and government officials at the local, state and Federal level to increase awareness of security issues involving radiological material during transport in multiple locations across the nation. Additionally, he was selected to provide training to foreign governments on developing and improving national radiological response plans and procedures.

ARKANSAS TECH UNIVERSITY
B.S. Emergency Management (in progress)

BOWDOIN COLLEGE
B.A. History and Government

Certifications, Specialized Training, & Licensure
  • Hazardous Materials Technician
  • Firefighter I & II
  • Structural Collapse Technician
  • Communications Unit Leader
  • Incident Management Team certified
Activities & Affiliations
    • Board Member – Arkansas Fire Boat School Committee
    • Hazardous Materials Technician – Pulaski County Hazardous Materials Response Team

    • Structural Collapse Technician – Arkansas Task Force 1 (AR TF-1)- Urban Search & Rescue (USAR) Team

    • Liaison Officer & Communications Unit Leader (COML) – Razorback Taskforce 1 – Marine Rescue Taskforce

    • Chairman – Cammack Village, AR Urban Service District

    • City Recorder – Cammack Village, AR.

    • Member – Joplin Volunteer Fire Department

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HOLLY HARDIN

PROGRAM MANAGER 

ABOUT HOLLY

As the Strategic Communications Program Manager at SummitET Holly manages, develops, and delivers public affairs, risk and crisis communication and emergency public information training, exercise support, and technical assistance. Holly also manages strategic communications research analysis, in addition to developing publications related to the enhancement of advanced communications systems for public safety and health.

Prior to joining SummitET, Holly served as an Emergency Management Communications Analyst at Argonne National Laboratory and co-established the Public Affairs Science and Technology Fusion Cell, as well as the National Public Affairs Academy. At Argonne, Holly was responsible for assisting government agencies, non-governmental organizations, and private sector groups with plans, protocols, procedures, training, and exercises relating to internal and external affairs. Prior to Argonne, Holly worked for the Department of Justice in counterterrorism programs and was a first responder in the Department of Energy Oak Ridge Reservation Joint Information Center where she also managed a cadre of technical experts and provided risk and crisis communication and digital/social media expertise to Federal, state, and local government agencies, in addition to the commercial nuclear industry.

UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE
M.S. in Educational Psychology – Adult Education, 2008
B.S. in Forensic Anthropology, 2005

Activities & Affiliations
  • International Atomic Energy Agency Subject Matter-Expert

  • Member of the American Nuclear Society

  • Member of the Nuclear Energy Institute Joint Information System Task Force (emeritus)

  • Department of Homeland Security Social Media Working Group for Emergency Services and Disaster Management and Science and Technology First Responders Group

  • Co-Chair of the Department of Energy Emergency Management Issues Special Interest Group’s Emergency Public Information Subcommittee

  • Homeland Defense and Security Information Analysis Center Author

  • EPA Nuclear/Radiological Communications Working Group

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HOLLY VAUGHN

SENIOR EXERCISE PLANNER

ABOUT HOLLY

Since 2009, Holly has planned, created, and facilitated more than 35 tabletop exercises involving WMD terrorist scenarios for US and foreign civilian and military agencies. She has managed the NNSA CT exercise program and development team for three years. Retiring with the rank of Captain, Holly served over 25 years providing direct operational support to military forces worldwide as a career intelligence officer in the US Navy. Her career included directing an intelligence training school for military and civilian intelligence professionals.

EISENHOWER SCHOOL FOR NATIONAL SECURITY AND RESOURCE STRATEGY
M.S. National Resource Strategy

ROYAL MILITARY COLLEGE OF CANADA
M.S. War Studies

COLLEGE OF IDAHO
B.S. Zoology

Certifications, Specialized Training, & Licensure
  • Certificate in Terrorism Studies, University of St. Andrews, Scotland

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JIM DOUGAL

SUBJECT MATTER EXPERT 

ABOUT JIM

Jim currently serves as a Law Enforcement and Tactics Subject Matter Specialist for SummitET. He specializes in critical events involving terrorism, Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) and active shooter preparedness and response. Jim Dougal is a retired U.S. Army Reserve Officer, former Savannah Police Officer, and retired Supervisory Special Agent with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). With over 30 years of experience, Jim provides vast knowledge regarding WMD, active shooter, personnel security, human intelligence (HUMINT), and tactical operations. During his career, Jim gained over 20 years of law enforcement field experience, including 8 years as the Jacksonville FBI Senior SWAT Team Leader and 5 years as an Operator on the FBI Hostage Rescue Team.

PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY
Master of Professional Studies, Homeland Security, 2014

EMBRY RIDDLE AERONAUTICAL UNIVERSITY
B.S., Aeronautical Science, 1986

Certifications, Specialized Training, & Licensure
  • Licensed State of Florida Firearms Instructor

  • Licensed State of Florida Private Investigator

Activities & Affiliations
  • FBI Adjunct Instructor in WMD and personnel security

  • FBI Tactical Instructor

  • FBI Sniper School Instructor

  • FBI Firearms Instructor

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KAREN DUDA

SENIOR ACCOUNTANT 

ABOUT KAREN

Karen Duda has over 15 years of experience in accounting. Before coming to SummitET, she worked as an assistant director at the University of Central Florida and an auditor for Ernst & Young.

UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA
B.S., Accounting, Summa Cum Laude

DONALD C. HEATH

SUBJECT MATTER EXPERT 

ABOUT DONALD

Don Heath is a Tactical Law Enforcement Subject Matter Specialist. He specializes in Critical Infrastructure Threat Assessment, Flight Medicine, Helicopter Search and Rescue, Tactical Combat Casualty Care, Wilderness Medicine (w/ emphasis on Prolonged Field Care), and Wilderness Search and Rescue. Don is a Master Deputy Sheriff with the Lake County Sheriff’s Office assigned to the Emergency Management Bureau, specifically Homeland Security as the Critical Infrastructure Threat Assessor, Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) as the Tactical Medical (TACMED) Coordinator; Aviation as a Tactical Flight Operator (TFO); and Training Bureau as a Criminal Justice General Instructor, and Criminal Justice High Liability Instructor.

FLORIDA GULF COAST UNIVERSITY
B.S., Criminal Justice

Certifications, Specialized Training, & Licensure
  • National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians (NREMT) Paramedic

  • State of Florida Criminal Justice General Instructor

  • International Board for Specialty Certifications Tactical Paramedic (TP-C

  • Combat Casualty Care Course Coordinator/Affiliate Faculty

  • National Association for Search and Rescue (NASAR) Search and Rescue Technician II (SARTECH II) and Lead Instructor/Evaluator

  • State of Florida Criminal Justice General Instructor

  • State of Florida Criminal Justice and High Liability Instructor

  • State of Florida Law Enforcement Office

  • State of Florida Paramedic

Activities & Affiliations
  • National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians (NREMT) Paramedic

  • State of Florida Criminal Justice General Instructor

  • International Board for Specialty Certifications Tactical Paramedic (TP-C

  • Combat Casualty Care Course Coordinator/Affiliate Faculty

  • National Association for Search and Rescue (NASAR) Search and Rescue Technician II (SARTECH II) and Lead Instructor/Evaluator

  • State of Florida Criminal Justice General Instructor

  • State of Florida Criminal Justice and High Liability Instructor

  • State of Florida Law Enforcement Office

  • State of Florida Paramedic

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CHRISTINE MOORE

EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT / RESEARCH ANALYST 

ABOUT CHRISTINE

Christine serves as a Research Analyst and Executive Assistant for Summit. She has 3 years of experience in U.S. Government and 4 years of experience as an administrative/executive assistant. Through her studies she has pursued research in security, structure, and current challenges of the United States government and European Union. For Summit, Christine completes research, video and document editing, various administrative tasks, logistics, and communications support. 

TEXAS CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY
B.S., Political Science, 2015

Certifications, Specialized Training, & Licensure
  • Microsoft Office Specialist: Word, Excel, and PowerPoint

  • Completed HSEEP training

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CHRIS NORRIS

PLANNER / COORDINATOR OF PROGRAM VISUAL CONTENT 

ABOUT CHRIS

Chris has extensive experience supporting U.S. Government clients in various consulting capacities, such as data analysis, research, and exercise design and facilitation. As senior exercise planner with the Silent Thunder Program, Chris provides site specific, tailored training to law enforcement, emergency responders, and government officials at the local, state and Federal levels. He develops counterterrorism and counterproliferation capacity building exercises to various foreign governments and militaries.

ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY
B.A., Political Science, 2002

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NEIL PLATT

BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT SPECIALIST / PROJECT MANAGER 

ABOUT NEIL

Neil serves in a Business Development role for SummitET. He brings a customer-service focused background to team SummitET. A career in the fitness and hospitality industries have provided a solid foundation on which his client-centered approach to business development is built. Developing opportunities for team SummitET’s experts to utilize their skills while cultivating personal relationships with current and future clients is his priority. In addition to his business development responsibilities, his role at SummitET includes research and proposal writing assistance.

OHIO UNIVERSITY
B.S., Exercise Physiology, 2013

Certifications, Specialized Training, & Licensure

Project Manager Professional (PMP)

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MIKE AMMONS

DIRECTOR OF BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT 

ABOUT MIKE

Mike is a dynamic senior professional with expertise in supporting multiple national and corporate initiatives during his 30 years of service in the U.S. Army and as a defense contractor. During his 21 years of military service, he amassed a broad spectrum of Middle East work experience facilitating international partnership development in counter-terrorism, humanitarian demining, counter-proliferation, and border security. Mike has more than nine years of corporate experience serving in senior management positions supporting DoD contracts. His expertise includes program management, strategic planning, proposal writing, and leadership. Before coming to SummitET, he was a Program Director in Blackbird Technologies, a Raytheon company since 2015.  

UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS
M.A., Middle Eastern Studies, 2000

UNIVERSITY OF NORTH GEORGIA
B.S., Physics (Distinguished Military Graduate), 1988

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MART STEWART-SMITH

PROGRAM MANAGER 

ABOUT MART

Mart has extensive experience in counterterrorism and counter-WMD policy, four of which he spent conducting international, multilateral exercises and workshops for the Department of State. His primary interest are policy and organizational traits the enable effective operations in complex, emergency environments. With SummitET, Mart supports domestic and international exercises for local authorities responding to radiological incidents Mart’s international work provided capacity building opportunities for mid- to senior-level policy makers and decision makers from over 60 countries. He has served a speaker and facilitator at multiple international conferences, including the International Atomic Energy Agency and other multilateral fora.

GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY
M.A., Security Studies, 2014

PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY
B.A., Political Science, 2012

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JESSE SMITH

COUNTER-TERRORISM EXERCISE PLANNER

ABOUT JESSE

Jesse has supported U.S. Government clients at the Departments of Defense, State, and Energy in conducting international counterproliferation training and implementing national counter-WMD terrorism policy.  He has focused on improving coordination among stakeholders in order to prevent, investigate, and respond to chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear terrorism incidents in regions around the globe.  As an exercise planner with SummitET, Jesse supports exercises for local, state, and federal authorities responding to radiological incidents.

UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH
M.A., Security and Intelligence Studies, 2015

VIRGINIA TECH
B.A., International Studies, 2013

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RON EDMOND

CRISIS COMMUNICATION SUBJECT MATTER EXPERT 

ABOUT RON

Ron brings more than 30 years’ experience as a crisis communication subject matter expert to SummitET.  He assists domestic and international agencies with integrating risk communication best practices into their public-facing communications. His emergency preparedness experience extends into topics such as school safety and preparedness, active shooter, communicable and occupational diseases, transportation of radioactive waste, chemical weapons and manmade and natural disasters.

Ron designed and taught DOD’s the first-ever crisis communication program; served on CDC’s inaugural Crisis Emergency Risk Communication training team; taught crisis communication at Lee University; and facilitated numerous workshops for CDC-RSB and Conference of Radiation Control Program Directors (CRCPD). He has been a guest lecturer at NREP, Institute for Nuclear Security-University of Tennessee, World Nuclear University, National Stakeholders Transportation Forum, DOE’s Emergency Management Issues Special Interest Group, and the American Nuclear Society.

Ron has contributed to numerous publications; served as a Controller/Evaluator for full-scale exercises, drills, and tabletops; worked as a Joint Information Center (JIC) Facility Manager and Spokesperson Advisor; designed and conducted JIC-specific functional training across the DOE complex; served as a communication first responder during the Colorado-Waldo Canyon Wildfires; and worked for the Utah Public Safety Command during the 2002 Winter Olympics.

LINCOLN MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY
EdD, Executive Leadership, 2011

LINCOLN MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY
Educational Leadership, 2004

VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY
MEd, Human Resource Development, 1989

EAST TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY
BS, Mass Communication/Speech, 1974

Certifications, Specialized Training, & Licensure
  • Conceptual Leadership: Aligning Leadership Practices with Strategic Plan

  • Organizational Problem Solving: Meeting New Challenges as Member of Management

  • Leadership Development Program

  • American Management Association: Principles of Professional Selling

Activities & Affiliations
  • Serves as adjunct faculty member for the Radiation Emergency Assistance Center/Training Site (REAC/TS)

  • Multiple publications and presentations related to crisis/risk communication

  • Former Acting Technical Director, ORAU, National Security Program-Emergency Management Laboratory

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