September 23, 2019 – ST, PETERSBURG, FL.  Summit Exercises and Training® (SummitET®), a preparedness solutions company®, announces the appointment of Pamela Piersanti as Vice President of Programs and Strategy.  

Pamela’s appointment will provide SummitET’s private sector and governmental customers with the highest level of focus to help them build and improve capabilities necessary to prevent, protect against, mitigate the effects of, respond to, and recover from all-hazard threats. In her new role, Pamela will oversee SummitET programs, delivering cutting edge tailored preparedness solutions.

“Our programs and strategic focus are at the heart of everything we do at SummitET and provide our customers immense value,” says John Duda, Chief Executive Officer. “The appointment of Pamela to this new role demonstrates our commitment to our customers to meet and exceed our customer’s expectations and

continue operating our programs at the highest level. Pamela’s diverse expertise in law enforcement and managing national preparedness programs across critical infrastructure and threats involving Weapons of Mass Destruction make her the ideal person to lead our programs.” 

With twenty-seven years of experience, Pamela recently retired from the FBI as a Supervisory Special Agent and Manager for the FBI’s Weapons of Mass Destruction Directorate. Her key accomplishments included significant contributions to Presidential counterterrorism national policy and leading the development of the National Prevention Framework and Federal Interagency Operational Plan that describes what the whole community – from community members to senior leaders in government – should do upon credible, specific, and imminent terrorist threats or ongoing attacks against the United States. Before joining the FBI, Pamela served as 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.  She also has an M.A. degree in Criminology with Leadership in WMD, and a B.S. degree in Forensic Science.  

“I am eager to take on this new role and lead an amazing team of preparedness experts,” commented Pamela. “One of our greatest strengths is the experience and expertise of our employees comprised of former members of U.S. departments and agencies, and state and local governments responsible for reducing risk, building preparedness capability, and affording an effective threat response. We pride ourselves on our proactive approaches to build a system of preparedness that is designed to mitigate threats we face today and those we will undoubtedly face tomorrow.”

About SummitET
Summit Exercises and Training® is a U.S. based, veteran-owned preparedness solutions company that provides proven full spectrum solutions to threats facing the U.S. and international governmental and non-governmental organizations, as well as private entities through industry-leading experts and impeccable customer service. Our diverse and highly trained team support our corporate and governmental partners in developing solutions that address issues of critical infrastructure, radiological and emergency preparedness, cybersecurity, workplace safety and active shooter programs, counterterrorism, and other disaster-related training.

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August 28 2019 – ST, PETERSBURG, FL.  Summit Exercises and Training (SummitET), announces the promotion of East Tennessee native and Knoxville resident Steve Sugarman to Vice President of Operations. In his new role, Steve will be responsible for SummitET’s internal departments including Human Resources, Business Development, Accounting, and Marketing. Steve also holds the position of SummitET’s Corporate Health Physicist where he provides radiological subject-matter expertise to meet corporate and client needs.

“Steve came to SummitET with a great deal of respect in his field. Since joining our organization, he immersed himself in our culture and our operations. He is passionate about our mission and our team members’ well-being” says John Duda, Chief Executive Officer. “This critical position demonstrates our continued commitment to outstanding employee development and providing impeccable customer service.”

Steve, a certified health physicist (CHP), holds an M.S. in Safety Education and Service from the University of Tennessee and a B.S. in Organizational Management from Tusculum University. Steve has served as a lecturer for 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, the National Radiological Emergency Preparedness Conference, and many others. Before joining SummitET, Steve was the Health Physics Project Manager at the Radiation Emergency Assistance Center/Training Site (REAC/TS).

“I’m looking forward to helping guide SummitET’s operations and supporting the company’s continued growth” comments Steve. “I joined SummitET because of its commitment to emergency preparedness and unique approach to doing things. I’m eager to help promote continued team member development and work/life balance  while supporting health physics needs across the emergency response community.”

As a recognized subject matter expert in his field, Steve has contributed to multiple domestic and international guidance documents as well as numerous publications on health physics topics. Read his most recent blog on ‘Communicating Technical Information to a Non-Technical Audience’ here.

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