WVNPA Webinar: How To Fly the COOP and Regroup

Do you know what to do when a disaster or emergency impacts your organization? Impacts your services or place of operations? Learn how to plan for all types of emergencies to keep your organization up and running and serving the community. Did you know that 25% of organizations do not reopen following a major disaster? Learn how and what to plan for to be functionally and financially resilient.

Continuity of operations (COOP) is a Federal initiative, required by Presidential directive, to ensure that agencies are able to continue performance of essential functions under a broad range of circumstances. COOP should be a part of every agency’s fundamental mission. Today’s changing threat environment has increased the need for continuity capabilities and plans at all levels of government, the private sector, faith-based, non-profit and community based organizations.

This presentation will explain the scope of continuity of operations and the benefits of continuity planning, with an emphasis toward non-profit and voluntary organizations.

About the Presenters:

Jerry Beckett, Cabell County’s Office of Emergency Management Planner
His duties include Training and Exercise coordination, NIMS compliance, Emergency Operations and Continuity planning, public preparedness training, CERT coordination, Chairman of the Cabell/Wayne LEPC, facilitator for the Cabell/Wayne Homeland Security Group, Emergency Operations Center Manager, and other duties as assigned.  He is also a RESA III Instructor and a WV University Adjunct Instructor.  Prior to his appointment as Cabell County Emergency Planner, he served as the Regional Coordinator for Homeland Security Region VI, WV Department of Military Affairs and Public Safety.  He is a graduate of Marshall University and holds numerous certifications in Emergency Management.

Greg Fuller, Homeland Security Region 6 Area Liaison
Greg has over 35 years of safety and emergency services experience. He is presently engaged as an Area Liaison for the West Virginia Division of Homeland Security & Emergency Management. Greg completed a pilot program engagement as an emergency disaster response planner for the West Virginia Military Authority in 2011.
Fuller honorably completed his tenure with the City of Huntington retiring as Fire Chief and Director of Emergency Services in 2009. He is cross-trained in law enforcement, emergency medical services, hazardous materials and holds certification as an emergency management specialist.  Fuller completed a master degree in safety management at Marshall University in Huntington. He holds undergraduate degrees in fire science technology and occupational firefighting

Clara Mullins, Vice-President, Operations Program Director, Business Continuity Administrator and Community Reinvestment Officer for City National Bank. 
Clara has been with City for nearly 20 years in various management capacities. Clara has been in the financial industry since 1977, having started out as Assistant Manager at Beneficial Finance Company in Clarksburg, WV.  She is the founding Chairman and current Co-Chairman of the WV Banker’s Association Disaster Preparedness Task Force, serves as a Board Member with Volunteer WV, and as a council member of the WV Citizens Corp.  She is also a member of InfraGard, a citizen’s division of the FBI and the WV Fusion Center.

For those registering online, we apply an 8.5% convenience fee to cover the processing cost of providing this service to you. We still accept standard registrations by check to do so please download the form and send in payment for this event in advance.

Continuing Education Credits:

WVU School of Social Work Continuing Education Certificate in Nonprofit Management – 2 Hours Core Area – Service Provision: Category 1 Program Development

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