Experts Discuss the Importance of Relationship Building in Disaster Responses | Panel | New York

A panel from a LSC Disaster Task Force event marking the release of its report on Tuesday, November 12, at 9:30 a.m. at the New York City Emergency Management Department. The report offers recommendations on how legal services providers can collaborate with outside partners to help vulnerable communities prepare for, respond to, and recover from disasters.

In this panel, experts from the legal services and emergency management communities take part in a panel discussion on the importance of relationship-building in disaster response. The panelists include Joe Bruno, Former Commissioner, NYC Emergency Management; Greg Forrester, President & CEO, National Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster; Colonel Brian Hastings, Director, Alabama Emergency Management Agency; Leslie Powell-Boudreaux, Executive Director, Legal Services of North Florida; Pamela Roychaudhury, Managing Attorney, Legal Aid of Western Missouri; and Mark Sloan, Coordinator, Homeland Security & Emergency Management, Harris County, Texas. The discussion is moderated by LSC’s Vice President for Grants Management Lynn Jennings.

Experts Discuss the Importance of Relationship Building in Disaster Responses | Panel
A panel from a LSC Disaster Task Force event marking the release of its report on Tuesday, November 12, at 9:30 a.m. at the New York City Emergency Management Department. The report offers recommendations on how legal services providers can collaborate with outside partners to help vulnerable communities prepare for, respond to, and recover from disasters.

In this panel, experts from the legal services and emergency management communities take part in a panel discussion on the importance of relationship-building in disaster response. The panelists include Joe Bruno, Former Commissioner, NYC Emergency Management; Greg Forrester, President & CEO, National Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster; Colonel Brian Hastings, Director, Alabama Emergency Management Agency; Leslie Powell-Boudreaux, Executive Director, Legal Services of North Florida; Pamela Roychaudhury, Managing Attorney, Legal Aid of Western Missouri; and Mark Sloan, Coordinator, Homeland Security & Emergency Management, Harris County, Texas. The discussion is moderated by LSC’s Vice President for Grants Management Lynn Jennings.