California

Los Angeles

Global Crisis Manager

The Walt Disney Company

Women in Homeland Security - Southern California (WHS SoCal); International Association of Emergency Managers (IAEM)

Emergency Management Careers: Public vs. Private
- Description of the different career paths available in public and private sector emergency management (and the differences to expect)
- Call for greater private-private and private-public partnerships

CERTifying Higher Ed
- How to launch and maintain a robust CERT program at your educational institution to create a preparedness culture among students and staff

Other panel topic(s):
- CERT programs as force multipliers in organizations

Storytelling During a Global Pandemic
- Talk about the importance of impactful storytelling in our messaging to employees, clients and/or the community we serve
- Describe how to source engaging subjects
- Share the experiences and lessons I've learned speaking with frontline workers and helpers across the US and internationally as part of my podcast "Covid-19 Heroes"

Emergency Management Trainings & Exercises
- What makes a good training or exercise?
- How to build a strong exercise and training program for your organization
- How to create engaging content and reach varied audiences

Incident Command System (ICS) Training
- Certified trainer for ICS 300 & 400

Emergency Operations Center (EOC) Training
- Certified trainer for all EOC trainings through the California Specialized Training Institute (CSTI)

On the Rise: Next Generation Emergency Managers
- Motivational talk to show how emergency managers can quickly acquire skills and expertise irrespective of age or years of work experience
- Inspire young audiences to be confident, know who and how to ask for help, and seek out valuable experiences to help them grow in their role

Popularizing the Field of Emergency Management
- Show why it is important for the emergency management profession to be more vocal about what we do (hint: it increases emergency managers' access to resources (e.g., funding and staff), increases diversity in our field, and encourages young people to follow in our footsteps)
- Describe how we can best reach new audiences, whether it's leadership or the general public

Lorraine Schneider is a Certified Emergency Manager (CEM) who has developed, facilitated and implemented rigorous training and exercise programs serving The Walt Disney Company, the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), as well as local jurisdictions and nonprofits.

In 2020, she launched the Emergency Management Growth Initiative (EMGI) in an effort to make the emergency management profession more visible and accessible. Ms. Schneider served as an inaugural board member of Women in Homeland Security – Southern California and was the producer and host of the COVID-19 Heroes podcast.

She is currently pursuing an Executive MSc in International Strategy and Diplomacy at the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) and has previously received a Certificate degree in Emergency Management & Homeland Security from UCLA Extension, as well as a BA in North American Studies from the Freie Universität Berlin. In 2014, Ms. Schneider left her European roots behind to move to Los Angeles, where she currently resides with her wife.

- Emergency Manager with experience working for a Fortune 100 company and the number one public university in the U.S.
- Founder & Executive Director, Emergency Management Growth Initiative
- Podcast host, COVID-19 Heroes
- Deployment to Texas for Hurricane Harvey

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Flexible: Full refund up to 3 day prior to event, except fees (travel and service)