District of Columbia

Washington

Founder and owner

Griffin LLC

International Association of Emergency Managers (IAEM), National Association of SARA Title III Officialls U.S. Department of Transportation, Hazardous Materials Emergency Preparedness Working Group, Transportation Community Awareness and Emergency Respons

Pawsitive Interactions with Service Dogs During Response Operations

Exercise evaluation and development, After-Action Reporting, First Responder Cultural Competency Training

Trauma-informed Policing, Building Community Resilience, Inclusive and Accessible Resilience Practices

Cg Garrard is an accomplished consultant with nearly 20 years of experience in emergency management who also happens to have a disability. She has worked with all levels of government—federal, state, and local—as well as engaging local communities and private-sector partners in emergency planning and resilience efforts. Garrard excels at building relationships with stakeholders and engaging in productive discussion on inclusion, equity, diversity, and anti-racism in emergency management planning and operations. Garrard earned a master’s degree in hazards geography from the University of South Carolina, where she worked at the Hazards and Vulnerability Research Institute and conducted her thesis research on vulnerability, risk, and resilience to hazards. She has worked with the Federal Emergency Management Agency, U.S. Agency for International Development, U.S. Department of Transportation, Missouri State Emergency Management Agency, Georgia Emergency Management Agency, both state and local Georgia Public Health, universities, nonprofits, and private businesses. Garrard conducts business with the support of her service dog and “Chief Barketing Officer,” Wynona Earp.

Resilience, Preparedness, Inclusion Matters, & Emergency Management

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