Janice Leonardo Rogala

President & Founder

Summary

Professional Comprehensive Emergency Management Director, consultant, and program manager. Experienced in all phases of disaster and emergency management. Twenty-eight years experience managing Federal, State and Local Emergency/Disaster Programs.

Qualifications

·          Natural and Technological Disaster Planning

·          FEMA Program Compliance

·          FAA Plan Compliance

·          Hazardous Materials Incident Response

·          Incident Command System Implementation including SEMS, Military & Nat’l Fire Service

·          Hazard Analysis and Mitigation

·          Critical Incident Stress Training and Debriefings

·          Disaster Grants

·          Emergency Operations Center Design

·          Emergency Operations Management

·          Disaster Resource Management

·          Proposal Development

·          Emergency Plan Development

·          Disaster Financial Recovery

·          Airport Incident Planning

·          Response Training and Exercise Development

·          Media Management

·          Public Information Programs

·          EIS/GEM Implementation

·          Nuclear Chemical and Biological/SARA Title III components

Work History

President & Founder

Dimensions Unlimited, Inc.

Consulting in comprehensive emergency management programs for the public sector, private non-profit organizations, airports and the private sector. Development and implementation of a viable comprehensive disaster management consulting practice specializing in strategic planning and financial recovery for effected governments and businesses. Proposal and contract development, developing and implementing marketing strategies, client projects and staff management. SEMS Trainer and Planner.

Senior Project Manager and Hazard Mitigation Grant Manager

Consulting Specialists

All aspects of emergency program management providing consulting services to government, private enterprise, private non-profit organizations, businesses and individuals in preparation for and recovery from major disasters and extraordinary emergency incidents. Proposal development, marketing, staff management, program paper development, legislative input, financial recovery, appeals grants management, and technical program assistance.

Special Assistant to the Public Assistance Manager

State of California, Governor's Office of Emergency Services

Budget preparation training, program management and assisted eligible political subdivisions in their financial and physical damage recovery from major disasters. Developed staffing patterns, duty statements, management procedures and implemented a computerized damage survey report (DSR) tracking system.

Director

Whatcom County, Washington, Office of Emergency Services

Formed and directed a multi-jurisdictional emergency services organization including an EOC (emergency operations center) and a 9-1-1 communications center. Negotiated contracts to provide on-scene hazardous materials incident command response for 19 rural fire districts. Provided direction for air/ground search and rescue communications support for first

responders to the eruption of Mount St. Helens and responded to 12 local Presidential disaster declarations. Directed and coordinated response to hundreds of extraordinary emergency incidents within the jurisdiction. Directed planning, exercising, training, response preparation, post-disaster and fiscal recovery and disaster management services for representative jurisdictions.

Senior Research Associate

Washington State Research Council

Specialized in project research and implementation of privatization programs for public organizations and agencies in competitive environments. Developed reports and decision papers.

Field Director

Federal Disaster Field Team

Served in over 80 disaster-affected communities in 12 Presidentially-declared disasters including the Teton Dam and Mount St. Helens disasters.