Erik Angle, RN, MICN, MEP, NHDP
Emergency Preparedness Coordinator
Sutter Roseville
Eric Angle has over 30 years of experience in Emergency Medical Services. For the past 24 years, he has worked as a Registered Nurse in the Emergency Department, with the last 18 years focused on Emergency Management. He currently serves as an Emergency Preparedness Coordinator at Sutter Roseville Medical Center. Previously, he held roles as the EMS, Trauma, and Emergency Management Coordinator for Rideout Health. Additionally, Eric has served as an instructor at FEMA’s Center for Domestic Preparedness, the nation’s premier facility for emergency management training.

Tony Barker
Emergency Program Manager
U.S. Dept. of Veterans Affairs, Retired
Tony Barker has been engaged with health care emergency management since 2005, serving the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs in various capacities supporting comprehensive emergency management programs to include individual hospitals, regional health care systems, and national readiness assurance programs. He has extensive experience in hospital incident management and response.

Tricia Blocher 
Deputy Director 
Center for Preparedness and Response 
Tricia Blocher is the deputy director of the Center for Preparedness and Response. She serves as the State Preparedness Director and oversees over $75 million dollars of federal and state general fund grants to support state and local health department, emergency services, and health care coalitions in their disaster preparedness and response. During a public health emergency or disaster, Tricia oversees the Medical Health Coordination Center. Tricia previously served as the Special Assistant to the Director of CDPH, and prior to CDPH, was an executive director of a nonprofit organization.

Rita V. Burke, PhD, MPH
Associate Professor (Clinical)
Department of Population and Public Health Sciences and
Department of Pediatrics
Affiliate, USC Gehr Family Center for Health Systems Science & Innovation
Keck School of Medicine
University of Southern California
Rita V. Burke, PhD, MPH, leads research and teaching focused on community resilience, disaster preparedness, and the health of children and vulnerable populations. A public health practitioner and educator, she teaches across undergraduate and graduate programs and mentors students in research, capstone, and service-learning. She has over 80 peer-reviewed publications and over 50 abstracts and book chapters. She currently serves on the National Advisory Committee on Children and Disasters established to advise the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services on the medical and public health needs of children in disasters.  She is the former co-chair of the Research Committee for the Pediatric Trauma Society, co-chair of the Disaster and Emergency Response sub-committee of the American Public Health Association, and current co-chair of the Los Angeles Children in Disasters Working Group.

Erika Cheung, MSN, RN, CPN
Manager, Emergency Management
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Erika Cheung, MSN, RN, CPN, is a pediatric nurse with a passion for disaster preparedness, response, and recovery. She currently oversees the emergency management program at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles and represents the pediatric sector in the LA County Healthcare Coalition. Her expertise also includes special pathogens readiness, and she participates in several national workgroups, including the Pediatric Pandemic Network (PPN) and the National Emerging Special Pathogens Training and Education Center (NETEC). Erika’s enthusiasm for developing sustainable processes has bolstered not only CHLA’s preparedness but that of Southern California and beyond.

Camila Cribb Fabersunne, MD, MPH 
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, University of California San Francisco (UCSF)
Medical Director, BCH Pediatric Complex Care Coordination Program (formerly FLIGHT)
Dr. Camila Cribb Fabersunne is a complex care pediatrician, hospitalist, and public health practitioner who seeks to improve health equity by dismantling systems of oppression. She currently practices medicine at the University of California, San Francisco, inpatient in three hospitals in the Bay Area (Benioff Children’s Hospital in San Francisco and Oakland as well as Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital). She is the Medical Director for UCSF-Benioff Children’s Hospitals’ Pediatric Complex Care Coordination Program, providing telehealth and inpatient consultative care for children with medical complexity and technology dependence.

Kathy Crow-Dollarhide, RN, BSN, CEN, CEM(r)
Director Disaster Resource Center
Dignity Health St. Mary Medical Center
Kathy Crow-Dollarhide is a trainer for the LA FBI Operational Med Team in active shooter drills and runs full scale exercises for federal and private agencies on Burn/Trauma Surge/MCI and HAZMAT. She coordinates drills for Long Beach Fire and Long Beach Police on a large scale.  Ms. Crow-Dollarhide has been a civilian instructor for the Combat Care Casualty Courses teaching trauma training for the Defense Medical Readiness Training Institute (DMRTI) for the US Army and an instructor at CDP Anniston.

Rajesh Daftary, MD, MPH
Associate Professor of Pediatric Emergency Medicine
University of California, San Francisco
Dr. Rajesh Daftary serves is an Associate Professor of Pediatric Emergency Medicine at UCSF and serves as the Medical Director of the UCSF BCH Oakland Emergency Department. He is committed to delivering high-quality emergency care to all children, especially those from marginalized communities. His areas of research include disaster response, quality improvement, and care delivery in resource-limited settings and telehealth.

Aaron Dwoskin
Director
Community Medical Centers
Aaron Dwoskin is a dynamic health care operations leader with extensive experience in hospital operations, emergency management, and federal disaster response. As a Director at Community Medical Centers, he led systemwide patient flow operations, emergency preparedness, and decedent affairs, while securing over $500 million in FEMA cost recovery reimbursements. His prior roles include managing emergency preparedness programs and serving as a Senior FEMA Program Analyst, coordinating disaster response and recovery across multiple states and pacific territories. He also brings nearly a decade of U.S. Coast Guard service and leadership, where he led critical in law enforcement, search and rescue, and homeland security missions.

Cameron Egerer
Disaster Coordinator and Materials Manager
San Bernadino Mountains Community Hospital
With 17 years in health care, Mr. Egerer started his career as an EMT. He has dedicated over five years to his role at Mountains Community Hospital. In addition, he serves as the co-chairperson for the Inland Counties Emergency Management Association.

Nicolaus Glomb
Associate Professor in the Department of Emergency Medicine, Division of Pediatric Emergency Medicine
UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital
Dr. Nicolaus Glomb is a pediatric emergency medicine physician with an education and research focus in pediatric emergency preparedness, prehospital care, behavioral health, and global health. Dr. Glomb is an Associate Professor in the Department of Emergency Medicine, Division of Pediatric Emergency Medicine at UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital (BCH) where he serves as the disaster preparedness lead for the BCH emergency department. Dr. Glomb also serves as the UCSF co-EMS Scientific Advisor for the Pediatric Emergency Care Applied Research Network (PECARN) and participates in and leads collaborative multi-center EMS projects.

Kathy Harris, MCRP
Executive Director
Stanford Health Care
Kathy Harris is the Executive Director of the Office of Emergency Management, serving Stanford Health Care and Stanford Medicine Children’s Health in many planned and unplanned incident responses including new hospital activations, pandemic, work stoppage, infrastructure outages, severe weather, wildfire, and supply shortage. She holds a Master’s degree in Community and Regional Planning from the University of Oregon and a Bachelor’s degree in Environmental Studies from Emory University.

Dana Hauge
Director of Safety
Mayers Memorial Healthcare District
Dana Hauge is the Director of Safety and Security at Mayers Memorial Healthcare District, a critical access health care system serving rural Northern California. She also leads the district’s Emergency Preparedness Program and serves as the designated Safety Officer, helping ensure regulatory compliance, operational readiness, and the safety of patients and staff.

Dana played a key role in guiding MMHD through its successful ACHC accreditation and currently serves as the OASIS Teams Super Coach as part of the district’s Service Excellence Initiative, supporting a culture of continuous improvement.

Janet Henderson, MBA, BSN, MICN
Emergency Department Manager
Huntington Hospital
With over 25 years of experience as an emergency room nurse, Janet Henderson currently serves as the Emergency Department Manager at Huntington Hospital. Her clinical and leadership background is complemented by over a decade of service in disaster preparedness, including four years working directly in the Disaster Services Office at Huntington. In addition to her hospital role, for the past 30 years Janet has proudly served as a Reserve Deputy with the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s department in the field of search and rescue. This unique perspective allows her to integrate pre-hospital care insights into daily emergency operations, enhancing coordination between field responders and hospital teams.

Katie Jones Stathatos
Director of Infection Prevention & Control
Huntington Health
Katie Jones Stathatos is the Director of Infection Prevention & Control at Huntington Health. She has been working at Huntington Health for 7 years and has been working in infection prevention and control for over 12 years. She studied epidemiology with a focus on maternal and child health in Houston, Texas and has worked in hospitals in Louisiana, Texas, and California.

Shadlie Kensrue, MSN, RN, CSN, PHN
Director of Health Services
Irvine Unified School District
Shadlie Kensrue, MSN, RN, CSN, PHN, serves as the Director of Health Services for Irvine Unified School District (IUSD), bringing nearly 20 years of nursing experience to her role. She oversees health services and programming for over 38,000 students across 43 schools and supervises 27 credentialed school nurses and 43 health assistants. A former critical care and trauma nurse, Shadlie has leveraged her expertise to lead comprehensive emergency training initiatives for the district, including CPR, AED, and triage preparation. She co-chairs the Emergency Preparedness Interagency Collaborative (EPIC) Hospital Liaison Group, reflecting her dedication to student health and safety.

Jonathan Kohler, MD, MA
Professor of Surgery and Pediatric Trauma Medical Director
UC Davis Children’s Hospital
Dr. Jonathan E. Kohler is the Pediatric Trauma Medical Director at UC Davis Children’s Hospital. He is a pediatric general surgeon who cares for children from birth to adulthood with a wide variety of surgical problems using advanced techniques such as minimally invasive surgery. He has a particular interest in pediatric trauma, including ways to reduce the number of injured children who need operations, minimizing opioid use after injuries and operations, and preventing injuries through education and advocacy. He particularly enjoys working with children with special needs, including autism.

Jason Kruggel
Emergency Manager, Emergency Management and Preparedness
Community Medical Centers
Jason Kruggel is the Emergency Manager for Community Medical Centers in Fresno, California. Jason began his career as an EMT in Los Angeles before transitioning into the hospital setting as an Emergency Room Technician. Following an internship with the Hospital Emergency Management Department, he was hired and has since advanced through roles, including plan writer, training and exercise coordinator, and now department manager. Jason has led the development of the Hospital Emergency Response Team (HERT) and spearheaded a comprehensive overhaul of our business continuity program.

Morgan Leighton, MD, MPH
Pediatric Emergency Medicine Fellow
UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospitals
Dr. Morgan Leighton is completing her fellowship training in pediatric emergency medicine at UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospitals. In addition to disaster preparedness and pediatric readiness, she is passionate about pediatric advocacy, health policy, and immigrant health and serves as an Advocacy Committee Chair for the American Academy of Pediatrics Northern California chapter and a delegate to the California Medical Association Resident and Fellow Section.

Anna Lin, MD
Clinical Professor, Stanford School of Medicine, Medical Director, Sedation Services, and Assistant Medical Director, Office of Emergency Management
Stanford Medicine Children’s Health
Dr. Lin is a Clinical Professor of Pediatrics in the Division of Pediatric Hospital Medicine at Stanford School of Medicine. In addition to practicing pediatric hospital medicine at Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital, she serves as the Assistant Medical Director for the Office of Emergency Management for both the Stanford Medicine Children’s Health and Stanford Health Care enterprises. Dr. Lin is an active member of the Western Regional Alliance for Pediatric Emergency Management (WRAP-EM) and the Pediatric Pandemic Network, both federally funded groups with missions to improve pediatric emergency management regionally and nationally. She also serves on the American Academy of Pediatrics’ Council on Children and Disasters Executive Committee.

James Marcin, MD, MPH
Professor, Pediatric Critical Care & Director, Center for Health and Technology
UC Davis Health
Dr. Marcin is Vice Chair for Research in the Department of Pediatrics at UC Davis and the Director of the Center for Health and Technology. In addition to his work in the Pediatric ICU, he conducts research and advocacy related to access and quality of care, particularly as it relates to telehealth, children with special health care needs, and pediatric emergency preparedness.

Jeremy Maggin, MD
Emergency Medicine
Kaiser Permanente, Woodland Hills Medical Center
Dr. Jeremy Maggin is an emergency physician at Kaiser Permanente Woodland Hills Medical Center. He currently serves locally as co-chair of the KP Woodland Hills Emergency Management Committee and regionally as the SCPMG Regional Physician Director for Emergency Preparedness and physician lead for Medical Transportation Services. Dr. Maggin has a strong interest and passion for all aspects of disaster and low-resource medicine, and during residency, he spent time riding in ambulances with the Houston Fire Department, in helicopters with the Memorial Hermann Life Flight team, and spent a brief time working in an emergency department in Nepal.

Martha Meredith Masters, MD
Medical Director, OEM,
Stanford Medicine
M. Meredith Masters is currently a Clinical Associate Professor and serves as an Associate Vice Chair as well as the Marc and Laura Andreessen Medical Director for Disaster Relief for the Stanford University School of Medicine Department of Emergency Medicine. She is also the Medical Director for the Office of Emergency Management for Stanford Medicine. Dr. Masters’ clinical and research interests are focused on disaster preparedness and mitigation, improving education in disaster medicine, and the ethical delivery of care during crises.

Timothy McDonald, MD, JD
Chief Patient Safety and Risk Officer
RLDatix
A featured TEDx speaker, Dr. McDonald is a physician-attorney who has assisted more than 800 hospitals and health systems implement a culture of “normalized compassionate honesty” combined with “fair and accountable culture” transformation. His research has focused on conducting patient safety, Just Culture, and high reliability needs assessment/Gap Analysis for organizations along with assisting them in the principled approach to unexpected events with an emphasis on reporting of patient safety events, the use of simulation and human factors analysis, the provision of emotional first aid to affected health care team members and providing open and honest communication following harm events. This approach to unexpected events also includes a commitment to communicate and provide peer support within the health care team and to communicate with patients and families throughout the therapeutic relationship, especially after harm occurs.

Darren Morgan
Director of Emergency Management, Security and Parking
Huntington Health
Darren Morgan has been the Director of Emergency Management, Security and Parking Services for Huntington Health since 2018. His career in the health care industry has spanned over his 30 years in disaster planning, safety, and security. His work in the hospital leadership space has provided him with insight into this unique industry and how we can plan and respond to emergencies when they occur. He is a dedicated mentor and collaborative team leader with excellent communications, leadership, organizational, strategic planning, and training skills.

Vicky Olson, MPS, BSN, RN
Emergency Training and Exercises Program Manager
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Ms. Olson is the Emergency Training and Exercises Program Manager for Children’s Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA). She started in the emergency management field as a wildland firefighter before becoming a nurse. She is passionate about increasing health care and community emergency preparedness and response capabilities.

Ruth Raisner, MPH AEM
Emergency Management & Continuity Manager, Facilities Operations
NorthBay Health System
Ms. Ruth Raisner serves as the Emergency Manager for NorthBay Health System, where she leads the organization’s Emergency Management Program. Her work focuses on developing comprehensive emergency response plans, delivering training and education, and coordinating exercises that enhance readiness, improve patient care, and strengthen collaboration across agencies. With over a decade of experience, she has supported emergency activations for COVID-19, wildfires, PSPS events, and has led multi-jurisdictional full-scale exercises focused on community engagement. Before joining NorthBay, Ms. Raisner served as the Medical Countermeasures Coordinator for local health departments and as a Regional Coordinator for the Association of Bay Area Health Officials (ABAHO), where she facilitated cross-county collaboration on public health preparedness.

Christopher Riccardi, CHSP, CHEP
Manager, Emergency Management and Business Continuity
Children’s Hospital Orange County
Christopher Riccardi, CHSP, CHEP, is the Manager of Emergency Management and Business Continuity for CHOC (Rady Children’s Health) in Orange, California. His responsibilities include the development, implementation, and management of Emergency Management planning and exercises as well as the enterprise-wide Business Continuity Program. Chris brings 20 years of industry experience and leadership. He serves as Chair of the Southern California Pediatric Disaster Coalition, Chair of the Health Care Coalition of Orange County’s Hospital Advisory Committee, and co-chair of the Emergency Preparedness Interagency Collaborative’s (EPIC) Hospital Liaison Group.

Tiffany Rivera, BSN, CEN, TCRN
Deputy Director, Emergency Preparedness & Response, Medical Health Operational Area Coordinator (MHOAC)
San Francisco Department of Public Health
Tiffany Rivera began her work as Deputy Director of the Emergency Preparedness and Response Branch of San Francisco’s Department of Public Health in June of 2018. Prior to that she worked as an Emergency Room and Trauma nurse for 10 years, including time as a Nurse Leader in acute care settings. Since joining San Francisco Public Health Tiffany has helped lead the Emergency Preparedness Branch in successful responses to public health emergencies, including COVID-19, the Tenderloin Overdose Epidemic Initiatives, 2022 M-Pox response and H5N1 Planning.

Sean Roberts
Emergency Services Specialist
County of Tulare Public Health
Sean has been an Emergency Services Specialist for Tulare County Public Health since 2022, after a 20-year career in EMS. He has served multiple roles across different emergency responses, including overseeing a mobile vaccination unit during COVID-19, coordinating the evacuation of a SNF and medical evacuations during a 100-year flood event, and most recently, as the Logistics Section Chief of the Tulare County Public Health Department Operations Center during the H5N1 response. He also serves as a MHOAC duty officer, his agency’s ICS instructor, and coordinates the Tulare County Health Emergency Committee which is part of the Central California Healthcare Coalition.

Naomi King-Ruiz, MBA-HCM, BSN, RN, HACP
Assistant Medical Center Administrator, Clinical Operations
Kaiser Permanente Kern County
Naomi King-Ruiz is a health care leader currently serving as an Assistant Medical Center Administrator at Kaiser Permanente Kern County. Having been in health care for 30 years, Naomi has unique perspectives and abilities from having worked in diverse roles throughout the care continuum. Naomi is known for fostering collaborative environments and driving operational excellence within medical centers. Her leadership style emphasizes innovation, efficiency, and compassionate service delivery. She continues to make a meaningful impact in the health care industry through her dedication and expertise.

Ryan Speicher, RN, BSN, MICN
Emergency Department Supervisor
Huntington Hospital
Mr. Speicher has been with Huntington Hospital since 2018. For the past two years, he’s led departmental efforts focused on quality improvement and staffing optimization. In he is he chair for both the Pharmacy and Sepsis Taskforces, driving interdisciplinary collaboration to improve clinical outcomes. Throughout his tenure, Mr. Speicher has held roles as a staff RN, charge nurse, and education extender, gaining comprehensive experience in emergency care operations.

Steven Storbakken, HACP-PE, NHDP-BC
Professor
Pomona Valley Hospital
With over 40 years of experience in healthcare emergency management, Mr. Storbakken serves as the Director for one of Los Angeles County’s 12 Designated Disaster Resource Center Regions (Region 9), supporting coordination among 13 local hospitals and serving a population of over 2 million residents. Recognized for innovation and leadership, his emergency preparedness programs have been featured as Best Practices in three of the five editions of the Joint Commission’s Emergency Management “How-To” Manuals. A dedicated contributor to national standards, he has served for eight years on the California Emergency Medical Services Authority (EMSA) Hospital Incident Command System (HICS) Revision Panel and is currently involved in the development of the next HICS revision.

Francesca Tanglao
Emergency Management Program Leader
Kaiser Permanente Southern California and Hawaii
Francesca Tanglao is the Emergency Management Program Leader for Kaiser Permanente Southern California and Hawaii. In this pivotal role, Francesca leads the development and execution of a comprehensive regional strategy for emergency operations and hazard vulnerability. Her work spans the full spectrum of emergency management. Francesca brings more than 17 years of deep expertise and leadership to Kaiser and has held many roles during her tenure. Prior to joining Kaiser Permanente, Francesca served as a Program Specialist with the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) under the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.

Deanna Tarnow, RN, B.A., CPHRM
Senior Director, Risk Management and Patient Safety
BETA Healthcare Group
Ms. Tarnow joined BETA Healthcare Group in 2010, having worked in the health care field for over 30 years, with the last 20 years being dedicated to Patient Safety and Risk Management. In her current role, she leads BETA HEART®, the organization’s comprehensive, principled, and systematic approach to responding to and reducing harm in health care that is currently being implemented in over 90 hospitals and health care organizations throughout California.

L. Vance Taylor
Chief, Office of Access and Functional Needs
California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services
Luis “Vance” Taylor is the Chief of the Office of Access and Functional Needs at the California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services. He leads the team responsible for ensuring the needs of individuals with disabilities and persons with access or functional considerations are identified and integrated into the State’s emergency management systems before, during, and after disasters.

Mr. Taylor has worked in Washington, D.C. as an advisor for two different members of Congress, directed security policy at a national water association, and been a principal at a ranked homeland security and emergency management consulting firm. He is a nationally recognized public speaker and advocate for individuals with disabilities.

Farrell Tobolowsky, DO, MS
Medical Director, Communicable Disease Program
Deputy Director, Communicable Disease Branch
San Francisco Department of Public Health
Farrell Tobolowsky is currently the Medical Director of the Communicable Disease Program at the San Francisco Department of Public Health (SFDPH). Prior to her current role, she worked at CDC for more than 5 years as a medical epidemiologist and subject matter expert in diphtheria, polio, and enteric infections. During her time at CDC and SFDPH, she has served in key leadership roles in emergency responses for avian influenza, domestic and international polio, mpox, COVID-19, and a large international Guillain-Barre Syndrome outbreak. She continues to practice clinically in acute care settings as an adult infectious disease physician.

Jennifer Waldron, MBA-HCM, BSN, RN
Disaster Program Manager and Business Continuity Planner
Huntington Hospital
Jennifer Waldron leads the development, implementation, and testing of disaster preparedness and business continuity plans at Huntington Hospital to ensure organizational resilience in the face of emergencies. With an extensive background in emergency nursing and health care management, Jennifer brings a clinical perspective to her work in emergency preparedness. She organizes and supports leadership response to critical incidents and has been instrumental in coordinating large-scale training exercises, including multiple active shooter response drills in collaboration with local law enforcement and fire departments. Her efforts focus on minimizing operational disruptions while enhancing staff readiness and patient safety during crises.

Elizabeth Weeks-Comeau
Emergency Preparedness Coordinator
Mammoth Hospital
As an Emergency Preparedness Coordinator, Ms. Weeks-Comeau is responsible for developing and implementing the hospital-wide emergency management program that reflects local and regional hazards, including the limited resources and incident-specific response training necessary to ensure successful management of disasters in a rural and isolated community. Her focus is program development and execution of project management on subject matter expertise and sustainable training and exercise development in order to enhance individual engagement and community resiliency.

Emma Wilcox, BSN, RN 
Owner 
Wilcox Emergency Management Consulting 
Ms. Wilcox is an accomplished Emergency Management Consultant with over 25 years of experience spanning health care, fire service, and public safety. After an 18-year career with CAL FIRE, where she rose to the rank of Fire Captain, Ms. Wilcox transitioned to health care, becoming an RN in 2011, working as an Emergency Manager in the hospital setting. She has since led comprehensive emergency management programs for hospitals, developed emergency operations plans, continuity and mass casualty plans, and conducted training and exercises for a range of organizations, including Tenet Health, Adventist Health, UCSF and Mammoth Hospital. She brings extensive leadership, incident command expertise, and a hands-on approach to improving preparedness and resilience in health care settings.  

Jeremy Wills
Disaster Preparedness Coordinator
Modoc Medical Center
Jeremy Wills has been a Hospital Disaster Preparedness Coordinator at Modoc Medical Center for the past 8 years. Jeremy is passionate about training staff and thinking outside the box. Jeremy has also worked as an EMT and Cal Firefighter for San Bernardino County Fire. Jeremy is always looking for opportunities to learn and grow.

Kelly Yascheshyn, BScN, RN, MICN, CEN, NHDP-BC
Clinical Educator, Emergency Preparedness
Sharp Healthcare
Kelly is an experienced nurse with over 20 years of frontline and leadership involvement in the areas of emergency medicine, prehospital care and disaster response.  With a career rooted in high-acuity, high-intensity environments, Kelly has developed intimate clinical expertise in emergency and trauma areas, incorporating a strategic and hands-on approach that bridges clinical excellence and operational efficiency.