Vice President & Chief Resilience Officer, Safety and Risk Services, University of Oregon - Advisory Committee Chair

André Le Duc's focus in both his career and academic research is on developing organizational resilience. Mr. Le Duc is the University of Oregon's first Chief Resilience Officer and Vice President for Safety and Risk Services. The Safety and Risk Services division provides leadership and expertise to the UO community on business continuity, emergency management, environmental health and safety, enterprise risk management, geographic information services and campus mapping, public safety and law enforcement, and risk management.

Before working as a senior administrator for the University of Oregon, Mr. Le Duc served as the founding and executive director of the Oregon Partnership for Disaster Resilience (OPDR), an applied research center and coalition of public, private, and professional organizations working toward the mission of creating a disaster resilient state. OPDR is nationally recognized by the Institute for Business & Home Safety (IBHS) and Public Entity Risk Institute (PERI). In 2005, Mr. Le Duc established the National Disaster Resilient Universities (DRU) Network, with over 2200 members covering an estimated 900 higher education institutions.

Founder, Koshka Foundation for Safe Schools

Kristina Anderson Froling is an international advocate in the fields of bystander intervention, active shooter response and violence prevention within schools, workplaces and public spaces.Kristina is founder of the Koshka Foundation for Safe Schools, a non-profit that provides training on the prevention of school and workplace violence, education on active shooter preparedness, and consultation on post-crisis recovery. Ms. Froling travels extensively within the United States and Canada to spread the importance of preparedness and joint training between citizens, educators, law enforcement, emergency managers, and first responders. Ms. Froling started the non-profit after becoming one of the most critically injured survivors of the 2007 Virginia Tech school tragedy, where she was shot 3 times. She is a member of the Association of Threat Assessment Professionals and graduated from Virginia Tech with a B.S. in International Studies.

Associate Vice President, Safety & Business Continuity, The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

Dr. Bruce Brown is the Associate Vice President for Safety and Business Continuity at The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center. He has over 20 years of experience with responsibilities in the areas of environmental health and safety, emergency management, business continuity, and risk management and insurance. Bruce spent 16 years at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston prior to moving to Dallas to join UT Southwestern. He graduated from The University of Texas at Austin with a bachelor's degree in Microbiology and completed a Master’s and Doctorate of Public Health degrees in Occupational and Environmental Health Sciences at The University of Texas School of Public Health. He has earned board certifications as a Certified Safety Professional (CSP), Certified Biological Safety Professional (CBSP), Certified Hazardous Materials Manager (CHMM), and Associate in Risk Management (ARM).

Chief of Staff and Senior Director of Operations, Safety and Risk Services, University of Oregon

Krista Dillon currently serves as the Chief of Staff and Senior Director of Operations for Safety and Risk Services at the University of Oregon. In her role, she manages the Emergency Management and Continuity program as well as a number of interdepartmental teams including the Incident Management Team, Campus Vulnerability Assessment Team, and Behavioral Evaluation and Threat Assessment Team, and Demonstration Team. Ms. Dillon has held several roles within the Emergency Management program at the University of Oregon since 2004. Ms. Dillon is a former current chair of the International Association of Emergency Manager’s Universities and Colleges Caucus. Ms. Dillon serves as both an Incident Commander and a Planning Section Chief on the University of Oregon’s Incident Management Team. Ms. Dillon has a Masters in Community and Regional Planning from the University of Oregon.

Chief Information Security Officer, Georgia Institute of Technology

Leo Howell is a visionary information security leader. He is passionate about the "I" in IT as he believes that data leveraged as a strategic asset is a significant competitive benefit to any organization. Leo has over 24 years of service in IT and currently serves as the chief information security officer for Georgia Institute of Technology, where he practices his balanced approach to cybersecurity - stop the “bad” guys and empower our stakeholders to carry out the organization’s mission. Previously, Leo served as the chief information security officer for the University of Oregon and multiple leadership roles in security and audit at NC State University. Leo received his B.Sc. in Computer Science and Electronics from the University of the West Indies, Jamaica, and his MBA from NC State University. Leo is a Certified Information Security Professional (CISSP), Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA), and a proud member of the international honor society Beta Gamma Sigma.

Associate Vice President & Chief Risk Officer, Southern Methodist University

Leigh Ann Moffett presently serves as the Associate Vice President and Chief Risk Officer at Southern Methodist University, and previously served the SMU campus as the Director of Emergency Management. Prior to joining SMU, she served 18 years with Baylor University. In her time there, she served as the Occupational and Fire Safety Specialist, Fire Marshal, and the Director of Emergency Management. She has coordinated and facilitated vulnerability and threat assessments, exercises, and incident action plans; developed all hazard emergency management plans, programs, and training for constituents domestically and globally; and continues to enhance the University’s overall preparedness. Leigh Ann has also served on the boards of several non-profits, and presently teaches the Sport and Special Event Risk Management course through the National Center for Spectator Sports Safety and Security. She is a member of the International Association of Emergency Managers (IAEM), Disaster Recovery Institute International (DRI), and University Risk Management and Insurance Association, Inc. (URMIA), and is a Certified Fire Prevention Specialist through NFPA, and a Certified Business Continuity Professional through DRI. She received an Associate of Applied Science in Environmental Compliance from Texas State Technical Collage, a Bachelor of Business Administration in Insurance and Risk Management, and a Master of Science in Information Systems, both of which from Baylor University. Over the years, Leigh Ann has served her Church in children’s and youth ministries, mission, and committees. Additionally, Leigh Ann and her daughters serve their former and current community through the National Charity League and other missions.

Director, Office of Emergency Management, Department of Public Safety, Baylor University

George Nuñez is an emergency management practitioner with over 20 years of experience in higher education. He is the director of the Office of Emergency Management with the Department of Public Safety at Baylor University in the Heart of Texas—Waco, Texas. Before moving back to his home state of Texas, he led the office of Health & Emergency Management Services at George Washington University in Washington, DC. George chaired the Emergency Management Committee of the Consortium of Universities of the Washington Metropolitan Area comprised of 17 member institutions in the National Capital Region. George is a founding member and presently serving as National Chair of the Universities and Colleges Caucus (UCC) with the International Association of Emergency Managers (IAEM). He is also a commissioner for the IAEM Scholarship Program. George is a Weather-Ready Nation (WRN) Ambassador with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)/National Weather Service (NWS); participates in InfraGard (Partnership between FBI and members of the private sector) and is a graduate of the FBI Citizens Academy, Washington, DC Field Office. He served as a national instructor and training contributor with the American Red Cross in the areas of disaster services and international humanitarian law. George has contributed to national emergency preparedness activities and resources including FEMA’s ICS 100 for Higher Education Course, White House's “Creating Model Emergency Management Plans” Program and National Seminar and Tabletop Exercise Series for Institutions of Higher Education in 2014 (Infectious Disease) and 2015 (Cyber Threats). Previous roles for George include associate dean of student development and director of residence life as well as serving in international programs and student services. George earned his undergraduate and graduate degrees in International Relations from St. Mary’s University of San Antonio, Texas.

Assistant Director and University Emergency Manager, Stanford University

Keith Perry is an emergency management professional with extensive experience in the higher education community and practical experience in the field responding to emergencies. Mr. Perry has served the community at Stanford University for over 25 years, spending the last 18+ as the Director of Emergency Management and Assistant Director of Environmental Health & Safety. Mr. Perry gained practical field experience responding to disasters by serving as a Safety Officer for the CA-6 Disaster Medical Assistance Team, a component of the National Disaster Medical System under the Department of Health & Human Services. Mr. Perry spent a month in 2017 in the field with the team responding to the multiple hurricanes, Irma and Maria, affecting Puerto Rico and the surrounding islands. Prior to Stanford, Mr. Perry had a career as an environmental and safety engineer for Loral Space & Range Systems serving a remote site in the Republic of the Seychelles and for a heavy manufacturing facility for Westinghouse Marine Division.

Executive Director, Cascadia Region Earthquake Workgroup (CREW)

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Chief Ethics and Compliance Officer, UC San Francisco

Brian Smith, JD, MBA, serves as the Chief Ethics and Compliance Officer (CECO) as well as the Senior Associate Vice Chancellor - Research (SAVCR) at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF). In the CECO role, Brian oversees a wide range of compliance-related matters for the campus and health system, including clinical compliance, research integrity, financial conflicts of interest, and whistleblower and retaliation complaints. Brian concurrently serves UCSF as the SAVCR, responsible for day-to-day operations and management of key components of the UCSF enterprise: human and animal research oversight; laboratory animal resource center; research cores; research development; international research support; and environment, health and safety. Brian is UCSF’s Cyber-Risk Responsible Executive and designated as one of the UCSF Emergency Operations Center directors. On the national level, Brian is the 2021-2022 Steering Committee Chair of the Group on Institutional Planning, Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC), as well as a member of the Council on Governmental Relations (COGR) Research Ethics & Compliance Committee. Brian brings experience from his positions at other leading universities. Before joining UCSF in 2014, Smith worked at both the University of Oregon and UC San Diego, where his responsibilities included research, education, and business administration offices.

Director, Emergency Management and Business Continuity, University of California

Amina Assefa is the systemwide Director of Emergency Management and Business Continuity at the University of California (UC), Office of the President. In her role, she is responsible for coordinating with UC locations on all aspects of resiliency planning. Prior to this role, she served as the UC Center of Excellence in Readiness for three years and managed UC Berkeley's Office of Emergency Management for seven years. She has 18 years of experience in emergency management, business continuity, and health and medical disaster operations. She serves on the California Earthquake Early Warning Advisory Board as the UC President's designee. Amina came to the UC from the New York City Office of Emergency Management where she helped the city prepare for and respond to multiple emergencies including hurricanes, heat waves, blizzards, and tornados. She also responded to Hurricanes Katrina, Rita, Gustav, and Ike while working in Louisiana. Amina graduated from Mills College and has a Master of Public Health degree from Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine.

Strategic Director of the U.S. Department of Education's Readiness and Emergency Management for Schools Technical Assistance Center

Bronwyn Roberts is the Strategic Director of the U.S. Department of Education's (ED) Readiness and Emergency Management for Schools Technical Assistance Center (REMS TA Center), which she has led since 2007. In this capacity, she has established a broad portfolio of supports for institutions of higher education (IHEs) nationwide, including the delivery of TA to 61 Emergency Response for Higher Education Grantees. She has facilitated the development of two ED guidance documents on emergency management in higher education (2009, 2013); written numerous publications spotlighting successful practices such as the creation of a cybersecurity table-top with the University of Southern Mississippi and the use of inclusive practices to train students in preparedness at Miami-Dade Community College; established an on-demand training program on creating high-quality IHE emergency operations plans; and regularly unites subject matter experts to participate in working groups and communities of practice to advance the field of higher education emergency management. Ms. Roberts received her Juris Doctorate from the University of California, Davis and is licensed to practice law in California.

Director of Emergency Management and Continuity, New York University

Anne-Marie McLaughlin is the Director of Emergency Management and Continuity at NYU where she directs ongoing resilience-building emergency management and continuity efforts. Prior to joining NYU in February of 2018, she served as the Emergency Manager at the University of Massachusetts Boston since 2010. She is former Chair of the IAEM Access and Whole Community Inclusion Caucus and the current Chair of the Universities and Colleges Caucus. Her certifications include the CEM, MEP, and CBCP. She holds two Master's Degrees, one in Business Continuity Management from Norwich University and one in English from the University of Massachusetts Boston. She is a graduate of Harvard University's National Preparedness Leadership Initiative. She has developed, conducted, and/or evaluated dozens of university emergency exercise, including functional and full-scale active threat, Emergency Dispensing Site, and Public Affairs exercises. Additionally, she has assisted with full-scale SWAT and police response exercises conducted by the Massachusetts State Police, Massachusetts Department of Transportation/Transit Police, and Urban Shield exercises held in Boston.