Colorado Division of Homeland Security &
Emergency Management
9195 E. Mineral Avenue, Suite 200
Centennial, CO 80112
720-685-6600
Media Advisory
November
19, 2013
Media Contacts
Micki Trost, DHSEM PIO, 303-472-4087 c, micki.trost@state.co.us
Linda Rice, DOLA PIO, 303-358-6035 c, linda.rice@state.co.us
State
to host symposium to assist communities in post-disaster process and long term
recovery planning Friday
DENVER
¬— Tuesday, November 19, 2013 – The Colorado Recovery Office
is hosting a symposium Friday, November 22, in Loveland for local government officials
in communities impacted by flooding. The
Department of Public Safety’s Division of Homeland Security and Emergency
Management and Department of Local Affairs will facilitate the day’s agenda
designed to assist local officials in understanding the process of
post-disaster long term recovery planning for community and economic recovery.
This is the first time all the flood impacted
communities have come together in the same place. This is a pivotal moment to
begin long-term recovery planning to build more resilient communities.
The day’s agenda will include presentations from
community leaders from Joplin, Missouri, Windsor, Colorado and the State of
Vermont, who have firsthand experience in navigating long-term recovery.
WHEN:
9 a.m. – 3 p.m., Friday, Nov. 22
WHERE:
Embassy Suites Loveland Conference Center, 4705 Clydesdale Parkway, Loveland.
Media
Availability for Interviews
• State
Leaders
o Jerre Stead, Chief Recovery Officer, Colorado
Recovery Office (available at 10:30 a.m.)
o Chantal Unfung, Director, Colorado Division of
Local Government (available 9:30-10:30
a.m.)
o Dave Hard, Director, Colorado Office of Emergency
Management (available after noon)
o Iain Hyde, State Disaster Recovery Officer,
Colorado Office of Emergency Management
• Community
Leaders Speaking on Disaster Recovery
o Jane Cage, Volunteer Chairman of the Joplin
Citizens Advisory Recovery Team, Joplin Tornado
o Kelly Arnold, Town Manager of Windsor, Colorado,
Windsor Tornado
o Rebecca Ellis, Vermont State Representative and
chair of the Waterbury Select Board,
Hurricane
Irene
o Bob Dixson, Mayor of Greensburg, Kansas, Tornado
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