Mountain West VOAD
Announcing:
We will not be holding a 2021 Mountain West Conference. We plan on having a 2022 conference, though.
We thought about having a remote conference. But we're all as sick and tired of Zoom as you are. So instead of doing a half-baked conference, we'll patiently (or not so patiently) wait another year until we can do it right. Stupid COVID...
Agenda for 2020 MWVOAD Conference in Jackson
The 2020 Mountain West VOAD Conference will be held in beautiful Jackson Hole, Wyoming from Thursday, April 30th through Friday, May 1st. NOTE: Traditionally the conference has been Sunday through Tuesday, and this will be our first Thursday through Friday conference. We are grateful to the Teton County VOAD for hosting 2020's "Homecoming" conference. As many of you might know, Mountain West VOAD's first conference was held in Jackson Hole in 2014.
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Dates: Thursday, April 30 - Friday May 1, 2020 (Travel Wednesday, April 29th. Informal Wednesday evening dinner will be held)
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Location: Jackson Hole, WY
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Lodging: Please see the lodging page.
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Static Display Space: Coming soon!
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Cost: Early Registration $75 | Late Registration (week of) $100
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More information:
The event site and electronic versions of meeting or training materials will be accessible to people with disabilities, especially those presented by our FEMA partners. If you need a reasonable accommodation (e.g., sign language interpreters, Braille, CART, etc.), please make your request by April 3rd, 2020. Send an email to or call 202-669-2969. Untimely requests will be considered but it might not be possible to fulfill them.
2020 Sessions are in progress - this site will be updated regularly. Times/Sessions still subject to change.
Thursday
9:00 - 9:20 Opening/Welcome: Aaron Titus/ Amber Savage
9:20 - 9:45 Keynote: FEMA Region 8: Deputy Regional Administrator Ms. Nancy Dragani
Building Local VOADs: Rich Ochs
Animals in Disasters/Animal Evacuations
Utilizing 2-1-1: Sabrina Lane
9:45 - 10:45 Building Local VOADs Panel
Rich Ochs, Teton County Emergency Manager
Aaron Titus, MWVOAD President
Brooks MacRoberts, FEMA Region 8 Voluntary Agency Liaison
11:00 - 11:50 Breakout Session #1
The Art of Coordinating Financial Contributions | Mindi Crabb
Digging in the D.I.R.T.: Digital Information Response Teams | Kelly Ruiz, Wyoming Office of Homeland Security
Donation Management: Preventing the Disaster within the Disaster | Cathy Kissner, Director of Adventist Community Services, Rocky Mtn
12:00 - 1:00 Lunch
1:00 - 1:20 Wyoming Office of Homeland Security | Spencer Pollock
1:25 - 1:45 Insurance Advocacy 101 | Sue Marticeck
2:00 - 2:50 Breakout Session #2
Utilizing 2-1-1 | Sabrina Lane, Wyoming 2-1-1 Director
Spiritual Crisis Care | Amie Readdy
Disaster Relief Technology | Aaron Titus
3:00 - 3:50 Breakout Session #3
Insurance Advocacy | Sue Marticeck
The Art of Coordinating Financial Contributions | Mindi Crabb
Disaster Relief Technology | Aaron Titus
4:00 - 5:30 Open House
5:30 - 7:30 Social Hour (heavy appetizers)@ Elks
Next Generation Disaster Relief: Amber Savage
Friday
9:00 - 9:40 Innovating on the Trailing Edge of Technology
9:40 - 10:00 Roosevelt Fire Recap | Willy Watsabaugh
10:00 - 10:30 Introduction to Multi-Agency Resource Centers | Deb Tucker
10:30 - 12:30 All Hands Multi-Agency Resource Center Exercise
12:30 - 1:30 Lunch
1:30 - 2:10 A Closer Look at Long Term Recovery Groups | Brooks MacRoberts
2:15 - 3:00 State Reports
3:10 - 4:00 Breakout Session #4
Roosevelt Fire Case Study Q&A | Teton County VOAD
Spiritual Crisis Care | Amie Readdy
MARC FAQ / Q&A | Deb Tucker
4:10 - 4:30 Closing Remarks/Business Meeting: Teton County VOAD/MWVOAD