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...
2020 MWVOAD Conference Agenda
2020 Sessions are in progress - this site will be updated regularly. Times/Sessions still subject to change.
Full session details are in progress! Check back for full session descriptions.
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