2010 National Hurricane Conference
Topic Committees
AMATEUR RADIO
Dennis C. Dura, CHAIR, Newington, CT
Robert Macedo, New Bedford, MA
John McHugh, Miami, FL
Jim Palmer, Peabody, MA
Julio Ripoll, Miami, FL
Greg Sarratt, Huntsville, AL
BUSINESS, INDUSTRY and ECONOMIC STABILITY
Mickie Valente, CHAIR, Tampa, FL
Debra Ballen, Tampa, FL
Todd Davison, Atlanta, GA
Ed Gilliand, Washington, DC
Frank McGowan, Memphis, TN
Tom Serio, Delray Beach, FL
Butch Truesdale, Palm Beach County, FL
ENGINEERING: BUILDING & STRUCTURES
Tim Reinhold , CO-CHAIR, Tampa, FL
Ernst W. Kiesling, CO-CHAIR, TX T. Eric Stafford,CHAIR EMERITUS, Birmingham, AL
Tony Gibbs, Bridgetown, Barbados
Marc L. Levitan, Baton Rouge, La
Hamid Naderi, Austin, TX
Scott Tezak, Boston, MA
EVACUATION PLANNING
Jay Baker, CHAIR, Tallahassee, FL
Brandon Bolinski, Atlanta, GA
Tony Carper, Jr., Vero Beach, FL
Robert Collins, Tallahassee, FL
Donald Lewis, Tallahassee, FL
FIRE/EMS
David Halstead, CO-CHAIR, Tallahassee, FL
Rand Napoli, CO-CHAIR, Jacksonville, FL
Mike Birdsong, Hampton, VA
Carla Boyce, Washington, DC
Rob Brown, Stafford, VA
Dave Casey, FL
Dave Downey, MPA, Miami, FL
HEALTH CARE/SPECIAL NEEDS
Elizabeth A. Davis, CO-CHAIR, Brooklyn, NY
Michael Weston, CO-CHAIR, Miami Shores, FL
Maryann Marrocolo, Philadelphia, PA
Brenda Phillips, Stillwater OK
Edmund Smolik, Clearwater, FL
John Stokesberry, Miami Shores, FL
INSURANCE
Lynne McChristian, CHAIR, Tampa, FL
Joseph Annotti, Des Plaines, IL
Bill Bailey, CHAIR EMERITUS (deceased)
Robert Detlefsen, Indianapolis , IN
Brenda O'Connor, Tampa, FL
Blain Rethmeier, Washington, DC
Cary Schneider, New York, NY
Marguerite Tortorello, Des Plaines, IL
METEOROLOGY/HYDROLOGY
Bill Read, CHAIR, Miami, FL
John Feldt, Atlanta, GA
Tim Schott, Silver Spring, MD
Chris Landsea, Miami, FL
Tom Bradshaw, Fort Worth, TX
Ben Nelson, Key West, FL
MITIGATION
LeRoy Thompson, CHAIR
R. Ken Baxter, Denton, TX
Ken Deutsch, Falls Church, VA
David Godschalk, Chapel Hill, NC
Gavin Smith, Chapel Hill, NC
John Wilson, Fort Myers, FL Roy Wright, Washington, DC
PRIVATE INDUSTRY
Jim Cheek, CHAIR, Titusville, FL
Dr. James R. (Bob) Bailey, Chair Emeritus, Houston, TX
Rick Deel, Deer Park, TX
Lew Fincher, Friendswood, TX
Ed Flynn, Baton Rouge, LA
Katharine Gambino, Cape Canaveral, FL
Gene Hafele, Dickinson, TX
Dee Ann Haney, Texas City, TX
Tom Janise, Orange, TX
Rod Ladner, Pass Christian, MS
Joe Leonard, Galveston, TX
David Wade, Humble, TX
Billy Zwerschke, Victoria, TX
PUBLIC AWARENESS/MEDIA
Betti C. Johnson, CHAIR, Pinellas Park, FL
Bob Breck, New Orleans, LA
Leslie Chapman-Henderson, Tallahassee, FL
Marcia Crawley, Clearwater, FL
Neil Frank, Houston, TX
Tim Heller, Houston, TX
Mary Hudak, Atlanta, GA
Steve Lyons, Atlanta, GA
Rebeca Mueller, APR, Tampa, FL
Bryan Norcross, Miami, FL
Greg Padgett, Atlanta, GA
Mike Stone, Tallahassee, FL
RECOVERY
Teresa Carter, CHAIR, Raleigh, NC
Steven Glenn, Marietta, GA
Art Jones, Baton Rouge, LA
Ted Litty, Washington, DC
RESPONSE
Elaine Wathen, CHAIR, Butner, NC
Lt. Col. Eric Lefevre, Washington, DC
Michael Lowder, Washington, DC
Chip Patterson, Jacksonville, FL
Mike Patterson, Charlotte, NC
Bobby Strahan, Hattiesburg, MS
James Talbot, Norfolk, VA
SHELTERING/MASS CARE
Gregg O'Ryon, CHAIR, Washington, DC
Carolyn Carlson, Falls Church, VA
Marc Cerney, Washington, DC
Danny Kilcollins, Tallahassee, FL
Kevin Smith, Tampa, FL
Paul D. Whitten, Conway, SC
TROPICAL ISLANDS/LATIN AMERICA
Tim Callaghan, CO-CHAIR, San Jose, Costa Rica
Paul Martens, CO-CHAIR, Phillipsburg, St. Maarten, NA
Mariana Leckner, CHAIR EMERITUS,West Trenton, NJ
Tony Gibbs, Bridgetown, Barbados
Ricardo Prieto-Gonzalez, Mexico
Gen Tamura, Ft. Shafter, HI
UTILITIES
Anne Ross, CO-CHAIR, Longboat Key, FL
Gary Williams, CO-CHAIR, Tallahassee, FL
Tony Puzzilla, CO-CHAIR EMERITUS, Washington, DC
James Parrish, CO-CHAIR EMERITUS, Charlotte, NC
Kristie Barton, Gulfport, MS
Michael Caffrey, Mays Landing, NJ
Kenneth Capps, Hughesville, MD
Steve Chafin, Richmond, VA
Robert Ellis, P.E., Fredericksburg, VA
George Gacser, W. Bethesda, MD
Jim Glass, Plantation, FL
Bill Howell, Jr., Jackson, MS
Derek Johnson, Montoursville, PA
David McDonald, St. Petersburg, FL
Robert Meffert, Charlotte, NC
Jane Pritchard, APR, Raleigh, NC
John Shaner, Greensburg, PA
Craig Sidebottom, Plymouth Meeting, PA
Stan Taylor, Birmingham, AL
Frank Tiburzi, Jr., Baltimore, MD
Joseph Tumolo, Falls, Church, VA
