2009 National Hurricane Conference
Topic Committees
AMATEUR RADIO
Dennis C. Dura, CHAIR, Newington, CT
John McHugh, Miami, FL
Robert Macedo,
New Bedford, MA
ENGINEERING: BUILDING & STRUCTURES
Tim Reinhold , CO-CHAIR, Tampa, FL
T. Eric Stafford, CO-CHAIR, Birmingham, AL
Tom Frost,Country Club Hills, IL
Tony Gibbs Bridgetown, Barbados
Ahsan Kareem, Notre Dame , IN
Marc L. Levitan, Baton Rouge, LA
Hamid Naderi, Austin TX
Herbert Saffir, Coral Gables FL
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
Randy Napoli, CO-CHAIR, Tallahassee, FL
Carla Boyce, Tallahassee, FL
Rob Brown, Fairfax, VA
Dave Casey, Tallahassee, FL
Dave Downey, Miami, FL
HEALTH CARE/SPECIAL NEEDS
Alan Clive CO-CHAIR, Silver Spring, MD
Elizabeth A. Davis, CO-CHAIR, Brooklyn, NY
Maryann Marrocolo, Philadelphia, PA
Brenda Phillips, Stillwater OK
Edmund Smolik, Clearwater, FL
John Stokesberry, Miami Shores, FL
Michael Weston, Miami Shores, FL
INSURANCE
Bill Bailey, CO-CHAIR, Chelsea , MA
Joseph Annotti, CO-CHAIR,
Des Plaines , IL
Bette Weadon, Chair Emeritus, Washington, DC
Kevin Barber, Tampa, FL
Robert Detlefsen,
Indianapolis , IN
Blain Rethmeir, Washington, DC
Cary Schneider, New York, NY
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Ernie Armistead, CHAIR, Largo, FL
Andy Bradley, Vero Beach, FL
METEOROLOGY/HYDROLOGY
Ed Rappaport , CHAIR, Miami, FL
Scott Kiser, Silver Springs, MD
John Feldt, Atlanta, GA
Craig Fugate, Tallahassee, FL
Chris Landsea, Miami, FL
MITIGATION
Dan Catlett, CHAIR, Washington, DC
Ken Deutsch, Falls Church, VA
Frank Reddish, Miami, FL
David Godschalk, Chapel Hill, NC
Gavin Smith, Raleigh, NC
John Wilson, Fort Myers, FL
PRIVATE INDUSTRY
Dr. James R. (Bob) Bailey, CHAIR, Houston, TX Jim Cheek, Titusville, FL Rick Deel, Deer Park, TX Lew Fincher, Friendswood, TX
Ed Flynn, Baton Rouge, LA
Gene Hafele, Dickinson, TX Dee Ann Haney, Texas City, TX
Jason Jackson, Bentonville, AR
Rod Ladner, Pass Christian, MS Joe Leonard, Galveston, TX
Dr. Marc Lloyd Levitan, Baton Rouge, LA
Mark Merritt, Atlanta, GA Lisa Taylor, Galveston, TX
David Wade, Conroe, TX
Billy Zwerschke, Port Lavaca, 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
Mary Hudak, Atlanta, GA
Steve Lyons, Atlanta, GA
Ada R. Monzon, San Juan, PR
Bryan Norcross, Miami, FL
Greg Padgett, Atlanta, GA
Mike Stone, Tallahassee, FL
RECOVERY
Teresa Carter, CHAIR, Raleigh, NC
Steven Glenn, Marietta, GA
Art Jones, LA
Ted Litty, Washington, DC
RESPONSE
Elaine Wathen, CHAIR, Butner, NC
Mike Patterson, Charlotte, NC
Chip Patterson, Jacksonville , FL
Jim Talbot, Norfolk, VA
Alan Petty, St. Augustine, FL
Michael Lowder, Washington, DC
SHELTERING/MASS CARE
Gregg O'Ryon, CHAIR, Falls Church, VA
Carolyn Carlson, Falls Church, VA
Danny Kilcollins, Tallahassee, FL
Walter Maestri, Marrero, LA
Kevin Smith, Tampa, FL
Paul D. Whitten, Conway, SC
TROPICAL ISLANDS/LATIN AMERICA
Marie Gonzalez, CO-CHAIR, San Juan, PR
Mariana Leckner, CO-CHAIR, West Trenton, NJ
Tim Callaghan, USAID/OFDA
Tony Gibbs, Bridgetown, Barbados
Paul Martens, St. Maarten, NA
Ricardo Prieto-Gonzalez, Mexico
Gen Tamura, Ft. Shafter, HI
UTILITIES
Anne Ross, CO-CHAIR, Longboat Key, FL
Gary Williams, CO-CHAIR, Tallahassee, FL
James Parrish, Co-Chair Emeritus, Charlotte, NC
Tony Puzzilla, Co-Chair Emeritus, Washington, DC
