
MONTANA RECOVERY RESOURCES SYMPOSIUM
Fort Harrison National Guard Facility 1900 William Street Helena, MT 59602
Wednesday, January 25, 2023

Event Agenda
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Time
Activity
Location
7:30 - 8:30
Registration / Coffee
Foyer
8:30
PRESENTING OF THE COLORS
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Montana National Guard
Room 211
Auditorium
8:35 - 8:50
WELCOMING REMARKS / MORNING KEYNOTE
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Delila Bruno, Division Administrator, Montana Disaster & Emergency Services
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The Honorable Kristen Juras, Montana Lieutenant Governor
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Major General John P. Hronek, The Adjutant General, State of Montana​​
Room 211
Auditorium
8:50 - 9:10
DISASTER 4655 OVERVIEW
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Maona Ngwira, Federal Coordinating Officer, FEMA
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Mark Shrives, Federal Disaster Recovery Officer, FEMA
Room 211
Auditorium
9:15 - 11:30
DISASTER IMPACT & RECOVERY OVERVIEW
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Economic & Workforce Development
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Housing
BREAK
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Impacted Infrastructure
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Local Government Recovery Planning
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Agriculture & Natural Resources
Room 211
Auditorium
11:30
LUNCH
Room 212
Gymnasium
12:00 - 1:00
LUNCH / KEYNOTE SPEAKER
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Ashley Edwards, Managing Partner, Recover Rebuild Renew, LLC Former Director, Mississippi Governor's Office of Recovery & Renewal Hurricane Katrina and Deepwater Horizon disasters
Room 211
1:15 - 3:00
RECOVERY BREAKOUT SESSIONS
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Economic & Workforce Development
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Brett Doney, Great Falls Montana Development Authority
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Jackie Haines, Northern Rocky Mountain Economic Development District
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John Rogers, Economic Development Consultant
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Julianne Kingery, U.S. Economic Development Administration
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Aaron Pratt, U.S. Economic Development Administration​
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Louise Porter, Small Business Administration
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Kathleen Williams, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Rural Development
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David Leiva, FEMA Interagency Recovery Coordination, Facilitator
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Housing
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Cheryl Cohen, Montana Department of Commerce
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Dr. Kristin Smith, Floodwise Community Assistance, Headwaters Economics
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Jackie Girard, U.S. Department Housing & Urban Development​
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Katina Uecker, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Rural Development
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Betsy Ross, Montana Disaster & Emergency Services, Facilitator
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Agriculture & Natural Resources
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Eric Trum, Montana Department of Environmental Quality
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Lindsay Volpe, Montana Department of Natural Resources & Conservation
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Becky Geyer, Environmental Protection Agency​
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Sarah Marquart, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Rural Development
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Brenda Richter, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Farm Service Agency
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Rob Molacek, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service
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Tommy Bass, Montana State University
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Adrianne Michele, FEMA Integration Team, Facilitator
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Local Government Recovery Planning
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Gus Byrom, Montana Department of Commerce
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Greg Coleman, Director, Emergency Management Office, Park County, MT
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Dr. Tyler Barton, FEMA IRC, Region 8​
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John Weathersby, FEMA Interagency Recovery Coordination, Facilitator
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Impacted Infrastructure
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Traci Sears, National Flood Insurance Program, State of Montana
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Allison Taylor, Montana Disaster & Emergency Services
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Susan McEachearn, Montana Department of Transportation
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Edie Vinson-Maitlandt, FEMA Public Assistance
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Tony Krause, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers​
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Steve Troendle, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Rural Development
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Sara Hartley, Montana Disaster & Emergency Services, Facilitator
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Room 211
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Room 210
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Room 209
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Room 304
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Room 113
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3:00 - 3:15
BREAK
Open
3:15 - 3:45
BREAKOUT SESSION REVIEW & REPORT OUT
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Breakout Session Representatives
Room 211
Auditorium
3:45 - 4:45
NEXT STEPS IN LONG-TERM RECOVERY EFFORTS
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Sara Hartley, Montana Disaster & Emergency Services
Room 211
Auditorium
4:45 - 5:00
CLOSING REMARKS
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Delila Bruno, Division Administrator Montana Disaster & Emergency Services
Room 211
Auditorium