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These photos were taken during the IAEM 57th Annual Conference & EMEX 2009, in Orlando, Florida.

Richard Serino, FEMA Deputy Administrator, stressed the importance of emergency management education and opportunities for young emergency managers at the Young Professionals in Emergency Management reception at the IAEM conference. L-R: IAEM-USA Student Region President-Elect Nancy Harris; FEMA Deputy Administrator Serino; IAEM-USA President Pamela L’Heureux, CEM (2009-2010); and IAEM Student Council President Brian Silva.

FEMA Deputy Administrator Richard Serino met with IAEM leadership to discuss priorities, concerns and working together. Seated L-R: Brendan McCluskey, First Vice Chair, IAEM-USA Universities and Colleges Caucus; Richard Serino, FEMA Deputy Administrator; Russ Decker, CEM, IAEM-USA President (2008-2009); and Pamela L’Heureux, CEM, IAEM-USA President (2009-2010). Standing L-R: Randy Duncan, CEM, IAEM-USA Government Affairs Committee Chair, and Elizabeth B. Armstrong, MAM, CAE, IAEM-USA Executive Director.

Russell Decker, CEM, IAEM-USA President (2008-2009), presented a coin to Dalen Harris, Associate Legislative Director, National Association of Counties (left), in recognition of his continued and valued partnership with IAEM.

IAEM-USA President President Russell Decker, CEM (2008-2009), honored Larry Gispert, immediate Past President of IAEM (left), for being an exceptionally effective witness before Committees of the U.S. Congress.

Tracey Trautman, one of the key FEMA officials at the GA Committee meeting, discussed the Emergency Management Performance Grant Program and other grant programs administered by her directorate. Left to right: Andy Mitchell, Director, Preparedness Coordination Division, National Preparedness Directorate (NPD), FEMA; Tracey Trautman, Acting Assistant Administrator, Grant Programs Directorate, FEMA; Martha Braddock, IAEM-USA Policy Advisor; Randy Duncan, IAEM-USA Government Affairs Chair; Russell Decker, CEM, IAEM-USA President (2008-2009); Pamela L’Heureux, CEM, IAEM-USA President (2009-2010); Beth Zimmerman, Assistant Administrator, Disaster Recovery Directorate, FEMA; and Deborah Ingram, Acting Deputy Administrator for Mitigation.