IAEM-USA REGION 1

Bruce Lockwood, CEM President - Region 1 Bristol-Burlington Health District 240 Stafford Ave. Bristol, CT 06010 (860) 584-7682; F: (860) 584-3814 Email: brucelockwood@ci.bristol.ct.us
Paul B. Crawford, CEM, MEP Vice President - Region 1 Regional Manager, ESi 60 State St., Suite 700 Boston, MA 02109 (617) 854-7409; F: (617) 854-7410 Email: pcrawford@esi911.com

Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont.

State Representatives:

Maine - Ray Parent, rmparent@sanfordmaine.org

Connecticut - Katherine McCormack, kmccormack@hartford.gov

New Hampshire - Brian Bovyn, CEM, bbovyn@manchesternh.gov

Vermont - Timothy Stetson, stetson@nvtredcross.org

Massachusetts - Open

Rhode Island - Roberta Clarke, roberta.clarke@state.ma.us

Region 1 News:

IAEM-USA Region 1 President Bruce Lockwood Appointed by Speaker Pelosi to National Commission on Children and Disasters (03/05/08)

Region 1 President Pamela L'Heureux Represents IAEM at Seminar on Financial Management in Major Emergencies; Event Supported by IAEM (10/28/07)

Region 1 President Pamela L’Heureux represented IAEM at an Oct. 17 seminar at Simmons College in Boston on "Excellence in Financial Management Before, During and After a Major Emergency," hosted by the Council for Excellence in Government in partnership with IAEM, Visa and JP Morgan Chase. The session convened local, state and federal experts in the areas of financial management and planning to discuss strategies to effectively prepare for, respond to and recover from a major disaster. The keynote address, presented by Juliette Kayyem, Undersecretary of Homeland Security, Commonwealth of Massachusetts, focused on business and government in an emergency.

Charles Connell from JP Morgan Chase and Darren Muise from Visa USA provided excellent information to seminar participants.

IAEM Region 1 Elects New Officers (10/09/07)

IAEM Region 1 members voted for regional officers for 2007-2008. Congratulations to these members, who will take office during the IAEM 2007 Annual Conference:

• IAEM Region 1 President: Bruce Lockwood, CEM
• IAEM Region 1 Vice President: Paul B. Crawford, CEM, MEP

IAEM Region 1 Schedules 2007 Annual Conference (09/02/07)

IAEM Region 1 has set its 2007 Annual Conference for Monday, Oct. 22, 2007, at Lake Morey Resort, Fairlee, Vermont. The conference fee of $35 includes the conference, continental breakfast, lunch, and afternoon break. There will be a social event on Sunday for those arriving the evening before.

• Conference Agenda: Download the conference program.
  • IAEM Region 1 President, Pamela L'Heureux will open the meeting.
  • IAEM President Mike Selves, CEM, will be speaking.
  • Ross Nagy (VT EMA) will provide an update on pandemic influenza.
  • Ret. Col. Larry Porter, CEM, will share helpful hints on studying for the CEM® exam.
  • Tara McEnroe (Massachusetts Maritime Academy) will speak on the technological application of EM software and its benefits in the development and execution of the emergency management simulator at MMA.
  • Bob Bohlmann, CEM (York Co. EMA) will provide an IAEM U.S. Government Affairs update.
  • Mike Grant, Maine's Training Officer, will speak on NIMSCAST.
  • Tim Stetson (VT ARC) will speak on mass sheltering.
• Conference Registration: Download the conference registration form to register for this meeting. The deadline for conference registration is Oct. 13, 2007.
• Hotel Reservations: Details about hotel reservations are included on the conference form. The deadline for hotel reservations is Sept. 21, 2007.

IAEM Region 1 2006 Annual Conference

IAEM Region 1 held its 2006 Annual Conference on May 13, 2006, at Village by the Sea, Wells, Maine. The agenda included:

• NWS: Talking About Lightning
• IAEM's Government Affairs Committee
• Hurricane Katrina Recovery - presented by Pamela L'Heureux who has been working with the recovery since Aug. 31, 2005
• IAEM President Marg Verbeek, CEM
• IAEM Policy Advisor Martha Braddock
• Medical Expert on Avian Flu
• And other useful information

IAEM Region 1 Annual Conference, May 2006

From left: IAEM President Marg Verbeek, CEM;
IAEM Region 1 President Pamela L. L'Heureux;
Robert C. Bohlmann, CEM, IAEM Scholarship Commission;
and IAEM Policy Advisor Martha Braddock.