How to Create a Coordinated, Survivor-centric Community Response Plan for Mass Violence Incidents
Tuesday, May 14, 2024
3:00 pm to 4:30 P.M. EDT
Join the National Mass Violence Center (NMVC) for a timely discussion about “How to Create a Coordinated, Survivor-centric Community Response Plan for Mass Violence Incidents.”
At the conclusion of the National Town Hall, participants will be able to:
• Recognize the importance of advance preparation to create a coordinated plan for mass violence response.
• Describe the agencies, organizations, and professionals necessary for effective planning and response, as well as the roles of each involved entity.
• Identify the “16 Best Practices of Emergency Response” that are foundational to coordinated planning efforts.
• Describe the technical assistance resources available from the National Mass Violence Center and its partners to support coordinated community response planning.
• Determine the most important skills and strategies needed to create a coordinated, survivor-centric community response plan.
Presenters
Eugenia Pedley is the Senior Program Manager for Mass Violence and Terrorism at the Office for Victims of Crime (OVC) within the U.S. Department of Justice. Since joining OVC in June 2012, Ms. Pedley has worked with communities and organizations across the country that request Antiterrorism and Emergency Assistance Program (AEAP) funding to support victims of these incidents. She provides guidance on grant development, technical assistance on victim support programs, and grant monitoring; and led the development of the Helping Victims of Mass Violence and Terrorism: Planning, Response, Recovery, and Resources Toolkit. She also manages several mass violence awards and programs that work to prepare for and respond to these incidents. Ms. Pedley has a background in law enforcement intelligence working for the FBI and other federal agencies prior to joining OVC.
Elizabeth Cronin, Esq, is the Associate Academic Program Director at the National Mass Violence Center. In her current role, she is working with the ICP TTA Preparedness Division on helping communities prepare for a mass violence incident. Until January 2024, Ms. Cronin was the Director of the NYS Office of Victim Services which administered all VOCA funds for the State, provided financial compensation to victims of crime, and funded over 200 victim assistance programs. She was a special victim’s prosecutor in New York and served as Director of the Office of Legal Affairs at the US Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit. Ms. Cronin is a board member of NOVA and EVAWI.
Erick S. Gaull, CEM®, CISSP®, CPP®, CBCP®, PMP®, MEP is a distinguished technology expert and consultant with a comprehensive background in public safety, emergency management, counterterrorism, and organizational resilience. He has led projects for various prestigious organizations including the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, FEMA, and the World Bank across multiple continents. He has received numerous recognitions from FEMA and has undergone extensive training in emergency response and management. With experience spanning law enforcement, emergency medical services, and firefighting, Mr. Gaull has served in various capacities at both local and national levels of government. He holds advanced degrees from Georgetown University and Columbia University and has completed executive leadership programs at Cornell University and Harvard's Kennedy School of Government. Additionally, he is actively involved in community service, being a senior reserve officer in the D.C. Metropolitan Police Department and a volunteer firefighter in Maryland, where he resides with his family. Mr. Gaull’s dedication to public safety earned him the President's Lifetime Achievement Award in 2017.
Angela Moreland, PhD, is an Associate Professor at the National Crime Victims Research and Treatment Center (NCVC) at the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC). Dr. Moreland currently serves as the Associate Director of the National Mass Violence Center (NMVC), an OVC-funded initiative aimed at improving community preparedness and the nation’s capacity to serve victims recovering from mass violence through research, planning, training, technology, and collaboration. Dr. Moreland also serves as the Director of the Improving Community Preparedness Division of the NMVC.
Anne Seymour has been a national advocate for crime victims and survivors for 40 years and is the Associate Academic Program Director for the NMVC. She began her career in 1984 as the Director of Public Affairs for the National Office of MADD and, from 1985 to 1993, as co-founder and Director of Communications and Resource Development of the National Center for Victims of Crime. She has been involved in several mass crisis responses, following the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, and the Navy Yard mass shooting in September 2013, among others. Ms. Seymour served as a Lead Consultant to plan and implement OVC’s 2009 “Assisting Victims of Terrorism and Mass Violence” National Symposium and helped develop a mass violence training curriculum in 2016 for the District of Columbia Advanced Victim Services Academy. Seymour has received numerous honors for her efforts, including the 2018 U.S. Congressional Victims’ Rights Caucus Lifetime Achievement Award and the 1992 “Outstanding Services to Crime Victims” award from President Bush.