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Preparedness, Response & Resilience Task Force

Chairs HSPI's Preparedness, Response, and Resilience Task Force brings together experts from government, academia, and the private and non-profit sectors to consider contemporary policy issues facing the nation's homeland security, first responder, and emergency management communities. To this end, the Task Force convenes sessions with the nation's policymakers and publishes policy papers and reports with actionable policy recommendations for the future. The Task Force is predicated on the idea that a more nuanced approach to these policy issues can contribute to a greater level of resiliency for all levels of government, the private sector, and the public writ large.

Recent considerations of the Task Force include the meaning of resiliency; the critical junctures that exist between policy and implementation; the nexus between preparedness, response, and resilience; and the future of resiliency as it relates to a diverse and changing operational environment.

Operationalizing Resilience: A Systems-based Approach Emphasizing Risk Management is Required
Task Force Report | October 13, 2011

Comments on Draft National Preparedness Goal
Task Force Commentary | September 6, 2011

Task Force Interim Report on Resilience
Task Force Report | May 16, 2011

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Presidential Policy Directive-8: National Preparedness
HSPI Event | March 21, 2011

Resilience Task Force Meetings

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Co-Chairs

Michael Balboni*

Managing Partner, Bluewater International
Former New York State Deputy Secretary for Public Safety
Former New York State Senator
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Daniel Kaniewski

Deputy Director, Homeland Security Policy Institute;
Assistant Vice President for Homeland Security, The George Washington University;
Former Special Assistant to the President for Homeland Security, The White House
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R. David Paulison**

Former Administrator, Federal Emergency Management Agency
Former Administrator, U.S. Fire Administration
Former Fire Chief, Miami-Dade County (Florida) Fire Rescue Department
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Members

Raphael Barishansky*

Chief of Public Health Emergency Preparedness, Prince George’s County (MD) Health Department

Kirstjen Nielsen*

Managing Director and General Counsel, Civitas Group;
Former Special Assistant to the President for Homeland Security, The White House

Chris Battle*

Partner, Adfero Group;
Former Chief of Staff, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement

John Paczkowski*

Vice President, ICF International;
Former Director, Emergency Management and Security at Port Authority of New York and New Jersey

Marko Bourne

Principal, Booz Allen Hamilton;
Former Director of Policy and Program Analysis, Federal Emergency Management Agency

Kenneth Rapuano

Director of Advanced Systems & Policy, MITRE;
Former Deputy Assistant to the President, The White House

Carlos J. Castillo

Senior Advisor, PricewaterhouseCoopers, Washington Federal Practice
Former Assistant Administrator, Federal Emergency Management Agency
Former Director, Miami-Dade County Office of Emergency Management

Richard Reed

Vice President, Preparedness and Resilience Strategy, The American Red Cross
Former Special Assisant to the President, The White House

Sharon Caudle*

Younger-Carter Distinguished Policymaker in Residence, Texas A&M University;
Former Assistant Director, Homeland Security, Government Accountability Office

Peter Roman

President, WIT Consulting, LLC;
Director of Research, Lessons Learned Information Sharing (www.LLIS.gov)

Rich Cooper*

Vice President, Research & Emerging Issues, U.S. Chamber of Commerce National Chamber Foundation;
Principal, Catalyst Partners, LLC

Scott Somers

Vice Mayor, City of Mesa, Arizona; Member, Urban Search and Rescue Arizona Task Force #1

Darrell Darnell*

Senior Associate Vice President for Safety and Security, The George Washington University;
Former Director of Resilience Policy, National Security Staff, The White House;
Former Director, Homeland Security and Emergency Management Agency, Washington, DC

Adam Thiel**

Fire Chief, City of Alexandria, Virginia

Harvey Johnson

Vice President, BAE Systems;
Former Deputy Administrator, Federal Emergency Management Agency;
Vice Admiral, U.S. Coast Guard (Ret.)

David Trulio*

Director, Federal / Civil Programs, Raytheon Company;
Former Special Assistant to the President and Executive Secretary, Homeland Security Council, The White House

Mick Kicklighter

Director, Center for Infrastructure Protection and Homeland Security,
School of Law, George Mason University;
Former Inspector General, Department of Defense;
Lieutenant General, U.S. Army (Ret.)

Bert Tussing*

Director, Homeland Defense and Security Issues, Center for Strategic Leadership, U.S. Army War College

Alan McCurry**

Former Chief Operating Officer, The American Red Cross

*Denotes HSPI Senior Fellow, 2010
**Denotes HSPI Steering Committee Member

Task Force Staff

Margaret Chasler

ICF Resilience Scholar

Resilience Needs Must Be Defined, Operationalized, Report Finds
CQ Homeland Security
May 19, 2011
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Think Tank Examines Opportunities to Advance National Resilience
Homeland Security Today
May 17, 2011
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Task force urges policy makers to ‘operationalize’ the concept of resilience
Government Security News
May 16, 2011
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