Schedule is Subject to Change
Monday, May 2, 2022
11:00 am – 5:00 pm
Registration
Location: 5th Floor Foyer
1:30 pm – 3:30 pm
National Member & State/Territory VOAD Meeting (Closed)
Location: Maryland (CDEF), 5th Floor
4:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Annual Meeting (Open)
Location: Maryland (CDEF), 5th Floor
6:00 pm – 7:30 pm
Committee Appreciation Reception (Invite Only)
Location: Baltimore Ballroom, 5th Floor
Tuesday, May 3, 2022
7:00 am – 7:00 pm
Reflection Room Open
Location: James & St. George, 6th Floor
7:30 am – 5:00 pm
Registration
Location: 5th Floor Foyer
8:00 am – 5:00 pm
Exhibit Hall & Silent Auction Open
Location: Baltimore/Maryland Foyer
8:00 am – 11:45 am
Exhibitor Meet & Greet
Location: Baltimore/Maryland Foyer
8:00 am – 12:00 pm
Service Projects
Project 1 – Beans & Bread – Meet in Hotel Lobby at 8:00 am
Project 2 – Sarah’s Hope Family Shelter – Meet in Hotel Lobby at 8:30 am
Project 3 – Hygiene Kit Assembly – Maryland A – 8:30 am
8:30 am – 9:30 am
Committee Leadership Meeting (Closed)
Location: Fells Point
10:00 am – 11:00 am
First Time Attendee Orientation (First Time Attendees Only)
Location: Baltimore Ballroom
10:30 am – 12:00 pm
Meet the VALs
Location: Watertable Ballroom
12:00 pm – 1:30 pm
Welcome Luncheon
Keynote: John Hope Bryant, Operation HOPE
Location: Maryland (CDEF)
1:30 pm – 2:45 pm
Committee Meetings Group 1
Community Preparedness – Baltimore B
International – Homeland
Long Term Recovery Groups – Baltimore A
Donations – Maryland B
1:45 pm
National Aquarium Tour (Pre-Registration Required)
Meet in Hotel Lobby at 1:45pm
3:00 pm – 4:15 pm
Committee Meetings Group 2
Communications – Baltimore B
Advocacy – Maryland B
Mass Care – Baltimore A
Disaster Health – Homeland
4:30 pm – 5:45 pm
Committee Meetings Group 3
Emotional Spiritual Care – Maryland B
Disaster Case Management – Baltimore A
Volunteer Management – Baltimore B
Housing – Homeland
5:45 pm – 6:45 pm
Member & Partner Reception (Invite Only)
Location: Watertable Ballroom
7:00 pm
Awards Dinner (Business Formal)
Location: Maryland (CDEF)
Wednesday, May 4, 2022
7:00 am – 7:00 pm
Reflection Room Open
Location: James & St. George, 6th Floor
7:30 am – 5:00 pm
Registration
Location: 5th Floor Foyer
9:00 am – 5:30 pm
Exhibit Hall & Silent Auction Open
Location: Baltimore/Maryland Foyer, 5th Floor
8:00 am – 9:30 am
Plenary Breakfast
Keynote: Marcus Coleman, FEMA
Location: Maryland (CDEF), 5th Floor
9:45 am – 11:15 am
Workshop Session 1 – Click Here to View Workshop Session 1 Details
Project Comeback: Texas – Early Findings
Presenter(s): Carol Flores, Dr. Michelle Meyer
Location: Federal Hill, 5th Floor
In Good Faith: Faith and Community Pathways for Critical Disaster Legal Services
Presenter(s): Christa Figgins, Mary Gaudreau Hughes, Stephanie Hudson
Location: Fells Point, 5th Floor
Donations Management: A Big Pile…of Opportunity!
Presenter(s): Jim Garrett, Charlene Sargent, Don Bonchack, Dante Gliniecki
Location: Baltimore B, 5th Floor
Partnerships in Human and Social Services Delivery
Presenter(s): Anitra Johnson, Maggie Jarry, Nadra Tyus, Amanda Benton
Location: Homeland, 5th Floor
Empowering Resilient Communities: Inclusion, Incorporation, and Interjection Against Prescribed Norms
Presenter(s): Marvis A. Creagh
Location: Watertable Ballroom, 5th Floor
Racial and Intersectional Equity: How Funders are Changing their Grantmaking
Presenter(s): Tanya Gulliver-Gracia, Sally Ray, Cari Cullen
Location: Maryland B, 5th Floor
Lessons Learned from The Camp Fire Long Term Recovery Group and the Importance of an Economic Workforce Recovery Committee for a Thriving Individual Recovery
Presenter(s): Bruce Yerman, Kristine Ferrell ZuaZua, Laura Cootsona, Kate Scowsmith
Location: Baltimore A, 5th Floor
Understanding Disaster-Related Advocacy, Legislation, and Public Policy at the Local, State and National Levels
Presenter(s): Michelle Belles, Matt Cowles, Kevin Peach, Tiffany Del Rio, Travis Cryan
Location: Maryland A, 5th Floor
11:15 am – 1:30 pm
Lunch on Your Own
1:30 pm – 3:00 pm
Workshop Session 2 – Click Here to View Workshop Session 2 Details
Housing Survivors: Exploring Complex Challenges and Collaborative Solutions Across the Disaster Housing Continuum
Presenter(s): Erin Goodyear, Earl Brown
Location: Watertable Ballroom, 5th Floor
Creating Pathways to Homeownership for Rental Survivors: Building Public and Private Partnerships after Disasters to Provide Affordable Housing in the Future
Presenter(s): Laura Mercer, Jenn Dorsch-Messler, Darin Bontrager
Location: Maryland A, 5th Floor
Safety Network: Community Collaboration, Technology, and Compounding Disasters
Presenter(s): Harrison Speck, Jennifer Frizzell, Arnel Cosey
Location: Maryland B, 5th Floor
Implementing the 4 Cs after Hurricane Ida
Presenter(s): Anthony Pluchino, Kevin Peach, Jennifer Dyer
Location: Baltimore B, 5th Floor
Regional Catastrophic Preparedness Grant Program FY19/FY20
Presenter(s): Megan Bluthardt, Blake Fisher
Location: Federal Hill, 5th Floor
Civilian Climate Corps: Opportunities and Resources for Voluntary Disaster Organizations
Presenter(s): Sandy Scott, Rita Pratte, Yasmeen Shaheen-McConnell
Location: Homeland, 5th Floor
More Than Playing with Puppies: How VOADs Can Help Pet Households After a Disaster
Presenter(s): Diane Robinson, Roxana Petzold, Sara Egan, Josh Cary
Location: Fells Point, 5th Floor
Enhancing Support & Services for LGBTQIA+ Communities throughout the Disaster Cycle: Resources from National VOAD Member and Partner Organizations
Presenter(s): Christian Burgess, April Naturale, Greg Smith, Kimberley Grisham
Location: Baltimore A, 5th Floor
3:00 pm – 3:45 pm
Coffee Break in Exhibit Hall
Location: Baltimore/Maryland Foyer, 5th Floor
3:45 pm – 5:15 pm
Workshop Session 3 – Click Here to View Workshop Session 3 Details
How A Million English Muffins, Communication, Cooperation, Coordination & Collaboration Can Solve Difficult Problems
Presenter(s): David Marks, Christine Heyser, Dana Reed
Location: Maryland B, 5th Floor
Disaster Response and Environmental Justice after an Undeclared Disaster: Eastwick Recovery from TS Isaias 2020
Presenter(s): Julia Menzo, Brian Baer, Ramona Rousseau-Reid, Karl Jones
Location: Baltimore A, 5th Floor
Using COPEWELL to Improve Community Resilience to Disasters
Presenter(s): Crystal Watson, Cathy Slemp, Elizabeth McDevitt
Location: Maryland A, 5th Floor
Solving Donations Management at Scale
Presenter(s): Jim Ayre, Eric Jones, Phil Huber, Damian Morales
Location: Homeland, 5th Floor
Navigating the Collaborative: An In-Depth Look at Government Interaction with VOAD and Building Statewide Resiliency
Presenter(s): Eric Stoessel, Jamie Marcella, Kimberly Grisham
Location: Watertable Ballroom, 5th Floor
Accessing the Homebound in Disasters
Presenter(s): Kathleen Oldaker, Kate Dischino, Michelle Belles, Monica Montoya
Location: Federal Hill, 5th Floor
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Mass Care
Presenter(s): Charlene Sargent, Vincent Davis, Karen Smith, Alex Rose
Location: Baltimore B, 5th Floor
Power Your Mission with Solar Generators
Presenter(s): Will Heegaard, Jamie Swezey
Location: Fells Point, 5th Floor
Thursday, May 5, 2022
7:00 am – 12:00 pm
Reflection Room Open
Location: James & St. George, 6th Floor
8:00 am – 12:00 pm
Registration
Location: 5th Floor Foyer
8:00 am – 12:00 pm
Exhibit Hall & Silent Auction Open
Location: Baltimore/Maryland Foyer, 5th Floor
8:00 am – 9:30 pm
Expo Breakfast
Location: Baltimore/Maryland Foyer, 5th Floor
9:45 am – 11:15 am
Workshop Session 4 – Click Here to View Workshop Session 4 Details
Incorporating Legal Service Programs or Pro Bono Attorneys in Small, Localized Disasters
Presenter(s): Chris Georges, Lisa Gavin
Location: Homeland, 5th Floor
Effective Communication in an Ever-Changing World
Presenter(s): Daniel Altenau, Daniela Archibold, Courtney Moore
Location: Guilford, 5th Floor
Expanding Access to Disaster Emotional Care for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing: Disaster Distress Helpline Videophone
Presenter(s): Lidija Hurni, Olivia Stein, Jessie Wells, Kate Formichella
Location: Federal Hill, 5th Floor
Innovative Leadership Practices for a Healthy Long Term Recovery Collaborative
Presenter(s): Megan Kurtz, Jovanni Tricerri, Laura Cootsona, Charles Brooks
Location: Baltimore B, 5th Floor
Prepared4ALL: Building Local Capacity for Disability Inclusion and Equity in Emergency and COVID-19 Planning Through Public-Private Partnership
Presenter(s): Jordan Kerr, Harpur Schwartz, Sue Wolf-Fordham
Location: Maryland A, 5th Floor
Organizations Preparing for Emergency Needs (OPEN) Training
Presenter(s): Amy Pifine, Chi Zhang
Location: Maryland B, 5th Floor
CANCELLED: Personal Assistance Services (PAS) in Disaster Sheltering
Disaster Preparation and Response for Trauma Survivors: Challenges, Strategies and Lesson Learned
Presenter(s): Karen Edell Yoskowitz, Miriam Singer, Sandra Ala
Location: Baltimore A, 5th Floor
11:15 am – 12:00 pm
Last Look at Exhibits & Silent Auction
Location: Baltimore/Maryland Foyer, 5th Floor
12:15 pm – 1:45 pm
Plenary Luncheon
Keynote: Monica Sanders, Founder of The Undivide Project
Location: Maryland (CDEF), 5th Floor
2:15 pm – 3:45 pm
Workshop Session 5 – Click Here to View Workshop Session 5 Details
From Toto to Dumbo: A Holistic View of Animal Emergency Response
Presenter(s): Ashley Zielinski, Mandy Fischer, Josh Carey, Anne McAnn
Location: Federal Hill, 5th Floor
The Role of the United States Army Reserve in Disaster Response A Case Study: Lessons Learned from All Hazards Response
Presenter(s): Todd Liebig, Ty Vannieuwenhoven
Location: Maryland B, 5th Floor
CORE COVID-19 Response
Presenter(s): Jerome Lebleu
Location: Homeland, 5th Floor
Supporting the Supporters in Disaster Recovery
Presenter(s): Jolie Wills
Location: Baltimore B, 5th Floor
Empowering Community Resilience through Arts and Culture
Presenter(s): Cameron Lewis, Janet Newcomb, Lori Foley
Location: Baltimore A, 5th Floor
Volunteer Wellness: What Does it Mean, Why Does it Matter, and What Can You Do About it?
Presenter(s): Mary Casey-Lockyer, Christian Burgess, Agustina Boehringer
Location: Guilford, 5th Floor
The Long Road Home: Repatriating American Citizens from Afghanistan
Presenter(s): Johanna Paillet-Growl, Seyoum Berhe, Alex Weston, Kimberly Ligon
Location: Maryland A, 5th Floor
Blockchain and Disaster Relief: Transformative Technology for Survivors and Volunteers
Presenter(s): Elizabeth Disco-Shearer, Joseph Thompson, Matt Keller
Location: Fells Point, 5th Floor
3:45 pm – 5:00 pm
Closing Reception – Kick Off to 2023!
Location: Watertable Ballroom, 5th Floor