2021 Speakers

GADMC 2021 Speaker List

    Rebecca Husted

    United States
    Director
    Technical Large Animal Emergency Rescue
    Best Practices for Unstable Ground / Mud Rescue of Large Animals

    Steve Glassey

    New Zealand
    Patron

    Leslie Irvine

    United States
    Professor
    University of Colorado at Boulder
    2021 Keynote: Why Animals Matter in Emergency Management

    Hazuki Kajiwara

    Japan
    Researcher
    Rikkyo University
    Tsunami and Nuclear Disaster in Japan: The Experience in Fukushima Companion Animals and Their Owners

    Gary Vroegindewey

    United States
    Director, One Health
    Lincoln Memorial University College of Veterinary Medicine
    Veterinary Behavioral Health in Disasters- A Call to Action

    Mel Taylor

    Australia
    Associate Professor
    Macquarie University

    Chris Jerram

    New Zealand
    General Manager
    Wellington Zoo Trust
    Emergency Response Training and Preparations at Wellington Zoo

    Hansen Thambi Prem

    India
    Project Manager
    World Animal Protection
    Legal Framework for Protecting Animals from Disasters: Case study from India

    Sevil Cengiz

    Turkey
    Assistant Professor
    Gumushane University
    Chemical, Biological and Radiological risks for Dogs Involved in Search and Rescue Operations.

    Sioux Campbell

    Australia
    Disaster Resilience Officer
    Cairns Regional Council
    Supporting older people with pets in evacuations through emergency fostering in Cairns.

    Joshua Trigg

    Australia
    Post-Doctoral Researcher
    Macquarie University
    Examining the Role of National Planning Principles for Animals in Australian Disaster Response

    Leanne Taylor

    Australia
    Chief Executive Officer
    WIRES
    Improving Emergency Outcomes for Wildlife

    Marjan Leneman

    Netherlands
    Researcher & Consultant
    Diversity Focus
    Cultural Factors in Livestock Emergency Management: A comparison between local farming communities in volcanic areas and external emergency preparedness approaches.

    Susan Raymond

    Canada
    University of Guelph
    Large Animal Rescue and Livestock Emergency Response Training and Best Practices

    Jim Green

    United Kingdom
    Director
    British Animal Rescue and Trauma Care Association (BARTA)
    10 Steps to Situational Awareness - a tool kit for emergency planners and responders

    Sarah DeYoung

    United States
    Assistant Professor
    University of Delaware
    The impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Community-based animal programs in the United States.

    Ashleigh Best

    Australia
    PhD Candidate
    Melbourne Law School
    Animals' Legal Status as a Source of their Disaster Vulnerability

    Minden Buswell

    United States
    Vice-President
    NASAAEP
    An Introduction to the National Alliance of State Animal and Agricultural Emergency Programs (NASAAEP)

    Jeremy Rogers

    Australia
    Senior Veterinary Officer
    Primary Industries & Regions, SA (PIRSA)
    Treatment of livestock affected by fire, successes and failures

    Peta Norris

    Australia
    Senior Project Officer/Wildlife Coordinator
    NSW National Parks & Wildlife Service
    Wildlife response in bushfires: lessons from the Black Summer of 2019-20 in NSW, Australia.

    Amanda Lamont

    Australia
    Emergency Management Coordinator
    Zoos Victoria
    Zoos Victoria building wildlife disaster resilience following Australia's Black Summer 2019-20.

    Rachel Westcott

    Australia
    Coordinator
    South Australia Veterinary Emergency Management
    Veterinary Emergency Management training and practice: the critical component for effective response.

    Carole Adamson

    New Zealand
    Senior Lecturer
    University of Auckland
    Framing the synergies between social work, disaster management and animal-inclusive practice

    Norm Rosene

    United States
    Public Information Officer
    North Valley Animal Disaster Group
    Animal Rescue and Sheltering Management during Multi-Week Wildfire Responses in California

    Max Moritz

    United States
    University of California Cooperative Extension
    Preparing for wildfire: how an AgPass program can mitigate wildfire's impacts to agriculture

    Monika Gupta

    India
    Veterinary Officer
    Uttar Pradesh Livestock Development Board
    Benefits for an animal inclusive approach to disaster recovery in the agricultural sector

    Gary Flory

    United States
    Agricultural Program Manager
    Virginia Department of Environmental Quality
    Emerging Methods for Carcass Management during Disease Outbreaks and Natural Disaster

    Mike Mayes

    United States
    Project Manager
    North Carolina Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services
    Mobile CO2 Depopulation System

    A. K. Sinha

    India
    Commandant
    Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB), Ministry of Home Affairs

    Nidhi Rajput

    India
    Assistant Professor (Wildlife Health Management)
    Nanaji Deshmukh Veterinary Science University
    Wildlife Conservation: Principle Approach to Prevent the Biological Disasters

    Leonor Pereira da Costa

    Portugal
    Assistant Professor
    Lusófona University.
    Media affective atmospheres and the construction of vulnerability of animals in disasters

    John Maretti

    United States
    Executive Director
    North Valley Animal Disaster Group
    Animal Rescue and Sheltering Management during Multi-Week Wildfire Responses in California

    Saskia van Manen

    Netherlands
    Co-founder & Scientific Advisor
    Design Network for Emergency Management
    Animals as an integral aspect of public communication before, during, and after emergencies

    Ashley Farmer

    United States
    Illinois State University
    The impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Community-based animal programs in the United States.

    Chris Riley

    New Zealand
    Professor
    Massey University
    Injuries and illness risks for responders to animal related technical rescue and disaster deployments: An international survey

    Steve DeGrey

    New Zealand
    Senior Lecturer
    Massey University
    Injuries and illness risks for responders to animal related technical rescue and disaster deployments: An international survey

    Melissa Moggy

    Canada
    Extension Coordinator
    Alberta Farm Animal Care
    Emergency Livestock Programs in Alberta, Canada.

    Yvonne Nadler

    United States
    Senior Veterinarian
    Zoo and Aquariums All Hazards Partnership
    All Hazards Preparedness for the Exotic Animal Industry

    Verónica Policarpo

    Research Fellow
    Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal

    Lais Coster

    United States
    Coordinator
    UC Davis Veterinary Emergency Response Team

    Ian Douglas

    Australia
    Director & Chair
    Vets Beyond Borders
    Vets Beyond Borders - Australian Veterinary Emergency Response Team: A novel veterinary response to wildlife rescue and welfare in Australia.

    Matthew Shapero

    United States
    Livestock & Range Advisor
    University of California Cooperative Extension
    Preparing for wildfire: how an AgPass program can mitigate wildfire's impacts to agriculture

    Jo Taylor

    United Kingdom
    Business Owner
    Reach and Rescue

    Jennifer Gardner

    Australia
    Program Manager, Disaster Response & Risk Reduction
    IFAW - International Fund for Animal Welfare

    Tim Johnson

    Australia
    Project Officer, Wildlife Coordinator
    NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service
    Wildlife response in bushfires: lessons from the Black Summer of 2019-20 in NSW, Australia.

    Nicole Rojas Marin

    Australia
    Animal Rescue Program Officer
    International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW)
    Evacuation Planning Guidelines for Wildlife Groups and Carers.

    Katinka de Balogh

    Thailand
    Senior Animal Health and Production Officer
    FAO
    Cultural Factors in Livestock Emergency Management: A comparison between local farming communities in volcanic areas and external emergency preparedness approaches

    Damien Riquet

    France
    Project Manager
    German Red Cross
    Evacuation of livestock in anticipation of extreme natural hazards

    Lucia Hunt

    United States
    Director, Office of Emergency Preparedness & Response
    Minnesota Department of Agriculture

    Judy Kimaru

    Kenya
    Campaign Manager - Animals in Disaster
    World Animal Protection

    Timothy Minty

    United Kingdom
    Superintendent
    RSPCA
    RSPCA Case Study: Reach Based Animal Rescue Systems

    Jennifer Ibarra

    Argentina
    President
    Cullunche Foundation
    Creation of Veterinary Emergency Response Unit (VERU) in Mendoza, Argentina.