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
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
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
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
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
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
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.