Working Towards Sustainability: Bringing Mitigation Practitioners Together Across Disciplines
Ed Thomas, Esq., Michael Baker Jr., Inc.,
Vice President, NHMAAlessandra Jerolleman, MPA, CFM,
Executive Director, NHMA
Agenda
What is NHMA?Update on
activities
What is NHMA?
NHMA WAS CREATED IN 2008 TO BRING TOGETHER THE VARIOUS
INDIVIDUALS AND ORGANIZATIONS WORKING IN THE FIELD OF HAZARD
MITIGATION.
NHMA Membership IncludesPeople wanting to make a difference and
work towards reducing losses from disasters
Engineers, planners, floodplain mangers, government officials, community activists, academics, practitioners, students, etc.
People involved in building resilient organizations and communities
NHMA GoalsTo create a forumTo establish
Hazard Mitigation as a profession
To serve as source for training
To function as a unified voice
To achieve greater awareness
To develop more effective mitigation programs
To help ingrain Hazard Mitigation in our culture
What does NHMA offer?Access to a knowledge baseCommunity Learning LabFacilitation of DialogueOpportunity to Network Resources for continuity of Government, Business and CommunityPublic Information/OutreachEducation to local policy makers
Update on ActivitiesCreation of Advisory CommitteeJoining the Sustainable Urban Forestry
CoalitionNational Mitigation Collaborative AllianceAdd-On to the Natural Hazards WorkshopGrowing and diversifying membershipWorking on partnerships with several
organizations
Contact Info:Natural Hazard Mitigation Association
616 Solomon DriveCovington, Louisiana 70433
504-914-6648www.nhma.info