1. Session 41 What is a Profession?

2. Session 42 Characteristics of an Emergency Manager The Stereotype  White, male, limited college education  Emergency management is second or third career  Job obtained other than with emergency management knowledge, skills or abilities  Disaster response planning oriented  Works primarily with emergency services  Bureaucratic  Never conducted a risk assessment, or developed a mitigation plan or a strategic plan  Knowledge base is experiential  Never reads professional journals nor joins professional associations  Frequently wears other hats  Not well paid or well funded  Many part-time and volunteer positions

3. Session 43 “Does the stereotype of emergency managers give an impression that emergency management is a ‘professional’ field?” “What is needed to decrease peoples’ thinking that emergency managers fit the stereotype described above?” “What events have prompted the shift to a more ‘professional’ field of emergency management?”

4. Session 44 Characteristics of an Emergency Manager The ‘New Generation’  College education in emergency management or a closely related field  Has taken emergency management training courses  Professional and knowledgeable  Knowledge base: science and research  Technologically proficient  Younger  Emergency management is career of first choice  Building disaster resistant communities focus  Proactive  Lifelong learner – reads disaster literature  Plans with jurisdiction stakeholders  Better paid and better funding for emergency management programs  Upwardly and geographically mobile

5. Session 45 “Does emergency management fit our profile of a profession today?”

6. Session 46 EMI Training Programs  Natural hazards (earthquakes, hurricanes, floods)  Technical hazards (hazardous materials, chemical stockpile emergency preparedness)  Professional development  Leadership  Disaster operations and recovery  Readiness and technology  Disaster mitigation  Emergency preparedness  Instructional methodology  Exercise design and evaluation  Information technology  Public information  Integrated emergency management  Train-the-Trainer

7. Session 47 Higher Education Program Coursework  Basic Skills in Emergency Management: Leadership and Influence  Decision Making & Problem Solving  Developing Volunteer Resources  Disaster Response and Recovery operations  Effective Communication  Emergency Planning  Introduction to Mitigation  Mitigation for Emergency Managers  Resource Management  Principles of Emergency Management  Warning Coordination  Emergency Operations Center (EOC) Management and Operations  Incident Command System (ICS)/Emergency Operations Center Interface

8. Session 48 Certification Programs  IAEM  Florida Emergency Preparedness Association (FEPA)  Oklahoma Certified Oklahoma Certified Emergency Manager Credential Program  Michigan State Police Professional Emergency Manager (PEM) Program