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Having experienced tough financial situations, earthquakes, several days without power in a snowy winter, several days without power in a heat wave, an ice storm, and a hurricane, Amy believes in the value of preparation.

 She received a BS in Human Development from Brigham Young University and is now the at-home mother of one son and three daughters. Amy often stands as a spokesperson for the research and information her mother, Carolyn Nicolaysen, has compiled over many years. Carolyn has authored many articles and several e-books on everything from stocking your own family “General Store” to surviving various types of disasters. Amy and Carolyn work together to educate families on how to be totally ready and self sufficient should there be an emergency.

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Frank Southern is the Director of Student Services for Tustin Unified School District.  A large portion of his current responsibility is in the area of disaster preparedness.  He is credentialed through the state in Public Safety and Accident Prevention.  Prior to becoming the Director of Student Services, he was a school site administrator at Foothill High School, Currie and Hewes Middle schools, and Ladera and Thorman Elementary schools.  Thirty-nine years ago, he began his career as a high school mathematics teacher in Tustin Unified School District.

Mr. Southern has also been fortunate to be a part of the California Distinguished School Program at most of the sites that he has worked at and has been an integral part of two schools earning the National Blue Ribbon School Award.  He has also been active in Irvine by becoming a member of the city’s Community Emergency Response Team (CERT), Community Policing Association (CPA), and part of the school districts response to the city’s Incident Command Center.

Frank was the 2008 recipient of the State Administrator of the Year Award, presented by the California School Resource Association.  Some other highlights include: Recipient of Association of School Administrators Region XVII Administrator of the Year, Golden Bell Award, and he has a scholarship in his name given out each year to a deserving senior.

Mr. Southern has extensive training in the National Incident Management System (NIMS) and State Incident Management System (SIMS).  He has developed district wide School Site Safety Plans and NIMS/SIMS plans which have served as a model for other school districts.  He is currently working on a project to link all school districts, school sites, fire departments and police departments through a hand held communication system.  Four large districts have committed to the project, including the Irvine Unified School District.

Frank Southern has a BA Degree from San Diego State University, MA Degree from Azusa Pacific University and an Administrative Services Credential through the University of California at Irvine.  A native of Tustin, Frank and his wife have resided in Irvine for the past 35 years.

Bill Redford, is a Senior Vice President at SullivanCurtisMonroe, the largest Independent Commercial Insurance Brokerage in Orange County.  He applies over 35 years of experience in commercial insurance to provide risk management solutions to middle market and larger businesses.  He specializes in the property management and real estate development industries, with an emphasis in hospitality.  Bill is particularly adept at structuring large construction wrap-ups and OCIP programs. Prior to joining SCM, Bill was an owner and senior vice president at Anderson & Anderson Insurance Brokers, Inc.  He graduated from Brigham Young University with a joint B.S. degree in accounting and psychology.

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Debra has served as a Business Owner, Court and Community Mediator, Hearing Officer, Human Resources Consultant, held a five-year term as the Founder and Department Chair of the College of Law for a Distance Learning University and has now started her own mediation practice. She is on the mediation panels of the United States District Court, the 2nd District Court of Appeal, and the Superior Courts in Orange County.

Debra grew up in Barrington, Rhode Island, and has lived in and a few other cities in Massachusetts, Athens Greece, Orange County before settling in Irvine.

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Some of her other qualifications include: U.S Air Force Auxiliary-CAP Rank: Lt. Col., Squadron Commander, Incident Commander, Search and Rescue, Homeland Security, Counter Drug, Pilot, Flies missions, Search, Homeland Security, and Counter Drug. Instructor: Emergency Services, Ground Team, Air Crews, Mission management.

She is a FEMA Instructor, ICS 300 and ICS 400. Office of Emergency Services, State of California. SAR manager, and Incident Commander. Wilderness Medical Society, Fellows (FAWMS). American Red Cross Instructor: Emergency Responder, Calif. Child Care, FA , CPR, AED. Also, including Educational Programs Institute as President, Director of Training. She is also a Los Angeles Community College District Teacher & CERT member, Instructor.

Her Awards include: Community awards, Military awards, Lifesaving awards and was Celebrated in the Los Angeles Times for Lifesaving Activities.

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Todd Huisken, MFT is a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and the Director of LDS Family Services in Fountain Valley and San Diego, CA.  He received his Undergraduate degree in Psychology from BYU and his Masters in Marriage and Family Therapy from The University of San Diego. 

Todd has served as the Assistant Director of Disaster Mental Health Services for the Orange County Chapter of the American Red Cross.  He routinely debriefs corporate personnel after traumatic incidents and has participated in debriefing school staff and students after shootings and spent 2 weeks helping with the victims of Hurricane Katrina on day three following the disaster.  Corporations such as Boeing, IBM, ITT, Disney, PacifiCare, The Orange County Fire Authority and the Laguna Beach Police Department have all utilized Todd’s services.

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Randy and his wife Jill raised 6 children in the City of Irvine. He is proud to be a member of the "Safest City in the Nation and has a great desire to make it also the "Most Prepared City in the Nation". He is this year's Emergency Preparedness Expo Chairman and a leading force in the community promoting emergency preparedness. Randy speaks and helps organize faith-based groups, homeowners associations and others about how to be prepared. He believes preparedness starts first with you and stresses the importance of then helping your neighbors to become organized and prepared. He will speak on a new program being launched in the community called, "Neighbors Helping Neighbors."

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