READI
Welcomes Hood as New Director
Stephen Hood has been named director of GW’s Response to Emergencies
and Disasters Institute (READI), headquartered on the Virginia Campus in
Ashburn. Hood came to READI in 2004 as a training coordinator and recently
served as interim director of READI, managing the coordination of training
operations for the first responder training institute.
Hood brings more
than 30 years’ experience in federal civil and defense agency emergency
planning to the position. Prior to coming to GW, he was a division director
for the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), where he provided leadership
for the Council of Governments (COG) and frequently interfaced with the
White House and the Department of Homeland Security (DOH).
At FEMA, Hood
managed a 24/7 operations center and was actively involved in coordinating
FEMA’s
role in terrorism consequence management of weapons of mass destruction.
Hood also worked for the Defense Logistics Agency in Alexandria, Va., on
industrial mobilization preparedness planning and assisted the Chief of
Police in Leesburg, Va., in establishing an all-volunteer group to promote
crime prevention and public safety.
“While I have been engaged in the emergency management profession
for the past 31 years, much of that time spent with the federal government
in broad policy development and implementation roles, I am eager to lead
the READI organization,” said Hood. “READI is engaged in the
important coordination of the provision of emergency preparedness and response
training for first responders who work “where the rubber meets the
road.”
Hood is knowledgeable in federal department and agency emergency authorities
and programs and has established strong relationships with local fire, emergency
medical services, public works and public administration chiefs and training
officers in the National Capital Region (NCR) in facilitating the mission
of READI.
Article reused with permission from Progress, the newsletter of
The George Washington University Medical Center.
August
2005 issue of Progress newsletter(.pdf)
Article on page 7
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