Moderator: Brandi Richards is the Public Affairs Officer for FEMA Region IX Office of the Regional Administrator. She has also worked in the Public Assistance (PA) Division, where she served as the Communication and Outreach Lead for the New PA Program Delivery Model and the Outreach and Education Coordinator for the PA program.

Previously, Brandi served as Senior Strategic Communication Specialist for Individual Assistance Front Office, and Policy Analyst in the National Processing Service Center Front Office at FEMA headquarters, where she developed an internal and external communications strategy, created the NPSC DSA Field Agent program and oversaw its initial implementation, and developed the first HQ SWAT. She also detailed to the DHS White House Office of Faith-based and Neighborhood Partnerships as a Communications Lead, and co-authored the White House social media toolkit to support human trafficking prevention efforts. While at FEMA, Brandi also developed IA internal and external communication strategies as a Communications Specialist and served disaster survivors, performing Case Work, Helpline and Registration functions following Hurricane Katrina.

Brandi has 20 years of communication experience in a variety of sectors including her own businesses. She’s spent much of her free time serving as an elected officer or board appointee to the National Urban League, National Urban League Young Professionals, Leadership Dallas, and Dallas Mayor Tom Leppert’s Task Force.

Suzanne Bernier, SB Consulting; Tom Jordan, Marin OES Scott Alonzo, Sonoma County Department of Health Services. See full bio above.

Tom Jordan serves in the Marin County Sheriff's Office of Emergency Services in the capacity of Emergency Services Coordinator. He has a degree in Organizational Behavior and a master in Public Administration, both with the University of San Francisco.

Scott Alonso is Communications Manager for the County of Sonoma, Department of Health Services. Previously, Scott served as Senior Field Representative for Assemblymember Marc Levine, as a Legislative Intern for California State Assembly, and as Temporary Operations Assistant for Sierra Club Communications Department. Scott holds a degree in Political Science from University of Hawaii and a Master of Public Affairs from University of San Francisco.