Setting Diversity Goals for the Emergency Management Profession

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June 11, 2021 •

I don’t think we have turned the corner yet on bringing diversity to our emergency management workforce. However, it is efforts like the one highlighted in the article below that will help make a difference and put us further down the road towards not only a more diverse workforce, but also a more effective one.

“ELP grad makes diversity, inclusion in homeland security, emergency management his mission.”

ELP refers to the Executive Leadership Program at the Center for Homeland Defense and Security.

Eric Holdeman

Eric Holdeman is a nationally known emergency manager. He has worked in emergency management at the federal, state and local government levels. Today he serves as the Director, Center for Regional Disaster Resilience (CRDR), which is part of the Pacific Northwest Economic Region (PNWER). The focus for his work there is engaging the public and private sectors to work collaboratively on issues of common interest, regionally and cross jurisdictionally.

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Setting Diversity Goals for the Emergency Management Profession

There are not enough Curtis Browns doing this work.