2025 Conference
UWPD Emergency Management is excited to announce the 2025 Wisconsin Collegiate Conference on Emergency Management. This year’s conference will be held in-person over two days on the beautiful UW-Stout campus.
This year’s theme is the mission area of Recovery. A wide range of speakers will present over the course of the two-day conference — you’ll hear from engaging speakers covering topics including debris management, HAZMAT spills and site remediation, call centers, weather planning resources, NGO support, federal support, and recovery following a mass violence event to name a few.
The Memorial Student Center
University of Wisconsin-Stout
302 Tenth Ave • Menomonie, WI
The cost for the two-day conference is $100/person. Registration closes on June 27, 2025. Your registration and payment must be received before the June 27 deadline.
Limited seats are available.
CONFERENCE DATES
July 15, 2025: 8:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
July 16, 2025: 8:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Registration is required. Your registration fee covers all sessions, assorted breakfast items on both mornings, lunch on the first day, and light appetizers during the hospitality hour on the first day.
Registration
Memorial Student Center (MSC) Concourse
7:30 a.m. – 8:30 a.m.
Opening
MSC Ballroom
8:30 a.m.
- Welcome and Opening Remarks
- General Administrative Matters, UW-Madison and UW-Stout Emergency Management Staff
Presentation
MSC Ballroom
9:00 a.m. – 9:50 a.m.
- RESCO | Jim Hager, WRR Environmental Services
Presentation
MSC Ballroom
10:00 a.m. – 10:50 a.m.
- Disaster Debris Management | John Welch, Dane County Waste and Renewables
Presentation
MSC Ballroom
11:00 a.m. – 11:50 a.m.
- Institutional Resilience: Moving from Crisis through Recovery | Jessica Storm, Account Executive, Empathia
Lunch
MSC Concourse and Ballroom
12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Presentation
MSC Ballroom
1:00 p.m. – 1:50 p.m.
- Wisconsin Crisis Intervention Services and Behavioral Health Disaster Coordination| Jenna Suleski, LPC, WI DHS Crisis Services Coordinator
Presentation
MSC Ballroom
2:00 p.m. – 2:50 p.m.
- Volunteer and Donations Management: How do we work together to support our communities? | Gannon Gann, WEM All-Hazards Planner / State VAL
Presentation
MSC Ballroom
3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
- Ask the Experts: Supporting Community Long-Term Recovery Efforts After Emergencies and Disasters (Panel Discussion) | Gannon Gann, WEM All-Hazards Planner/State VAL
Hospitality Hour
MSC Overlook
4:30 p.m. – 6:00 p.m
Registration
MSC Concourse
7:30 a.m. – 8:00 a.m.
Presentation
MSC Ballroom
8:00 a.m. – 8:50 a.m.
- US Department of Education & Health & Human Services- Natural Disaster Relief & Recovery | Ingrid Valentine, Deputy Director of Partner Eligibility & Oversight Services; Robert Dugas, US Department of Health and Human Services
Presentation
MSC Ballroom
9:00 a.m. – 9:50 a.m.
- Wisconsin Weather Risks and Decision Support Resources | Dr. Shane Hubbard, UW-Madison Cooperative Institute for Meteorological Studies
Presentation
MSC Ballroom
10:00 a.m. – 11:50 a.m.
- Mass Violence Impact on Communities: Importance of Planning and Lessons Learned for Recovery | Dr. Angela Moreland-Johnson, Associate Director, National Mass Violence Center
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Confirmed Speakers/Presenters
Angela Moreland, Ph.D.
Associate Director of the National Mass Violence Center (NMVC) and the Director of the Improving Community Preparedness Division of the NMVC.
Angela Moreland, Ph.D., is a Clinical Psychologist and Professor at the National Crime Victims Research and Treatment Center at the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC). Dr. Moreland has significant expertise in mental/behavioral health consequences following exposure to a range of traumatic events among children, adolescents, and adults. She specializes in assessment of mental/behavioral health concerns and delivery of evidence-based, trauma-focused treatments.
Dr. Moreland currently serves as the Associate Director of the National Mass Violence Center (NMVC) and the Director of the Improving Community Preparedness Division of the NMVC. Dr. Moreland assisted in response to the Mother Emanuel AME church shooting in Charleston, South Carolina on June 17, 2015, including short- and long-term recovery of individuals and the community. In addition, in her role at the NMVC, Dr. Moreland has assisted in response to various mass violence incidents that have occurred throughout the United States over the past decade
Confirmed Speakers/Presenters
John Welch
Director of the Dane County Department of Waste & Renewables
He has a BS from UW Madison in Civil & Environmental Engineering and is a registered professional engineer in Wisconsin. He manages a team of 50 staff members, who oversee operations of one active and two closed landfills; a construction & demolition material recycling facility; a year-round household hazardous waste facility; and a landfill gas Renewable Natural Gas facility.
John has served on numerous industry technical committees and is heavily involved in several waste industry organizations, including AROW, WCSWMA, and SWANA, at the local, state, and national level.
In his role with Dane County, John has also been involved in several emergency management large scale trainings and real-world disaster responses.
Confirmed Speakers/Presenters
Ingrid Valentine
Deputy Director for Partner Eligibility and Oversight Services
Ingrid Valentine joined Federal Student Aid in 2016. She is currently the Deputy Director for Partner Eligibility and Oversight Services. In her role, Ingrid advises the Director on matters related to the Department’s monitoring and oversight of the institutions (i.e., schools (domestic and foreign) participating in the Department of Education’s Federal Student Aid programs. Ingrid began her career in higher education in 1977 and developed her knowledge and management skills in various roles as a law firm consultant dedicated to serving HBCUs, a Vice President with Student Loan Express, at the University of Maryland, College Park, Salem State College in Salem Massachusetts, Barry University in Miami, Florida, American University in Washington, DC, Anne Arundel Community College and Laureate International Education. Ingrid has a longstanding interest in legislative and governmental issues and has held various leadership roles in National and State Financial Aid Associations within NASFAA, EASFAA, SASFAA and Tri-State. Ingrid received her undergraduate degree from the University of Maryland, College Park and her Jurists Doctorate from the University of Maryland School of Law. On the weekend Ingrid can be found in her garden or in the gym teaching spin or kickboxing.
Confirmed Speakers/Presenters
Jenna Suleski, LPC
Crisis Services Coordinator | Wisconsin Department of Health Services
In her current role, she works with a multidisciplinary team providing technical assistance to emergency behavioral health programs and crisis intervention services in Wisconsin. Jenna holds a master’s degree in forensic psychology and much of her career has been spent working within the intersection of behavioral health and the criminal justice system. Jenna spent most of her career as a federal probation officer focusing on individuals with severe and persistent mental illness recently released to the community from incarceration. Jenna has worked in crisis services in both Milwaukee and Dane counties. As a crisis clinician in Milwaukee County, Jenna worked on a co-responder team with the Milwaukee Police Department responding to active behavioral health calls. In her role as a Crisis Services Coordinator at DHS, Jenna has been designated as the SAMHSA behavioral health disaster coordinator.
Conference Parking
Commuter Pay Station Steps:
*Please take your time when following the steps. Going too quickly could result in missed steps or errors*
1. Park with your license plate visible to the drive lane in an unsigned, unmetered, non-reserved space in one of the following lots: 14, 18, 27, or 29. Motorcycles/Mopeds must park in the Motorcycle parking area of the lots. You will need to know your license plate number to enter into the pay station.
- Link to campus map: https://www.uwstout.edu/maps-directions
2. Walk to a pay station and follow the prompts.
- Press any button to start.
- Enter license plate number – press OK.
- Purchase – enter OK – there is no charge.
- Enter number of hours to be 9 – permit is valid all day. *There will be a red message that comes up when entering the hours for the event. It’ll say only valid until 4:30pm. That’s okay as parking is not monitored after 4:00pm for daytime use*
- Press ‘C’ for coupon.
- Enter Code as it is below – press OK.
- Do not need a receipt to display – press cancel. If you want a copy of your receipt, please call us and we will email you a copy of your receipt.
3. Location of pay stations:
- In lot 14 – near NW corner of Sorensen Hall.
- Near lot 18 – when entering lot 18 on the west side of drive lane near Jarvis Science Wing.
- Near lot 27 – just north of the entrance to lot 27 off Broadway Street.
- Near lot 29 –
- One located on the north side of 13th Avenue near the Applied Arts Building.
- One located on the west side of 3rd Street East near the Sports & Fitness Center
4. Once the information is entered you are valid to park in one of the lots noted above (in an unsigned, unmetered, non-reserved space) Failing to authorize or entering incorrect information could result in a citation. Your license plate is your permit. There is no need to display a permit on the dash of your vehicle. If there are questions, contact: UW-Stout Parking Services, 110 University Services, (715) 232-1792 or parking@uwstout.edu.
Hotel Information
Coupon Code (Active July 15-16): EMC7
We’ve secured a block of rooms at the Cobblestone Inn & Suites. We have negotiated a special rate of $107/night. Breakfast is included with your hotel reservation. You must book before June 27, 2025 to receive the special negotiated rate before the block expires.
Book your hotel room by calling (715) 233-0211 and mention the block name: 2025 UW Emergency Management Conference. Additional information on the hotel can be found at this link https://staycobblestone.com/wi/menomonie/.
What to do in Menomonie?
Menomonie sits in the heart of the Red Cedar Valley in Northwestern, WI. The town was first settled by Sioux Indians and was once home to the largest lumber industry in the world. Today, its rich, historic architecture is home to the world-class Mabel Tainter Center for the Arts, first-rate restaurants, and a large selection of independent, locally owned shops, restaurants, cafes, breweries, and much more.
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Limited seats are available!
The cost for the two-day conference is $100/person. Registration closes on June 27, 2025. Your registration and payment must be received before the June 27 deadline.
Questions? Please contact UWPD Emergency Management Specialist Reed Erickson by email or at (608) 893-8850