Mona Curry brings such a depth of wisdom and experience to the field of emergency management going all the way back to the Northridge Earthquake that hit Los Angeles in 1994. Known across the country for her emergency management excellence, Mona shares with us some of the challenges she has faced on her journey and the stories that stick in her mind after decades of responses, plus as a bonus: her current project supporting the development of a more resilient community in Hau'ula, Hawaii. Join us in this fascinating conversation and leave a comment letting us know what you think!

If you or someone you know has a war story they would like to share on Stories for the Archives, reach out to me (Abby Eichorn) on LinkedIn. Please include contact information and a short summary of the experiences to be shared. If you are recommending someone other than yourself, please let me know if you have already reached out to them. Otherwise, any follow up with that person may be delayed.

This podcast is recorded in my personal capacity, on my personal time and information provided does not necessarily reflect the views of FEMA or DHS.

When Lee came to emergency management, he brought with him 26 years of leadership experience from a career with the Air Force as special operations and a combat pilot. I had the honor of working with Lee and experiencing his leadership firsthand when he led FEMA Region 8, and I can attest to the success of his People First strategy. Many of the insights I gained from working for Lee, I continue to use in my emergency management career today. He shares with us some of his greatest lessons in leadership and how he learned many of them over the course of his career in this third episode of Stories for the Archives.

If you or someone you know has a war story they would like to share on Stories for the Archives, reach out to me (Abby Eichorn) on LinkedIn. Please include contact information and a short summary of the experiences to be shared. If you are recommending someone other than yourself, please let me know if you have already reached out to them. Otherwise, any follow up with that person may be delayed.

This podcast is recorded in my personal capacity, on my personal time and information provided does not necessarily reflect the views of FEMA or DHS.

Tom Fargione, or as known by most - Farge, is an emergency management legend. He was there for many of the nation's most significant disasters including the 9/11 World Trade Center response, Hurricane Katrina and all of the 2017 Hurricane Season just to name a few. Listen in as he shares his lessons learned in 31 years as a police officer in the State of New York and in his 20 years in emergency management. It is no surprise that he is known for his great leadership as he kicks off the podcast with his stories of finding the humanity in emergency management and his guidance to reduce suffering first and foremost. Listen to the end to hear about how Farge separates himself from what he does as an emergency manager and who he is as a person. And as always, thanks for listening to Stories for the Archives.

If you or someone you know has a war story they would like to share on Stories for the Archives, reach out to me (Abby Eichorn) on LinkedIn. Please include contact information and a short summary of the experiences to be shared. If you are recommending someone other than yourself, please let me know if you have already reached out to them. Otherwise, any follow up with that person may be delayed.

This podcast is recorded in my personal capacity, on my personal time and information provided does not necessarily reflect the views of FEMA or DHS.

Go back with me to the beginning of my journey in emergency management in a conversation with the Salvation Army Director who was there from the start. Rob Roberts, Miami County Kansas Commissioner and childhood mentor, talks about the first time he and I were exposed to emergency management - in 2007 when my hometown of Osawatomie, Kansas flooded with a 100-year flood. Rob does a wonderful job of telling the story and guiding us through an introduction to me, as the host of this podcast and now an emergency manager of over 16 years. Begin this journey with me as I tell my story and those of hundreds of others so that we can create a digital library of experiences that should not go forgotten, stories for the emergency management archives.

If you or someone you know has a war story they would like to share on Stories for the Archives, reach out to me (Abby Eichorn) on LinkedIn. Please include contact information and a short summary of the experiences to be shared. If you are recommending someone other than yourself, please let me know if you have already reached out to them. Otherwise, any follow up with that person may be delayed.

This podcast is recorded in my personal capacity, on my personal time and information provided does not necessarily reflect the views of FEMA or DHS.