Elizabeth Thomas, Cem Email & Phone Number

• Oversee mitigation, preparedness, response, and recovery for all hazards for the City of Waco and McLennan County
• Manage the Waco-McLennan Emergency Operations center before, during, and after an incident or special event for City of Waco and or McLennan County
• Coordinate and facilitate exercises for the City of Waco, McLennan County, and key outside stakeholders to include the 2020 Waco Regional Airport Full Scale Exercise
• Supervise office of emergency management personnel and radio shop personnel
• Serve on various committees to include Vice Chair of the Heart of Texas Healthcare Coalition (HCC-M), Vice Chair of the Heart of Texas Emergency Preparedness Advisory Committee (EPAC), and local ISD safety and security.
• Facilitate trainings for first responders and department heads to include co-instructing E/L/K 1302: Continuity Program Management

• Coordinated the logistics of a functional exercise for both the City and the County
• Served as the McLennan County Fire Association County Liaison to the McLennan County Commissioners Court
• Oversaw the activation of the Emergency Operation Center during the Spring 2019 at the Silos/Food Truck Special Event and severe weather incidents

• Reviewed and updated the annexes of the basic emergency operations plan along with hazard mitigation plan for the county to include coordinating with all partnering signatories on the plan
• Oversaw multiple after-action review meetings with development of an after-action reports and implementation plans for multiple city-wide special events and exercises
• Handled the application for the 2019 Fiscal Year Emergency Management Performance Grant (EMPG) including submission of grant reports o Monitored and coordinated with first responders and other city departments to.

Bryan/College Station, Texas Area

o Assisted with the development and implementation of two full- scale exercises including the Hurricane Charlie State Exercise o Observed multiple tabletop exercises with an emphasis on business continuity practices o Collaborated with various departments to promote emergency management outreach and educational training through Texas A&M Campus Safety.

Master’S Degree, Public Service And Administration

Activities and Societies: SGA: Intramural Co-Chair, Grad Camp 2017-2018: Grad Camp Counselor

Bachelor’S Degree, Political Science And Government, Final Gpa: 3.54

Activities and Societies: FLARE: an undergraduate leadership organization (FLO) specifically for Liberal Arts majors.