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 committees• Facilitate trainings for first responders and department heads to include co-instructing E/L/K 1302: Continuity Program Management • Maintain emergency plans to include basic plan and functional annexes for City, County and other participants for the County wide emergency management plan • Serve as a social media administrator and work to increase educational outreach on various emergency preparedness topics through public education presentations • Administer the budget for the emergency management and radio shop division

• 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 oversee multiple special events including 4th on the Brazos, Magnolia Silobration, and Waco Ironman 2018 o Designed and facilitated an active shooter table top exercise with multiple organizations and key stakeholders throughout the city and county o Served as a social media administrator and worked to increase education outreach of various emergency preparedness topics o Attended the 2018 ALERRT Conference to increase knowledge and preparedness for an Active Shooter situation o Completed the four part training series through TEEX on Sports and Special Events Management o Handled the application for the 2019 Fiscal Year Emergency Management Performance Grant (EMPG) including submission of grant reports o Coordinated county wide judges meeting on emergency management with city managers, county commissioners, and county judge o Managed OEM preparedness by coordinating trainings and exercises with city, county, outside agencies, and state partnerso Reviewed emergency plans for private industries, schools, and special events within the county o Activated the Emergency Operations Center (EOC) for Baylor football games and oversaw EOC operations during Ironman 2018, and severe weather activations

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 Awareness Week o Maintained social media presence to promote education outreacho Develop university-wide NIMS certification tracking system o Coordinated with multiple agencies to create event actions plans for Texas A&M home football games and major events such as the Deep from the Heart: One America Appeal Concert o Assisted with updating of the hazard mitigation action plan for the Brazos Countyo Supported Community Emergency Operations Center (CEOC) in day to day operations as well as during activation of disasters or major events on campus

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.