Steven Lerner, Cem, Fpem, Nemea Email & Phone Number

Sanford, Florida, United States

Sanford, Florida

Established and highlighted benefits of public, private, and nonprofit sector initiatives through community planning efforts and agency engagement.Key Contributions:◆ Coordinated the update of Seminole County’s Comprehensive Emergency Management Plan (CEMP), Continuity of Operations (COOP) and Continuity of Government (COG) plans in accordance with EMAP Standards◆ Led special needs and well check program to ensure vulnerable populations were protected during a disaster◆ Facilitated healthcare plan review program to satisfy compliance regulations for Agency for Healthcare Administration (AHCA).◆ Collaborated with partners to develop Adopt-a-Shelter program to increase the number of volunteers in emergency shelter operations◆ Assisted with the administration of Seminole County’s Internship Program to prepare the next generation of emergency management professionals◆ Reported on legislative initiatives during State Legislative session and addressed the 2017 House Select Committee on Hurricane Preparedness on vulnerable populations and mass care services◆ Administered Seminole County’s Alert and Warning System and partnered with first response agencies to streamline internal alerting processes and conduct targeted alerting

Sanford, Florida

Provided overall structure to Seminole County’s Mitigation Program and collaborated with agency stakeholders on recovery efforts from previous disasters.Key Contributions:◆ Conducted extensive research to design and implement 2015-2020 Local Mitigation Strategy (LMS), Floodplain Management Plan and Community Wildfire Protection Plan with input of internal and external stakeholders◆ Orchestrated addition of three new shelters and over 2000 shelter spaces funded by $2M School Shelter Retrofit Grant◆ Reviewed plans for compliance and supported leaders in planning county events◆ Developed and facilitated HSEEP full scale, functional and table-top exercises to prepare first responders and coordinating partners for disasters◆ Educated transportation, mass care, health, medical, law enforcement, fire, and business recovery in approaching and quickly assessing emergency operations needs, infectious disease preparedness, fall flooding, and civil unrest incidents.

Sanford, Florida

Applied grant program guidelines to allocate nearly $2M in grant funds for emergency management, school shelter retrofit, flood mitigation assistance, EMPA, EMPG, Homeland Security, and hazardous analysis.Key Contributions:◆ Engaged in public outreach strategies to increase disaster preparedness, early response, recovery, and mitigation activities◆ Partnered with LMS working group and assisted local jurisdictions with hazard mitigation grant program applications to receive funding for designated projects◆ Instructed ICS 100 and NIMS 700 classes to county employees ◆ Advised Public Safety Department in compliant procurement initiatives

Master'S Degree, Public Safety And Service Leadership

Bachelor Of Science, Public Administration