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Module 9 - Roles and Responsibilities


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Categories:
Integrated Mosquito Management |  Emergency Response
Faculty:
Marah Clark |  Stephanie Madson, PhD |  Kari Elkins |  Dan Markowski, Ph. D.
Course Levels:
All Levels
Duration:
31 minutes
Format:
Audio and Video
License:
Never Expires.


Description

Welcome to Module 9 Roles and Responsibilities of the AMCA's Mosquito Management During a Public Health Emergency Virtual Training Program.

Roles and Responsibilities

  • Roles vary before, during, and after an emergency
  • Federal (POTUS, CDC, FEMA)
  • State/County/Parish/Local
  • Individuals
  • Contractors

Additional Resources:

  1. FEMA. 2017. National Incident Management System Third Edition. https://www.fema.gov/sites/default/files/2020-07/fema_nims_doctrine-2017.pdf
  2. U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service. 2024. Information and Planning Consultation. https://ipac.ecosphere.fws.gov/
  3. EPA. 2023. Endangered species: Bulletins Live! Two- View the bulletins. https://www.epa.gov/endangered-species/bulletins-live-two-view-bulletins
  4. FEMA. 2020. Public Assistance Program and Policy Guide Version 4. Federal Emergency Management Agency. Retrieved September 12, 2024 from https://www.fema.gov/sites/default/files/documents/fema_pappg-v4-updated-links_policy_6-1-2020.pdf

If you are interested in completing the AMCA's Mosquito Management During a Public Health Emergency Virtual Training Program Certificate, you MUST do this module within the overall program. If you have not come to this page from the program please subscribe to the program prior to beginning this module, please click here to begin

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Faculty

Marah Clark Related Seminars and Products


Marah Clark is an Environmental Administrator in the Bureau of Scientific Evaluation and Technical Assistance within the Agricultural Environmental Services Division of the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (FDACS). She received a Bachelor of Science degree in Biology from the University of North Florida and has spent 19 years leading the mosquito-borne disease surveillance programs in Jacksonville. Marah leads a team that provides support, outreach, and education to Florida’s mosquito control, pest control, and public. She’s the division vector entomologist for the FDACS Mosquito Control Incident Response Team and subject matter expert for the Florida Coordinating Council on Mosquito Control.


Stephanie Madson, PhD Related Seminars and Products


Stephanie Madson is a former Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) employee with over a dozen years of experience in the field of emergency management and served as a liaison for vector control activities between communities, FEMA and the CDC. She holds a Ph.D. in ecology from the University of Georgia and a M.S. in entomology from Oregon State University. Stephanie is currently a Regional Planning Director with the U.S. Forest Service.


Kari Elkins Related Seminars and Products


Kari Elkins serves as the current Unified Federal Review Coordinator for Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Region IV, located in the Southeast.


Dan Markowski, Ph. D. Related Seminars and Products

Technical Advisor

AMCA


Dr. Daniel Markowski has served on the front lines of the nation’s various mosquito-borne disease outbreaks from West Nile virus to Zika virus and worked with various local agencies to quell the outbreaks. He has also coordinated aerial responses to every major hurricane event in the US since 2004. In the spring of 2022, he accepted a position as the Technical Advisor for the American Mosquito Control Association (AMCA). In this capacity, Markowski represents the Association’s members on all operational, technical, legislative, and regulatory matters related to the vector surveillance and control industry.


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