Emergency Management & Continuity

University of Massachusetts > Disaster Resiliency Council

Purpose

The Disaster Resiliency Council is a System-Wide University Multidisciplinary Council representing each of the five campuses and the President/System Office. The mission of the Disaster Resiliency Council is to foster communication, coordination, and collaboration among UMass campuses to assist in prioritizing system-wide emergency management and business continuity activities and in identifying resource requests that will benefit the University.

Membership

Amherst

• Donald Robinson, Director of Environmental Health and Safety
• Tom O'Regan, Emergency Preparedness and Business Continuity Manager

Boston

• Darryl Mayers, Assistant Vice Chancellor for Contracts and Compliance
• Anne Marie McLaughlin, Emergency Management and Continuity Planning Coordinator

Dartmouth

• Emil Fioravanti, Police Chief
• Michael LaGrassa, Assistant Vice Chancellor, Administrative Services

Lowell

• Richard Lemoine, Director of Environmental Health and Safety and Emergency Management
• Steve O'Riordan, Associate Vice Chancellor for Financial Services

Medical School

• Ronald Reents, Emergency Risk Manager
• Charleen Sotolongo, Senior Director, Environmental Health and Safety and Radiation Safety

President/System Office

• Chair - Christine Wilda, Interim Vice President for Administration, Finance, Treasurer and Controller
• Andrew Russell, Director of Risk Management and Insurance
• Robert Solis, Associate Vice President of Information Technology and CIO
• Matt Wamback, Senior Insurance Analyst
• Jeffrey Hescock, Emergency Planning and Business Continuity Manager
• John Cunningham, Ph.D., Associate Vice President Academic Affairs, Student Affairs and International Relations
• Robert Connolly, Vice President for Strategic Communications and University Spokesperson