Joanne Cox
Joanne Cox is the Deputy Chief of the Emergency Risk Communication Branch at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta. Soon after being assigned to the Emergency Communication System at CDC, she worked on CDC's emergency response for the H1N1 Influenza Pandemic from April 2009 to April 2010 as a Co-Lead in CDC's Joint Information Center. Prior to joining the branch, she served as Acting Associate Director for Communication Science for the National Center for Zoonotic, Vector-Borne, and Enteric Diseases from 2007 to 2009. In that role, she provided risk communication expertise on 19 separate foodborne and infectious disease outbreaks--including Salmonella Typhimurium in the municipal water supply in Alamosa, Colorado; Salmonella St. Paul in peppers and peanut containing products; E. coli 0157 in ground beef and pizza products; and Botulism in chili sauce. Before joining CDC in 1998, Ms. Cox worked in the television and radio broadcasting industry for 22 years. She served on the Board of Governors of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (Southern Regional Chapter) from 1988-2000. At CDC, she has served in various roles as a Health Communications Specialist in the areas of enviornmental health, infectious diseases, legislative research, partnership development, web content, and emergency communications.
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Keynote Speakers
Col. Randall Larsen (Ret. USAF), Former Executive Director of the Congressional Commission on the Prevention of Weapons of Mass Destruction Proliferation and Terrorism
Dr. Jeffrey Runge, Former Chief Medical Officer, DHS
Robert Hooks, Deputy Assistant Secretary for WMD and Biodefense, Office of Health Affairs
Guest Speakers
Penny J. Hitchcock, D.V.M., M.S., Chief Scientist, Chemical and Biological Early Detection (BioWatch), Systems Program Office, Tauri Group
Tina Gabbrielli, Director of the Office of Risk Management and Analysis, U.S. Department of Homeland Security
Peter Jutro, Deputy Director for Science and Policy, National Homeland Security Research Center, EPA
Daniel Marc Sosin, MD, MPH, FACP, Acting Director, Office of Public Health Preparedness and Response, CDC
Pietro D. Marghella, Former Director of Medical Contingency Operations, Office of the Secretary of Defense
Dr. Brian Flynn, Former Assistant Surgeon General, US Public Health Service
Gerald W. Parker, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Dave Gruber, Deputy Commissioner of Health (Preparedness and Response), State of New Jersey
Michael J. Fischer, Director of Homeland Security and Emergency Management
John H. Bridges III, Former Incident Commander for Anthrax Response and Mitigation, US Postal Service, 2001 to 2004
Glen D. Gilmore, Responded to anthrax attack as Former Mayor of Hamilton Township, New Jersey
Gary Cecchine, Ph.D., Biology/Public Policy, Natural Scientist, RAND
Jeff Robertson, Former Assistant Commissioner for Public Affairs, US Customs and Border Protection (CBP)
Dr. William J. Parker III, Biodefense and Critical Infrastructure Expert
Thomas R. Austin, Ph.D., Manager CBRNE Countermeasures Programs, The Boeing Company
C. Randal Mullett, Vice President, Government Relations and Public Affairs for Con-way Inc.
Michael Luke, Command Agreements Manager, Mortuary Affairs Officer, Logistics Planning,NORAD-USNORTHCOM
Dr. David McWhorter, Prinicpal, Catalyst Partners, LLC
Jennifer Nuzzo, Associate, UPMC Center for Bio-Security
Arthur L. Kellermann, MD, MPH, Senior Principal Researcher, Paul O'Neill-Alcoa Chair in Policy Analysis, RAND Corporation
Dr. Thomas K. Zink, MD, Adjunct Associate Professor, Institute for Biosecurity, Saint Louis University
Dr. Joseph Tricarico, Jr., Esq., Assistant Commissioner, New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services
Richard Cooper, Chairman, Homeland Security Division, National Defense Industrial Association (NDIA)
Anthony S. Mangeri, MPA, CPM, Assistant Professor School of Public Safety & Health American Military University
M. Allen Northrup, Ph.D., Founder and CEO, Microfluidic Systems
Tim Tinker, MPH, DrPH, Senior Associate, Booz Allen Hamilton
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