Management Work Group

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Management Work Group

• 2004- 2005
• Annual Review
• Jim Hamilton, DVM

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Members

• Jane Stringer- TWG Chair- DMAT- E
• Charlene Teeter- OWG Chair- DMAT- C
• Gina Smith, DMAT- E
• Todd Ellis- DMORT
• Bill Devir- DMAT- C
• Dave Lipin- DMAT- W
• John Celentano- NMRT
• Dave Bates- FEMA Log/Pharmacy
• Mimi Reilly- NDMS Executive Officer
• John Huff- PD WG Chair- DMAT- C
• Bob Daley- LWG Chair- MSuRT
• Jim Hamilton- VMAT, MWG Chair
• Lisa Nosbisch- FEMA- RSB/Team Funding
• Phil Gruzalski- MHRT

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Working Group Composition

• Section Chief of NDMS selects Management WG
  members
• Management WG approves other WG members
• Team representatives must be have NDMS experience
  unless a designated SME/PME
• Each WG must represent all regions of country and
  be multidisciplinary to the greatest extent
  possible

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Working Group Rules

• Length of appointment to any WG is 2 years
  (staggered appointments)
• Chair is selected by the WG with Section Chief of
  NDMS approval
• Substitutions not permitted
• Attendance
• Conflict of interest

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Areas of responsibility

• Maintains coordination of other WGs
• Establishes strategic agenda for other WGs
• Establishes frequency of WG meetings
• Approves work products of other WGs prior to
  submission to Section Chief, NDMS
• Strategic issues for NDMS field response
• Readiness and evaluation process
• Works with other agencies to refine other
  components of NDMS (PRAs, FCCs)

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Additional Functions

• Process AARs and assign mitigation work to
  appropriate WG
• Standardized report
• Single collection point
• Timely review and reporting

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Conferencing Tools
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Management Working Group

• DisasterHelp.gov
• Profiles established for all Working Group
  members
• Projects tracked by Working Group
• Work Product forwarded to Management Working
  Group Inbox
• Meeting minutes and correspondence maintained on
  site

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History

• Work Groups formed and populated in the spring
  of 2004
• Progress limited by large number of deployments
  in summer and early fall.
• Changes in NDMS administration ultimately lead to
  a more focused mission and buy-in by all parties

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Accomplishments

• Scope of Service statements for all team types
  (S)
• DMORT/DMORT-WMD Field Guides approval
• DMORT cadaver dog program
• Physical fitness standards development
  (Submitted)
• Individual and team deployability guidelines
  development (S)
• After Action Report standardization
• Cache labeling standards development

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Accomplishments

• Conference calls with TCs of DMAT, DMORT and VMAT
  to develop list of concerns. Calls to re-occur
  quarterly
• Approved revision to on-line training curriculum
  and set team completion standards for
  deployability.
• Establish a single, general CORE curriculum,
  named NDMS CORE, a part of the NDMS web training,
  as standard curriculum for all NDMS team
  members-DMAT, VMAT, DMORT and other specialty
  teams

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Goals for the coming year

• Further develop the communications conduit
  between NDMS management and the teams
• Continue to document policies and procedures used
  in NDMS so they may be better understood by team
  management.
• Develop a stronger liaison with FEMA Logistics
  and other departments within DHS so that NDMS
  issues can be more effectively addressed.
  (Admin./Finance WG??)

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Goals

• Develop a strong liaison with the Area
  Coordinators
• Assist in any way possible to resolve team
  sponsorship issues and to promote NDMS team
  relationship with local and state EM and first
  responder community
• Stronger more collaborative AAR process

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Management Working Group

• Solicitation of participation
• Are the Working Groups focused on the right
  priorities
• Are there issues not being adequately addressed
  by the Working Group process
• Are there recommended sub-committees
• Communications sub-committee
• VMAT cache sub-committee
• Are there volunteers to participate in the
  Working Group process

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Invitation to Participate

• NDMS at-large members wishing to serve on a
  specific WG
• Submit names with a short resume to their Team
  Commander for approval
• Forward list to MWG liaison
• Selection according to current needs
• Criteria for assignment may include Region, team
  type, specific skill set

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Other WG Presentations

• Monday PM OWG, TWG
• Tuesday AM LWG, PWG
• Tuesday PM AAR Reviews

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Feedback or Questions??

• Give them to your TC and forward them to
• Email contact jhamilton7_at_nc.rr.com

Thank you.
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