Professional Development, EM, and Community Colleges

A few weeks ago, Maryland's Emergency Management Association hosted their annual symposium event - each year, the state's emergency management community heads down to Ocean City, MD for fun, networking, awards, information sharing...it's a good time. This year, a few members of our team were on the presentation agenda - with Kathy Francis co-headlining one … Continue reading Professional Development, EM, and Community Colleges

A Review of Local Business COVID Mitigation Measures, 2 Years On

The Student Dispatch is a space to highlight the voices of our MACEM&PS students while they're still studying with us! Topics are chosen by the students in consultation with an advisor, and are only lightly edited - we want this to be authentic to their skills, feelings, and knowledge at the time of writing. Join … Continue reading A Review of Local Business COVID Mitigation Measures, 2 Years On

Comparing My High School & College Emergency Management Experiences

The Student Dispatch is a space to highlight the voices of our MACEM&PS students while they're still studying with us! Topics are chosen by the students in consultation with an advisor, and are only lightly edited - we want this to be authentic to their skills, feelings, and knowledge at the time of writing. Join … Continue reading Comparing My High School & College Emergency Management Experiences

Surviving Leadership, or A View from a 5-Generational Team

As we make progress in our careers, and the workforce and world make their own progress around us, there can sometimes be great benefits to taking a pause and reflecting upon our leadership attributes, styles, and approaches – the ways in which we guide our navigation of those dynamic spaces. Working at the MACEM&PS is … Continue reading Surviving Leadership, or A View from a 5-Generational Team

Leading, Serving, and Growing Through Times of Change 

[Editor’s Note: This article is intended for Maryland law enforcement professionals as well as the educators, colleagues, friends, and family members who support them.]  On April 10, 2021, the Maryland General Assembly passed the MD Police Accountability Act of 2021 – wide-ranging legislation intended to address transparency, training, and accountability for the Free State’s many law enforcement agencies. The act does … Continue reading Leading, Serving, and Growing Through Times of Change 

Pandemic Reflections: Improving Communications with Deaf and/or Hard of Hearing Individuals

The events of the past year – from the pandemic to civil rights protests to instances of political violence – have, understandably and for a variety of interwoven reasons, caused many in the public safety sector to rethink the way communication gets done. Conveying information to and from the public has always been an important … Continue reading Pandemic Reflections: Improving Communications with Deaf and/or Hard of Hearing Individuals

Aware, Arrange, Adapt: Upgrading Your Time Management Skills

Authors: Kathy Francis, MACEM&PS Executive Director and Contributing Writer Dr. Karen Wilson, FCC Computing & Business Technology Department ChairDo you remember the days of striving for “inbox zero?” Those videos about structuring your day that you might’ve watched, or that one book you read on organizing that you might’ve read, before 2020’s slate of crises … Continue reading Aware, Arrange, Adapt: Upgrading Your Time Management Skills

Pandemic Reflections: Simple Steps for Better Senior Preparedness

Author: Kathy Francis, MACEM&PS Executive Director and Contributing WriterAs emergency management professionals, we sometimes (often) take our work home: applying preparedness skills in our home environments, taking a practical approach to life, planning for supplies, and planning to practice the plans. We’ve even been known to “gift” preparedness supplies during holidays. It comes with the … Continue reading Pandemic Reflections: Simple Steps for Better Senior Preparedness