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DocuSign Envelope ID: E32719BA-2C76-4B20-A01E-5807DC7D82F5 <br /> • <br /> L`": '.���l�e'�T�`.o-��tit�"�Ci�C�4 Vii. <br /> �-ct fy.`•.`�4 cr EAR :. ,-., ''t . <br /> .3,,rco'i[�r�,�.��, i 4 gib': i�'�..+.ri <br /> . .5tits' 'v s.0.4,11,70-' -. ,,g• , <br /> ���Y,.� wt 07, <br /> 4r• r � l'Y-.`� <br /> •:ro'.`v- TWA."i;•. :,F5.�'-�1i,�.ti-4r1 <br /> } '41�c� '.Ril. Robert R. Latham, Jr. <br /> sue . �x, ,,�� f.1-, <br /> iii; Professional History <br /> Vi-l'-r L uca pn&{ Mr.Latham joined Neel-Schaffer In 2006 upon retirement as Executive Director of the Mississippi <br /> * a! nr i+ es ��£pn Emergency Management Agency(MEMA),a position he held for more than six years. As an <br /> 1,'•xOS`'4- ati <br /> ,`.N.lki:. <br /> q j ���`}' ' ege� Emergency Management Director for Neel-Schaffer,Mr.Latham Is actively involved with the <br /> t. d,..\.4 development of programs designed to assist local,state;federal,non-government organizations and•1;; �,, ,_ • r<Y,-. private sectors in all-hazards emergency preparedness,response,recovery and mitigation activities. <br /> L ;V•Affij�at(ons:,- <br /> ..,3 .. .a-:-ni�tea sta-eS4 <br /> .�: Related Experience: <br /> ' 'Fi 1 %i Northern California Catastrophic Earthquake Readiness/Response Plan-Selected as a state <br /> v `*'t5 PP: liQ s;`Pav jr▪-• Subject Matter Expert(SME),with en emphasis on the Integration of a State and Federal response <br /> rx: .„��;G�ne11;�3�r te�� to a catastrophic event,during the development and Implementation of a Catastrophic Earthquake <br /> • tr..:` 5 n��'„e•Ile'•.'-,; Readiness Response Plan for the State of California.• <br /> • ;� 'l` • Community Health Center Emergency ManagementTraining Program-Developed and delivered a <br /> E t” 1.^ . - `%1' comprehensive emergency management training program for the 22 community health centers of the <br /> • P 9 9P g tY <br /> Q f a-0, : t. Mississippi Primary Health Care Association(MPHCA). <br /> -•, a`�-sgm$ ' �.:a$b... . <br /> F ':. • State Emergency Management Director-Served as the senior emergency management advisor to <br /> a_i v.^_. � sar r: <br /> ' tst . 4rVi g rIcE0 the Governors for the State of Mississippi for more than six years, Responsible for a functioning, <br /> . :.•>kA;r: .-.,7---- z. '.`'' comprehensive anagirrWer"sepa k prehensive statewide emergency management system to Include oversight In the development <br /> a i 3” ,`"` �.,' and maintenance of the States Comprehensive Emergency Management Plan including the <br /> rr '17� Az <br /> �,�•'-��s�',�'�:•= � ,_�, incorporation of more than 16 emergency support functions within state government. Directed and <br /> ' '• <br /> i' �"�;�a��� ,w :� managed the States preparation for,response to,recovery from and mitigation of eleven presidential <br /> ,_v4.1. efe a Fe.'. <br /> fi.g ,. ,e' .wI disasters Including Hurricane Katrina on August 29,2005,recognized as the worst natural disaster in <br /> of fl,ft 40 recent American history. <br /> Vii_pt`s-s� `ia0 e� rbo <br /> • s -1, �' V g� { Governor's Homeland Security Advisor-Served as the Governor's Homeland Security Advisor for <br /> sa�" '`'i'� sajj; 6▪ o two years following the terrorist attacks on September 11,2001 at the World Trade Center In New <br /> tai Y,=a.Siti�%.;.st' zjll' &� e ,., <br /> ��t�c.� <faii;�8, ���,���� York. Oversaw the development of the State's initial Homeland Security strategy,the organization <br /> x h,` '� > r-',�, and Implementation of a regional response capability within the state,and managed more than$35• <br /> ,ia,F "s,.t : ry � F,:_� 8 million in homeland security funds for state and local governments, <br /> k.4c�`y.-,;'� 4 = Incident Management System-Developed and implemented the 5tate's first standardized,statewide <br /> s;-�: ;:.;a,.,N:,, `i:t:_:?iN, incident Management Systems(IMS)making Mississippi one of the first six states to accomplish this <br /> 4 Fta _`�`�; °�i'`' �4 . after the terrorist attacks on September 11,2001 at the World Trade Center in New York. This was%• `ti '' ; �'n ':s�r:'• kM achieved before the mandate by HSPD-5 and the Department of Homeland Security. <br /> NO V-4 •j i•�•. >',`> Unified Command System—Organized and Implemented the nation's first successful use of a <br /> ^'▪ � ,. 'rL =°.A, '" . Unified Command System during the countrys worst major disaster-Hurricane Katrina. This was <br /> ^ "g is `kV6&du` t=` accomplished by working closely with the Federal Emergency Management Agency's FEMA Field <br /> • '• ' i';`'•'" '4` r` " .;1 Coordinating Officer(FCO)Bill Carwile. <br /> °• "• '; Af` ' ' ?14; Central US Earthquake Consortium-Served on the Board of Directors for the Central US Earthquake <br /> ri; r =�,. e 4 41 , W Consortium for six years and Chairman of the Board for two years. The focus of this project was <br /> '',•.`:;::-,x, ;-it •.:,^;;' ._,vii on the earthquake hazard and vulnerabilities In the Central US along the New Madrid Seismic Zone <br /> ; •; 1 ; :; 1, ,c,:,vi (NMSZ). <br /> "0' +?� t•; ` ;`A'`:,s; County Emergency Management Director-Served five years as the County Emergency <br /> ▪ z' w ;••-,'F' ' i:t o.,,--.-A Management Director for Tate County,MS. Responsible for the County's Comprehensive Emergency <br /> <<-:'•._.:, ' `' '? Management Plan CEMP as well as the County's fire protection and response system. <br /> .Eatit"ti:',+`.1+++• \∎'o 1:41: ,iif5•)`•''3":i''r'�1 <br /> • ,,1- k V,-;%/.;{-rti.iYz•t.i..r::' , NEEI-•SCHIi►FFER <br /> fr?s. tis1 r:1L::_�2`J, s.'- --r.. F. r.nr ono.. <br />