1. Ed Thomas, Esq., Michael Baker Jr., Inc., Vice President, NHMA Alessandra Jerolleman, MPA, CFM, Executive Director, NHMA

2. Agenda What is NHMA? Update on activities

3. NHMA WAS CREATED IN 2008 TO BRING TOGETHER THE VARIOUS INDIVIDUALS AND ORGANIZATIONS WORKING IN THE FIELD OF HAZARD MITIGATION.

4. NHMA Membership Includes People wanting to make a difference and work towards reducing losses from disasters Engineers, planners, floodplain mangers, government officials, community activists, academics, practitioners, students, etc. People involved in building resilient organizations and communities

5. NHMA Goals To create a forum To establish Hazard Mitigation as a profession To serve as source for training To function as a unified voice To achieve greater awareness To develop more effective mitigation programs To help ingrain Hazard Mitigation in our culture

6. What does NHMA offer? Access to a knowledge base Community Learning Lab Facilitation of Dialogue Opportunity to Network Resources for continuity of Government, Business and Community Public Information/Outreach Education to local policy makers

7. Update on Activities Creation of Advisory Committee Joining the Sustainable Urban Forestry Coalition National Mitigation Collaborative Alliance Add-On to the Natural Hazards Workshop Growing and diversifying membership Working on partnerships with several organizations

8. Natural Hazard Mitigation Association 616 Solomon Drive Covington, Louisiana 70433 504-914-6648 www.nhma.info nathazma@gmail.com