National Alternate Care Facility Symposium: List of Participants and Facilitators

Subject matter experts from across the United States were convened for a 2-day Alternate Care Facility (ACF) symposium to share their experiences with implementing ACFs. This took place in Denver, Colorado, on August 20 and 21 2025. A summary of the background and implementation of the ACF symposium, as well as summaries of each of the breakout sessions, are published separately. The names and institutions of all symposium facilitators, note-takers, and participants are listed below in alphabetical order by last name.

Symposium Directors

• • Maria G. Frank, MD, Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University

• • Jessica Ryder, MD, MPH, Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Colorado

Symposium Facilitators

• • JoAnne Huie, Business Operations Specialist, All Clear Emergency Management Group, LLC

• • Jen Mackle, Executive Assistant, All Clear Emergency Management Group, LLC

Breakout Session Facilitators

• • Nicole Cantrell, Consultant, Preparedness Partners

• • Amy Herron, MPH, Senior Planning Specialist, All Clear Emergency Management Group, LLC

• • Elaina Huffman, MPS, Planning Specialist, All Clear Emergency Management Group, LLC

• • Will Moorhead, JD, MEP, President, All Clear Emergency Management Group, LLC

• • Megan Nies, MPH, Senior Planning Specialist, All Clear Emergency Management Group, LLC

• • Jake Peterson, Senior Planning Specialist, All Clear Emergency Management Group, LLC

• • Jenny Schmitz, MA, MEP, Vice President, All Clear Emergency Management Group, LLC

Breakout Session Note-Takers

• • Baillie Brooks, MPH, Emergency Preparedness Program Manager, UCHealth

• • Steve Hilley, RN, Independent Contractor

• • Jennifer Theisen, RRT, Respiratory Therapist, Disaster Medical Assistance Teams

• • Natasha Vandeford, RN, ED Charge Nurse, Disaster Preparedness Coordinator, University of Colorado Hospital

• • Melissa Zotara, MAS, Emergency Preparedness and Disaster Behavioral Health Specialist

Symposium Participants

• • Howard Backer, MD, MPH, Medical Director, California Medical Assistance Teams (CalMAT)

• • Sue Anne Bell, PhD, FNP-BC, Associate Professor, University of Michigan

• • Paul Biddinger, MD, Chief Preparedness and Continuity Officer, Mass General Brigham

• • Katie Bristol, Project Manager II, Denver Health and Hospital Authority

• • Jericho Buck, Project Manager, Denver Health and Hospital Authority

• • David Buettner, MS, RN, Registered Nurse—Consultant, UC Davis Health

• • Trientina Campbell, Director of Environmental Health and Safety/Emergency Preparedness Coordinator, Richmond University Medical Center

• • Robert Carter, MSN, RN, CFRN, CPEN, CHEP, CHBCP, NRP, Executive Director, Emergency Management and Business Continuity, Johns Hopkins Medicine

• • Evan Crook, Medical Countermeasures Coordinator, Utah Department of Health and Human Services

• • Asha Devereaux, MD, MPH, Physician, CALMAT

• • Alexandra Gordon, MSN, RN, CEN, Assistant Professor, Traditional Program Coordinator, Regis University

• • Ishaan Gupta, MBBS, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center

• • Robert Harris, NP, MPH, Medical Director, Johns Hopkins University/Baltimore City Health Department

• • Richard Hunt, MD, FACEP

• • James James, MD, DrPH, MHA, Society for Disaster Medicine and Public Health

• • Alexandria Kang, Senior Consultant, Deloitte Consulting LLP

• • Melinda Kantsiper, MD, FACP, Director of Hospital Quality, Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine

• • Chris Keeley, MUP, FACHE, Executive Director, Critical Operations & Response Unit, NYC Health + Hospitals

• • Charles Little, DO, Medical Director of Emergency Management, University of Colorado Hospital

• • Syra Madad, CHSc, MSc, MCP, CHEP, Chief Biopreparedness Officer, NYC Health + Hospitals

• • Alice O’Donnell, ELS, Managing Editor, Society for Disaster Medicine and Public Health, Inc.

• • Jason Persoff, MS, SFHM, Assistant Director for Emergency Preparedness, University of Colorado Hospital

• • Bill Raskin, Area Operations Manager (2020), Maryland Department of Health

• • Keith Roussil, MSN, RN, CNE, Nurse Educator, Regis University

• • Erica Ruchard, DrPH, Regional Emergency Coordinator, Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response

• • Terry Schenk, CEM, Medical Surge Project Coordinator, Division of Emergency Preparedness & Community Support, Bureau of Preparedness and Response, Florida Department of Health

• • Ryan Shultz, MSM, Program Manager, University of Colorado Anschutz

• • Madeline Sharp, MPH, Senior Consultant, Deloitte Consulting LLP

• • Jennifer Shearer, MPH, Director of Emergency Preparedness, Massachusetts General Hospital—Mass General Brigham

• • Pranav Shetty, MD, MS, MPH, Project Lead, University of California, Davis

• • Zishan Siddiqui, MD, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine

• • Ken Sturrock, PhD, MPH, ASPR Regional Administrator, Health and Human Services/Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response

• • Madeline Tavarez, MPA, CHEP, Senior Director, NYC Health + Hospitals

• • Kevin Walker, REC/LSC, Regional Emergency Coordinator/Logistics Section Chief, Health and Human Services/Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response

• • Eric Weinstein, MD, MScDM, Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine—Morsani College of Medicine, University of South Florida (USF), USF EM Mass Casualty Simulation/Education Director, Assistant Director, Disaster Medicine Programs, USF Morsani College of Medicine Department of Emergency Medicine

• • Laura Wortman, Senior Director, University of Maryland Medical Center

• • Chuck Wright, DO, Chief Medical Officer, California’s Emergency Medical Services Authority