Carla J. Alvarado, Ph.D., CIC, received her B.S. from Miami University, Oxford, OH (1968); her M.S. in Preventive Medicine-Epidemiology (1988) and her Ph.D. in Industrial Engineering-Human Factors from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. She is a research scientist emeritus at the Center for Quality and Productivity Improvement of the University of Wisconsin-Madison and has worked on the AHRQ-funded Systems Engineering Initiative in Patient Safety (SEIPS) and the AHRQ-funded Developing Shared EHR Infrastructure in Rural Wisconsin Hospitals. Additionally, she is the co-investigator in a joint project with the University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics on ultrasonic guidance in Central Venous Catheter placement, she is PI of an evaluation of a protective barrier used in flexible nasendoscopy in U.W. Health ENT Clinics. Recently she has joined the U.W. School of Medicine and Public Health, Office of Continuing Development in Medicine and Public Health Antimicrobial Resistance Model (ARM) project. Prior to her present position, she was employed as an Infection Control Professional for 19 years at the University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics (UWHC). In addition to healthcare epidemiology, she participated in clinical research projects in the UWHC involving central venous catheter technology and use, lower respiratory tract infection (LRIs), caregiver hand hygiene, urinary tract infection, and flexible endoscopy associated infection to name a few. Her publications and research areas include nosocomial infections associated with medical devices, safety culture/safety climate, work redesign and human factors and ergonomics related to health care. She is a co-author of a national guideline on the prevention of infections related to flexible endoscopy. She is a member of the editorial board of The American Journal of Infection Control and a reviewer for numerous health-related journals. She has served on the national Board of Directors, Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology, Inc. (APIC), been a member of the American Hospital Association Technical Advisory Panel on Infections in Hospitals, and a member of the Board of Trustees, Research Foundation for Complications Associated with Health Care. She is the 2003 APIC Carole DeMille Award winner for outstanding career achievement in the field of infection control and health care epidemiology. She is a national and international speaker and consultant on infection control and human factors in health care. She is a member of the Association of Professionals for Infection Control and Epidemiology, Inc. (APIC) and board certified in infection control. Dr. Alvarado is a member of Human Factors and Ergonomics Society (HFES) and she is the past chair person of the HFES Health Care Technical Group.

Hal Bergan is the Administrator of the Division of Unemployment Insurance for the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development. In his position, Hal administers Wisconsin’s Unemployment Insurance Program which provides temporary economic assistance to Wisconsin’s Unemployed or displaced workers. Hal previously served as Policy Director for three former governors, was President of the Wisconsin Center for Public Policy, and President of Bergan & Associates, a consulting firm offering process improvement services to public and private sector clients.

Dr. Vicki Bier is a Professor in the Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, where she has directed the Center for Human Performance and Risk Analysis (formerly the Center for Human Performance in Complex Systems) since 1995. She received a Ph.D. in Operations Research from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1983, and a B.S. in Mathematical Sciences from Stanford University in 1976. Dr. Bier’s current research interests focus on the application of decision analysis, risk analysis, game theory, and related methods to problems of security and critical infrastructure protection. Dr. Bier received the Women’s Achievement Award from the American Nuclear Society in 1993, and was elected a Fellow of the Society for Risk Analysis in 1996. She served as the engineering editor for Risk Analysis from 1997 through 2001, and has been a councilor of both the Society for Risk Analysis and the Decision Analysis Society. Dr. Bier has served as a member of both the Radiation Advisory Committee and the Homeland Security Advisory Committee of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Science Advisory Board. The Center for Human Performance and Risk Analysis is currently funded by the Department of Homeland Security, with research funding of several hundred thousand dollars per year.

Eric Christensen is a retired executive of Ameritech Corporation with extensive experience in systems and technology development, planning and marketing. Since retirement he has consulted, volunteered and worked for the nonprofit sector including Chicago United Way, HEAL, and Tri-County Youth Basketball. He currently works as systems administrator and fundraiser at Independent Living, Inc. in Madison.

Julianne Dwyer joined Independent Living, Inc. as Compliance Director in 2004. She graduated cum laude Order of the Coif from the University of Wisconsin Law School in 2003. After graduation, Julianne was a staff attorney at the Elder Law Center of the Coalition of Wisconsin Aging Groups where she edited the award-winning ELC publication, Elder Rights and Benefits. At Independent Living, Inc., she focuses on corporate compliance and contracting for the nonprofit multi-service organization, which assists older adults and people with disabilities in Dane County.

Frank Emspak is a Professor in the University of Wisconsin School of Workers. Frank has a diverse background that includes actual experience in knowing what its like to be a machinist or member of the executive board of a large industrial local union. He has taught extensively and conducted research in the fields of labor management committees, evaluation of new technology and work systems and facilitating union strategic planning.

Teri Engelhart has worked at Wisconsin Emergency Management as a Radiological Emergency Planner since May of 2003. In 2000, she began volunteering at the American Red Cross on the Disaster Action Team, and became a team leader in 2004. She has an Associate Degree in Accounting and is currently pursuing a Bachelor’s degree in Emergency & Disaster Management.

Judy Howard is a nursing supervisor with Public Health of Madison and Dane Co. She has worked in public health in Dane Co for 15 years and previously in the city of Milwaukee. She has a master’s degree in counseling and worked for several years as a therapist and career counselor. Judy’s current areas of practice include communicable disease control and chronic disease prevention. One of Judy’s responsibilities is to manage the neighborhood and community-based public health nursing program. Community organizing and community engagement are part of the daily work of public health nurses.

Randy Karcz is the Director of Sales and Marketing for Hydrite's Food Group. The Food Group provides sanitation chemicals, food ingredients, commodity chemicals and waste water treatment chemistry to food, dairy and beverage plants. Randy has a degree in Marketing from Northeast Wisconsin Technical College and a degree in Business Administration from Cardinal Stritch University. He has been with Hydrite more than three years and he has 25 additional years of specialty chemical experience.

Christopher J. Lindell, Vice PresidentShared Services, of Alliant Energy Corporation, has been with Alliant Energy and its predecessor companies since 1981. He has executive management responsibility for several key areas of Alliant Energy, including: Environmental, Health and Safety; Facility Services; ERP Systems and Support Services; Flight and Travel Services; Human Resources and Labor Relations; Information Technology; Infrastructure Security; and Sourcing and Supply Chain. Lindell led Alliant Energy’s Pacific investments in Australia/New Zealand, living in New Zealand for four years. In addition to senior management roles in strategic planning/quality and field operations, Lindell began his utility career in information systems. He holds a Bachelor of Science, Computer Science (1981) and a Masters of Business Administration (1989) both from the University of Iowa.

Barbara Loevinger, Assistant Scientist, UW-Center for Women's Health Research, Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health. She is a psychiatrist with a long-standing interest in the psychiatry-medicine interface. While her children were small, she had a part-time private practice. Then as an offshoot of consulting to the Women's Health Iniative on issues of bereavement and as part of a return to academics, she took a Women's Health Fellowship. Following the fellowship, she pursued a Postdoctoral Research position in Mind/ Body medicine, studying women with fibromyalgia. Currently, she is working on that data set and preparing to begin consultation to HospiceCare.

J. McLellan, is currently the population protection planner at Dane County Emergency Management. He has a Masters degree in Public Policy Administration, as well as a B.A. in Economics. He has worked as an active firefighter in specialized rescue, and hazardous materials response. In addition, he was the executive director of the Southwest Garden Neighborhood Association in St. Louis, MO working to organize funds for development projects as well as to organize leadership. J. currently writes emergency response plans for Dane County and also develops exercises to test those plans. He works with all branches of Dane County government, the public, and private sectors. The goal of these emergency response plans is to ensure that in emergency situations, Dane County knows what and how to acquire resources and where and when to apply them in emergency situations.

Tom Miazga is the Director of Safety, Quality and Regulatory Affairs for Hydrite Chemical Co. He has been with Hydrite for more than 16 years. Tom's experience includes the development of Hydrite's Emergency Response, Crisis Management and Business Recovery Plan, as well as Hydrite's Chemical Facility and Transportation Security Policies.

Jennifer Mirus, is a Partner in the Labor and Employment Group at Boardman Law Firm in Madison. Jennifer works primarily in the area of employment relations. She represents employers in employment-related litigation and advises businesses and municipalities on all aspect of employment relations, including wage and hour laws, discrimination and harassment laws, the Americans with Disabilities Act, and the Family and Medical Leave Act.

Chris Moerke, Business Continuity Consultant, Alliant Energy Corporation.
Degree: Bachelor of Science-Business Administration, Minor–Economics, Emphasis-Computer Science at University of Wisconsin – Stevens Point.
Ms. Moerke is currently the Project Manager for Business Pandemic Planning and responsible for the Business Continuity program and the Crisis Management program at Alliant Energy Corporation. Other responsibilities include software administration, maintenance, testing, upgrades and data encryption; employee training; drill creation, planning and facilitation; Policy and Procedure creation; project management and website design.
Background includes: Business Recovery & Continuity System Administrator for 5 years, 7 years IT experience, 6 years financial utility experience and has been involved in the security industry for the last 7 years and was principal in designing and creating the Emergency Operations Center at Alliant Energy Corporation.
Ms Moerke is a member of the Business Recovery Planners Association of Wisconsin (BRPAW) – South Central chapter located in Madison. Within the Utility sector, Ms. Moerke is active in developing national, regional, state, and local partnerships concerning the impacts of business continuity and crisis management. Ms. Moerke has been active within the Business Continuity industry within several committee groups.
In April 2006, Ms. Moerke successfully completed coursework with Disaster Recovery Institute International in Orlando, Florida and has since applied for DRII, Inc. certification as a Certified Business Continuity Professional (CBCP).

Christopher W. Olsen, DVM PhD, received his DVM degree from Cornell University in 1982 and then, after 6 years in mixed animal veterinary practice, he returned to Cornell and received his PhD in virology in 1992. Dr. Olsen is currently Professor of Public Health in the Department of Pathobiological Sciences at the School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Wisconsin-Madison. His research interests are devoted entirely to influenza. In particular, his lab’s focus is on public health aspects of influenza in pigs and the genetic factors that control the spread of influenza viruses among people, pigs, and birds. Dr. Olsen is the author of over 140 research papers, research abstracts, proceedings papers and textbook chapters. He also teaches courses in veterinary virology and veterinary public health and zoonotic diseases at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and he is the recipient of several professional honors, including the Norden Distinguished Teacher Award and the Walter F. Renk Distinguished Professor Award from the UW-Madison School of Veterinary Medicine.

Craig Roberts, is a physician assistant and epidemiologist with University Health Services and a Clinical Assistant Professor in the School of Medicine and Public Heath at at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He has over 20 years experience in college health and currently serves as a clinic manager. Mr. Roberts has expertise in college health, infectious disease epidemiology and vaccine preventable diseases. His primary research and clinical interests are the epidemiology and management of sexually transmitted infections. Mr. Roberts is a consulting editor for the Journal of American College Health, and he has published research and review articles in a number of peer-reviewed publications. For the last year, he has been active in developing plans for pandemic preparedness at UW-Madison.

Thomas Schlenker, MD, MPH, is director of public health for Madison and Dane County. Previously he led health departments in Milwaukee and Salt Lake City and most recently practiced pediatrics and was a chief medical officer for Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin. Dr. Schlenker has published research on a variety of infectious disease problems and teaches a course in infectious diseases in public health to physicians seeking MPH degrees through the Medical College of Wisconsin.

Bill Scott, CBCP, ISS is the ISS Contingency Planning Coordinator for Great Lakes Educational Loan Services, Inc. in Madison, WI. As the ISS Contingency Planner, Bill is responsible for implementing and maintaining the IS Business Continuity Plans and integrating them with the company-wide Business Continuity Program that includes Work Area Recovery and a Business Incident Management System.
Along with the Contingency Planning issues, Bill also works with the Information Security Team, the Great Lakes Safety Program and is involved with numerous aspects of the physical security programs at Great Lakes. Additional responsibilities cover employee training & education in the above areas and coordination of semi-annual business unit & IT recovery exercises. The Disaster Recovery Institute International credentialed him in January 1995 as a Certified Business Continuity Professional (CBCP).
Over the last 10 years Bill has worked on developing and maintaining many public/private partnerships with local, county, and state officials concerning recovery issues that can impact the business sector. He is also co-chairman of the Business Recovery Planners Association of Wisconsin (BRPAW) – South Central chapter. In his spare time he enjoys time with his wife, their horse and 2 German Shepherds.

Diana Tatili, is currently the Director of Emergency Services at the Badger chapter of the American Red Cross. She has a double major in Economics and Linguistics and also has a great deal of international experience. She was an executive officer for the United Nations Population fund working on emergency relief operations in the Balkans. She has also worked with UNICEF as a program officer for education in Rome, covering Eastern Europe.
Currently, she is responsible for managing and coordinating the delivery of disaster services, armed forces emergency services, and she is responsible for the international services program throughout Badger Chapter. She also acts as Liaison for the State of Wisconsin on disaster planning, preparedness and response.

Wayne D. Williams is currently the Director of Logistics for Logistics Health Incorporated (LHI). His responsibilities include management and oversight of the supply support technology group. This group handles the acquisition, storage, and distribution of all medical materiel within LHI. Additionally, he has oversight of all ancillary support and maintenance of LHIs structures/buildings.
Previously, Mr. Williams was the Associate Director of Logistics for the Strategic National Stockpile Program, a federal program managed by the Department of Health and Human Services, Department of Homeland Security, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. In this position, Mr. Williams was responsible for $1.5 billion of medical material assets housed throughout the United States for the protective posture of the US citizens in the event of a chemical or biological terrorist attack.
As the lead logistician for the Strategic National Stockpile Program, Mr. Williams was responsible for coordinating the movement of SNS assets during the terrorist attacks at the World Trade Center and the anthrax attacks of 2001. He has also coordinated asset response for many additional incidents including the cyanide truck hijacking in Mexico, the Houston floods, and the Winter Olympic Games in Salt Lake City. Mr. Williams has also participated in numerous exercises at the federal, state, and local levels regarding asset deployment in a terrorism or mass casualty event, including TopOff 1 in Denver.
Mr. Williams is one of the Nations leading experts on Cold Chain Management and has lectured and written several key documents describing this process. These processes are currently used within the Strategic National Stockpile Program and the Department of Defense Distribution Operations Center at US Army Medical Materiel Agency, where he developed these procedures.
Mr. Williams is a highly decorated retired Captain in the US Army. He was a Quartermaster Officer responsible for managing supplies and equipment throughout his 14 years of dedicated military service.
He is a graduate of University of Wyoming with Bachelors and Masters degrees in Vocational Studies.