Appendix 1: Participants

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Section A: Exercise Design and Control Staff

The Exercise Design Team met regularly for two months to develop this exercise. (See introduction for rationale.) The Exercise Design Team consulted with technical advisors during the development phase. The Exercise Design Team assembled a Simulation Team to make phone calls and input other incoming messages into the ECC system to test the exercise objectives.

The Evaluation Team, which included Emergency Managers from other jurisdictions, the Southwest Washington representative from Washington State Emergency Management, and other experts, observed the exercise players closely and assessed how well the ECC was able to meet the objectives for the exercise. Their evaluation, along with the exercise debriefing and participant feedback, provided the summary and detailed findings of this report. The findings are the basis of recommendations for changes in the ECC systems.

Name	Representing:	Design	Advisor	Simulator	Evaluator
JoAnne Akely	American Red Cross	x		x
Danielle Allen	North Country EMS/FD #13	x		x
Jan Bader	Vancouver City Manager's Office	x		x
Tony Barnes	Clark County Sheriff's Office	x
Doug Bornemeier	PacifiCorp		x
Tony Braunstein	Vancouver Police Department	x
Lou Dooley	SW Washington Health District	x			x
Adam Dvorak	CVTV			x
Curtis Eavenson	Fire Marshal's Office	x
Mike Evans	Clark County Sheriff's Office	x
Perry Fladager	CCSO/ARES/RACES				x
John Fletcher	ARES/RACES	x		x
Rich Foster	CRCA Dispatch Supervisor	x		x
Eileen Frimberger	Clark County GIS		x
Holly Gaya	Public Information Officer	x
Tom Grange	Clark County Public Works		x
Patty Hopkins	Portland Emergency Management				x
Gene Juve	Gresham Emergency Management				x
Ward Knable	Vancouver Fire Department	x			x
Don MacLardy	C-Tran	x
Max Messman	WA State Emergency Mgmt.				x
John Milne	Clark County Public Works		x	x
Deborah Needham	CRCA	x
Dave O'Brien	North Country EMS/FD#13	x		x
Dean Pfaender	Transportation	x
Terry Rosenquist	Vancouver Police Department	x
Peggy Sandberg	Education Service District #112		x
Kari Schulz	Public Information Officer				x
Keith Seaton	CRCA	x		x
Phil Verry	CVTV			x
Kelly-Marie Weihl	SW Washington Medical Center	x
John Wheeler	CRCA	x
Barb Yoder	SW Washington Medical Center	x

Section B: Exercise Players and Observers

Emergency Coordination Center staff are drawn from many agencies. An exercise is an excellent opportunity for ECC staff to practice and refine the necessary skills prior to managing a real disaster. Exercise players received training and skills refresher before the exercise to refamiliarize them with the messaging system and organizational structure of the ECC. The players, with few exceptions, walked into the exercise with only a briefing to alert them to the "current situation". They were instructed to follow standard Emergency Coordination Center procedures to manage the emergency. Observers were present to learn more about ECC Operations, or, in the case of design team members, to see if the flow of the exercise went as predicted in the exercise design process.

Name	Representing:	Role
Chuck Atkins	Clark County Sheriff's Office	Law Enforcement
Tony Barnes	Clark County Sheriff's Office	Observer
Scott Bieber	Vancouver Police Dept.	Law Enforcement
Mike Bjur	Evergreen School District	Observer
Diana Blackburn	CRCA	Dispatch Liaison
Doug Bornemeier	PacifiCorp	Agency Representative
Tony Braunstein	Vancouver Police Department	Observer
Kelly Brusseau	CRCA	Dispatch Liaison
Amy Coles	CRCA	Dispatch Liaison
Thomas Cooper	SW Washington Medical Center	Health & Medical
Barbara Crest	Vancouver Public Information	PIO
Kathy Cumming	Vancouver Police Department	Support Staff
Joe Ellingson	SW Washington Health District	Health & Medical
Art Emery	CRCA	Dispatch Liaison
Mike Evans	Clark County Sheriff's Office	Observer
Bill Fields	PacifiCorp	Agency Representative
Lianne Forney	Clark County PIO Office	PIO
Rich Foster	CRCA	Dispatch Liaison
Karen Fox	CRCA	Food Service
Eileen Frimberger	GIS	GIS Technician
Tina Furgason	CRCA	Communication Systems Mgr.
Patricia Gallo	City of Vancover Purchasing	Purchasing/Logistics
Holly Gaya	Clark County PIO Office	PIO
Bob Goodale	ARES/RACES	Amateur Radio
Nancy Gordon	Clark County PIO Office	PIO
Tim Goss	CRCA	Message Controller
Tom Grange	Clark County PW Stormwater Design	Hydrology Unit
Jackie Grey	American Red Cross	Mass Care
Tom Griffith	CRCA	Operations Section Chief
Elaine Harmon	SW Washington Medical Center	Health & Medical
Lana Hobson	CRCA	Support Staff
Dennis Holm	ARES/RACES	Amateur Radio
Laurie Hoskins	Vancouver Operations	Public Works
Troy Hull	CRCA	Dispatch Liaison
Karen Johnson	Clark County HR/PIO	PIO
Dan Kaler	Clark County GIS	GIS Technician
Larry Karpack	Northwest Hydraulics	Observer
Mary Keltz	Clark County	PIO
Keith Kilian	Clark County Sheriff's Office	Law Enforcement
Gary Larson	Clark County FD#9	Observer
Jane Leonard	Clark County PIO Office	PIO
John Milne	Clark County PW Stormwater Design	Hydrology Unit
Gretchen Mobley	CRCA	Information Systems Mgr.
Bob Morgan	CRCA	Documentation
Jean Nealy	CRCA	Situation Reporting
Terrie Pace	Clark County PIO Office	PIO
Ken Pearrow	Clark County GIS	GIS Technician
Dean Pfaender	Transportation	Support Staff
Troy Pierce	Commissioner's Office	Support Staff
Diana Price	C-Tran	Transportation
Chuck Prochnow	American Red Cross	Mass Care
Mike Quinn	Clark County PW Road Ops	Public Works
Brenda Randall	CRCA	Reception
Thayer Rorabaugh	Transportation	Transportation
Terry Rosenquist	Vancouver Police Department	Observer
Peggy Sandberg	ESD #112	Schools
Karen Savage	City of Vancouver	PIO
Gene Scibelli	PacifiCorp	Agency Representative
Jon Shields	North Country EMS/FD#13	EMS Liaison
Doug Smith-Lee	CRCA	ECC Manager
Don Strick	Clark County PIO Office	PIO
John Talbot	CRCA	Planning Section Chief
Pat Vichas	Clark County Sheriff's Office	Support Staff
Elizabeth Walker	City Forester	Support Staff
Rusty Warren	Clark County Sheriff's Office	Law Enforcement
Mike Westerman	Clark County Purchasing	Purchasing/Logistics
John Wheeler	CRCA	Message Controller
Craig Wohlgemuth	ARES/RACES	Amateur Radio