WASHINGTON, Oct. 18, 2017
/PRNewswire/ -- Witt O'Brien's LLC, a leader in crisis and
emergency management, announced today senior appointments to its
client leadership team.
"These leaders are top guns in our field," said Brad Gair, Senior Managing Director and leader
of the firm's recovery services after Hurricanes Harvey, Irma and
Maria. "We are excited to expand our market leadership with these
experts joining the strong team we already have at Witt
O'Brien's."
- Mark Misczak joins from Hagerty
Consulting, where he headed the firm's Recovery practice. Mark
brings more than 26 years' experience leading recovery from our
nation's largest and most complex disasters. Earlier in his
career, Mark served as Deputy Director of FEMA's Individual
Assistance program, Chair of the Emergency Food and Shelter Program
Board, and the Director of the Office of Cerro Grande Fire claims. He is a nationally
recognized expert in FEMA's Public Assistance program, HUD's
Community Development Block Grants, housing operations, hazard
mitigation and long-term community recovery.
- Lisa Bova-Hiatt joins from the
New York State Governor's Office
of Storm Recovery, where she served as Executive Director (and
before that, as COO and General Counsel). Lisa managed a budget of
$4.4 billion and led a staff of 200
helping over 12,000 homeowners, 1,000 businesses and 64 communities
to build back better and more resilient following Superstorm
Sandy.
- Walter Melnick joins from
Hagerty Consulting, where he managed New
York City's post-Sandy $15
billion recovery program. Earlier in his career, Walter
served as FEMA's Deputy Director of the 9/11 World Trade Center
Federal Recovery Office, and as Deputy Housing & Long-Term
Recovery Manager after Hurricane Katrina.
- Steve DeBlasio joins following
an illustrious career with FEMA, including service as a Federal
Coordinating Officer on multiple disasters; Chief of Logistics for
FEMA's Region 2; Direct Housing Operations Chief; Senior Advisor to
the Housing Operations Chief after the Louisiana floods of 2016; and Federal Disaster
Recovery Coordinator (FDRC) for New
Jersey following Superstorm Sandy.
- Arvin Copeland joins from the
Indiana Department of Homeland Security, where he served as
Director of Response and Recovery. In this role, Arvin worked with
government and private sector leaders across 92 counties to
administer a $100 million program to
rebuild infrastructure, homes and businesses following disasters.
Earlier in his career, Arvin served as Mayor of Wabash, IN.
"Our mission is to help affected communities to recover
expeditiously and cost-effectively, and to build back stronger,"
added Tim Whipple, CEO. "Our team
does that by combining deep experience from past disasters with
innovative solutions to recovery challenges. We are proud to
welcome to Witt O'Brien's some of
the best and brightest in our field."
About Witt O'Brien's
Witt O'Brien's builds resilience.
We offer a full range of crisis and emergency management solutions
to prepare your organization before disaster strikes, and to help
you respond and recover more quickly if it does. This includes
unrivalled experience recovering from manmade and natural
disasters, including Hurricanes Maria, Irma, Harvey, Katrina, Rita,
Gustav, Ike and Sandy. To learn more about our real-world
experience and innovative solutions, please visit
us at wittobriens.com. Witt
O'Brien's is a subsidiary of SEACOR Holdings Inc.
About SEACOR
SEACOR Holdings Inc. (NYSE:CKH) is a diversified holding company
with interests in domestic and international transportation and
logistics, and risk management consultancy.
Contact: Ryan Mahoney, (202)
379-9693, rmahoney@wittobriens.com
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