**In-person registration closes 6/15/22 at 11:59 PM** Virtual will remain open until the day of the event.

This event is intended to facilitate networking, so in-person attendance is highly encouraged.

Local and university guidance on COVID-19 precautions will be followed. At this time, masking is recommended but not required in university facilities. Attendees will be notified if there are any changes to this protocol prior to the event.

Lowcountry Alliance for Response Agenda

0830 Registration with coffee and pastries

0900 Welcome (Dr Stephanie Crette, Director, Warren Lasch Conservation Center, and Kimberly Roche, Conservator, Warren Lasch Conservation Center)

0910 Alliance for Response Initiative (Elaina Gregg, Emergency Programs Coordinator, FAIC)

0920 Keynote (Georgette Mayo, Processing Archivist, Avery Research Center; Cashion Drolet, Chief Advocacy Officer, Historic Charleston; Victoria Smalls, Executive Director, Gullah Geechee CHC)

1015 Emergency Operations: Who’s Who in a Disaster (Daniel Flessas, Emergency Management Specialist, City of Charleston Emergency Management Division; Kimberly Roche, Conservator, WLCC)

1045 Anatomy of an Emergency Plan/ Planning for Collections (James Davis, Director of Conservation, Charleston Library Society; Virginia Ellison, Director of Archives and Research, SC Historical Society)

1100 Panel: Managing Emergencies – Public safety policies, disaster timelines, and re-entry ordinances (Deputy Chief Jason Krusen, City of Charleston Fire Department; Deputy Chief Dustin Thompson, City of Charleston Police Department; Joe Coates, Director, Charleston County Emergency Management Department)

1200 Lunch (catered by Rodney Scott’s BBQ)

1315 Panel: Considerations for buildings, historic communities, and cultural landscapes (Victoria Smalls, Executive Director, Gullah Geechee Cultural Heritage Corridor; Trish Smith, Curator of Historic Architectural Resources, Drayton Hall Preservation Trust; Richard Habersham, President, Phillips Community Association; Ennis Davis, Senior Planner, Alfred Benesch & Company)

1415 Panel: Picking Up the Pieces – Asset Access, Re-entry, and Damage Assessment (Mike Julazadeh, Chief Fire Marshal, City of Charleston Fire Marshal Division; Ken Granata, City of Charleston Chief Building Inspector; Craig Bennett, Engineer, Bennett Preservation Engineering PC)

1500 Break

1520 Panel: Case Studies (Meg Gaillard, Archaeologist, SC Department of Natural Resources ; Jessica Richardson, Senior Consultant, Historic Tax Credits; Rebecca Kennedy, Collections Care Specialist, Curae Collections Care, LLC; Joshua Parks, Associate Curator, Seashore Farmers’ Lodge Museum and Cultural Center)

1620 Recovery and Cultural Heritage: Where Do We Go from Here? (Emily Bentley, Chief of Recovery and Mitigation, SCEMD)

1650 Closing Remarks

1830 Evening Reception at Avery Research Center for African American History and Culture (***please note this is an add-on ticket, and additional registration is required)