Emergency Manager | Speaker | Writer
Wildfire smoke over San Francisco State University. Photo courtesy Russell McArthur / SFSU Dept of Earth and Climate Sciences
4 Ways the CSU Promotes Fire Safety
I am quoted in this piece, describing the various CSU fire safety initiatives and how we prepare for wildfire response and recovery.
I am quoted on my work creating public-private partnerships with national pharmacy chains to vaccinate the half million California State University students, staff, and faculty.
My reflections on the significance of May 4th, 2012 in my life and being nine years post cancer diagnosis. While the day itself was a horrific experience, it was necessary in my healing process and I’ve come to realize that perhaps what I’ve always considered to be my worst day was actually my best day for being a turning point in my journey.
I also announce my forthcoming book Ruin to Rebirth: Transforming Disaster into Resilience.
At the International Association of Emergency Managers conference in 2018, I delivered a ‘TedTalk’ style 7 minute presentation on making emergency preparedness messaging fun. This talk reveals the concept / formula behind my award-winning preparedness outreach programs.
Last week I had the pleasure of speaking with Paul Falavolito on a podcast that he hosts on behalf of the Keystone Emergency Management Association, a professional group for EM’s in Pennsylvania. We discuss California’s ongoing response and recovery efforts, recent earthquakes and their impacts, what still needs to be done to improve preparedness and a little bit about how I got into the field and what a ‘day in the life’ is like at CalOES. Enjoy!
Listen to “Episode 17 – Interview with Jenny Novak, CEM” on Spreaker.Jenny Novak speaks about responding to the Catastrophic Thomas Fire on EM Weekly Podcast 4/5/18
Check out the podcast on the EM weekly website or download the podcast from the app store! Episode 55.
Extreme Event on the Road: California Campus Spreads Resilience
Koshland Science Museum (February 13, 2017)
Our program was featured on the website for Extreme Event Resiliency Game! A great way to teach groups about the disaster cycle and the concept of resiliency. I have facilitated the hurricane scenario exercise with 3 groups on campus and 3 groups of American Red Cross volunteers. In April 2017, two additional groups on campus will get to experience the earthquake scenario.
Zombies greeted students at checkpoints during the Zombie Preparedness Scavenger Hunt. Photo by Lee Choo.
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