Alessandra Jerolleman
Alessandra Jerolleman is the founder and executive director of the Natural Hazard Mitigation Association and a Gulf Coast program specialist for Save the Children USA, where she is working on a resilience initiative around children's needs in emergencies. She currently serves as one of the tri-Chairs for the National Hazard Mitigation Collaborative Alliance, sits on the board of the Greater New Orleans Disaster Recovery Partnership, and sits on the Executive Committee of the American Society of Public Administration's Section on Emergency and Crisis Management. She is the co-author of "Natural Hazard Mitigation" and a PhD candidate at the University of New Orleans.
Jerolleman's experience includes hazard mitigation planning at the local, state, and campus level; community education and outreach on mitigation and preparedness; development of practitioner networks; and training and education to various stakeholders. She is involved in planning and policy and the national and local level and speaks on topics that include hazard mitigation and climate change; campus planning; threat, hazard, and vulnerability assessment; hazard mitigation planning; protecting children in disasters; and public/private partnerships.
Related Resources from Alessandra Jerolleman
Resilient & Ready Communities: Children and Emergencies Resource List
