An Article Out Loud from the Domestic Preparedness Journal, January 11, 2023.
Planners in the Harris County area are successful specifically because of the relationships they have built over many years. For example, the county’s Industrial Liaisons Program provides many positive takeaways and best practices practitioners can implement throughout the U.S. and abroad.
Narrated by MacGregor Stephenson.
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Jamie Hannan
Jamie Hannan, MAT, MPP, is the innovation research analyst for the Harris County Office of Homeland Security & Emergency Management (HCOHSEM) in Harris County, Texas. He joined the team in 2021 after working in the nonprofit and education sectors for a decade. In his role at HCOHSEM, he works across sections to highlight best practices and innovative processes, researches trends in emergency management, serves as a policy analyst, supports disaster recovery operations, and acts as a liaison to the commissioners court, the local governing body for Harris County. Most recently, Jamie served as deputy incident commander for the Texas Severe Storms, Straight-line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding disaster recovery operations and served in a recovery leadership role for Hurricane Beryl. He holds a B.A. in history and an M.A. in teaching from Austin College in Sherman, Texas, and a master of public policy from the Hobby School of Public Affairs at the University of Houston.
