Donna Arnold, MA, ABS, is a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist with extensive experience in developing curriculum materials and delivering training. She worked for FEMA as a Disaster Assistant Employee and trainer for eight years, and she is highly regarded for her group and communication skills in working with those impacted by disasters of all types. Arnold teaches Group Dynamics and Interpersonal Communications for Western Washington University.
 
Michael Charter, MPA, CEM is a Lieutenant with the Spokane Valley Fire Department. He is currently a doctoral candidate at Valdosta State University focusing on Individual Specialization in Fire and Emergency Management. Michael has taught online both at the undergraduate and graduate level in the subject areas of: Fire Science, Public Administration and Public Safety. Charter is working on evaluating the Spokane Valley departments emergency management planning processes for department accreditation. Additionally he serves on the Regional All-Hazards Incident Management Team in the Planning Section. Carter teaches Practical Applications of Emergency Management for Western Washington University.

Barbara Cliff, PhD, resides in Johnstown, Pennsylvania and recently started as the President/CEO at Windber Medical Center in Windber, PA. She has extensive nursing and administrative experience and has been a public speaker for many years on a variety of topics. Dr. Cliff has published articles in professional journals and has won numerous awards for professional achievement including most recently: the 2008 Wardley Prize for the Best Research Poster and the 2006 Pisaneschi Prize for the Best Research Presentation, both from Western Michigan University; and the 2006 Health Care Leadership Award from the Michigan Health and Hospital Association. She received her registered nursing degree from Lake Superior State University and also holds masters degrees in public administration and health services administration. She also has a doctorate in interdisciplinary health studies from Western Michigan University, where her dissertation focused on the role of public health in emergency management. Dr. Cliff teaches Public Health Issues in Emergency Management for Western Washington University.

Nicholas L. Crossley, MSW, CEM is the Assistant Director of Johnson County Emergency Management and Homeland Security in Kansas City, Mo. Crossley received his CEM in 2002, and the Kansas Emergency Management Certification in 2001. He serves as Vice-Chair of the International Association of Emergency Managers – Certified Emergency Manager Commission. Crossley was recognized as Emergency Management Professional of the Year in 2001 for the State of Kansas. He is an E-Map assessor and has taught several online emergency management courses in Missouri. Crossley teaches Principles and Practices of Emergency Management for Western Washington University.

Keith Earnshaw, PhD, earned his MS in Health Physics/Environmental Toxicology and BS in Environmental Health from Purdue University, and his PhD in Engineering Science from Rensselaer Polytechnic. Dr. Earnshaw is president of Earnshaw Environmental, which supports the Department of Homeland Security’s REP Program. His firm develops technical training seminars and courses in the areas of radiation safety and dose assessment, risk management, and environmental analysis. He teaches at North Carolina State University, University of California at Berkeley, and A.T. Still School of Osteopathic Medicine. Dr. Earnshaw teaches the Challenge of Terrorism for Western Washington University.
 
Julie Jervis, MD, MBA, RN, received her MD from Southern Illinois University School of Medicine. She was a registered nurse with seven years experience in a neonatal intensive care unit prior to completing medical school where she specialized in forensic pathology. Dr. Jervis has been a medical examiner in Phoenix, Arizona since 2000. She has Master's degrees in Human Behavior and Business, and Bachelors degrees in Psychology and Biology. Dr. Jervis has responded to multiple mass fatality disasters as a member of the Disaster Mortuary Operational Response Team (DMORT) and is a member of DMORT-WMD, a specialty team responsible for decontaminating bodies following weapons of mass destruction incidents. Dr. Jervis teaches Impact of Disaster for Western Washington University.
 
Jason Lum, JD, MPA, earned his JD at the University of California, Berkley with a concentration in Constitutional Law and received his MPA at Harvard concentrating in Law and Public Policy. Academic honors include the Prosser Award (Ethics) and National Asian Pacific American Bar Association Scholarship at UC Berkley, John F. Kennedy Fellowship and the Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship at Harvard. Lum recently completed writing and editing the appellate decisions for the civil rights class action settlement, Pigford v. Glickman. He has taught Public Policy Implication of Terrorism Legislation and Policies and A Systematic Approach for Emergency Preparedness at the doctoral level. Dr. Lum teaches Law and Policy for Western Washington University.

Judy MacDonald, MBA, MA, has served as an instructor, instructional designer, and consultant for FEMA since 1997. MacDonald co-authored a program guide and developed and implemented a complex employee certification program for which she received a Director's Award for outstanding performance. MacDonald teaches Group Dynamics and Interpersonal Communications for Western Washington University.

Scot Phelps, CBCP, CEM, MEP, JD, MPH, and Paramedic is a professor in the Emergency and Disaster Management Program at Southern Connecticut State University.  He is an education commissioner at DRI (and CBCP) with responsibilities for the interface with higher education. Phelps has applied his knowledge and skills in business continuity and emergency management to a variety of positions in city government, hospitals and private industry. He is a graduate of the Israeli Military Industries Academy for Security and Anti-Terror Training, and has Incident Command Instruction Credentials. Phelps teaches Business Continuity for Western Washington University.

Lori Varick, PhD, earned her BA in Psychology and her MEd in Adult Education Administration at Western Washington University. Her PhD is in Professional Psychology with an emphasis in Clinical Psychology and Impact of Trauma on Brain Functioning. Dr. Varick worked as the Victim Service Coordinator for the Alaska Department of Corrections where she provided a variety of services to victims, trained staff in victim services, and managed the statewide Victim Impact and CISM programs. She was also a staff psychologist at the Washington State Correctional Facility for Women. Dr. Varick recently returned to Alaska where she is a counselor at the Salvation Army’s Clitheroe Center; the largest substance abuse treatment center in Alaska as director of women’s services in residential and outpatient best practices. Varick teaches Social Issues in Emergency Management for the 21st Century for Western Washington University.