Monday, March 26, 2007

Alum Update: Ron Davison '85 Moves Up

Ron Davison '85 has been an avid PG blog-alum enabler, helping to pull together our DC folks and improve our general networks out that way. When he's not busy helping us, he's been at SRA as Director of the Emergency Management and Crisis Communications. I am slowly realizing that disaster recovery/homeland security is an important job field for many of our alums (see, for example, Nick Lowe '02's recent email with job openings).

Ron now has moved onward and upward. I'll let the recent press release do the praising. We plan to have Ron out this way in April, so students who are interested in meeting him, let me know, and we'll put something together.


Beck Disaster Recovery Hires Kim Fletcher and
Ron Davison to Expand D.C. Presence

ORLANDO, FLA. — March 1, 2007 — Beck Disaster Recovery, Inc., has announced the hiring of Kim Fletcher as Executive Vice President of Emergency Management and Homeland Security Programs and Ron Davison as Vice President of Emergency Management Program Development. Ms. Fletcher and Mr. Davison, who will officially begin their new roles this month, will work out of the firm’s new Washington D.C. office to expand its presence in Federal programs and the Mid-Atlantic region of the country...

...Ron Davison has more than 20 years of professional experience in the emergency management arena, including homeland security, training and program management. In addition to supporting government planning, response and recovery efforts for federal, state and local programs, he has been directly involved in the response to such nationally significant events as 9/11 and Hurricane Katrina. Mr. Davison has also participated in the development of numerous emergency response plans (including the Federal and National Response Plans), the development of training and exercise programs, and the design of outreach and communication programs for governmental organizations at all levels.

Prior to joining the firm, Mr. Davison was Director of the Emergency Management and Crisis Communications Group for SRA International, where he oversaw a team of more than 60 professionals and more than $14 million annually in services to government organizations.

“As stand-out leaders in their field, Ron and Kim will no doubt be tremendously successful in helping us to expand our services to clients not only in the Washington D.C. area, but nationally. The breadth and depth of their emergency preparedness and homeland security knowledge will be of great value to many of our clients” says Beck Disaster Recovery CEO, Jonathan Burgiel. “We are very proud and excited to add their extensive experience, accomplishments and expertise to our fast-growing team.”

Beck Disaster Recovery, Inc. (www.beckdr.com), a wholly owned subsidiary of R. W. Beck Group, Inc., is a leading provider of program management services for hazard mitigation, emergency preparedness/planning, response and recovery.

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