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Hurricane-Preparedness Briefing Attendees

  • Janet Napolitano, Secretary for Homeland Security
  • Beverly Perdue, North Carolina Governor
  • Valerie Jarrett, Assistant to the President and Senior Advisor
  • Alyssa Mastromonaco, Assistant to the President and Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations
  • Nancy-Ann DeParle, Assistant to the President and Deputy Chief of Staff for Policy
  • Melody Barnes, Assistant to the President and Director, Domestic Policy Council
  • Betsy Markey, Assistant Secretary for Intergovernmental Affairs
  • Heidi Avery, Deputy Assistant to the President for Homeland Security
  • Tony Blinken, Deputy Assistant to the President and National Security Advisor to the Vice President
  • Craig Fugate, FEMA Administrator
  • Richard Serino, FEMA Deputy Administrator
  • Jane Lubchenco, NOAA Administrator
  • Richard Reed, Special Assistant to the President and Senior Director for Continuity Policy
  • Jamie Smith, Special Assistant to the President and Deputy Press Secretary
  • Gail McGovern, CEO American Red Cross
  • Dan Mead, CEO, President, Verizon Wireless
  • Bill Read, Director, National Hurricane Center (SVTC)
  • Reuben Young, Secretary of the NC Department of Crime Control and Public Safety
  • Doug Hoell, NC State Emergency Manager
  • Warren Lee, NC Local Emergency Manager
  • Mickey Caison, Chairman, National Voluntary Organization Active in Disasters
  • Dab Kern, Senior Director for Response
  • Ahsha Tribble, Director, Critical Infrastructure Protection and Resilience Policy
  • Nick Shapiro, Senior Policy Advisor to the Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism
  • Xavier Briggs, Associate Director for General Government Programs

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