Donald W. Walsh
Dr. Donald W. Walsh has a vast array of experience from his 29-year fire and EMS career, and continues his involvement at all levels. Since 1976, Dr. Walsh has worked for the Chicago Fire Department's Bureau of Operations, where he has served as a licensed paramedic, EMS manager, educator, instructor, and chief officer. His public safety background includes serving as an adjunct faculty member at the National Fire Academy under the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, past president of the Chicago Fire Paramedics Association, past director of the Illinois Paramedics Association, past member of the board of directors of the National Association of Emergency Medical Technicians, and governor-appointed State of Illinois Representative for the State Emergency Medical Services Council.
As a respected international and domestic speaker, author, and educator, Dr. Walsh has lectured to public safety and health-care industry audiences all over the world, addressing various topics on homeland security, EMS, fire rescue operations, law enforcement, and private industry. Dr. Walsh's areas of expertise include public safety management, strategic planning, incident command, incident management, disaster planning, and antiterrorism responses.
Hank T. Christen
Hank Christen, MPA, is director of Emergency Response Operations for Unconventional Concepts Inc. (Mary Esther, Florida, and Washington, D.C.). He is a consultant in the fields of emergency response and counterterrorism for Department of Defense agencies, federal response agencies, and local government public safety agencies. He has served as a Battalion Chief for the Atlanta Fire Department and as Director of Emergency Services for Okaloosa County, Florida. He served as Unit Commander for the Gulf Coast Disaster Medical Assistance Team (DMAT), and has responded to 12 national level disasters, including the 2001 World Trade Center attack. He is a contributing editor for Firehouse Magazine and has published over 30 articles in technical journals. He is the coauthor (with Deputy Chief Paul Maniscalco, FDNY-EMS) of The EMS Incident Management System (1998), Understanding Terrorism and Managing its Consequences (2002), and Terrorism Response—Field Guide for Law Enforcement (2002). He has been a frequent speaker at national conferences for the past 20 years. He was a member of the Department of Defense's Defense Science Board (Transnational Threats, 1997) and the U.S. Army's Interagency Board for Medical Logistics. He was a member of the Executive Session on Domestic Preparedness, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University. Mr. Christen is a graduate of the University of Florida, and has a master of public administration. He is currently enrolled in a doctoral program at the University of West Florida.
Geoffrey T. Miller, NREMT-P
Geoffrey Miller, a nationally registered paramedic, is the assistant director of emergency medical skills training at the University of Miami School of Medicine Center for Research in Medical Education, where he develops innovative EMS curricula and assessment systems that are used by prehospital providers and medical schools throughout the United States.
A member of numerous professional organizations and committees, Mr. Miller is currently serving as President of the Florida Association of Emergency Medical Service Educators. In 2000, Miller was recognized as the Paramedic Instructor of the Year by the Florida Association of Emergency Medical Service Educators. In 2003, he was recognized as EMS Educator of the Year by the State of Florida Department of Health Bureau of Emergency Medical Services.
Christian E. Callsen
Christian "Chris" E. Callsen, Jr., LP is the Senior Division Commander, Homeland Security and Planning for the Austin-Travis County Emergency Medical Services (A/TCEMS) Department in Austin, Texas. A/TCEMS is a public third-service EMS organization serving 1,100 square miles of central Texas and responding to 90,000 incidents per year from 29 stations. A/TCEMS is a major mutual-aid provider of both ground and air EMS services throughout central Texas. Mr. Callsen provides leadership to the areas of terrorism preparedness and response at the local, regional, and national levels through his participation on the Austin/Travis County Counter Terrorism Planning Group, as chair of the Capital Area Planning Council's Homeland Security Task Force, and as a member of the federal Interagency Board for Equipment Standardization. At A/TCEMS, Mr. Callsen is responsible for strategic development; several areas of special response, including dignitary protection and major events; and general system operational issues. Educated at Georgetown University in Washington, DC, and with more than 20 years of emergency services experience, Mr. Callsen's career in emergency medical services has included assignments as a flight paramedic, a field training officer, and a clinical practice manager. He has served in senior operational, management, and leadership positions across the United States.
Frank J. Cilluffo
As Associate Vice President for Homeland Security at The George Washington University, Frank J. Cilluffo leads the university's homeland security efforts on education, research, training, and policy (www.homelandsecurity.gwu.edu). He also directs the multidisciplinary Homeland Security Policy Institute and teaches a graduate-level course on counterterrorism and homeland security at the Elliott School of International Affairs. Cilluffo joined The George Washington University from the White House, where he served as Special Assistant to the President for Homeland Security. Shortly following the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, Cilluffo was appointed by President George W. Bush to the newly created Office of Homeland Security. In his capacity as Special Assistant to the President for External Affairs, Cilluffo was responsible for engaging and building partnerships with the private sector, academia, and state and local officials and emergency responders on homeland security policies and initiatives. He was a principal advisor to Governor Tom Ridge and directed the President's Homeland Security Advisory Council and its four Senior Advisory Committees.
Paul M. Maniscalco
Paul M. Maniscalco is an assistant professor at The George Washington University, a past president of the National Association of Emergency Medical Technicians (NAEMT), chairman of the NAEMT National EMS Administrators Division, and a former Deputy Chief/Paramedic for the City of New York. Chief Maniscalco has over 30 years of public safety response, supervisory, and management experience.
Chief Maniscalco has lectured extensively and has published widely in academic and professional journals on EMS, fire service, public safety, and national security issues. He is an appointee to the President's Homeland Security Advisory Council—Senior Advisory Committee for Emergency Services, Law Enforcement, and Public Health and Hospitals. He is also a member of the Department of Defense, Defense Science Board (DSB), Transnational Threat Study and the Defense Science Board—Homeland Defense—Chemical Weapons Task Forces, a member of the DoD/DoJ Interagency Board (IAB), an advisor to the Defense Advanced Research Project Agency ECOMPASS project, a member of the board of advisors for the Oklahoma City Memorial Institute for the Prevention of Terrorism, and an appointee to the Centers for Strategic and International Studies' Homeland Security Task Force. Paul M. Maniscalco also holds an appointment to the United States Congressionally mandated National Panel to Assess Domestic Preparedness (Gilmore Commission) and to the Harvard University, John F. Kennedy School of Government and U.S. Department of Justice—Executive Session on Domestic Preparedness. Paul M. Maniscalco earned his baccalaureate degree in public administration from the City University of New York and a master of public administration—foreign policy and national security—from the New York University Wagner Graduate School of Public Service. He is presently a doctoral degree candidate in business administration–organizational behavior, with a research focus on organizational responses to disasters and terrorism.
