Lisa C. Orloff is a thought leader in disaster management specializing in spontaneous volunteer management, community engagement and emotional resiliency. Orloff has nearly two decades of experience in the field and in the classroom. She is the founder of World Cares Center, the not for profit, voluntary organization she spearheaded post September 11, 2001 and the President of Resiliency Advisors, a consulting firm. She has authored Managing Spontaneous Community Volunteers in Disasters used in the field and in the classroom. Orloff has developed curriculum for the Pratt University Graduate program Facilities and Construction Management and contributes to the John Jay College of Criminal Justice Fire Safety and Disaster Management Program. Orloff has been called up by the Department of Defense, the Sri Lankan Ministry of Health, multiple Offices of Emergency Management as well as grassroots groups as an advisor. Orloff is an executive trainer providing services to organizations including Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster, the American Biological Safety Association, the Sri Lankan Department of Emergency Measures and Salud, Puerto Rico’s Department of Health. Orloff is the deployment lead responding to numerous disasters globally from the 9-11-2001 relief effort to the Haitian Earthquake, Hurricane Irene and Super Storm Sandy and Hurricanes Harvey in Texas and Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico. She is the recipient of the Mayor’s Voluntary Action Award for her relief work in and around Ground Zero and letters of commendation from the Department of Defense and the New Jersey Office of Emergency Management, Hope Worldwide, The Martin Luther King Human Rights Lifetime Achievement Award from Power Chaplain State of New York and a citation from the Brooklyn Borough President for her commitment to the local residents and community. In her spare time Orloff is a Firefighter at the Eastport Fire Department.

John Trottman grew up on Northern Virginia just outside of Washington, D.C. When he was 16 he joined the local volunteer fire department and rose through the ranks of Assistant Chief. In 1995, John was hired as a federal fire fighter in Warrenton Virginia. In 2000, he became a fire fighter at Fort Meade, Md. In March, 2001, the Army implemented a program in the National Capital Region to create Critical Incident Stress Management Teams that would respond to incidents on military installations. John received training in Community Crisis Response, Critical Incident Stress Management, Suicide Intervention, Peer Support, Line of Duty Deaths, and Mental Health Response to WMD Incidents. John joined the National Organization for Victims Assistance (NOVA) and participated in several crisis responses in the D.C. metropolitan area following 9-11. Additionally, he responded to Florida after Hurricane Francis and remained there during Hurricane Jean. He also responded to the Mississippi Gulf Coast following Hurricane Katrina, where he served as regional coordinator for NOVA’s crisis response teams. In March, 2002, John met Lisa Orloff and offered his assistance to September Space, the World Cares Center (WCC) community center for first responders, victims, and survivors of 9-11. He participated in numerous activities and events with the organization as a crisis counselor. As the need for September Space decreased, John took on a more advisory role with WCC and helped develop and evaluate WCC’s Leading and Managing Volunteers in Disasters program. John has co-facilitated this program across the United States and internationally to CERT teams, emergency responders, and OEM managers. He also sits on the Atlantic Center for Occupational Safety and Health Training Advisory Board as a representative of WCC and provides guidance on the dangers of hazardous waste to the disaster volunteer. John responded with WCC to Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria and provided training to its citizens. John is currently a member of World Cares Center’s Executive Board. John currently serves as the Prevention Chief for the Fort Meade Fire and Emergency Services Department. He is nationally certified as a Fire Protection Specialist, Fire Officer IV, and Fire Instructor III. He has an Associates of Sciences degree in Fire Science Administration.

David Fischer represents public and private companies in a diverse range of corporate and capital markets transactions. His broad experience includes public and private securities offerings, derivative securities transactions, corporate governance and public company compliance, mergers and acquisitions, technology transfer transactions, and licensing agreements. David also assists clients with research and development, cryptocurrency offerings, business and fund formations, executive employment agreements, and employee equity plans. David’s clients have included companies on all major U.S. securities exchanges. He has also worked with private firms in a variety of business sectors, including SaaS, investment and investment advisory services, semiconductors, television broadcasting, retail, sports, commodities, management consulting, and insurance brokerage. In addition, he has represented a foreign government in its high-tech R&D and off-the-shelf defense procurements. David also regularly gives pro bono advice to World Cares Center, which provides training and management of civilian volunteers in disaster remediation.

For almost 40 years, Robert Fucito has led business and technology resiliency, crisis management, and physical security programs for some of the world’s most influential financial institutions including BNP Paribas, J.P. Morgan, and Fannie Mae. Fucito successfully led crisis response and recovery efforts for several major disasters, including 9/11, the 2003 northeast blackout, the 2011 earthquake in Japan, Super Storm Sandy in 2012, and violent protests in Bangalore, India in 2016. Throughout his career, Fucito has demonstrated his passion to make a difference for those in need. In partnership with Ready New York, a program with the New York City Office of Emergency Management, he created a corporate volunteer emergency response team and funded the training of a separate community emergency response team. Fucito co-led an intense four-month rebuilding effort in New Orleans following Hurricane Katrina, during which his teams rebuilt fire houses, a school, and single-family homes. In collaboration with the owner of Continuity Insights, he established an annual post-conference community service workshop called Continuity Cares. Over more than 15 years, Fucito has volunteered time and efforts to support World Cares Center. He has served as the NYC Chapter Chair and Vice Chair on the Executive Board of the Contingency Planning Exchange, is a member of the Business Resiliency and General Threats Committees for the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association and has been recently named as a member of the Editorial Advisory Board of Continuity Insights. Fucito speaks at conferences across the country to help further the knowledge of continuity professionals.

Dean has over 30 years of experience in the public, private, industry advocacy and union sectors, with a focus on business development thru strengthening and maintaining stakeholder relations, in policy and legislative analysis, and in developing community outreach. Throughout his career, he has assumed varied roles while working for New York State and New York City. His work with city and state offices has included positions with both the City and State Comptrollers, the New York City Deputy Mayor for Finance and Economic Development, the New York City Council, and the New York City Department of Environmental Protection. His private career includes time with several global engineering firms. Through his career, Mr. Angelakos has built long-lasting, professional relationships with the building trades and within the construction and design industries. He also has been active for decades in industry, civic, philanthropic and educational boards and task forces. Dean is a graduate of Stuyvesant H.S. and Cornell University. He is married to Helen Angelakos, a Global Human Resource professional, and their son Stephen recently graduated from Vanderbilt University and is attending Veterinary school.

Patrick Alesi is a Managing Director and the Americas Head of Business Resilience at the global financial services firm Nomura. Joining the firm in June 2010, Mr. Alesi and his team are responsible for business continuity planning, crisis management, disaster recovery, and third-party risk. Mr. Alesi previously worked for Lehman Brothers in the Business Continuity Management group, ultimately as global co-head of the function, holding the title of Senior Vice President. Immediately following the Lehman Brothers bankruptcy, Mr. Alesi became a Director at Barclays Capital, where he served on the IT Transition team overseeing the delivery of data and IT services to former Lehman entities. Mr. Alesi also worked at the New York Mercantile Exchange as its Director of Systems, Operations, and Database Administration; there, he helped get the exchange back on its feet after 9/11. He has a broad range of technology experience in systems analysis, voice, and data communications. Mr. Alesi is the former Chairperson of the Contingency Planning Exchange (CPE) and serves on the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (SIFMA) Business Continuity Committee, as well as the Institute of International Bankers (IIB) Information Security and Operational Resilience Committee.

Ana Maria Raynes is an entrepreneur, digital marketing expert, and CEO and Founder of Simplified Impact, a growth marketing agency for B2B niche companies. She was a co-founder of the Internet fashion startup Smart Is Cool, where she was responsible for social media and information technology. While working at Smart Is Cool, she was featured in Glamour Magazine and had multiple appearances on FOX Strategy Room. Following her position with Smart Is Cool, she pursued a career that focused on digital marketing. Ana Maria worked for agencies in the New York and Boston areas where She has led digital marketing campaigns for clients such as HSN, Wendy Williams, Football Legend Carl Banks, iHip for Snooki, Eastbay, Aer Lingus, SkyMall, and more. Before the launch of her own business, she was Vice President, Content Marketing at the NYC based agency Didit, a marketing agency for enterprise eCommerce clients. As a thought leader in her field, she has been invited to speak at conferences such as PPC Hero, NY Small Business Expo, NYXPO, Philanthropy Day, CORE and Vistage.

James von Bischoffshausen is an accomplished, client/customer and team centric Manager with over 15 years on retail Sales & People Management experience at TD Bank. He started his career out of college managing Health clubs and found understanding both client and employee’s real needs are at the heart of his purpose. After speaking with close friends and industry experts he decided to switch into banking 9 years ago where he could impact more peoples lives. He started off as a banker quickly rising to the top ranks in the Northeast focused on home lending and was promoted to Manager within this second year. He switched to TD in 2014 and has managed multiple locations, regions and varying demographics expanding his diversity. He has had the privilege of impacting 100s of employees within the NY/NYC markets and most recently in late 2019 early 2020 was promoted to Senior Store Manager @ the John & Broadway location. Our People, Our Clients, Our Community, their Homes, Businesses and Growth/Well-being is at the Core what motivates him everyday.

Tom Kivett has 25 years’ experience helping companies and organizations communicate to their key audiences. He brings leadership and deep expertise in marketing communications, public relations, and branding with a heavy focus on the technology sector. A trusted media strategist, Kivett founded and leads a New York communications firm, was in senior roles at PR giant Weber Shandwick, onsite at Panasonic, and in-house at tech start-up Ovid Technologies. Kivett is founder and president of Brightfluence, a communications consultancy that specializes in innovative earned media and content delivery solutions. Working across technology, consumer, and health, he has spearheaded groundbreaking communications programs for scores of companies including Sharp, Panasonic, Wolters Kluwer, Altec Lansing, Symphony Health, Monaeo, IFI CLAIMS and Altman Solon. He also has been marketing advisor to non-profits including National Fishing & Boating Foundation, Gofishing.org, and World Cares Center. Kivett lives in New York City with his wife and two sons.

Former offensive guard of the Washington Redskins (1986-87) and a graduate of Kean University in New Jersey, he is currently a business partner with BSB Construction and MAPEI Americas. He is a member of the NFL Alumni Association, and is a well-known NFL Players Association Guest Speaker (1986-2017). His days on the offensive line taught him that nothing can get in your way when victory hangs in the balance.