Michael Prasad is a Certified Emergency Manager™ from the International Association of Emergency Managers – USA (IAEM®-USA) and is a senior research analyst for Barton Dunant – Emergency Management Training and Consulting (www.bartondunant.com). Mr. Prasad is an emergency management practitioner-scholar and the former assistant director of the Office of Emergency Management for the New Jersey State Department of Children and Families and a former director of disaster functions for the American Red Cross – New Jersey Region. He is the president for the IAEM-USA Region 2 group and the past chair of the IAEM-USA’s national Children and Disaster Caucus. He holds a master’s degree in Emergency and Disaster Management from American Public University and has authored numerous books and articles (https://michaelprasad.com/books). Views expressed are solely his and may not reflect the official position of any of these organizations or groups.
