PARTICIPANT PROFILE Robert Schneider Emergency Manager City of Redmond 8450 161st Avenue NE Redmond, WA 98052 425-556-2130 rschneider@redmond.gov Duties: Daily program administration of the Office of Emergency Management Experience: Thirty years of local government experience Fifteen years as an emergency manager in local government Responded to the Northridge and Humboldt County earthquakes and provided local government coordination for California OES Areas of Interest: Educational Administration, Strategic Planning, Community Sustainability, and Emergency Management Internships for Local Government Education: BA Business Management, MA Educational Administration, Doctoral Student in Educational Administration at Saint Mary’s College of California Current Projects and Assignments: Vice Chair of Homeland Security Subcommittee, Region 6, Washington State Chair of Homeland Security Grant Selection Committee, Region 6, Washington State Sponsored graduate level planning and research projects with the University Of Washington Institute for Hazard Mitigation Planning and Research