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® = John B. Copenhaver, Chief Executive Officer
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<br /> SUMMARY:
<br /> ,::,t,,. John B. Copenhaver, DP&O CEO, has been a licensed Georgia
<br /> , }�- ; attorney since 1979. He has served in many senior executive roles,
<br /> "' including as a Presidential appointee to FEMA, President and
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<br /> CEO of the Disaster Recovery Institute (DRI) International, and
<br /> 4t . ` was appointed to the Board of Business Continuity Institute. His
<br /> r j career has resulted in the following appointed positions of
<br /> prestige:
<br /> • Principal of the Council for Excellence in Government, Washington, D.C., 2003-2008
<br /> • University of Georgia School of Law, Board of Visitors in June, 2002-2005
<br /> • Appointed to the Board of the Emergency Information Infrastructure Project 2011 - Present
<br /> • Elected to the Disaster Recovery Institute International Board of Directors October, 2001;
<br /> Chairman 2003-2005
<br /> • U.S. Chamber of Commerce National Security Task Force, 2007- 2010
<br /> • FEMA National Advisory Council Private Sector Subcommittee, 2008- 2010
<br /> • Editorial Board, The Journal of Business Continuity and Emergency Management, 2005-2010
<br /> ▪ Editorial Board, The Journal of Emergency Management, March 2010-Present
<br /> • Advisory Board of the Canadian Centre for Emergency Preparedness, 2004-Present
<br /> 0 • Biographies, "Who's Who in America", "Who's Who in the World" 2006-Present
<br /> • Appointed to the Board of the Business Continuity Institute, 2012-2014
<br /> PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
<br /> Federal Emergency Management Agency, Region IV, Director (Presidential Appointee),
<br /> PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENTS:
<br /> Management/Leadership
<br /> • Managed FEMA's largest Regional Office for 3 1/2 years (up to 800 people in multiple
<br /> offices).
<br /> • Restructured Regional management staff and administered a variety of FEMA programs
<br /> for the Agency's largest and most active Region (Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky,
<br /> Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee); in this capacity worked
<br /> closely with the United States military forces, including the Commanding Generals of U.S.
<br /> Army Forces Command, First U.S. Army, and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
<br /> • Served as Regional Senior Government Official (SGO) for emergency-related liaison with
<br /> elected and appointed officials of local, state and Federal government, including frequent
<br /> meetings with mayors, State Governors, Members of Congress and Senators, Cabinet
<br /> Officers, and the Vice President and President of the United States.
<br /> ® o Served as Chairman of the Atlanta Federal Executive Board (FEB) (comprised of Federal
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