Union County Emergency Management Agency Director Brad Gilbert, left, and Deputy Director Kathy Brown, right, recently graduated from The National Emergency Management Advanced Academy (NEMAA), part of the Federal Emergency Management Agency. NEMAA reinforces the qualities needed to lead emergency management programs, provides relevant management theories and concepts, and utilizes appropriate case studies. NEMAA participants work within a collaborative environment on projects and establish a network of peers. Students work to improve a variety of skills critical to performing emergency management responsibilities and complete a NEMAA paper, which becomes a part of the National Emergency Training Center Library operated by the U.S. Fire Administration.
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