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Five Years Later: Lessons Learned from the Deepwater Disaster
April 13, 2015
Although the Deepwater Horizon oil spill occurred five years ago, the effects of devastation remain. A panel of experts convened and discussed the continued impacts, recovery initiatives and lessons learned for future disaster and recovery efforts. The event was held at the Bob Graham Center’s Pugh Hall Ocora on Monday, April 13.Panelists included:
- Marc Roy, Director for Disaster Management Services, Matrix New World Engineering, Inc.; Adjunct Professor, Tulane University, Disaster Resilience Leadership Academy
- Greg Strader, Executive Director, Be Ready Alliance Coordinating For Emergencies
- Captain Samuel “Duke” Walker, Commander, Coast Guard Sector Mobile
- Dr. Richard Powers Adjunct Professor, University of Alabama at Birmingham; Former Director of Alabama Dept. of Mental Health
- Dr. Glenn Morris, Project Director for Healthy Gulf, Healthy Communities; Director, UF Emerging Pathogens Institute, will moderate the discussion.
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