{"id":9788,"date":"2025-11-21T15:02:08","date_gmt":"2025-11-21T15:02:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/salarmyeds.org\/?page_id=9788"},"modified":"2026-04-21T13:34:03","modified_gmt":"2026-04-21T13:34:03","slug":"2026-eds-professionals-conference","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/salarmyeds.org\/index.php\/2026-eds-professionals-conference\/","title":{"rendered":"2026 EDS Professionals Conference"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"9788\" class=\"elementor elementor-9788\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-20473ce1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"20473ce1\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-17503016\" data-id=\"17503016\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bb0013d elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"bb0013d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c605509 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c605509\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1003\" height=\"306\" src=\"https:\/\/salarmyeds.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Screenshot-2025-11-21-at-8.59.36\u202fAM.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-9790 wp-image-9790\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/salarmyeds.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Screenshot-2025-11-21-at-8.59.36\u202fAM.png 1003w, https:\/\/salarmyeds.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Screenshot-2025-11-21-at-8.59.36\u202fAM-300x92.png 300w, https:\/\/salarmyeds.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Screenshot-2025-11-21-at-8.59.36\u202fAM-768x234.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1003px) 100vw, 1003px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b6c7cac elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"b6c7cac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8a0a87b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8a0a87b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWelcome to New Orleans and the 2026 Salvation Army Disaster Professionals Conference! Sponsored by The Salvation Army\u2019s USA East, USA South, and Canada &#038; Bermuda Territories, the event brings together more than seventy-five Salvation Army disaster professionals and key decision-makers from 26 states and two countries with the goal of better preparing The Salvation Army\u2019s Emergency Disaster Services (EDS) program for future natural disasters and catastrophic emergencies.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-4475359 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4475359\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-6d30d15\" data-id=\"6d30d15\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e082a5e elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e082a5e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Schedule-at-a-Glance<\/h2><div><strong>Mon, April 27:<\/strong> Travel Day, Registration (4:00 PM) and Welcome Dinner (6:00 PM)<\/div><div><strong>Tues, April 28:<\/strong> Plenary, Workshop and Talkshop Sessions \/ Evening on Your Own\u00a0<br \/><strong>Wed, April 29:<\/strong> Plenary Session \/ Special Event at the National WWII Museum<br \/><strong>Thurs, April 30:<\/strong> Plenary, Workshop, and Talkshop Sessions \/ Special Event Dinner on the Creole Queen Riverboat\u00a0<br \/><strong>Fri, May 1:<\/strong> Plenary \/ Awards and Special Recognition \/ Departure (noon)<\/div><div>\u00a0<\/div><div><a href=\"https:\/\/salarmyeds.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/EDS-Pros-2026-Program.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Download the full program<\/a><\/div><div>\u00a0<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-0b5433d\" data-id=\"0b5433d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a085eb0 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a085eb0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" 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data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Special Guests<\/h2><p>We are proud to confirm the following special guests and plenary session speakers!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-081ccef elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"081ccef\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-d5225b3\" data-id=\"d5225b3\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e7e9e49 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e7e9e49\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"884\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/salarmyeds.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/David-Brittle-scaled-e1771948441375-884x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-10150 wp-image-10150\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/salarmyeds.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/David-Brittle-scaled-e1771948441375-884x1024.jpg 884w, https:\/\/salarmyeds.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/David-Brittle-scaled-e1771948441375-259x300.jpg 259w, https:\/\/salarmyeds.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/David-Brittle-scaled-e1771948441375-768x890.jpg 768w, https:\/\/salarmyeds.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/David-Brittle-scaled-e1771948441375-1326x1536.jpg 1326w, https:\/\/salarmyeds.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/David-Brittle-scaled-e1771948441375.jpg 1512w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 884px) 100vw, 884px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-38d5eda\" data-id=\"38d5eda\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cc03e01 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cc03e01\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Captain David Brittle<\/h3><p>When Hurricane Katrina struck New Orleans, Captain David Brittle\u2019s parents were the commanding officers of the city. As the storm bore down, Major Richard and Fay Brittle chose to remain behind, providing shelter to a growing number of refugees with no way to evacuate. In honor of their work, Captain David Brittle continues to share his parents\u2019 story and rescue. Captain David Brittle is currently the commanding officer of The Salvation Army Enid OK Corps.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-dcab3bf elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"dcab3bf\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-f6f88b1\" data-id=\"f6f88b1\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-31044e9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"31044e9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"704\" height=\"835\" src=\"https:\/\/salarmyeds.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Deke-Copenhaver-Headshot-e1773065278246.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-10535 wp-image-10535\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/salarmyeds.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Deke-Copenhaver-Headshot-e1773065278246.jpeg 704w, https:\/\/salarmyeds.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Deke-Copenhaver-Headshot-e1773065278246-253x300.jpeg 253w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 704px) 100vw, 704px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-b08b322\" data-id=\"b08b322\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d41a85c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d41a85c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Mr. Deke Copenhaver<\/h3>\n<p>Deke Copenhaver is Principal of Copenhaver Consulting, LLC in Augusta, Georgia, and Executive Director of the Greater Augusta Long Term Recovery Group, bringing extensive experience as a keynote speaker, leadership coach, campaign strategist, and host of <em>The Changemaker<\/em> podcast. He is the author of&nbsp;<em>The Changemaker: The Art of Building Better Leaders<\/em>, a Movement Partner with the national nonpartisan organization Builders, and a member of the Forward Party Advisory Board. He previously served as Mayor of Augusta from 2005\u20132014, earning recognition as one of <em>Georgia Trend<\/em> magazine\u2019s \u201c100 Most Influential Georgians.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-fee94e9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"fee94e9\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-7bce2e2\" data-id=\"7bce2e2\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-44e5ed9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"44e5ed9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"258\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/salarmyeds.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Durhams.png\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-10650 wp-image-10650\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-b939426\" data-id=\"b939426\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3ed00a1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3ed00a1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Majors Dwayne &amp; Marion Durham<\/h3><p>Majors Durham are both long-time Salvationists and have served as officers for 28 years. They met and married in 1994 in Athens, GA. They were commissioned and ordained in 1997. They served as Corps Officers in Baltimore Middle River corps, Cambridge, MD before becoming Divisional Youth Leaders in the Kentucky\/Tennessee Division. Just prior to their appointment in Greater New Orleans the Durhams served as corps officers in Lewisville, TX.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-ce9cac4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ce9cac4\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-a0c5149\" data-id=\"a0c5149\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-adda589 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"adda589\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"251\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/salarmyeds.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/ferko-e1771948397543-251x300.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-10440 wp-image-10440\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/salarmyeds.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/ferko-e1771948397543-251x300.png 251w, https:\/\/salarmyeds.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/ferko-e1771948397543-856x1024.png 856w, https:\/\/salarmyeds.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/ferko-e1771948397543-768x918.png 768w, https:\/\/salarmyeds.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/ferko-e1771948397543-1284x1536.png 1284w, https:\/\/salarmyeds.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/ferko-e1771948397543-1713x2048.png 1713w, https:\/\/salarmyeds.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/ferko-e1771948397543.png 1716w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 251px) 100vw, 251px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-dd8fb1c\" data-id=\"dd8fb1c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9dc21e3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9dc21e3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Dr. Joseph G. Ferko III, DO, MS<\/h3><div>Dr. Joseph G. Ferko III is a globally recognized leader in Disaster and Emergency Medicine with more than 45 years of experience. As founder of EMS Innovations, Inc., he has developed and patented numerous products that have transformed disaster\u2011response capabilities worldwide. Dr. Ferko has served as a senior advisor to major manufacturers, over 20 international corporations, and multiple U.S. federal agencies. A prolific educator and author, he is a sought\u2011after\u00a0 speaker whose work continues to influence global emergency\u2011response systems.<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-8fbac08 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8fbac08\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-e40bfce\" data-id=\"e40bfce\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9548491 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9548491\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"253\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/salarmyeds.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Barbara-George.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-10660 wp-image-10660\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-3fffffd\" data-id=\"3fffffd\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-216c2b4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"216c2b4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Lt. Colonel Barbara A. George<\/h3><div>Lt. Colonel Barbara A. George has served as an officer of The Salvation Army for 36 years and currently serves as Divisional Leader for the Eastern Pennsylvania\/Delaware Division alongside her husband, Lt.-Colonel Edgar C. George, Jr. Her ministry includes corps leadership, divisional headquarters appointments, and extensive involvement in Emergency Disaster Services, responding to national and international disasters including Hurricane Katrina, 9\/11 Ground Zero, and multiple hurricanes. She holds degrees in Community Ministry and Humanitarian &amp; Disaster Leadership and is passionate about supporting individuals and communities impacted by crisis.<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-7879bea elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7879bea\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-009da16\" data-id=\"009da16\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-342c351 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"342c351\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"253\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/salarmyeds.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/hawks.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-10674 wp-image-10674\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-a1590a1\" data-id=\"a1590a1\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e999a81 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e999a81\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Major Todd Hawks\u00a0<\/h3><div>Major Todd Hawks was commissioned as a Salvation Army officer in 1978 and has served nearly five decades in corps, divisional, territorial, and national leadership roles across the Southern United States. His ministry includes service as a Corps Officer, Area Commander in major metropolitan regions, and senior leadership appointments at Divisional and National Headquarters, including National Public Affairs Secretary, National Disaster Services Director, and, most recently, Territorial Community Relations and Development Secretary for the USA Southern Territory. He and his wife, Major Bethany Hawks, have served together in partnership throughout their ministry and are the proud parents of three children.<br \/><div style=\"font-family: 'Segoe UI'; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; line-height: 20px;\">\u00a0<\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-9792772 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9792772\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-3904f8a\" data-id=\"3904f8a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3ab619d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3ab619d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"258\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/salarmyeds.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Brock_Long-e1770575007497-258x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-9887 wp-image-9887\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/salarmyeds.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Brock_Long-e1770575007497-258x300.jpg 258w, https:\/\/salarmyeds.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Brock_Long-e1770575007497-881x1024.jpg 881w, https:\/\/salarmyeds.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Brock_Long-e1770575007497-768x893.jpg 768w, https:\/\/salarmyeds.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Brock_Long-e1770575007497.jpg 958w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 258px) 100vw, 258px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-d474242\" data-id=\"d474242\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cf41dbe elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cf41dbe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Mr. Brock Long<\/h3><p>Confirmed by Congress in 2017, William B. \u201cBrock\u201d Long served as the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). He has more than sixteen years of experience in emergency management, including as the director of the Alabama Emergency Management Agency during the Deepwater Horizon oil spill.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-780043b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"780043b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-281e483\" data-id=\"281e483\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-910194b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"910194b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"253\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/salarmyeds.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Deborah-Sedlar-Headshot-scaled-e1770575208703-253x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-9888 wp-image-9888\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/salarmyeds.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Deborah-Sedlar-Headshot-scaled-e1770575208703-253x300.jpg 253w, https:\/\/salarmyeds.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Deborah-Sedlar-Headshot-scaled-e1770575208703-864x1024.jpg 864w, https:\/\/salarmyeds.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Deborah-Sedlar-Headshot-scaled-e1770575208703-768x910.jpg 768w, https:\/\/salarmyeds.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Deborah-Sedlar-Headshot-scaled-e1770575208703-1296x1536.jpg 1296w, https:\/\/salarmyeds.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Deborah-Sedlar-Headshot-scaled-e1770575208703-1728x2048.jpg 1728w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 253px) 100vw, 253px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-91cee7c\" data-id=\"91cee7c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6d68622 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6d68622\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Colonel Deborah Sedlar<\/h3><p>Colonel Deb Sedlar is the Chief Secretary of The Salvation Army\u2019s U.S. Southern Territory. Since being commissioned in 1989, Colonel Sedlar has served in numerous appointments in the Eastern Territory, National Headquarters and International Headquarters where she was the Executive Secretary to the General. She has been the Chief of the Southern Territory since January 2023, where her greatest joy is continuing to lead individuals into a personal relationship with Jesus Christ.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bdce96d elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"bdce96d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c7af5b1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c7af5b1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"414\" height=\"51\" src=\"https:\/\/salarmyeds.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Screenshot-2026-02-25-at-11.56.40\u202fAM.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-10465 wp-image-10465\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/salarmyeds.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Screenshot-2026-02-25-at-11.56.40\u202fAM.png 414w, https:\/\/salarmyeds.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Screenshot-2026-02-25-at-11.56.40\u202fAM-300x37.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 414px) 100vw, 414px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c42a4de elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"c42a4de\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-b9774ac elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b9774ac\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-98784b8\" data-id=\"98784b8\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a82ccb7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a82ccb7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Tuesday Workshops<\/h2><p><em>Presentatio<\/em><em>ns<\/em><em> by Disaster Experts and Partner Organizations<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-8608e8e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8608e8e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-80a0117\" data-id=\"80a0117\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-87c2dee elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"87c2dee\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>Chutes &amp; Ladders: The Long-Term Recovery Journey<\/h4><h4><\/h4>\n<h4>Case Study: Med Jets Flight 056 Plane Crash in Philadelphia<\/h4>\n<h4>Case Study: The Bucksnort TN Industrial Explosion<\/h4>\n<h4>Food Service &amp; Safety: How Cambro Can Help<\/h4>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-cad31b9\" data-id=\"cad31b9\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9d638b5 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9d638b5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>How to Survive an Inter-Territorial IMT Deployment<\/h4><h4>Post-Deployment Care for Disaster Workers<\/h4><h4>Videography &amp; Photography: Tips and Tricks for EDS Professionals<\/h4><h4>Working With Indigenous Peoples<\/h4><p>\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1cb5017 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"1cb5017\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b36f549 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b36f549\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Thursday Workshops<\/h2>\n<em>Presentatio<\/em><em>ns<\/em><em> by Disaster Experts and Partner Organizations<\/em>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-a6af09f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a6af09f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-1c956b9\" data-id=\"1c956b9\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7fe6215 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7fe6215\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>2025 Texas Floods: Response and Casework Innovations<\/h4>\n<h4>Disaster Base Camps: Set-up, Operation and Demobilization<\/h4>\n<h4>A View From the Consequence Group on a National Special Security Event<\/h4>\n<h4>Case Study: 2024\/2025 Canadian Wildfires<\/h4>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-9687d92\" data-id=\"9687d92\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bc1a54a elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bc1a54a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>Case Study: Hurricane Melissa \u2013 The Jamaican Response<\/h4><h4>Introducing the New Online Disaster Management System<\/h4><h4>New EDS Directors\u2019 Forum<\/h4><h4>Marketing Is Deployment: Funding the Mission Before, During, and After the Storm<\/h4><p>\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f9f9f98 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"f9f9f98\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0096d29 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0096d29\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Talkshops<\/h2>\n<p><em>Facilitated Discussions on Key Topics in Disaster Services Work <\/em><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-e0fe5ec elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e0fe5ec\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-53c1ec4\" data-id=\"53c1ec4\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6bf8287 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6bf8287\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>Disaster Training<\/h4><h4>Divisional Training Programs<\/h4><h4>Emotional &amp; Spiritual Care<\/h4><h4>Long-Term Recovery\u00a0<\/h4>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-3a081d6\" data-id=\"3a081d6\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5a015e7 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5a015e7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>Partnerships\/VOAD<\/h4><h4>Public Information<\/h4><h4>Response<\/h4><h4>Vendors \/ Supplies \/ Purchasing<\/h4><p>\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-4ebc823\" data-id=\"4ebc823\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-43832e6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"43832e6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"334\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/salarmyeds.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Screenshot-2026-02-25-at-11.56.02\u202fAM.png\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-10466 wp-image-10466\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/salarmyeds.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Screenshot-2026-02-25-at-11.56.02\u202fAM.png 334w, https:\/\/salarmyeds.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Screenshot-2026-02-25-at-11.56.02\u202fAM-300x252.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 334px) 100vw, 334px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f1e8663 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"f1e8663\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-48945da elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"48945da\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-97655f0\" data-id=\"97655f0\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-e001338 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e001338\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-eac6bfc\" data-id=\"eac6bfc\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2980033 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2980033\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"227\" src=\"https:\/\/salarmyeds.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Screenshot-2025-11-21-at-9.30.21\u202fAM-300x227.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-9797 wp-image-9797\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/salarmyeds.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Screenshot-2025-11-21-at-9.30.21\u202fAM-300x227.png 300w, https:\/\/salarmyeds.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Screenshot-2025-11-21-at-9.30.21\u202fAM-1024x775.png 1024w, https:\/\/salarmyeds.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Screenshot-2025-11-21-at-9.30.21\u202fAM-768x581.png 768w, https:\/\/salarmyeds.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Screenshot-2025-11-21-at-9.30.21\u202fAM.png 1031w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-fe86a43\" data-id=\"fe86a43\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e2429c9 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e2429c9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Special Events<\/h2>\n<h3>National World War II Museum<\/h3>\n<h4>(<i>Wednesday lunch and tour sponsored by Embassy Specialty Vehicles)<\/i><\/h4>\n<p>Named by Tripadvisor as the #1 Attraction in New Orleans, The National WWII Museum tells the story of the American experience in the war that changed the world\u2014why it was fought, how it was won, and what it means today\u2014so that all generations can understand the price of freedom and be inspired by what they learn.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nationalww2museum.org\/visit\/plan-your-visit?gad_source=1&amp;gad_campaignid=12685453845&amp;gbraid=0AAAAAD8qrLaJ-SReT1yRJM3tkXf04jwa8&amp;gclid=CjwKCAiA3L_JBhAlEiwAlcWO53i9LO2svjq_xRTWaX25jiIKnHZpn_Sce1cPrZ4ijB9Y8fpt52esAxoC1IsQAvD_BwE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Learn More<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>The Riverboat Creole Queen<\/h3>\n<h4>(<i>Thursday dinner on the river)<\/i><\/h4>\n<p>Step back into the glamour and romance of the riverboat era with a cruise aboard the Paddle-wheeler Creole Queen!   Fellowship with conference attendees while you enjoy a New Orlean-inspired buffet of great food and relax admire scenic views of the Mississippi River of the unforgettable skyline of the Big Easy from the French Quarter to the Huey P. Long Bridge.   &nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.creolequeen.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Learn More<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e3b8bec elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"e3b8bec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-80a6628 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"80a6628\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-0bdf383\" data-id=\"0bdf383\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-415944a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"415944a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>La Pavillon Hotel<\/h2><h4>833 Poydras Street, New Orleans, LA<\/h4><p>Our conference venue is the glamorous and grand, completely reimagined Le Pavillon Hotel.\u00a0 This Marriott property welcomes guests with a lavish design that honors its storied past and promises to turn history \u2018upside\u2019. Nicknamed the &#8220;Belle of New Orleans,&#8221; Le Pavillon is located just minutes away from the French Quarter in the Central Business District.\u00a0\u00a0 This classically elegant historic hotel \u00a0with furnishings from the Grand Hotel in Paris is updated with modern amenities and plenty of New Orlean charm, including La Pavilion\u2019s signature late night treat: free peanut butter &amp; jelly sandwiches. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.marriott.com\/en-us\/hotels\/msytx-le-pavillon-new-orleans-a-tribute-portfolio-hotel\/overview\/?scid=f2ae0541-1279-4f24-b197-a979c79310b0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Learn More<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-5debdc5\" data-id=\"5debdc5\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a279eb8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a279eb8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"296\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/salarmyeds.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Screenshot-2025-11-21-at-9.19.22\u202fAM-296x300.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-9796 wp-image-9796\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/salarmyeds.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Screenshot-2025-11-21-at-9.19.22\u202fAM-296x300.png 296w, https:\/\/salarmyeds.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Screenshot-2025-11-21-at-9.19.22\u202fAM.png 597w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 296px) 100vw, 296px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element 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