2026 Wildfire Leadership
Summit Speakers

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Keynote Speakers

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Daniel Aldrich

Dean's Professor of Resilience
Northeastern University
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Sarah Ali

Chief Operating Officer
R&S Kayne Foundation
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Richard Bissen

Mayor
County of Maui
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Edmund Chan

President, Hawaii Market, Kaiser Foundation Health Plan & Hospitals
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Robert Fenton

Senior Official Performing the Duties of Administrator, FEMA
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Tyler Freres

Vice President of Sales
Freres Engineered Wood
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Lori Gay

President & CEO, Neighborhood Housing Services of Los Angeles County
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Renae Hanvin

CEO
Resilient Ready
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Mike Wink

Staff Chief - Wildfire Risk Reduction
CAL FIRE - OSFM

Speakers

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Manny Abascal

Partner
Latham & Watkins LLP
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Laksmi Abraham

Director of Communications
County of Maui
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Lorez Bailey

Founder
Lorez Bailey Consulting
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Clara Bergen

Program Development Manager
DiDi Hirsch Mental Health Services
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Rabbi Amy Bernstein

Senior Rabbi
Kehillat Israel, Pacific Palisades
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Laura Blaul

Sr. Wildfire Fellow
IBHS
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Ralph Bloemers

Director, Fire Safe People Productions
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Dustin Bramell

Co-Founder & CEO
Pillar
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Shawn Brown

Founder and Executive Director, Pasadena Rosebud Academy Charter School
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Valerie Brown

California Wildfires Fellow
After the Fire USA
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Kate Bulger

Vice President, Business Development
Money Management International
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Jonathan Chia

Co-Founder
Reality Center
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Anders Corey

CEO, Altadena Recovery and Rebuild Corporation
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Kyle Ellison

Executive Director
Mālama Kula
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Susan Farren

Founder & Executive Director, First Responders Resiliency
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Reva Feldman

Strategic Advisor
After the Fire USA
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Deana Freres

President, Board of Directors, Santiam Canyon Long Term Recovery Group
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Jenni Goodlin

Community Resilience Manager
Mercury Insurance
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Angela Grant

Chief Legal Officer
Palomar Holdings, Inc.
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Leann Hackman-Carty

CEO, Economic Developers Alberta
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Adrienne Heinz, PhD

Clinical Research Psychologist, VA National Center for PTSD / Stanford
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Tony Hocking

Volunteer Organizer
Team Palisades
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Heavenly Hughes

Co-Founder
My Tribe Rise
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Bree Jensen

Founder & CEO
The Social Impact Firm
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Lynn Knight

Chief Knowledge Officer, Institute for Sustainable Development
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Paul Lowenthal

Division Chief Fire Marshal, Santa Rosa Fire Department
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Kim Marshall

Co-Founder
S'Well The Agency
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Maureen Parish

Head, Consumer Insights, CSAA Insurance Group
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Reverend Dr. Grace Park

Associate Pastor, Pacific Palisades Presbyterian Church
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Pastor Adam Peacocke

Senior Pastor,
City Life Fellowship
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Jane Lawton Potelle

Founder & Executive Director
Eaton Fire Residents United
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David Reid

Director, Office of Response, Recovery & Resilience, County of Santa Cruz
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Staci Richard

Sr. Manager, US Emergency Response, Direct Relief
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Abby Ross

CEO
Resiliency Company
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Lauren Sandidge

Founder and President
Altadena Girls
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Brad Sherwood

Block Captain, 2017 Tubbs Fire / Assistant General Manager, Sonoma Water
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Casey Taylor

Superintendent
Acheive Charter Schools
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Pulin Thakkar

Sr. Manager, Community Impact, United Airlines