Community Preparedness Team Strategic Plan

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2025 Community Preparedness Team Strategic Planning Group members

Name	Organization
Joshua Baker	Outreach Program Manager, Lloyd Ecodistrict
Glenn Devitt	Community Preparedness Coordinator, Portland Bureau of Emergency Management
Michael Genuine	Emergency Preparedness and Safety Manager, Immigrant and Refugee Community Organization
Regina Ingabire	Community Resilience Outreach Manager, Portland Bureau of Emergency Management
Ernie Jones	BEECN Coordinator (retired), Portland Bureau of Emergency Management
Lydia Ledgerwood-Eberlein	Senior Analyst, Community Capacity Building and Grant Coordination, Multnomah County Emergency Management
Marisol Lozano-Peralta	Community Engagement Specialist, Portland Bureau of Emergency Management
Angelique Nomie	Administrative Specialist, Portland Bureau of Emergency Management
Jim Quinn	Board Member, Friends of Portland NET
Jeremy Van Keuren	Community Preparedness Manager, Portland Bureau of Emergency Management

PBEM Community Preparedness Team Vision, Mission, and Values

Vision	Portlanders lead, support, and collaborate with one another to prepare for, adapt to, and thrive after disasters, with a focus on ensuring that no community is left behind in our city's resilience future.
Mission	To strengthen community resilience by fostering inclusive networks, co-creating accessible preparedness programming, and building long-term partnerships that empower everyone who lives, works, plays, and worships in Portland.
Values	Safety and Well-Being: The physical safety and emotional well-being of volunteers, staff, and community members are paramount. We provide trauma-informed training, resources, and care to support all participants in Community Preparedness Team activities. Equity and Historical Acknowledgement: We recognize the importance of understanding our city's and region's history and work to ensure that our programs are inclusive, accessible, and responsive to all Portlanders, especially those most affected by disasters. Community-Centered Collaboration: We meet communities as partners. We support community-driven solutions through action, collaboration and co-creation of programs and resources. Preparedness Through Co-Creation: We see preparedness as the foundation of resilience. We co-create policies, trainings and resources that provide communities with the knowledge, skills, and support they need to act independently and collectively before, during, and after emergencies. Inclusive Design and Accessibility: We use inclusive design principles and lead with accessibility to ensure that our policies, resources, trainings, and programs are practical and meaningful for all. Building Trust Through Transparency and Accountability: We believe trust must be earned through honest communication, clear intentions, and follow-through. We hold ourselves and our partners accountable to the communities we serve. Prioritizing Impact Over Scale: We favor meaningful and intentional engagement over quantity. We believe this builds stronger, more sustainable networks of resilience. Agents of Positive Change: As emergency responders, we advocate for a more resilient and thriving community for all. We are facilitators of and partners in positive change with the communities we serve.

Community Preparedness Team Service Areas

Basic Earthquake Emergency Communications Nodes (BEECN)

For background on the BEECN program, please visit the BEECN Program Introduction article.

Background and Notes

CPT Strategic Planning Group Meeting Notes

Appreciation to Angelique Nomie for being the group note-taker.

Meeting Date w/ link to notes	Meeting Topics
2025.12.19.CPT Strategic Planning Meeting	COAD program
2025.12.05.CPT Strategic Planning Meeting	BEECN goals/objectives
2025.10.24.CPT Strategic Planning Meeting	BEECN program
2025.10.10.CPT Strategic Planning Meeting	Refining Values
Strategic planning process suspended, June to October
2025.04.04.CRT Strategic Planning Meeting	CPT Values
2025.03.21.CPT Strategic Planning Meeting	CPT Mission and Vision
2024.12.08.Strategic Planning Intro Email	Background materials

Background Documents

The following documents were provided to group members as background review and (in some cases) later in the process as topics and ideas emerged in meetings.

Pub date	Document	Author(s)
2025.12.10	Wikipedia article: Structural violence
2025.01.31	Portland Public Safety Service Area Strategic Plan
2025.__.__	2025-2029 MCEM Strategic Plan
2025.__.__	West Street Recovery website
2019.05.__	Targeted Universalism Primer: Policy & Practice	john a. powell, Stephen Menendian, Wendy Ake (UC Berkeley)
2019.01.__	Building Cultures of Preparedness	FEMA
2019.__.__	The Spectrum of Community Engagement to Ownership	Rosa González, Facilitating Power
2018.10.17	Memo: Key Performance Indicators for PBEM	Jeremy Van Keuren (PBEM)
2014.01.__	The Big Lie of Strategic Planning	Roger L. Martin (Harvard Business Review)
2012.01.01	Public Participation in Emergency Management	Jason Alexander Rood (PSU)
1996.09.__	Building Your Company's Vision	Jim Collins and Jerry I. Porras (Harvard Business Review)