There is always a concern that kids experience a bit of regression over summer break. Now that states are announcing school closures for the remainder of the school year, educators and parents are voicing concerns about the negative impact this could have on their [...]

From J&M’s work looking at recovery issues from previous disasters, we understand that there is generally a rise in mental health needs in students after a disaster, often not peaking until 12–18 months after the event.  Not all students will experience [...]

“School will be closed through the remainder of the school year.”  Messages like that one sparked cheers from students, who envisioned snow day fun times, and sighs from parents trying to imagine how to continue to keep their children occupied at home while we wait for [...]

In August, we chatted with Nancy Ortiz and Jay Roorbach with the University at Buffalo’s Emergency Management Department about ways for college students to can be better prepared for emergencies. Inspired by that initial post, Nancy conducted research on UB’s campus [...]

Over the last several years, we’ve seen emergency preparedness messages focus on having a plan and making a kit of emergency food and supplies.  These are all appropriate actions but we recognize that not everyone has the extra money to develop a preparedness kit. There [...]

The J&M team enjoys sharing its knowledge and expertise with others, especially the next generation of emergency managers.  We’re particularly proud that J&M team members have been invited to serve as guest lecturers for university programs at Georgetown and [...]

We first met Ben Cuddy at FEMA’s Joint Field Office in Queens, NY, during Superstorm Sandy recovery operations.  J&M was providing client support for economic recovery initiatives in the region, while Ben was helping communities prepare recovery plans as part of [...]

This week we are taking a couple of minutes to introduce you to J&M’s business operations specialist, Mark Jamieson.  If you’ve worked with us, odds are you’ve interacted with Mark.  Mark has been with J&M for 6 years, and he manages our corporate logistics, [...]

We’d like to use this forum to introduce you to some of our J&M all-stars.  Each of our employees has come to J&M with interesting work-related and personal experiences that you may not know about.  First up is our analyst, Mary Curry-Ledbetter. Mary joined us [...]