NAEM PRINCIPALS

Frank Lucier

Frank Lucier is currently President of NAEM, an Executive Board member of the National Institute for Urban Search and Rescue (NIUSR), the editor and publisher of The Connection, a Internet based newsletter dealing with community preparedness issues, an adjunct instructor at FEMA’s Emergency Management Institute, and guest speaker at conferences and seminars on disaster preparedness, response and recovery issues.

Frank Lucier spent 23 years with the San Francisco Fire Department. He developed and was the former Director of the City’s innovative and internationally recognized Neighborhood Emergency Response Team system. He conducted trainings in preparedness and response for over a hundred different communities, businesses and non-profit organizations.

Neal O'Haire

Neal T. O’Haire has over two decades of experience in emergency management. He has served as the following: disaster medical planner for the California National Guard; Emergency Services Coordinator, Senior Coordinator and Training Officer for the Governor’s Office of Emergency Services; and as Emergency Services Manager for the County of Napa. Neal has been part of state and local response to over 15 declared presidential natural disasters. He is a certified instructor for over 20 different state and federal emergency management courses.

Neal has completed the FEMA Master Trainer Course Curriculum and is an adjunct instructor for EMI and CSTI. He has a BA Cum Laude in Government from USF, a Master’s Degree in International Relations from USC and 3 years of postgraduate study in Political Science at UCD. Neal Serves on the State Board of the California Emergency Services Association, the local Red Cross Chapter Board and is a veteran of 17 years of military service.