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Adam Montella is an emergency management and homeland security expert, and is considered one of the country's top disaster planners.
Following the events of September 11, 2001, Montella became the first General Manager of Emergency Management for the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, helping to rebuild the agency that owned and operated the World Trade Center. In this position, he managed all emergency management functions including mitigation, preparedness, response, and recovery efforts for this five billion dollar, multi-state agency. He has designed and conducted more than 400 courses, seminars, and exercises that have assisted local, state, and federal government agencies and private industry in their efforts to prepare for, respond to, and recover from disasters of all types. In addition, he is an instructor trainer for the American Red Cross Disaster Services.
For the last 14 years Montella has had a strong focus on Weapons of Mass Destruction and Counter- and Anti-terrorism. He is a current member of numerous local, state, national, and international emergency management associations and is frequently sought after as a subject matter expert, speaker, and author of timely industry-related articles.
Montella has served in senior management positions on well over 100 headline disasters including Hurricanes Hugo, Andrew, and Katrina as well as the September 11 terrorist attack, and the anthrax release at the U.S. Capital. In addition, He served on the State of Florida Rapid Impact Assessment Team (RIAT) and has served on the Federal Emergency Management Agency's (FEMA's) Emergency Response Team (ERT) at the National Response Coordination Center (NRCC) at FEMA headquarters.
His efforts in his field earned him and his agency the prestigious Innovations in American Government Award from Harvard University.
Montella is Certified in Homeland Security through the American Board for Certification in Homeland Security and holds a Masters Degree in Public Administration.
Adam Montella is an emergency management and homeland security expert, and is considered one of the country's top disaster planners.
Following the events of September 11, 2001, Montella became the first General Manager of Emergency Management for the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, helping to rebuild the agency that owned and operated the World Trade Center. In this position, he managed all emergency management functions including mitigation, preparedness, response, and recovery efforts for this five billion dollar, multi-state agency. He has designed and conducted more than 400 courses, seminars, and exercises that have assisted local, state, and federal government agencies and private industry in their efforts to prepare for, respond to, and recover from disasters of all types. In addition, he is an instructor trainer for the American Red Cross Disaster Services.
For the last 14 years Montella has had a strong focus on Weapons of Mass Destruction and Counter- and Anti-terrorism. He is a current member of numerous local, state, national, and international emergency management associations and is frequently sought after as a subject matter expert, speaker, and author of timely industry-related articles.
Montella has served in senior management positions on well over 100 headline disasters including Hurricanes Hugo, Andrew, and Katrina as well as the September 11 terrorist attack, and the anthrax release at the U.S. Capital. In addition, He served on the State of Florida Rapid Impact Assessment Team (RIAT) and has served on the Federal Emergency Management Agency's (FEMA's) Emergency Response Team (ERT) at the National Response Coordination Center (NRCC) at FEMA headquarters.
His efforts in his field earned him and his agency the prestigious Innovations in American Government Award from Harvard University.
Montella is Certified in Homeland Security through the American Board for Certification in Homeland Security and holds a Masters Degree in Public Administration.