Palm Beach County Animal Care and Control
Daisy Harch, Palm Beach County
County ESF-17
Bill Armstrong, Hillsborough County
Biosecurity: At Home, On the Ranch,
and In the Field
Dr. Matt Hersom,Dept. of Animal Sciences, UF/IFAS
Livestock Industries' Concerns
G. Ashby Green, DVM, VP Producer Education, NCBA
Beware of the Bees
Jamie Ellis,PhD, Department of Entomology and Nematology, UF/IFAS
Economic Impacts of Disasters on Florida's Agricultural Sector
Alan Hodges, Food & Resource Economics Department, UF/IFAS
Edward Evans,Tropical Research and Education Center, UF/IFAS
Plight of the Honey Bee
Jamie Ellis, PhD, Department of Entomology and Nematology, UF/IFAS
FBI Laboratory Chemical Biological Sciences Unit Biology Program
Neel Barnaby, Ph.D, Hazardous Material Response Unit, FBI
The First 48 Hours:
When People Shelters Open
Raquel Aluisy and Mary Jo Maruca,C.H.A.A.R.T., Hillsborough County
Community Preparedness: New First Responders
Penny S. Burke,Community Preparedness Division Citizen Corps, FEMA
Pasco County SART Pasco
Animal Response Team PART
Successes and Challenges
Dr. Terry Spencer, Pasco County
ESF-11
Suzan Loerzel, DVM, PhD, Veterinary Services Area Emergency Coordinator
USDA, APHIS
UF Vets and Vet Corps
John Haven, Director, UF College of Veterinary Medicine
Florida Animal Control Association (FACA)
- A Key SART Partner
Bill Armstrong, Hillsborough County
Florida State Response Structure
Greg Christy, D.V.M., Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services Emergency Programs Veterinarian Manager
2009 SART Conference
March 25-27, 2009
Cocoa Beach, Florida


Conference Contact: Joe Kight
Phone: 850-410-0900
Download Conference Agenda
Pet Friendly Shelters:
Separating Myths from Truths
Laura Bevan, HSUS
Pet Friendly Shelters:
Failure is not an option
Emily Meyer,DEM, Community Assistance Consultant