Professionals in emergency preparedness, disaster response, and recovery since 1984
Metropolitan Emergency Managers Association (MEMA)
The Metropolitan Emergency Managers Association (MEMA) is an organization of professionals dedicated to fostering relationships and improving how we collectively prepare, respond and recover from disasters. MEMA seeks to strengthen the communities in which we serve to create a foundation of resiliency for future generations.
Members are connected by their responsibility for planning, warning, and responding to disasters. Members are from public, private, and volunteer organizations that operate within and are located within the ten county Twin Cities metropolitan area: Anoka, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Hennepin, Isanti, Ramsey, Scott, Sherburne, Washington, and the cities of Minneapolis and Saint Paul.
As a reminder: If you have not paid your dues for the 2024 year you will now receive the missives going forward. To renew please visit https://www.mema-mn.com/memastore.
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Check out our NEW! Job Connections page!
Look for Emergency Management jobs posted there. If you have something to share please let us know and we'll add it to the page!
We have three new positions to add. Head over to the Job Connections page for details!
The Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis has three openings for Business Continuity and Enterprise Risk Business Analysts. Any questions feel free to contact me.
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Business Continuity Business Analyst III
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Enterprise Risk Business Analyst
2023- 2024 Meeting Schedule
September 6th- Retired coroner, John Fudenberg, from the Clark County Medical Examiner, will discuss Family Assistance Centers & Recovery based on his experience responding to the Route 91 shooting in Las Vegas, Nevada.
October 4th- Minnesota Department of Public Safety’s State Duty Officer Program.
November 1st- Captain Gwen Martin, Cottage Grove Police Dept., Officer Involved Shooting, Mental Health Resources and Post-Traumatic Growth.
December 6th- Mark Ray, the Fencing Consortium
January 3rd- MN National Guard
February 7th- No Meeting, Governor's Conference
March 6th- MN All Hazards Incident Management Team
April 3rd- HSEM Volunteer and Donation Management (VADM)
May 1st- MOA On-site
MEMA's 40th anniversary and End of Year Event!
Friday, May 31st -We will be at Jax's Café in Northeast Minneapolis for lunch
MN Secretary of State Steve Simon will be speaking.
Stay tuned! More information to follow.
Mall of America Tour
More than 32 million people visiting Mall of America
each year, there are many layers of security in place to provide a safe environment.
Look for more details in the next Missive.
There is no virtual option for May! See the Missive for specific information where to meet!
