Stephanie DeLorenzo is a seasoned emergency management professional with over 12 years of experience navigating the complexities of crisis response and resilience building. Passionate about guiding others in the field, she authored Navigating the Chaos: The Ultimate Emergency Management Career Guide, a comprehensive resource for aspiring and current EM professionals. Stephanie is also the founder of Grey Sky Ready, a consulting firm dedicated to bridging the preparedness gap left by FEMA’s evolving role, helping communities and organizations build stronger, more adaptive disaster strategies.
I wanted to create a season that addresses and challenges the current “paradigm” of emergency management. The big EM study was just published, and it confirmed what most of us already knew - most of our colleagues are doing this alone, and the cavalry is not coming. So, we change the paradigm of federal resource dependence. We fortify our capabilities from the ground up. We interrogate our own models, ask uncomfortable questions, and learn important truths that may empower us and our communities to support each other.
Enjoy the show, and join the Disaster Discourse book club, where Stephanie joined us for a live discussion about her book.
