Risk Evaluation and Planning Program

Pilot Participants and Assessors

Fifteen institutions from Mississippi, Ohio, and Texas that represent the diversity of museums in terms of size, location, and collections were selected from program applicants to participate in the pilot Risk Evaluation and Planning Program (REPP) in 2008-2009. Emergency Awareness Assessors were recruited from each participating institution’s local emergency management or response community. Preservation Assessors were professionals in conservation, architectural preservation, and general preservation, and applied to participate in the pilot project.

MISSISSIPPI | OHIO | TEXAS

MISSISSIPPI	Emergency Awareness Assessor	Preservation Assessor
1. Delta State University Archive and Museum, Cleveland	Gene Bishop, Fire Marshal, Cleveland Volunteer Fire Department	Randy Silverman, Preservation Librarian, University of Utah
2. Lauren Rogers Museum of Art, Laurel	Don McKinnon, Director, Jones County Emergency Management	Mary Jo Davis, Art Conservator, WASHI
3. Mississippi Museum of Art, Jackson	Chief Michael Sterling, Jackson Fire Department	David Goist, Conservator, Goist Conservation
4. Oren Dunn City Museum, Tupelo	Jimmy Avery, Chief of Operations, Tupelo Fire Department Claudia Howard, Coordinator, Lee County Emergency Management	Richard Bierce, Historical Architect and Preservation Consultant
5. Tishomingo County Archive and Museum, Iuka	Bill Strickland, Director, Tishomingo County Emergency Management	Scott Reinke, Conservator, Mississippi Conservation Center
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OHIO	Emergency Awareness Assessor	Preservation Assessor
1. Clark County Historical Society, Springfield	Assistant Chief Nick Heimlich, Fire Marshal, Springfield Fire Rescue Division	Tom Clareson, Senior Consultant for New Initiatives, LYRASIS
2. International Women’s Air and Space Museum, Cleveland	Jim Majer, Emergency Operations Center Manager, City of Cleveland Department of Public Safety	Laurie Booth, Objects Conservator, Midwest Conservation Services, Inc.
3. Kennedy Museum of Art (Ohio University), Athens	William Henestofel, Fire Safety Coordinator, Ohio University Environmental Health and Safety Fred Davis, Director, Athens County Emergency Management Agency	Alexandra Allardt, Principal, ArtCare Resources
4. Strongsville Historical Society, Strongsville	Chief John Detherage, Oxford Fire Department	Alexandra Allardt, Principal, ArtCare Resources
5. William Holmes McGuffey Museum (Miami University), Oxford	Chief John Detherage, Oxford Fire Department	Alexandra Allardt, Principal, ArtCare Resources
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TEXAS	Emergency Awareness Assessor	Preservation Assessor
1. Amarillo Museum of Art, Amarillo	Captain Bob Johnson, Amarillo Fire Department Maribel Martinez, Assistant Emergency Management Coordinator, Amarillo/Potter/Randall Emergency Management	Elizabeth Mehlin, Painting Conservator, Mehlin Conservation
2. El Paso Museum of Archaeology, El Paso	Ruben Camacho, Fire Inspector, El Paso Fire Department	Katherine Singley, Conservation Anthropologica
3. Museum of Printing History, Houston	Sandra Ortiz, Fire Inspector, Houston Fire Department Jim Palmer, Emergency Planner, Houston Office of Emergency Management	JoAnne Martinez-Kilgore, Carino Conservation
4. Museum of the Big Bend, Alpine	Mike Ward, Fire Marshal, Jeff Davis County	David Rasch, Collections Conservator and Preservation Consultant
5. Varner-Hogg Plantation State Historic Site (Texas Historical Commission), West Columbia	Doc Adams, Coordinator, Brazoria County Emergency Management	Laura Blokker, Principal, Southeast Preservation
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The Risk Evaluation and Planning Program was developed by Heritage Preservation and funded with a National Leadership Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services.