DRIS™ transforms disaster preparedness into measurable, validated resilience outcomes by moving beyond traditional assessments and static scorecards and applying weighted intelligence index, calibration logic, and real-world validation to classify and strengthen resilience across systems, sectors, and jurisdictions.
The DRIS™ Advisory Council was established to strengthen our Resilience Index and includes members representing key scorecard categories, ensuring intelligent, comprehensive, cross-sector validation of the resilience model that is at the core of DRIS™. The Council is led by our COO, Will Conaway.
Michelle Beasley
Marceen A. Burgher
Marceen A. Burgher
Strategist and Program Delivery Advisor. Emergency Management and Disaster Planning. Former FEMA Federal Disaster Recover Officer (FDRO).
Marceen A. Burgher
Marceen A. Burgher
Marceen A. Burgher
SkillVantage CEO. Former FEMA Equity Advisor. Former Private Sector HR Director & Government Consultant
Will Conaway
Marceen A. Burgher
Dr. Cassandra R. Davis
SkillVantage COO & DRIS™ Council Lead. Award-winning Technology Executive. AI & Health Systems Expert. Teaches at Cornell University and eCornell.
Dr. Cassandra R. Davis
Dr. Cassandra R. Davis
Dr. Cassandra R. Davis
Assistant Professor, Department of Public Policy at UNC, Chapel Hill. Research Focus: Impact of natural disasters on low-income communities of color
Bianca Forde, Esq
Dr. Cassandra R. Davis
Bianca Forde, Esq
Enterprise Risk & Integrity Leader. Accountability & Crisis Decision-Making. Former Federal Prosecutor.
Lester Ingol
Dr. Cassandra R. Davis
Bianca Forde, Esq
COO, Strategy & Global Acquisitions. Retired FEMA Senior Executive Service (SES) official
Dr. Flora Lawson
Dr. Flora Lawson
Dr. Flora Lawson
Human Resources Consultant & Strategist. Entrepreneur. Philanthropist. Retired FEMA GS15 Human Capital Senior Leader
Elihu Miles
Dr. Flora Lawson
Dr. Flora Lawson
Amazon AWS Technologist | Entrepreneur | Change Manager. Strategic Consultant, specializing in strategic problem solving, growth, organizational & market strategy
Alvin Notice
Dr. Flora Lawson
Jacinth Smiley
Entrepreneur. Philanthropist. President of The Tiana Notice Foundation. Former Deputy Superintendent of Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Jacinth Smiley
Samuel Petrucci
Jacinth Smiley
Donaldson Company, Inc. Board of Directors. Former EVP and CFO at Hormel Foods, Inc.
Samuel Petrucci
Samuel Petrucci
Samuel Petrucci
SkillVantage AI Technology Specialist. Cloud & AI Engineer. AWS Certified. Tech Entrepreneur.
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Samuel Petrucci
Samuel Petrucci
Strategic Emergency Management Program & Geospatial SME
Sasha Smith
Sheena Studdard
Sheena Studdard
SkillVantage VP, Customer & User Experience. User Interface. Former Customer Experience Practitioner at Sierra, Avanade, Accenture
Sheena Studdard
Sheena Studdard
Sheena Studdard
SkillVantage VP of Cyber Readiness. Former Technology Program Strategist at Leidos and Lockheed Martin
Kevin Wallace
Kevin Wallace
Kevin Wallace
Strategic leader and retired U.S. Army veteran with extensive experience in disaster operations and coordination. Former FEMA Federal Coordinating Officer (FCO).
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Kevin Wallace
Kevin Wallace
Tribal Nations Liaison