2024 WILDFIRE LEADERSHIP SUMMIT
Episode Description:
“It's never about benefiting our organization, it's about benefiting the cause.” —Jennifer Gray Thompson
Day 2 of the 2024 Wildfire Leadership Summit is underway and the insights are about to get even more powerful!
After an inspiring and insightful first day, we are thrilled to continue our important discussions on disaster recovery, rebuilding, and reimagining.
As we come together once again to support one another and chart the path forward, let us carry the energy and optimism of day one into these next critical sessions.
Tune in as our host, Jennifer Gray Thompson, discusses the organization's ethical approach to data sharing, its meaningful partnership with United Airlines, and the importance of acknowledging ongoing disasters as the world faces the era of climate change.
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Highlights:
00:22 We Will Go Running
02:13 Thank you United Airlines
👩🏻💼Meet Jennifer Gray Thompson, MPA, Founder & CEO of After the Fire USA
Jennifer Gray Thompson, named one of Forbes’ “50 over 50” IMPACT Leaders in 2022, has led Rebuild North Bay Foundation since January 2018, transforming it into a national leader in megafire recovery. A lifelong Sonoma Valley resident, she holds a master’s degree in Public Administration from USC and has worked for the Sonoma County Board of Supervisors. Post-2017 North Bay fires, she became Executive Director of RNBF, which aids wildfire-affected communities across the American West. As CEO, she developed the Wildfire Resiliency Network and Survivor Deployment Model, advocated for federal policies, and hosted national Wildfire Leadership summits. Jennifer also created the “How to Disaster” podcast and serves on boards supporting Latino communities and first responders’ mental health.