Command Staff
A Disaster Nursing Committee is appointed by the Dean at the beginning of every academic year.
Incident Commander - Dean Alexa K. Stuifbergen
The Dean as Incident Commander is in charge and is responsible for all activity on the incident as well as creating the overall incident objectives.
- Liaison between the President of the University (or his designee) and the School of Nursing
- Liaison between other agencies/organizations participating in the incident
- Will approve information that the public information office releases on behalf of the School of Nursing
Operations - Marilyn Pattillo
The main responsibility is to direct all actions to meet the incident objectives:
- Directs and organizes School of Nursing volunteers to work in the settings identified by the Austin Travis County Health Department or the University of Texas.
- Training, both “just in case” and “just in time.”
Planning - Trish O'Day
The main responsibility is to help the Dean with response efforts:
- Update the Disaster Action Plan annually
- Collect and display incident information, primarily consisting of the status of all resources and overall status of the incident.
- Recommend to the Dean if or when certain classes should be dismissed.
- Determine other curricular issues: academic credit for certain activities in public health, APN classes, Nursing Systems/Informatics, or Mental Health.
- Providing specialized expertise
- Research and publication
Logistics - Betty Skaggs and Margaret Hill
The main responsibility is to provide all resources, services, and support required by the incident. Examples include:
- Communication: cell phones, web site
- Supplies (name tags, Personal Protective Equipment, first aid supplies, etc)
- Transportation for volunteers
Financial - Dinny Lauger
The main responsibility is to track incident related costs, personnel records, requisitions, and administrating procurement contracts required by Logistics. Examples include:
- Responsible for finances and cost analyses
- Oversees contracts, memoranda of understanding
- Updates volunteer rosters and online training
- When deployed, tracks volunteers, and equipment
- Processes claims for accidents and injuries
- Time keeping of volunteer hours
Public Affairs - Nancy Neff
The main responsibility is to be the single point of contact for dissemination of news and information to any outside requestors as approved by the Incident Commander.
- Prepare timely reports for dissemination to the media.
- Respond to requests from the media.
- Prepare timely status reports for President of the University, on behalf of the Dean (Incident Commander).