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Disaster Response Team
I&R Resources

AIRS/UWA Disaster Response Team

 

Vision Statement

The Alliance of Information and Referral Systems (AIRS) and United Way of America (UWA) will increase the capacity of the Information and Referral field to respond to disasters by establishing a Disaster Response Team consisting of trained professionals who can establish or supplement a call center during times of Disaster and provide training to the field during non-disaster times.

 

Mission Statement

To increase the capacity of the Information and Referral field to respond to Disasters.


Training Manual
The attached training manual provides more information on the work of the Disaster Response Team and the expectations of its members.

 

DRT LEADERSHIP
AIRS
Larry Olness
Heart of Florida United Way
1940 Taylor Blvd.
Orlando, FL 32804
407/849-2360
Larry.Olness@hfuw.org 

AIRS
Trisha Steiniger
Call Center Manager
United Way of Greater Richmond & Petersburg
2001 Maywill Street
Richmond, VA 11807
804/225-7916
steinigert@unitedway.org

United Way of America
Linda Daily
United Way of America
701 N. Fairfax Street
Alexandria, VA 22314
703/836-7112 x 474
914/924-7356 Cell
Linda.daily@uwa.unitedway.org

Staff
Charlene Hipes
P.O. Box 33095
Portland, OR 97292
503/257-3537
503/784-3431 Cell
charlenehipes@airs.org 
 

Disaster Response Team Roster

Vickie Bateman, CVA 

Volunteer Management

957 Junco Drive

Columbus, IN  47203

812/375-0327

vickie.bateman@sbcglobal.net

 

Mona Freels

211 San Diego

PO Box 881307

San Diego, CA 92168-1307

858/300-1230        

mfreels@211sandiego.org

 

Theresa Galles 

Great Twin Cities United Way 211

180 E 5th Street, Suite 211

St. Paul, MN 55119

651/291-8408         

gallest@unitedwaytwincities.org

 

Alicia Girard

PATH, Inc.

201 East Grove Street

Bloomington, IL 61701
309/834-0541 

agirard@pathcrisis.org

 

Debra Harris

Crisis Center of Tampa Bay, Inc.

One Crisis Center Plaza             

Tampa, FL 33613-1238

813/969-4911        

dharris@crisiscenter.com

 

Tracy Hays

United Way of Larimer County

424 Pine Street, Suite 102

Fort Collins, CO 80524

970/407-7051        

thays@uwaylc.org

 

Kathryn Johnson

PATH, Inc.

201 East Grove Street

Bloomington, IL 61701

309/834-0586        

kjohnson@pathcrisis.org

 

Chris Juett

First Call for Help Iowa, Inc. 

1030 5th Avenue SE, Suite 100

Cedar Rapids, IA 52403

319/398-5372 x 12

cjuett@uweci.org

 

Sherry Miller                   

Michigan Association of United Ways

1627 Lake Lansing Rd. Suite B

Lansing, MI 48912

517/371-4360 x 14

smiller@uwmich.org

 

Melissa McCoy

American Red Cross/United Way 211

2116 Grand Ave

Des Moines, IA 50312

515/471-8353        

mccoym@desmoines-redcross.org

 

Jonathan Padget 

VIA LINK

PO Box 15409

New Orleans, LA  70175

504/897-4877          

jpadgett@vialink.org

 

Kay Parker

2-1-1 Texas/United Way of Brazos Valley   

P.O. Box 10883

College Station, TX 77842
979/696-463 
x 103

kparker@uwbv.org

 

John Plonski 

Covenant House International

5 Penn Plaza, Second Floor

New York, NY  10001-1810

212/727-4040         

jplonski@covenanthouse.org

 

Lisa Schiller

United Way of Greater Cincinnati,  211

2400 Reading Road

Cincinnati, OH 45203

513/762-7253        

lisa.schiller@uwgc.org

 

Shari Sinwelski

Didi Hirsch-Suicide Prevention Center

4760 South Sepulveda Blvd. 

Culver City, CA 90230

310/895-2352 

ssinwelski@didihirsch.org

 

Theresa Thomma

UPCAP Services, Inc./U.P. 2-1-1 Call Center

PO Box 606

Escanaba, MI 49829

906/786-4701         

thommat@upcap.org

 

Debby Thornton

Community Council of Greater Dallas                          

1349 Empire Central, Suite 400

Dallas, TX 75247-4033

214/871-5065  x 222

dthornton@ccgd.org

 

Sherri Vainavicz

Heart of West Michigan United Way 211

118 Commerce Ave., SW

Grand Rapids, MI 49503

616/752-8641        

svainavicz@waybetterunitedway.org

 

William York

211 San Diego

PO Box 881307

San Diego, CA 92168-1307

858/300-1237        

wyork@211sandiego.org

 

DRT RESERVE TEAM MEMBERS

Bonnie McNatt Bush

Crisis Center Tampa Bay                 

One Crisis Center Plaza             

Tampa, FL 33613-1238

 813/964-1964 x 3446

bbush@crisiscenter.com

 

Joyce Easley 

Neighborhood Service

220 Bagley Ave. Suite 626

Detroit, Michigan 48226

313/961-1060        

jeasley@nso-mi.org

 

Hope Santonocito

Central Referral Service/2-1-1 Way

Public Safety Building

45 Elm Street

Buffalo, NY 14203

716/842-2630        

hopes@211wny.org

 

Janna Shoe

2-1-1 Texas/United Way Helpline

50 Waugh Drive

Houston, TX 77007

361/742-5891        

jshoe@unitedwayhouston.org

 

Chee Vang

Greater Twin Cities United Way 211

180 E 5th Street, Suite 211

St. Paul, MN 55119

651/291-8412        

vangc@unitedwaytwincities.org

 

Jennifer Waite

United Way's 2-1-1 of WNC

50 South French Broad               

Ashville, NC 28801

828/255-0696 x 312       

jwaite@unitedwayabc.org

 

Valerie Wethered

2-1-1 Maryland/First Call for Help

United Way of Central Maryland

100 South Charles Street, PO Box 1576                    

Baltimore, MD 21203-1576

410/895-1453          

valerie.wethered@uwcm.org

 

AFFILIATE DRT REPRESENTATIVES

 

Louisiana

Luease Graham

Centerpoint Community Services

2121 Fairfield Avenue, Suite 130

Shreveport, LA 71104

318/227-2100 x 25

lgraham@centerpt.org

 

NW-AIRS

Bill Brackin
Volunteers of America of Western Washington
PO Box 838
Everett, WA 98206
425/609-2213
BBrackin@voaww.org

Oklahoma
Janice Harris
Community Service Council of Greater Tulsa
902 N. 15th St.
Collinsville, OK 74021
918/295-1244 
jharris@csctulsa.org

Oklahoma
Edwina Reddick
United Way of Lawton-Fort Sill
1116 SW A Avenue
Lawton, OK 73501
580/355-0218 
swokla211@yahoo.com

South Carolina
Melina Favor
United Way Association of SC
2711 Middleburg Dr. Suite 302
Columbia, SC 29204
803/929-1000 x 102
mel@uwasc.org

Texas
Mary Mays
2-1-1 Texas Information & Referral Network
909 W 45th, Bldg 5 MC 2077
Austin, Texas 78751
512/483-5112 
mary.mays@hhsc.state.tx.us

Virginia
Denny Huff
Council of Community Services
PO Box 598
Roanoke, VA 24004
540/985-0131 x 115
dennyh@councilofcommunityservices.org

For additional information on the AIRS/UWA Disaster Response Team, email Charlene Hipes or call 503/257-3537.

 


 
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