Laurie Friedman

Bio

Deputy Emergency Manager responsible for emergency response and continuity planning for Stanford University. In 2016, served as Exercise Manager responsible for planning, training, conduct and evaluation of QuakeSU, a university wide exercise. In 2017 and 2018, managed and coordinated a university initiative to review, revise and update response plans and created a Stanford approach to business, research and academic continuity planning. In 2019 and 2020 developing the new CardinalReady preparedness program and website. From 2013 to 2016, coordinated the ProtectSU structural seismic loss mitigation program. ProtectSU is designed to reduce post-earthquake losses to high value equipment in research laboratories.
Ms. Friedman’s experience in emergency management includes program implementation and consulting positions with the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), EQE International, and Stanford University.
Ms. Friedman served as a Presidential Management Intern at FEMA offices in Washington DC, Boston and San Francisco. Following the internship, she worked as the Earthquake Program Manager for FEMA, Region IX, where she oversaw state-wide implementation of federally funded preparedness, planning and engineering projects. Before working with Stanford University, she managed her own consulting firm, specializing in local, county and public health emergency planning.
Ms. Friedman holds a B.S. from the University of California, Davis and a Master’s Degree in Public Administration from the University of Oregon.

Current Role at Stanford

Deputy Emergency Manager in the Stanford Office of Emergency Management (OEM) responsible for response planning, business continuity planning, training, and exercises for University Department Operations Centers (DOCs) and the University Emergency Operations Center (EOC). Contributor to the design of University business continuity planning and developer of OEM programs, training and services. Currently managing ongoing development of the CardinalReady preparedness program and web presence. Ms. Friedman is a Stanford instructor in the School of Medicine, Health and Human Performance program. She teaches EMED-101, a 1 unit class where students are certified to serve on the Stanford Community Emergency Response Team (CERT).

Honors & Awards

• Presidential Management Intern, Federal Emergency Management Agency

Education & Certifications

• M.S., University of Oregon, Public Administration
• B.S., University of California, Davis, Community Health

Projects

• Lead OEM contact and developer to launch the new CardinalReady program and web resources., Stanford University

  Design and launch the Stanford CardinalReady program so that students, faculty, staff and visitors have one-stop access to preparedness information and University administrators and managers have access to response and recovery planning tools and resources. The CardinalReady website announces the intent and sustains the perception that preparedness, response planning and readiness are University priorities.

  Location

  Stanford University

• Situation Triage and Assessment Team (STAT)

  Developer of a new framework for STAT activation and communication, including a new Zoom EOC workspace to communicate during emergencies with Department Operations Coordinators.

  Location

  Stanford University

• Department Operations Center and Emergency Operations Center, Stanford University

  Lead OEM contact for DOC Coordinators to prepare Schools, Departments and business units for emergency response and recovery.

  Location

  Stanford University

• Emergency Operations Center (EOC) organization and training, Stanford University

  Lead OEM contact to develop and adapt the University EOC organization to operational needs of the University

  Location

  Stanford University

• 2016 Stanford University Response Exercise Manager, Stanford University

  Management of the planning, conduct and evaluation of a university-wide response and recovery exercise in November 2016.

  Location

  Stanford, California

• Stanford Community Emergency Response Team - SCERT, Stanford University

  Lead OEM contact to work with a student intern to develop, establish and launch a University CERT program for student participation in emergency response.

  Location

  Stanford University

• Building Occupant Emergency Action Planning (1/7/2024)

  In 2020, manage a program to implement annual building emergency planning and evacuation exercises across campus.

  Location

  California

• Stanford Student Community Emergency Response Team Class and Program, Stanford University

  Developing a 1 unit undergraduate class to provide CERT training and an ongoing Student CERT capability on campus.

  Location

  Stanford, California

• Instructor, School of Medicine, Health and Human Performance

  Instructor for EMED-101 a 1 unit course teaching Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) skills and certify students to serve on the Stanford CERT.

  Location

  Stanford, California

Service, Volunteer and Community Work

• Welcome Circle HIAS, HIAS - Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society

  Assist refugee families to settle in the Bay Area.

  Location

  San Mateo, CA