Advisory Board

Thomas Blomberg, Ph.D.

FSU associate dean and professor of criminology and criminal justice, Dr. Blomberg has published extensively and is an expert on the causes of criminal behavior.

Janet Dilling, M.P.A.          

Director of the Florida Public Affairs Center and the Askew School’s Emergency Management Certificate Program, Ms. Dilling is past president of the American Society of Professional Emergency Planners.

Dianne Harrison, M.S.W., Ph.D.

Dr. Harrison is FSU associate vice-president for academic affairs and dean emerita of the School of Social Work.

Richard Hornick, M.D.      

Dr. Hornick is an infectious disease specialist who has served as a consultant to the U.S. Army on bioterrrorism issues.

Richard Hunter, PhD.       

President/CEO of Food Technologies Inc. in Mulberry, Florida, Dr. Hunter previously was Deputy Secretary of the Florida Department of Health.

Myra Hurt, Ph.D.    

Dr. Hurt serves as Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Programs at the FSU College of Medicine.

John Kelsay, D.Min., Ph.D.         

As professor of religion at FSU, Dr. Kelsay has authored a number of books and articles including “Islam and War”and “Just War and Jihad. ”

Kathy Mason, R.N., Ed.D.

Dean of the School of Nursing at FSU, Dr. Mason formerly served as head public health nurse at the Florida Department of Health.

Richard Rasmussen        

Mr. Rassmussen serves as vice president for legislative affairs for the Florida Hospital Association, where he develops policy recommendations on terrorism.

David, Sly, Ph.D.    

Dr. Sly teaches at FSU’s Center for the Study of Populations and is senior research fellow at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. He has written extensively on the areas of behavior, social health issues and demography.

Christopher Teaf, Ph.D.   

Dr. Teaf is associate director of both the Center for Biomedical and Toxicological Research and Waste Management and the Institute for International Cooperative Environmental Research at FSU. 

John Todaro, REMT-P, R.N., TNS

John Todaro is a trained emergency technician and nurse and serves as Director of Education for the Florida Emergency Medicine Foundation.

Bernd Wollschlaeger, M.D.         

The Governor’s appointee to the Florida Domestic Security Taskforce and chair of the Florida Medical Association’s Taskforce on Emergency Preparedness, Dr. Wollschlaeger is medical director of the Aventura Family Health Center in North Miami Beach.