Carrie Speranza
Carrie Speranza, CEM, director of Emergency Management Solutions at Esri, is responsible for cross-cutting industry-wide strategic initiatives. Previously, Carrie worked at the District of Columbia Homeland Security and Emergency Management Agency, where she served as deputy director. She is the first emergency manager in the U.S. to hold the positions of President of the International Association of Emergency Managers (IAEM), and Chair of the FEMA National Advisory Council (NAC), and was selected Top 40 Under 40 in 2021 by IAEM-USA Region 3. Carrie is a graduate of the National Emergency Management Executive Academy.
Posts by this author
From Firehose to Focus: How Missouri SEMA Modernized Situational Awareness with GIS
Missouri SEMA replaced a slow, manual daily briefing process with a live GIS-powered situational awareness tool, saving time & boosting clarity.
Expert Advice: Virginia Beach Emergency Management’s Top Tips for Transitioning Incident Management Systems
Switching to a new IMS is one of the most consequential decisions an emergency management director can make. See how GIS makes it easier.
Leveraging Geospatial Artificial Intelligence in Emergency Management
Discover what AI for emergency management means and how it can be used when leveraging GIS technology.
Flood Simulation, Hydrology, and Impact Analysis
Discover the ArcGIS solutions for flood simulation, hydrology, and impact analysis.
ArcGIS Guide—Questions and Answers for Emergency Managers
Join us as we continue the "How-To" emergency management series to learn about the ArcGIS products and solutions tailored for EM workflows.
How-To Blog Series: ArcGIS Resources for Organizations that are Minimally Staffed and Funded
We continue the "How-To" emergency management series to share a few ArcGIS resources.
How-To Blog Series: Is ArcGIS an Eligible Expense for Federal FEMA Preparedness Grant Funding?
Continue with us on the How-To blog series to learn how you can use FEMA Grant Programs to expense GIS technology.
Announcing Esri’s New Watch Center Solution!
Learn more about the new Watch Center solution powered by ArcGIS Solutions.
How-To Blog Series: Sample Justification Language for an ArcGIS Investment Request
We continue the "how-to" emergency series and understand the language you can use to justify purchasing ArcGIS via an investment request.