Jane Elizabeth Rovins
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Jane E. Rovins, MPH, CEM
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Ms. Rovins is a PhD Candidate at TulaneUniversity. She is writing her dissertation on the effectiveness of mitigation planning. She is a graduate of Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine with a Master’s degree in International Health and Complex Emergencies. Her Bachelor of Science degree is from MiamiUniversity in Oxford, Ohio.
Ms. Rovins is currently working as a consultant. Her work includes reviewing, developing,and delivering mitigation training for the Federal Government as well as compiling and developing the Hazard Mitigation Field Operations Guide.
Previously, she worked as a Disaster Assistance Employee for FEMA where she served as the Public Assistance (406) Mitigation Lead during Hurricane Katrina response and recovery. Her accomplishments include the development of PA Mitigation Strategic Vision for Mississippi, developmentof a 406 Mitigation tool kit, as well as reviewing more then $275,000,000 in projects for mitigation opportunities. She has served as the Mitigation Planning Team Lead for an eight state region and specific disasters providing technical assistance to local, tribal, and state government officials with regard to preparation, revision, or update of hazard mitigation plans to comply with Federal requirements.
While completing her schooling she worked for the Center of Disaster Management and Humanitarian Assistance (CDMHA). She served as the coordinator for the 2003 Interoperable Regional Humanitarian Assistance and Natural Disaster Seminar (INTERHANDS), a five-day conference for military personnel on civil military relations in complex contingency and humanitarian response settings in Latin America. She successfully orchestrated logistics and administration for international conferences in disaster planning, mitigation, risk and vulnerability reduction, and preparedness throughout the Latin American Region including Central American Disaster Preparedness Seminar in Guatemala City, Guatemala, the Andean Ridge Disaster Preparedness Seminar in Santa Cruz, Bolivia as well as the 2001 and 2002 INTERHANDS conferences.
In addition to working internationally with CDMHA Ms. Rovins served as a Volunteer Leader and a Health and Nutrition Volunteer with the Peace Corps in the Gambia, West Africa. She developed and implemented numerous trainings for volunteers and host-country counterparts. In addition she worked with women’s groups to reduce food spoilage and vitamin deficiencies, develop small business plans, and created a training manual of these strategies.
Ms. Rovins is a member of the Florida Emergency Preparedness Association and the International Association of Emergency Managers (IAEM). She served as the IAEM Region 12 Vice President in 2002 -2003.