Rural & Ready Agenda

Rural and Ready 2026 conference agenda

2026 Presenters

  • Dr. Kenneth Wolf - Keynote: Threat Assessment and Violence Prevention
  • F/LT Keith Disselkoen - MSP Emergency Operations Center Function and Interface
  • Brian Hummel - M28 Multi-Car Pileup Response
  • Lee Gould - M28 Multi-Car Pileup Response
  • Brittany Prescott - Disrupting the Pathway to Violence: Behavioral Threat Assessment and Management Unit
  • Pat Bak - National Weather Service Resources and Hazardous Weather Response
  • CDR Rachel Foote - ICS in Action: M/V Oberstar Response
  • Pat Parker - Mutual Aid Box Alarm System
  • Shadd Whitehead - Mutual Aid Box Alarm System

2026 Conference Sponsors!

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Region 8 Healthcare Coalition
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Bay Mills Health Center
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County seal or organizational emblem

This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of MyMichigan Health and Chippewa County Health Department. MyMichigan Health is accredited by the Michigan State Medical Society to provide continuing medical education for physicians. MyMichigan Health designates this activity for a maximum of 8.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)TM. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Rural & Ready planning is a collaborative effort between MyMichigan Medical Center Sault; Sault Ste Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians, Bay Mills Indian Community; Chippewa County Emergency Management; US Coast Guard; US Customs and Border Protection; Chippewa County Health Department; Sault Ste Marie Fire Department, and the Region 8 Healthcare Coalition