Caribbean Disaster Preparedness and Response Workshop and Resource Advisor (RA) Training
This in-person workshop is sponsored by the Coastal Response Research Center (CRRC/CSE) in collaboration with NOAA's Office of Response and Restoration and Gulf of Mexico Disaster Response Center.
Dates:
NEW DATES: January 12 - 15, 2026 - mark your calendar
Location:
U.S. Coast Guard Facility in Río Bayamón
500 Carr. 177, Guaynabo, Bayamón 00959
Puerto Rico
Agenda:
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Lodging:
Hyatt Place Bayamón
11560 Ave Comerio
Bayamon, Puerto Rico
Call: 787.779.5000
Use the group code: G-CRRC
If you qualify for the government rate, please let them know at the time of booking.
Participants:
Invited guests should RSVP to confirm participation. RSVP to kathy.mandsager@unh.edu
Workshop Presentations:
All presentations will be posted here after the workshop
News and Resources:
- Resource Advisor's Guide for Oil Spills (READ), by the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service R4 Spill Response Group
- DOI Resource Advisor (READ) Basic Course (course description), U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
Steering Committee:
Nancy Kinner, Co-Director, Coastal Response Research Center (CRRC) at University of New Hampshire (UNH)
Brooke Williams Shevlin, NOAA Disaster Response Center
Yaritza Rivera, NOAA Marine Debris Program, Caribbean
Alyssa Zebrowski, NOAA Disaster Preparedness Program
Brad Benggio, NOAA OR&R Emergency Response Division
Jessica Conway, NOAA Marine Debris Program
Adam Davis, NOAA OR&R
Brita Berry, NOAA OR&R
Elizabeth Hieb, NOAA Disaster Response Center
Questions? Please contact Kathy Mandsager
