WiParamerics Gel A PROPOSAL FOR THE CITY OF NASHUA
Sar ARPA ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES
Nashua. We are passionate about the clients we serve and the communities we support. This group is supported by a deep bench
of more than 1,500+ professionals who can be pulled in at a moment’s notice based on technical need. Staff introductions below
are followed by full resumes for each team member in the appendices,
Project Executive | Jeff Stevens, CEM, MEP
Jeff serves as iParametrics’ Vice President of Emergency Management. In this role, he works closely with
our clients to improve their resilience and enhance their recovery efforts, Jeff is hands-on leader known
for his dogged advacacy on behalf of the communities we serve. In the wake of the COVID-19
pandemic, jeff has served clients in Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Kansas, and North Carolina to leverage
federal funding from multiple sources to deliver multiple initiatives, including federal grant programs. Jeff
led Finney County, Kansas in efforts to apply for $1.8 million in federal assistance, representing a nearly
| 20% increase in funding available for the County's COVID-19 recovery portfolio of programs. He
constantly identifies opportunities to ensure that our clients are leveraging all possible avenues to
enhance their reesredness or build back better after a disaster. Jeff has experience in higher education from his time at New York
University and in healthcare leadership from his time serving on the HINI| pandemic team in Rhode Island. Jeff is a Certified
Emergency Manager and FEMA Master Exercise Practitioner. He holds numerous Incident Management Team certifications and is
also a volunteer firefighter.
As a New Jersey resident, Jeff is a short drive from the City of Nashua and is committed to assisting the city through program
completion. Jeff can be reached anytime at 401.536.8178,
Senior Program Advisor | James Lee Witt
James Lee is a former FEMA Director and a member of President Bil Clinton's White House Cabinet,
and currently serves as a senior advisor to Fortune 500 companies and government leaders around the
world. He has been leading disaster recovery efforts since 1993. James Lee coordinated federal disaster
response and recovery on behalf of the White House and oversaw more than 350 disasters, some of
which were the mast devastating disasters of all time, In 2001, James Lee founded Witt Associates and
began providing emergency management consulting services to state, county, and municipal government
clients. In 2015, he founded Witt Global Partners, and in 2019, started AG Witt.
James Lee is recognized for his leadership and expertise in business continuity as well as crisis and
emergency management. He is held ts high esteern by members of Congress on both sides of the isle, who have often sought his
guidance and counsel on major policy issues. He is known for his ability to plow through the haze and tension to bring people
together to develop common sense solutions to the most complex issues.
Senior Program Advisor | Margaret Larson
Margaret has nearly 30 years of emergency management, policy, and programmatic expenence from
working in the emergency managernent and governmental affairs at the federal, state, and local levels.
Prior work includes serving as staff in the U.S. Senate. vanious leadership roles at FEMA, directing the
Washington, D.C. office for the State of Illinois, delivering disaster services with Feeding America, and
leading preparedness, training, response, and recovery efforts for clients during her tenure with national
consulting firms. Her most recent work has been in the state of California, leading project teams in their
COVID-19 disaster recovery and compliance with CARES Act requirements to receive the maximum
i) | recovery of costs, Margaret served in a variety of senior positions at FEMA including Executive Officer
of the Response Division, Special Assistant to the Deputy Director, and in the Office of Congressional and Legislative Affairs, She
began her career in Washington, D.C. as a legislative assistant to (retired) Senator Sam Nunn from her home State of Georgia.
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