EDUCATION
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BA, international
Relations and History,
Tulane University
MARGARET L LARSON
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Margaret Larson is the Senior Vice President-Client Services for AG Witt. Her experiences
combine nearly 30 years working in the emergency management and governmental affairs
fields at the Federal, State and local levels. Her prior work includes serving as staff in the US.
Senate, various leadership roles at the Federal Emergency Management Agency, directing the
Washington, D.C. office for the State of illinois, deltvering disaster services with Feeding America,
and most recently leading preparedness, training, response and recovery efforts for clients during
her tenure with national consulting firms, most recently in California wildfire recovery operations,
Margaret has experience with Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit
Requirements for Federal Awards; cost recovery services; and complex program management
services.
EXPERIENCE
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Long-Term Economic Recovery and
Business Resumption Plan, Port of San
Diego. Consultant. Supported Mozaik
Solutions in a series of whole community
exercises for the San Diego Unified Port
District's Emergency Management Program.
This work fed to the planning for long
term recovery, for which she served as the
project manager.
Uc Santa Barbara, UC Berkeley,
County of Marin, and Others, Covid-19
Recovery Services. Program Director.
Throughout the ongoing response to
COVID-19, oversees the work conducted
by vartous project tears at UC Santa
Barbara, UC Berkeley, the County of Marin,
and others. Provides technical advisory
services for the recovery of costs related
to the pandemic.
Disaster Recovery Services, Santa
Rosa, CA. Program Director Served
on a team that assisted the City of Santa
Rosa with its PA and HMGP funding and,
with the coordination of HCD and HUD,
to ebtain CDBG-DR funds for use in the
City. Additionally, she assisted the City
with understanding funding applications,
project implementation, and reporting
requirements to State and federal agencies.
Disaster Recovery Services, Sonoma
CA. Pragram Director. Assisted
the County of Sonoma with all aspects
County,
of its financial recovery as a result of the
Tubbs Wildfire, including FEMA Public
Assistance, 406 mitigation, insurance for
praperty damage and business interruption,
Private Property Debris Removal, Hazard
Mitigation Grant Program (FEMA Section
404) Notices of Interest applications, and
FEMA Section 428 Alternative Procedures
grant funding assistance.
Disaster Recovery Services, Santa
Barbara County, CA. Program Director.
Led the team supporting the County of
Santa Barbara with its financial recovery
from the December 2017 Thomas fire, as
well as the debris and mudftow disasters
that occurred in early 2018.The team
assisted with applications for other grants
such as the EDA’s Disaster Grant, the
California Fish and Wildlife’s Proposition |
grant, and CDBG-DR data requests.
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