Course Introduction

Meet your presenter, Jon (Mitch) Mitchell!

Mitch is the Capability Development Manager at the Joint Centre for Disaster Research at Massey University. 

He has a BA in Human and Political Geography (Otago University), and a Master of Emergency Management (Massey University).  Mitch has global expertise around incident and emergency response and recovery management including experiences in New Zealand, Canada, Australia, and the United Kingdom.  He has intelligence experience and holds qualifications from the New Zealand Defence Force, Police, and Customs Agency.

His specialised knowledge related to local, regional, state/provincial, and national-level multi-agency emergency management leadership, planning, intelligence, recovery management, and capability development has been sought after around the globe over the past 30 years.  

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Some of Mitch's recent professional accomplishments include: 

• Deputy Director, Response + Recovery Aotearoa New Zealand since 2018 to present
• Programme Manager Project AF8, South Island Alpine Fault Earthquake Response Planning Project 2016 to 2018 
• Programme Manager for New Zealand Controller Development Programme 2013 to 2018 
• Regional emergency management planner, manager, and alternate regional Controller, in Canterbury, New Zealand, 2002 to 2012 - including during the Canterbury earthquake sequence.  

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You are in good hands! So...let's move on to learn how this course works!