Shandi L. Treloar
Vice President
Shandi Treloar has had a successful career in emergency management working to empower clients and partners in building stronger emergency management programs, from recovery processes, and debris management planning to strategic comprehensive program development. Recently Shandi has been working to advance the growth of public-private partnerships through her work with the National Emergency Management Association serving as the Private Sector Chair and is one of the founders of the Private Sector Emergency Management Association. Shandi also sits on the Advisory Board for the Electric Infrastructure Security Council.
Shandi has experience across the entire spectrum of emergency management. Over the course of her career, she has supported FEMA’s NRCC after Hurricane Katrina, FEMA Region IX’s Catastrophic Planning, FEMA’s Technical Assistance Research Contract, and provided technical support to the Building Sciences Publications. She has extensive experience in debris management planning and has supported FEMA’s Debris Program through the development of guidance documents like FEMA 327 and 325 and was the Deputy Principal Investigator for the National Cooperative Highway Research Program’s TRB Report 781, Debris Management Handbook for local and state Departments of Transportation (DOTs) and Public Works (DPWs). She has supported a myriad of state and local emergency management projects including training and exercise planning and support in New York, COVID-19 after-action reviews for the State of Oregon, strategic emergency management planning in Maryland, supporting CalOES’s Earthquake and Tsunami Program, and supporting private sector engagement during COVID-19 for the Virginia Department of Emergency Management.
Prior to emergency management, Shandi practiced social work. She was a Social Service Representative at DC Child and Family Services in Washington, DC, and was a Child Advocate at the Salvation Army’s West Women and Children’s Shelter in Portland, OR. Shandi holds a Bachelor of Science in Social Work from the University of Portland, was the recipient of the Dorothy Day Award for Outstanding Social Work Major, and spent a semester in Washington DC at American University as part of her undergraduate career. She also holds a Master of Arts in Political Management as well as a Graduate Certificate in Crisis and Emergency Management both from The George Washington University. Shandi lives in Northern Virginia with her husband, daughter, and two golden retrievers. They love games, movies, traveling, and hiking together whenever possible.
