The Resiliency Initiative Awarded Multi-Year Emergency Management Consulting Contract with the Commonwealth of Virginia, Department of Emergency Management

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Written By Andrea Davis

April 5, 2023: The Resiliency Initiative (TRI), a trusted resiliency leader and certified Women-Owned Small Business (WOSB), announces today that it has been awarded a multi-year contract to provide emergency management consulting services for the Commonwealth of Virginia, Department of Emergency Management (VDEM).

TRI’s scope will include four distinct project areas:

  • Supporting VDEM through the full disaster recovery cycle including coordinating with FEMA’s public and individual assistant programs

  • Developing all-hazard, whole community plans

  • Supporting VDEM’s disaster response and conducting after-action reviews; and

  • Providing general management consultation focused on business process improvement.

“We are thrilled to support VDEM and the Commonwealth of Virginia with enriching their emergency management program. This contract award is a testament to TRI’s innovative approach to creating resilient communities and to our commitment to strengthening businesses and emergency management departments around the globe,” said Andrea E. Davis, TRI’s President and CEO.  

About TRI

TRI is a certified WOSB with Fortune 500, government, military, and non-profit leadership experience focusing on crisis and risk mitigation planning.  TRI was created from our founder’s passion to support communities impacted by disasters. 

The TRI team has over 200 cumulative years working in the fields of crisis management, business continuity, and security. The team has responded to and supported the recovery efforts of some of the US’ largest disasters from the Northridge Earthquake, to 9/11, Hurricane Katrina, Super Storm Sandy and the COVID-19 pandemic.

TRI operates under three guiding principles: 

  • Crisis and continuity planning create resilient communities

  • Resiliency comes from building social equity; TRI commits to hiring local and diverse associates

  • Philanthropy bolsters a community’s resiliency on a micro and macro level. TRI commits to giving a portion of its profits back to all communities we work in

With the expertise of a large consulting firm sans the overhead, TRI offers bespoke, scalable crisis management solutions to businesses and communities around the globe. To learn more about TRI and how we are reimagining emergency management, visit www.theresiliencyinitiative.com or connect with us via LinkedIn and Twitter.

Andrea Davis

Andrea Davis is a recognized expert in the field of emergency management who has dedicated her career to bridging the silos between the public and private sectors to create a united approach when it comes to disaster risk reduction.

Ms. Davis has held leadership roles with NGOs (The American Red Cross, Save the Children US), the US Federal Government (FEMA, The Federal Reserve) and for Fortune 500 Companies (Walmart, Disney). With each role, Ms. Davis used her influence to lead global initiatives focused on the importance of making risk informed determinations and engaging all members of the community in the decision-making process. Currently, Ms. Davis is the President and CEO of a Women Owned Small Business (WOSB), The Resiliency Initiative (TRI). Ms. Davis founded TRI out of a passion to serve the whole community before, during, and after an emergency.

Ms. Davis is a decorated leader. She was selected as a top 10 inspiring 2022 CEO by CIOViews Magazine, voted in as the inaugural Emergency Manager of the Year by the International Association of Emergency Managers in 2018 and was inducted into the Women's Hall of Fame for Emergency Management in 2013.

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