2011 BRMA Award of Excellence: San Francisco CARD

The 2011 Award of Excellence went to San Francisco CARD (Community Agencies Responding to Disaster).

SFCARD is a Non-Governmental Organization that provides free disaster preparedness services and resources to San Francisco human services nonprofit agencies and faith-based organizations. Since 1994, SF CARD has provided extensive disaster preparedness trainings, on-site agency visits and has undertaken a variety of coordination initiatives to support the capacity of local agencies and the vulnerable populations that they serve.  SFCARD’s mission is to ensure that nonprofit and faith-based organizations serving San Francisco’s vulnerable populations are prepared for a disaster; to play a central role in the coordination of these organizations in their disaster preparedness, response, and recovery efforts.  In other words, SFCARD helps these non-profit agencies prepare business continuity (mission continuity) plans that help assure their vulnerable clientele will not be left in the lurch after a disaster impacts the service-providing non-profit.

SF CARD provides information and training to help facilitate the creation and development of continuity and response plans.  SF CARD assists agencies in the design and execution of drills and exercises.  They also help organization’s coordinate with the governmental and other non-profits.

The award is given to recipients who have demonstrated the following attributes:

• A commitment to excellence in the field of business continuity.
• An established business continuity program.
• Promotion of business continuity practices within the organization through awareness and education programs and by the allocation of resources.
• Participation in activities that promote business continuity in the community and with other businesses.

Recipients of the BRMA's Award for Excellence do not have to be members of BRMA, but they need to be nominated by a member of BRMA. Please forward any nominations to a BRMA board member.

• 2010 — BOMA (Building and Owners and Managers Association) Emergency Preparedness Committee
• 2009 — Peter Ohtaki, BENS
• 2008 — Barbara Davi, PMI Mortgage Insurance
• 2007 — Genentech
• 2006 — Barry Cardoza, Union Bank of California
• 2005 — Mary Clare Bennett, CMP Media
• 2004 — Dave Morgan, Zenith Insurance Company
• 2003 — John Laye, Contingency Management Consultants
• 2002 — Shirley Ono, Macy's West
• 2001 — San Francisco Ready
• 2001 — Jeanne Perkins, Earthquake Program Manager for ABAG
• 2000 — Terry Gitlin, Santa Clara County OES
• 1999 — Regina Phelps, Emergency Management & Safety Solutions
• 1998 — Levi Strauss & Company
• 1997 — UC Extension Emergency Preparedness Planning and Management Certification Course
• 1996 — Chevron
  
• 1995 — Charles Schwab
• 1994 — Pacific Bell
  

President's Service Award

The BRMA Board of Director’s have the opportunity to recognize a member’s outstanding contribution to the organization by awarding them the BRMA President’s Service Award. The definition of what contribution merits the award is defined by the current serving Board. The nomination is made by a Board member or directly by the President. A majority vote secures the nomination and the Promotions Director orders the award and manages the presentation at the Annual Meeting. There is not a requirement to make this award each year.

• 2011 —  Miriam Meeker
• 2011 —  Barry Cardoza
• 2009 — Dick Evans
• 2008 — Teresa Urekew