John Carter President/CEO of Emergency Preparedness Consulting, LLC

John Carter served as the Medical Services Officer / Hospital Preparedness Coordinator for the Iowa Department of Public Health, where he managed the HHS/ASPR Hospital Preparedness Program grant. He has experience as an emergency department nurse in a Level One Trauma Center and was an EMS Training Lieutenant at the Nevada Test Site Fire Department. He serves as the Training Officer and Planning Section Chief for the IA-1 Federal DMAT. He has responded to several disasters, including National Security Special Events (2009), Hurricane Ike (2008), Iowa Floods (2008), Hurricane Katrina (2005), and Hurricane Jean/Ivan (2004). John holds an Associates of Science degree in Nursing, a Bachelor’s Degree in Criminology and Sociology, and a Master of Public Administration degree.